3:1 My son, forget not my law, and let thy heart keep my commandments.
Fili mi, ne obliviscaris legis meæ, et præcepta mea cor tuum custodiat:

3:2 For they shall add to thee length of days, and years of life, and peace.
longitudinem enim dierum, et annos vitæ, et pacem, apponent tibi.

3:3 Let not mercy and truth leave thee, put them about thy neck, and write them in the tables of thy heart.
Misericordia et veritas te non deserant; circumda eas gutturi tuo, et describe in tabulis cordis tui:

3:4 And thou shalt find grace, and good understanding before God and men.
et invenies gratiam, et disciplinam bonam, coram Deo et hominibus.

3:5 Have confidence in the Lord with all thy heart, and lean not upon thy own prudence.
Habe fiduciam in Domino ex toto corde tuo, et ne innitaris prudentiæ tuæ.

3:6 In all thy ways think on him, and he will direct thy steps.
In omnibus viis tuis cogita illum, et ipse diriget gressus tuos.

3:7 Be not wise in thy own conceit: fear God, and depart from evil:
Ne sis sapiens apud temetipsum; time Deum, et recede a malo:

3:8 For it shall be health to thy navel, and moistening to thy bones.
sanitas quippe erit umbilico tuo, et irrigatio ossium tuorum.

3:9 Honour the Lord with thy substance, and give him of the first of all thy fruits;
Honora Dominum de tua substantia, et de primitiis omnium frugum tuarum da ei:

3:10 And thy barns shall be filled with abundance, and thy presses shall run over with wine.
et implebuntur horrea tua saturitate, et vino torcularia tua redundabunt.

3:11 My son, reject not the correction of the Lord: and do not faint when thou art chastised by him:
Disciplinam Domini, fili mi, ne abjicias, nec deficias cum ab eo corriperis:

3:12 For whom the Lord loveth, he chastiseth: and as a father in the son he pleaseth himself.
quem enim diligit Dominus, corripit, et quasi pater in filio complacet sibi.

3:13 Blessed is the man that findeth wisdom, and is rich in prudence:
Beatus homo qui invenit sapientiam, et qui affluit prudentia.

3:14 The purchasing thereof is better than the merchandise of silver, and her fruit than the chief and purest gold:
Melior est acquisitio ejus negotiatione argenti, et auri primi et purissimi fructus ejus.

3:15 She is more precious than all riches: and all the things that are desired, are not to be compared to her.
Pretiosior est cunctis opibus, et omnia quæ desiderantur huic non valent comparari.

3:16 Length of days is in her right hand, and in her left hand riches and glory.
Longitudo dierum in dextera ejus, et in sinistra illius divitiæ et gloria.

3:17 Her ways are beautiful ways, and all her paths are peaceable.
Viæ ejus viæ pulchræ, et omnes semitæ illius pacificæ.

3:18 She is a tree of life to them that lay hold on her: and he that shall retain her is blessed.
Lignum vitæ est his qui apprehenderint eam, et qui tenuerit eam beatus.

3:19 The Lord by wisdom hath founded the earth, hath established the heavens by prudence.
Dominus sapientia fundavit terram; stabilivit cælos prudentia.

3:20 By his wisdom the depths have broken out, and the clouds grow thick with dew.
Sapientia illius eruperunt abyssi, et nubes rore concrescunt.

3:21 My son, let not these things depart from thy eyes: keep the law and counsel:
Fili mi, ne effluant hæc ab oculis tuis. Custodi legem atque consilium,

3:22 And there shall be life to thy soul, and grace to thy mouth.
et erit vita animæ tuæ, et gratia faucibus tuis.

3:23 Then shalt thou walk confidently in thy way, and thy foot shall not stumble:
Tunc ambulabis fiducialiter in via tua, et pes tuus non impinget.

3:24 If thou sleep, thou shalt not fear: thou shalt rest, and thy sleep shall be sweet.
Si dormieris, non timebis; quiesces, et suavis erit somnus tuus.

3:25 Be not afraid of sudden fear, nor of the power of the wicked falling upon thee.
Ne paveas repentino terrore, et irruentes tibi potentias impiorum.

3:26 For the Lord will be at thy side, and will keep thy foot that thou be not taken.
Dominus enim erit in latere tuo, et custodiet pedem tuum, ne capiaris.

3:27 Do not withhold him from doing good, who is able: if thou art able, do good thyself also.
Noli prohibere benefacere eum qui potest: si vales, et ipse benefac.

3:28 Say not to thy friend: Go, and come again: and to-morrow I will give to thee: when thou canst give at present.
Ne dicas amico tuo: Vade, et revertere: cras dabo tibi: cum statim possis dare.

3:29 Practise not evil against thy friend, when he hath confidence in thee.
Ne moliaris amico tuo malum, cum ille in te habeat fiduciam.

3:30 Strive not against a man without cause, when he hath done thee no evil.
Ne contendas adversus hominem frustra, cum ipse tibi nihil mali fecerit.

3:31 Envy not the unjust man, and do not follow his ways.
Ne æmuleris hominem injustum, nec imiteris vias ejus:

3:32 For every mocker is an abomination to the Lord, and his communication is with the simple.
quia abominatio Domini est omnis illusor, et cum simplicibus sermocinatio ejus.

3:33 Want is from the Lord in the house of the wicked: but the habitations of the just shall be blessed.
Egestas a Domino in domo impii; habitacula autem justorum benedicentur.

3:34 He shall scorn the scorners, and to the meek he will give grace.
Ipse deludet illusores, et mansuetis dabit gratiam.

3:35 The wise shall possess glory: the promotion of fools is disgrace.
Gloriam sapientes possidebunt; stultorum exaltatio ignominia.