Proverbios 5

Figliuol mio, sta attento alla sapienza, che io ti insegno, e porgi l'orecchio alla mia prudenza.

HIJO mío, está atento á mi sabiduría, y á mi inteligencia inclina tu oído;

My son, attend unto my wisdom, and bow thine ear to my understanding:

My son, pay attention to my wisdom. Turn your ear to my understanding,

Onde tu custodisca i miei concetti, e le tue labbra ritengano la disciplina. Non credere alle false lusinghe della donna:

Para que guardes consejo, y tus labios conserven la ciencia.

That thou mayest regard discretion, and that thy lips may keep knowledge.

that you may maintain discretion, that your lips may preserve knowledge.

Perocché le labbra della meretrice stillano miele, e molti più dell'olio sono le sue parole:

Porque los labios de la extraña destilan miel, y su paladar es más blando que el aceite:

For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her mouth is smoother than oil:

For the lips of an adulteress drip honey. Her mouth is smoother than oil,

Ma alla fine la troverai amara come l'assenzio, e trinciante come una spada a due tagli.

Mas su fin es amargo como el ajenjo, agudo como cuchillo de dos filos.

But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a twoedged sword.

but in the end she is as bitter as wormwood, and as sharp as a two-edged sword.

I piedi di lei si stradano verso la morte, e i suoi passi per termine hanno l'inferno.

Sus pies descienden á la muerte; sus pasos sustentan el sepulcro:

Her feet go down to death; her steps take hold on hell.

Her feet go down to death. Her steps lead straight to Sheol.

Ella non batte la via della vita, i suoi andamenti sono instabili, e incomprensibili.

Sus caminos son instables; no los conocerás, si no considerares el camino de vida.

Lest thou shouldest ponder the path of life, her ways are moveable, that thou canst not know them.

She gives no thought to the way of life. Her ways are crooked, and she doesn’t know it.

Adesso pertanto, figliuol mio, ascoltami, e non recedere dalle parole della mia bocca.

Ahora pues, hijos, oidme, y no os apartéis de las razones de mi boca.

Hear me now therefore, O ye children, and depart not from the words of my mouth.

Now therefore, my sons, listen to me. Don’t depart from the words of my mouth.

Vanne lungi da lei co' tuoi passi, e non appressarti alle porte della sua casa.

Aleja de ella tu camino, y no te acerques á la puerta de su casa;

Remove thy way far from her, and come not nigh the door of her house:

Remove your way far from her. Don’t come near the door of her house,

Affinchè tu non dia l'onor tuo a gente straniera, e gli anni tuoi ad una crudele:

Porque no des á los extraños tu honor, y tus años á cruel;

Lest thou give thine honour unto others, and thy years unto the cruel:

lest you give your honor to others, and your years to the cruel one;

Se non vuoi, che delle tue facoltà si empiano gli estranei, e le tue fatiche vadano a finire in casa d'altri.

Porque no se harten los extraños de tu fuerza, y tus trabajos estén en casa del extraño;

Lest strangers be filled with thy wealth; and thy labours be in the house of a stranger;

lest strangers feast on your wealth, and your labors enrich another man’s house.

Onde abbi tu da sospirare alla fine, allorché averai consunte le carni tue, e il tuo corpo,

Y gimas en tus postrimerías, cuando se consumiere tu carne y tu cuerpo,

And thou mourn at the last, when thy flesh and thy body are consumed,

You will groan at your latter end, when your flesh and your body are consumed,

Ed abbi a dire: Perché ebbi io in odio la disciplina, e non si arrendè alle riprensioni il mio cuore,

Y digas: ¡Cómo aborrecí el consejo, y mi corazón menospreció la reprensión;

And say, How have I hated instruction, and my heart despised reproof;

and say, “How I have hated instruction, and my heart despised reproof.

Ed io non ascoltai la voce di quelli, che mi ammonivano, e non diedi retta ai maestri?

Y no oí la voz de los que me adoctrinaban, y á los que me enseñaban no incliné mi oído!

And have not obeyed the voice of my teachers, nor inclined mine ear to them that instructed me!

I haven’t obeyed the voice of my teachers, nor turned my ear to those who instructed me!

Son quasi ingolfato in ogni sorta di male in mezzo alla Chiesa, e alla Sinagoga.

Casi en todo mal he estado, en medio de la sociedad y de la congregación.

I was almost in all evil in the midst of the congregation and assembly.

I have come to the brink of utter ruin, among the gathered assembly.”

Bevi l'acqua di tua cisterna, e le acque vive del tuo pozzo:

Bebe el agua de tu cisterna, y los raudales de tu pozo.

Drink waters out of thine own cistern, and running waters out of thine own well.

Drink water out of your own cistern, running water out of your own well.

Si diramino le tue fonti al di fuori, e le tue acque si spandano per le piazze.

Derrámense por de fuera tus fuentes, en las plazas los ríos de aguas.

Let thy fountains be dispersed abroad, and rivers of waters in the streets.

Should your springs overflow in the streets, streams of water in the public squares?

Siine tu solo il padrone, e non ne entrino a parte con te gli stranieri.

Sean para ti solo, y no para los extraños contigo.

Let them be only thine own, and not strangers’ with thee.

Let them be for yourself alone, not for strangers with you.

Benedetta sia la tua vena, e lieto vivi colla moglie sposata da te in tua giovinezza:

Sea bendito tu manantial; y alégrate con la mujer de tu mocedad.

Let thy fountain be blessed: and rejoice with the wife of thy youth.

Let your spring be blessed. Rejoice in the wife of your youth.

Sia ella carissima come corvetta, e grata come un piccolo cervo: ti esilari l'amor di lei in ogni stagione, e nell'affetto di lei riponi sempre la tua contentezza.

Como cierva amada y graciosa corza, sus pechos te satisfagan en todo tiempo; y en su amor recréate siempre.

Let her be as the loving hind and pleasant roe; let her breasts satisfy thee at all times; and be thou ravished always with her love.

A loving doe and a graceful deer— let her breasts satisfy you at all times. Be captivated always with her love.

Per qual motivo, o figliuol mio ti lascerai sedurre da una estranea, e riposerai in seno ad un'altra?

¿Y por qué, hijo mío, andarás ciego con la ajena, y abrazarás el seno de la extraña?

And why wilt thou, my son, be ravished with a strange woman, and embrace the bosom of a stranger?

For why should you, my son, be captivated with an adulteress? Why embrace the bosom of another?

Il Signore sta osservando le vie dell'uomo, e nota tutti i suoi passi.

Pues que los caminos del hombre están ante los ojos de Jehová, y él considera todas sus veredas.

For the ways of man are before the eyes of the LORD, and he pondereth all his goings.

For the ways of man are before the LORD’s eyes. He examines all his paths.

Dalle sue iniquità, riman preso l'empio, e stretto dalle funi de' suoi peccati.

Prenderán al impío sus propias iniquidades, y detenido será con las cuerdas de su pecado.

His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, and he shall be holden with the cords of his sins.

The evil deeds of the wicked ensnare him. The cords of his sin hold him firmly.

Egli morrà, perché non ha abbracciato la disciplina, e dalla sua molta stoltezza si troverà ingannato. Non entra facilmente mallevadore per un'altro. Imitare la diligenza della formica. Dell’uomo apostata. Dei sette vizi odiosi a Dio. Fuggire le conversazioni pericolose.

El morirá por falta de corrección; y errará por la grandeza de su locura.

He shall die without instruction; and in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray.

He will die for lack of instruction. In the greatness of his folly, he will go astray.