Sabiduría · Douay-Rheims (revisión Challoner), edición estadounidense de 1899
Sabiduría 6 Douay-Rheims (revisión Challoner), edición estadounidense de 1899
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1 Wisdom is better than strength, and a wise man is better than a strong man.
1 Hear therefore, you kings, and understand. Learn, you judges of the ends of the earth.
2 Hear therefore, ye kings, and understand: learn, ye that are judges of the ends of the earth.
2 Give ear, you rulers who have dominion over many people, and make your boast in multitudes of nations,
3 Give ear, you that rule the people, and that please yourselves in multitudes of nations:
3 because your dominion was given to you from the Lord, and your sovereignty from the Most High. He will search out your works, and will inquire about your plans,
4 For power is given you by the Lord, and strength by the most High, who will examine your works, and search out your thoughts:
4 because being officers of his kingdom, you didn’t judge rightly, nor did you keep the law, nor did you walk according to God’s counsel.
5 Because being ministers of his kingdom, you have not judged rightly, nor kept the law of justice, nor walked according to the will of God.
5 He will come upon you awfully and swiftly, because a stern judgment comes on those who are in high places.
6 Horribly and speedily will he appear to you: for a most severe judgment shall be for them that bear rule.
6 For the man of low estate may be pardoned in mercy, but mighty men will be mightily tested.
7 For to him that is little, mercy is granted: but the mighty shall be mightily tormented.
7 For the Sovereign Lord of all will not be impressed with anyone, neither will he show deference to greatness; because it is he who made both small and great, and cares about them all;
8 For God will not except any man’s person, neither will he stand in awe of any man’s greatness: for he made the little and the great, and he hath equally care of all.
8 but the scrutiny that comes upon the powerful is strict.
9 But a greater punishment is ready for the more mighty.
9 Therefore, my words are to you, O princes, that you may learn wisdom and not fall away.
10 To you, therefore, O kings, are these my words, that you may learn wisdom, and not fall from it.
10 For those who have kept the things that are holy in holiness will be made holy. Those who have been taught them will find what to say in defense.
11 For they that have kept just things justly, shall be justified: and they that have learned these things, shall find what to answer.
11 Therefore set your desire on my words. Long for them, and you princes will be instructed.
12 Covet ye therefore my words, and love them, and you shall have instruction.
12 Wisdom is radiant and doesn’t fade away; and is easily seen by those who love her, and found by those who seek her.
13 Wisdom is glorious, and never fadeth away, and is easily seen by them that love her, and is found by them that seek her.
13 She anticipates those who desire her, making herself known.
14 She preventeth them that covet her, so that she first sheweth herself unto them.
14 He who rises up early to seek her won’t have difficulty, for he will find her sitting at his gates.
15 He that awaketh early to seek her, shall not labour: for he shall find her sitting at his door.
15 For to think upon her is perfection of understanding, and he who watches for her will quickly be free from care;
16 To think therefore upon her, is perfect understanding: and he that watcheth for her, shall quickly be secure.
16 because she herself goes around, seeking those who are worthy of her, and in their paths she appears to them graciously, and in every purpose she meets them.
17 For she goeth about seeking such as are worthy of her, and she sheweth herself to them cheerfully in the ways, and meeteth them with all providence.
17 For her true beginning is desire for instruction; and desire for instruction is love.
18 For the beginning of her is the most true desire of discipline.
18 And love is observance of her laws. To give heed to her laws confirms immortality.
19 And the care of discipline is love: and love is the keeping of her laws: and the keeping of her laws is the firm foundation of incorruption:
19 Immortality brings closeness to God.
20 And incorruption bringeth near to God.
20 So then desire for wisdom promotes to a kingdom.
21 Therefore the desire of wisdom bringeth to the everlasting kingdom.
21 If therefore you delight in thrones and sceptres, you princes of peoples, honor wisdom, that you may reign forever.
22 If then your delight be in thrones, and sceptres, O ye kings of the people, love wisdom, that you may reign for ever.
22 But what wisdom is, and how she came into being, I will declare. I won’t hide mysteries from you; but I will explore from her first beginning, bring the knowledge of her into clear light, and I will not pass by the truth.
23 Love the light of wisdom, all ye that bear rule over peoples.
23 Indeed, I won’t travel with consuming envy, because envy will have no fellowship with wisdom.
24 Now what wisdom is, and what was her origin, I will declare: and I will not hide from you the mysteries of God, but will seek her out from the beginning of her birth, and bring the knowledge of her to light, and will not pass over the truth:
24 But a multitude of wise men is salvation to the world, and an understanding king is stability for his people.
25 Neither will I go with consuming envy: for such a man shall not be partaker of wisdom.
25 Therefore be instructed by my words, and you will profit.
26 Now the multitude of the wise is the welfare of the whole world: and a wise king is the upholding of the people.
26 No está en esta traducción
27 Receive therefore instruction by my words, and it shall be profitable to you.
27 No está en esta traducción
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).
The apostle "desires to depart, and to be with Christ." And, "My soul desired to long for Thy judgments;" or if it is more appropriate to say, "My soul longed to desire Thy judgments." And, "The desire of wisdom bringeth to a kingdom." Yet there has always obtained the usage of understanding desire and concupiscence in a bad sense if …
Leer en contexto · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 2 (1887)
"For mighty" men (it is said) "shall be mightily tormented:" and "He that knew his Lord's will, and doeth it not, shall be beaten with many stripes." So that more knowledge is a ground of more punishment.
Leer en contexto · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)
Only let us open to Him our doors; for He goeth about seeking such as are worthy and searching on whom He may confer His gifts.
Leer en contexto · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)
And, therefore, Scripture does not say that the multitude of the eloquent, but "the multitude of the wise is the welfare of the world." And as we must often swallow wholesome bitters, so we must always avoid unwholesome sweets.
Leer en contexto · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 2 (1887)