Wisdom 2

NEW AMERICAN BIBLE	VULGATA
1 they who said among themselves, thinking not aright: "Brief and troublous is our lifetime; neither is there any remedy for man's dying, nor is anyone known to have come back from the nether world.	1 Dixerunt enim cogitantes apud se non recte : Exiguum et cum tædio est tempus vitæ nostræ, et non est refrigerium in fine hominis, et non est qui agnitus sit reversus ab inferis.
2 For haphazard were we born, and hereafter we shall be as though we had not been; Because the breath in our nostrils is a smoke and reason is a spark at the beating of our hearts,	2 Quia ex nihilo nati sumus, et post hoc erimus tamquam non fuerimus. Quoniam fumus flatus est in naribus nostris, et sermo scintilla ad commovendum cor nostrum :
3 And when this is quenched, our body will be ashes and our spirit will be poured abroad like unresisting air.	3 qua extincta, cinis erit corpus nostrum, et spiritus diffundetur tamquam mollis aër ; et transibit vita nostra tamquam vestigium nubis, et sicut nebula dissolvetur quæ fugata est a radiis solis, et a calore illius aggravata.
4 Even our name will be forgotten in time, and no one will recall our deeds. So our life will pass away like the traces of a cloud, and will be dispersed like a mist pursued by the sun's rays and overpowered by its heat.	4 Et nomen nostrum oblivionem accipiet per tempus, et nemo memoriam habebit operum nostrorum.
5 For our lifetime is the passing of a shadow; and our dying cannot be deferred because it is fixed with a seal; and no one returns.	5 Umbræ enim transitus est tempus nostrum, et non est reversio finis nostri : quoniam consignata est, et nemo revertitur.
6 Come, therefore, let us enjoy the good things that are real, and use the freshness of creation avidly.	6 Venite ergo, et fruamur bonis quæ sunt, et utamur creatura tamquam in juventute celeriter.
7 Let us have our fill of costly wine and perfumes, and let no springtime blossom pass us by;	7 Vino pretioso et unguentis nos impleamus, et non prætereat nos flos temporis.
8 let us crown ourselves with rosebuds ere they wither.	8 Coronemus nos rosis antequam marcescant ; nullum pratum sit quod non pertranseat luxuria nostra :
9 Let no meadow be free from our wantonness; everywhere let us leave tokens of our rejoicing, for this our portion is, and this our lot.	9 nemo nostrum exsors sit luxuriæ nostræ. Ubique relinquamus signa lætitiæ, quoniam hæc est pars nostra, et hæc est sors.
10 Let us oppress the needy just man; let us neither spare the widow nor revere the old man for his hair grown white with time.	10 Opprimamus pauperem justum, et non parcamus viduæ, nec veterani revereamur canos multi temporis :
11 But let our strength be our norm of justice; for weakness proves itself useless.	11 sit autem fortitudo nostra lex justitiæ ; quod enim infirmum est, inutile invenitur.
12 Let us beset the just one, because he is obnoxious to us; he sets himself against our doings, Reproaches us for transgressions of the law and charges us with violations of our training.	12 Circumveniamus ergo justum, quoniam inutilis est nobis, et contrarius est operibus nostris, et improperat nobis peccata legis, et diffamat in nos peccata disciplinæ nostræ.
13 He professes to have knowledge of God and styles himself a child of the LORD.	13 Promittit se scientiam Dei habere, et filium Dei se nominat.
14 To us he is the censure of our thoughts; merely to see him is a hardship for us,	14 Factus est nobis in traductionem cogitationum nostrarum.
15 Because his life is not like other men's, and different are his ways.	15 Gravis est nobis etiam ad videndum, quoniam dissimilis est aliis vita illius, et immutatæ sunt viæ ejus.
16 He judges us debased; he holds aloof from our paths as from things impure. He calls blest the destiny of the just and boasts that God is his Father.	16 Tamquam nugaces æstimati sumus ab illo, et abstinet se a viis nostris tamquam ab immunditiis, et præfert novissima justorum, et gloriatur patrem se habere Deum.
17 Let us see whether his words be true; let us find out what will happen to him.	17 Videamus ergo si sermones illius veri sint, et tentemus quæ ventura sunt illi, et sciemus quæ erunt novissima illius.
18 For if the just one be the son of God, he will defend him and deliver him from the hand of his foes.	18 Si enim est verus filius Dei, suscipiet illum, et liberabit eum de manibus contrariorum.
19 With revilement and torture let us put him to the test that we may have proof of his gentleness and try his patience.	19 Contumelia et tormento interrogemus eum, ut sciamus reverentiam ejus, et probemus patientiam illius.
20 Let us condemn him to a shameful death; for according to his own words, God will take care of him."	20 Morte turpissima condemnemus eum ; erit enim ei respectus ex sermonibus illius.
21 These were their thoughts, but they erred; for their wickedness blinded them,	21 Hæc cogitaverunt, et erraverunt : excæcavit enim illos malitia eorum.
22 And they knew not the hidden counsels of God; neither did they count on a recompense of holiness nor discern the innocent souls' reward.	22 Et nescierunt sacramenta Dei : neque mercedem speraverunt justitiæ, nec judicaverunt honorem animarum sanctarum.
23 For God formed man to be imperishable; the image of his own nature he made him.	23 Quoniam Deus creavit hominem inexterminabilem, et ad imaginem similitudinis suæ fecit illum.
24 But by the envy of the devil, death entered the world, and they who are in his possession experience it.	24 Invidia autem diaboli mors introivit in orbem terrarum :
	25 imitantur autem illum qui sunt ex parte illius.