Sabiduría · Douay-Rheims (revisión Challoner), edición estadounidense de 1899
Sabiduría 4 Douay-Rheims (revisión Challoner), edición estadounidense de 1899
DRB Douay-Rheims (revisión Challoner), edición estadounidense de 1899
WEB World English Bible (clásica, con deuterocanónicos)
1 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.
1 It is better to be childless with virtue, for immortality is in the memory of virtue, because it is recognized both before God and before men.
2 When it is present, they imitate it: and they desire it when it hath withdrawn itself, and it triumpheth crowned for ever, winning the reward of undefiled conflicts.
2 When it is present, people imitate it. They long after it when it has departed. Throughout all time it marches, crowned in triumph, victorious in the competition for the prizes that are undefiled.
3 But the multiplied brood of the wicked shall not thrive, and bastard slips shall not take deep root, nor any fast foundation.
3 But the multiplying brood of the ungodly will be of no profit, and their illegitimate offshoots won’t take deep root, nor will they establish a sure hold.
4 And if they flourish in branches for a time, yet standing not fast, they shall be shaken with the wind, and through the force of winds they shall be rooted out.
4 For even if they grow branches and flourish for a season, standing unsure, they will be shaken by the wind. They will be uprooted by the violence of winds.
5 For the branches not being perfect, shall be broken, and their fruits shall be unprofitable, and sour to eat, and fit for nothing.
5 Their branches will be broken off before they come to maturity. Their fruit will be useless, never ripe to eat, and fit for nothing.
6 For the children that are born of unlawful beds, are witnesses of wickedness against their parents in their trial.
6 For unlawfully conceived children are witnesses of wickedness against parents when they are investigated.
7 But the just man, if he be prevented with death, shall be in rest.
7 But a righteous man, even if he dies before his time, will be at rest.
8 For venerable old age is not that of long time, nor counted by the number of years: but the understanding of a man is grey hairs.
8 For honorable old age is not that which stands in length of time, nor is its measure given by number of years,
9 And a spotless life is old age.
9 but understanding is gray hair to men, and an unspotted life is ripe old age.
10 He pleased God and was beloved, and living among sinners he was translated.
10 Being found well-pleasing to God, someone was loved. While living among sinners he was transported.
11 He was taken away lest wickedness should alter his understanding, or deceit beguile his soul.
11 He was caught away, lest evil should change his understanding, or guile deceive his soul.
12 For the bewitching of vanity obscureth good things, and the wandering of concupiscence overturneth the innocent mind.
12 For the fascination of wickedness obscures the things which are good, and the whirl of desire perverts an innocent mind.
13 Being made perfect in a short space, he fulfilled a long time:
13 Being made perfect quickly, he filled a long time;
14 For his soul pleased God: therefore he hastened to bring him out of the midst of iniquities: but the people see this, and understand not, nor lay up such things in their hearts:
14 for his soul was pleasing to the Lord. Therefore he hurried out of the midst of wickedness.
15 That the grace of God, and his mercy is with his saints, and that he hath respect to his chosen.
15 But the peoples saw and didn’t understand, not considering this, that grace and mercy are with his chosen, and that he visits his holy ones;
16 But the just that is dead, condemneth the wicked that are living, and youth soon ended, the long life of the unjust.
16 but a righteous man who is dead will condemn the ungodly who are living, and youth who is quickly perfected will condemn the many years of an unrighteous man’s old age.
17 For they shall see the end of the wise man, and shall not understand what God hath designed for him, and why the Lord hath set him in safety.
17 For the ungodly will see a wise man’s end, and won’t understand what the Lord planned for him, and why he safely kept him.
18 They shall see him, and shall despise him: but the Lord shall laugh them to scorn.
18 They will see, and they will despise; but the Lord will laugh them to scorn. After this, they will become a dishonored carcass and a reproach among the dead forever;
19 And they shall fall after this without honour, and be a reproach among the dead for ever: for he shall burst them puffed up and speechless, and shall shake them from the foundations, and they shall be utterly laid waste: they shall be in sorrow, and their memory shall perish.
19 because he will dash them speechless to the ground, and will shake them from the foundations. They will lie utterly waste. They will be in anguish and their memory will perish.
20 They shall come with fear at the thought of their sins, and their iniquities shall stand against them to convict them.
20 They will come with coward fear when their sins are counted. Their lawless deeds will convict them to their face.
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).
Of whom it was said before in Wisdom, "Their own iniquities shall convince them to their face." Without doubt they will see that they are justly condemned for their sins and wickednesses; yet it will be as though He said to them, "It is not in consequence of this that ye think, but because I was hungry, and ye gave …
Leer en contexto · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 6 (1888)
What if "he was taken away, lest wickedness should alter his understanding." But he was a sinner, thou sayest, and therefore I wished him to live, that he might be corrected.
Leer en contexto · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 8 (1888)
Now God grants them the approach of a healthy shame, if they despise not the medicine of confession: but if they will not now be ashamed, then they shall be ashamed, when "their iniquities shall convince them to their face." How shall they be ashamed?
Leer en contexto · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 8 (1888)