1 Whoever fears God will do good. And whoever holds to justice will obtain it. 2 And like an honorable mother, she will meet him, and like a virgin bride, she will receive him. 3 She will feed him with the bread of life and understanding. And she will give him to drink from the water of salvific wisdom. And she will be confirmed in him, and he will not waver. 4 And she will hold to him, and he will not be confounded. And she will exalt him, along with those closest to him. 5 And in the midst of the Church, she will open his mouth, and she will fill him with the spirit of wisdom and understanding, and she will clothe him with a robe of glory. 6 She will store up in him a treasure of rejoicing and exultation, and she will cause him to inherit an everlasting name. 7 But foolish men will not take hold of her. And though understanding men will meet her, foolish men will not catch sight of her. For she is far from arrogance and deceit. 8 Lying men will be wary of her. But men who speak the truth will be found with her, and they will have success, even when examined by God. 9 Praise is not beautiful in the mouth of a sinner. 10 For wisdom was sent from God. And praise will stand before the wisdom of God, and praise will abound in the mouths of the faithful, and the sovereign Lord will give praise to wisdom. 11 You should not say: “It is because of God that wisdom is absent.” For you should not do what he detests. 12 You should not say: “He has led me astray.” For the impious are of no use to him. 13 The Lord hates all abominable error, and those who fear him will not love such things. 14 God established man from the beginning, and he left him in the hand of his own counsel. 15 He added his commandments and precepts. 16 If you choose to keep the commandments, and if, having chosen them, you fulfill them with perpetual fidelity, they will preserve you. 17 He has set water and fire before you. Extend your hand to whichever one you would choose. 18 Before man is life and death, good and evil. Whichever one he chooses will be given to him. 19 For the wisdom of God is manifold. And he is strong in power, seeing all things without ceasing. 20 The eyes of the Lord are upon those who fear him, and he knows each one of the works of man. 21 He has commanded no one to act impiously, and he has given no one permission to sin. 22 For he does not desire a multitude of unfaithful and useless sons.
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- Esther and Daniel are the Vulgate books (Esther 1–16 with the Greek additions as chapters 10:4–16; Daniel 1–14 with the Song of the Three, Susanna and Bel). Baruch 6 is the Letter of Jeremiah.
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Lo que dijeron los Padres
Pasajes de los Padres de la Iglesia que comentan o citan este capítulo, tal como aparecen en la edición de Schaff (traducciones inglesas del siglo XIX, de dominio público). Los textos están en inglés.
Cómo se eligieron
«Comentario» es el comienzo de una homilía o exposición sobre este capítulo (homilías de san Juan Crisóstomo; tratados, sermones y comentarios a los Salmos de san Agustín). «Cita» es una frase en la que las notas de la propia edición identifican la cita de un versículo de este capítulo; solo se conserva si el texto coincide con el versículo. Solo se usan obras de autoría segura. Los Salmos siguen la numeración hebrea (Agustín usa la de los Setenta: su Salmo 50 es aquí el 51).
For the covenant from the beginning is, Thou shall die the death." Now, as the law was more plainly given afterward, and the apostle says, "Where no law is, there is no prevarication," on what supposition is what is said in the psalm true, "I accounted all the sinners of the earth prevaricators," except that all who are held liable …
Leer en contexto · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 2 (1887)
In another place it is said, "Praise is not seemly in the mouth of a sinner." If then in the mouth of a sinner praise is not seemly, neither is it pleasant, for that only is pleasant which is seemly....For praise may be pleasant to a man, when he heareth one praising with neat and clever sentiments, and with a …
Leer en contexto · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 8 (1888)