Great difference between chaste, and adulterous generations. 7. Speedier death of the just is recompensed by God's providence, 19. but the wicked incur greater damnation by living long.Great difference between chaste, and adulterous generations. 7. Speedier death of the iust is recompensed by Gods prouidence, 19. but the wicked incurre greater damnation by liuing long.✦
O How beautiful is the chaste generation with glory: for the memory thereof is immortal: because it is known both with God, and with men.O How beautiful is the chaste generation with glorie: for the memorie therof is immortal: because it is knowen both with God, and with men.O quam pulchra est casta generatio, cum claritate ! immortalis est enim memoria illius, quoniam et apud Deum nota est, et apud homines.
2When it is present, they imitate it, and they desire it when it hath withdrawn itself, and it triumpheth crowned for ever, winning the reward of undefiled conflicts.When it is present, they imitate it, and they desire it when it hath withdrawen it-self, and it triumpheth crowned for euer, winning the reward of vndefiled conflictes.Cum præsens est, imitantur illam, et desiderant eam cum se eduxerit ; et in perpetuum coronata triumphat, incoinquinatorum certaminum præmium vincens.
3But the multitude of the impious, that hath many children shall not be profitable, and bastard plants shall not take deep root, nor lay sure foundation.But the multitude of the impious, that hath manie children shal not be profitable, and bastarde plants shal not take deepe roote, nor lay sure fundation.Multigena autem impiorum multitudo non erit utilis, et spuria vitulamina non dabunt radices altas, nec stabile firmamentum collocabunt.
4And if in the boughs for a time they shall spring being weakly set, they shall be moved of the wind, and by the vehemency of the winds they shall be rooted out.And if in the boughes for a time they shal spring being weakly set, they shal be moued of the winde, and by the vehemencie of the windes they shal be rooted out.Etsi in ramis in tempore germinaverint, infirmiter posita, a vento commovebuntur, et a nimietate ventorum eradicabuntur.
5For the unperfect boughs shall be broken, and their fruits shall be unprofitable, and sour to eat, and meet for nothing.For the vnperfect boughes shal be broken, and their fruites shal be vnprofitable, and sowre to eate, and meete for nothing.Confringentur enim rami inconsummati ; et fructus illorum inutiles et acerbi ad manducandum, et ad nihilum apti.
6For the children that be born of wicked somnis: acts of lying together, illicit unions, are witnesses of wickedness against the parents in their examination.For the children that be borne of wicked sleepes, are witnesses of wickednes against the parents in their examination.Ex iniquis enim somnis filii qui nascuntur, testes sunt nequitiæ adversus parentes in interrogatione sua.
7But the just if he be praeoccupatus: hindered; overtaken, forestalled by with death, shall be in a place of refreshing.But the iust if he be preuented with death, shal be in a place of refreshing.Justus autem si morte præoccupatus fuerit, in refrigerio erit ;
8For venerable old age is not that of long time, nor accounted by the number of years: but the understanding of a man are grey hairs:For venerable oldage is not that of long time, nor accounted by the number of yeares: but the vnderstanding of a man are grey heares:senectus enim venerabilis est non diuturna, neque annorum numero computata : cani autem sunt sensus hominis,
9and an immaculate life is old age.and an immaculate life is old age.et ætas senectutis vita immaculata.
10Pleasing God he is made beloved, and living among sinners he was translatus: rendered into another tongue; carried over, taken up.Pleasing God he is made beloued, and liuing among sinners he was translated.Placens Deo factus est dilectus, et vivens inter peccatores translatus est.
11He was taken away lest malice should change his understanding, or lest any guile might deceive his soul.He was taken away lest malice should change his vnderstanding, or lest anie guile might deceiue his soule.¶Raptus est, ne malitia mutaret intellectum ejus, aut ne fictio deciperet animam illius.
12For the bewitching of vanity obscureth good things, and the inconstancy of concupiscence perverteth the understanding that is without malice.For the bewitching of vanitie obscureth good thinges, and the inconstancie of concupiscence peruerteth the vnderstanding that is without malice.Fascinatio enim nugacitatis obscurat bona, et inconstantia concupiscentiæ transvertit sensum sine malitia.
13Being consummatus: the marital sense; brought to a full end, completed in short space he fulfilled much time:Being consummate in short space he fulfilled much time:Consummatus in brevi, explevit tempora multa ;
14for his soul pleased God: for this cause he hastened to bring him out of the midst of iniquities: but the peoples that are seeing, and not understanding, nor putting such things in their hearts:for his soule pleased God: for this cause he hastened to bring him out of the middes of iniquities: but the peoples that are seing, and not vnderstanding, nor putting such thinges in their hartes:placita enim erat Deo anima illius : propter hoc properavit educere illum de medio iniquitatum. Populi autem videntes, et non intelligentes, nec ponentes in præcordiis talia,
15that the grace of God, and mercy is toward his saints, and respect toward his elect.that the grace of God, and mercie is toward his saintes, and respect toward his elect.quoniam gratia Dei et misericordia est in sanctos ejus, et respectus in electos illius.
16But the just dead condemneth the impious alive, and youth soon ended, the long life of the unjust.But the iust dead condemneth the impious aliue, and youth soone ended, the long life of the vniust.Condemnat autem justus mortuus vivos impios, et juventus celerius consummata longam vitam injusti.
17For they shall see the end of the wise, and shall not understand what God hath thought of him, and why our Lord hath munierit: fortified, defended him.For they shal see the end of the wise, and shal not vnderstand what God hath thought of him, and why our Lord hath fensed him.Videbunt enim finem sapientis, et non intelligent quid cogitaverit de illo Deus, et quare munierit illum Dominus.
18For they shall see and shall contemn him: but our Lord shall laugh them to scorn,For they shal see and shal contemne him: but our Lord shal laugh them to scorne,Videbunt, et contemnent eum ; illos autem Dominus irridebit.
19and they shall fall after this without honour, and in contumelia: dishonour, disgrace among the dead for ever: because he shall break them puffed up without voice, and shall remove them from the foundations, and they shall be made desolate unto the highest degree: and shall be mourning, and the memory of them shall perish.and they shal fal after this without honour, and in contumelie among the dead for euer: because he shal breake them puffed vp without voice, and shal remoue them from the fundations, and they shal be made desolate vnto the highest degree: and shal be moorning, and the memorie of them shal perish.Et erunt post hæc decidentes sine honore, et in contumelia inter mortuos in perpetuum : quoniam disrumpet illos inflatos sine voce, et commovebit illos a fundamentis, et usque ad supremum desolabuntur, et erunt gementes, et memoria illorum peribit.
20They shall come fearful in cogitation of their sins, and their iniquities on the contrary shall traducent: persuade; convict, prove guilty them.They shal come fearful in cogitation of their sinnes, and their iniquities on the contrarie shal conuince them.Venient in cogitatione peccatorum suorum timidi, et traducent illos ex adverso iniquitates ipsorum.
Annotationsfrom the original 1609 Douay Old Testament
11He was taken away. By this place S. Augustin proveth that such as died in good state, might have fallen into wickedness, if they had lived longer: and therefore it was a benefit to them, to die sooner. And that it is nevertheless certain, that God both knew the possibility that such might, yea would have sinned, if they had lived longer, and also knew that they should die sooner, and so escape that danger. Which assured foreknowledge of all things that shall be, or may be, standeth well with man's freewill: against certain that inclined to Pelagianism, attributing too much to man's freewill; and detracting from God's foreknowledge, and providence. Which he proving by this place, his adversaries excepted against the authority of this book, and therefore he also proveth that it is Canonical Scripture. li. de Predest. Sanct. c.14.He was taken away. By this place S. Augustin proueth that such as died in good state, might haue fallen into wickednes, if they had liued longer: and therefore it was a benefite to them, to dye sooner. And that it is neuertheles certaine, that God both knew the possibilitie that such might, yea would haue sinned, if they had liued longer, and also knew that they should die sooner, and so escape that danger. Which assured foreknowlege of al thinges that shal be, or may be, standeth wel with mans freewil: against certaine that inclined to Pelagianisme, attributing too much to mans freewil; and detracting from Gods foreknowlege, and prouidence. Which he prouing by this place, his aduersaries excepted against the auctoritie of this booke, and therfore he also proueth that it is Canonical Scripture. li. de Predest. Sanct. c.14.
The reading text follows the 1582 first edition.