Wisdom 10

NEW AMERICAN BIBLE	NOVA VULGATA
1 She preserved the first-formed father of the world when he alone had been created; And she raised him up from his fall,	1 Haec illum, qui primus formatus est, pater orbis terrarum, cum solus esset creatus, custodivit et eduxit illum a delicto suo
2 and gave him power to rule all things.	2 et dedit illi virtutem continendi omnia.
3 But when the unjust man withdrew from her in his anger, he perished through his fratricidal wrath.	3 Ab hac ut recessit iniustus in ira sua, in furoribus fraternae caedis deperiit;
4 When on his account the earth was flooded, Wisdom again saved it, piloting the just man on frailest wood.	4 propter quem, cum demergeretur terra, sanavit eam iterum sapientia per contemptibile lignum iustum gubernans.
5 She, when the nations were sunk in universal wickedness, knew the just man, kept him blameless before God, and preserved him resolute against pity for his child.	5 Haec et in consensu nequitiae, cum se nationes confudissent, scivit iustum et conservavit sine querela Deo et super filii viscera fortem custodivit.
6 She delivered the just man from among the wicked who were being destroyed, when he fled as fire descended upon Pentapolis--	6 Haec iustum a pereuntibus impiis liberavit fugientem, descendente igne in Pentapolim;
7 Where as a testimony to its wickedness, there yet remain a smoking desert, Plants bearing fruit that never ripens, and the tomb of a disbelieving soul, a standing pillar of salt.	7 cuius adhuc in testimonium nequitiae fumigabunda constat deserta terra, et incertis temporibus fructus habentes arbores, et incredibilis animae memoria stans figmentum salis.
8 For those who forsook Wisdom first were bereft of knowledge of the right, And then they left mankind a memorial of their folly-- so that they could not even be hidden in their fall.	8 Sapientiam enim praetereuntes non tantum in hoc lapsi sunt, ut ignorarent bona, sed et insipientiae suae reliquerunt hominibus memoriam, ut in his, quae peccaverunt, nec latere potuissent.
9 But Wisdom delivered from tribulations those who served her.	9 Sapientia autem hos, qui eam observant, a laboribus liberavit.
10 She, when the just man fled from his brother's anger, guided him in direct ways, Showed him the kingdom of God and gave him knowledge of holy things; She prospered him in his labors and made abundant the fruit of his works,	10 Haec profugum irae fratris iustum deduxit per vias rectas et ostendit illi regnum Dei et dedit illi scientiam sanctorum; honestavit illum in laboribus et complevit labores illius.
11 Stood by him against the greed of his defrauders, and enriched him;	11 In avaritia circumvenientium illum affuit illi et honestum fecit illum.
12 She preserved him from foes, and secured him against ambush, And she gave him the prize for his stern struggle that he might know that devotion to God is mightier than all else.	12 Custodivit illum ab inimicis et ab insidiantibus tutavit illum; et post certamen forte bravium dedit illi, ut sciret quoniam omnium potentior est pietas.
13 She did not abandon the just man when he was sold, but delivered him from sin.	13 Haec venditum iustum non dereliquit, sed a peccato liberavit eum;
14 She went down with him into the dungeon, and did not desert him in his bonds, Until she brought him the scepter of royalty and authority over his oppressors, Showed those who had defamed him false, and gave him eternal glory.	14 descenditque cum illo in foveam et in vinculis non dereliquit illum, donec afferret illi sceptrum regni et potentiam adversus eos, qui eum deprimebant, et mendaces ostendit, qui maculaverunt illum, et dedit illi claritatem aeternam.
15 The holy people and blameless race--it was she who delivered them from the nation that oppressed them.	15 Haec populum sanctum et semen sine querela liberavit a nationibus, quae illum deprimebant.
16 She entered the soul of the LORD'S servant, and withstood fearsome kings with signs and portents;	16 Intravit in animam servi Domini et stetit contra reges horrendos in portentis et signis.
17 she gave the holy ones the recompense of their labors, Conducted them by a wondrous road, and became a shelter for them by day and a starry flame by night.	17 Reddidit sanctis mercedem laborum suorum et deduxit illos in via mirabili et fuit illis in velamento diei et in luce stellarum per noctem.
18 She took them across the Red Sea and brought them through the deep waters--	18 Transtulit illos per mare Rubrum et transvexit illos per aquam nimiam
19 But their enemies she overwhelmed, and cast them up from the bottom of the depths.	19 inimicos autem illorum demersit et ab altitudine abyssi eduxit illos.
20 Therefore the just despoiled the wicked; and they sang, O LORD, your holy name	20 Ideo iusti tulerunt spolia impiorum et decantaverunt, Domine, nomen sanctum tuum et victricem manum tuam laudaverunt unanimiter,
21 Because Wisdom opened the mouths of the dumb, and gave ready speech to infants.	21 quoniam sapientia aperuit os mutorum et linguas infantium fecit disertas.