Wisdom 10 #catechesis/bible/wisdom
[!abstract] What wisdom did for Adam, Noah, Abraham, Lot, Jacob, Joseph, and the people of Israel.
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GR αὕτη πρωτόπλαστον πατέρα κόσμου μόνον κτισθέντα διεφύλαξεν καὶ ἐξείλατο αὐτὸν ἐκ παραπτώματος ἰδίου
LA Hæc illum qui primus formatus est a Deo patre orbis terrarum, cum solus esset creatus, custodivit,
EN She preserved him, that was first formed by God, the father of the world, when he was created alone,
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GR ἔδωκέν τε αὐτῷ ἰσχὺν κρατῆσαι ἁπάντων
LA et eduxit illum a delicto suo, et dedit illi virtutem continendi omnia.
EN and she brought him out of his sin, and gave him power to govern all things.
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GR ἀποστὰς δὲ ἀπ’ αὐτῆς ἄδικος ἐν ὀργῇ αὐτοῦ ἀδελφοκτόνοις συναπώλετο θυμοῖς
LA Ab hac ut recessit injustus in ira sua, per iram homicidii fraterni deperiit.
EN But when the unjust went away from her in his anger, he perished by the fury wherewith he murdered his brother.
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GR δι’ ὃν κατακλυζομένην γῆν πάλιν ἔσωσεν σοφία δι’ εὐτελοῦς ξύλου τὸν δίκαιον κυβερνήσασα
LA Propter quem cum aqua deleret terram, sanavit iterum sapientia, per contemptibile lignum justum gubernans.
EN For whose cause, when water destroyed the earth, wisdom healed it again, directing the course of the just by contemptible wood.
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[!note]- For whose cause…
Viz., for the wickedness of the race of Cain. – Ibid. Commentary on the Old Testament (1752)
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GR αὕτη καὶ ἐν ὁμονοίᾳ πονηρίας ἐθνῶν συγχυθέντων ἔγνω τὸν δίκαιον καὶ ἐτήρησεν αὐτὸν ἄμεμπτον θεῷ καὶ ἐπὶ τέκνου σπλάγχνοις ἰσχυρὸν ἐφύλαξεν
LA Hæc et in consensu nequitiæ, cum se nationes contulissent, scivit justum, et conservavit sine querela Deo, et in filii misericordia fortem custodivit.
EN Moreover, when the nations had conspired together to consent to wickedness, she knew the just, and preserved him without blame to God, and kept him strong against the compassion for his son.
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GR αὕτη δίκαιον ἐξαπολλυμένων ἀσεβῶν ἐρρύσατο φυγόντα καταβάσιον πῦρ Πενταπόλεως
LA Hæc justum a pereuntibus impiis liberavit fugientem, descendente igne in Pentapolim:
EN She delivered the just man, who fled from the wicked that were perishing, when the fire came down upon Pentapolis:
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[!note]- Pentapolis…
The land of the five cities, Sodom, Gomorrha, etc. Commentary on the Old Testament (1752)
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GR ἧς ἔτι μαρτύριον τῆς πονηρίας καπνιζομένη καθέστηκε χέρσος καὶ ἀτελέσιν ὥραις καρποφοροῦντα φυτά ἀπιστούσης ψυχῆς μνημεῖον ἑστηκυῖα στήλη ἁλός
LA quibus in testimonium nequitiæ fumigabunda constat deserta terra, et incerto tempore fructus habentes arbores: et incredibilis animæ memoria stans figmentum salis.
EN Whose land, for a testimony of their wickedness, is desolate, and smokes to this day, and the trees bear fruits that ripen not, and a standing pillar of salt is a monument of an incredulous soul.
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GR σοφίαν γὰρ παροδεύσαντες οὐ μόνον ἐβλάβησαν τοῦ μὴ γνῶναι τὰ καλά ἀλλὰ καὶ τῆς ἀφροσύνης ἀπέλιπον τῷ βίῳ μνημόσυνον ἵνα ἐν οἷς ἐσφάλησαν μηδὲ λαθεῖν δυνηθῶσιν
LA Sapientiam enim prætereuntes, non tantum in hoc lapsi sunt ut ignorarent bona, sed et insipientiæ suæ reliquerunt hominibus memoriam, ut in his quæ peccaverunt nec latere potuissent.
EN For regarding not wisdom, they did not only slip in this, that they were ignorant of good things; but they left also unto men a memorial of their folly, so that in the things in which they sinned, they could not so much as lie hid.
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GR σοφία δὲ τοὺς θεραπεύοντας αὐτὴν ἐκ πόνων ἐρρύσατο
LA Sapientia autem hos qui se observant a doloribus liberavit.
EN But wisdom has delivered from sorrow them that attend upon her.
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GR αὕτη φυγάδα ὀργῆς ἀδελφοῦ δίκαιον ὡδήγησεν ἐν τρίβοις εὐθείαις ἔδειξεν αὐτῷ βασιλείαν θεοῦ καὶ ἔδωκεν αὐτῷ γνῶσιν ἁγίων εὐπόρησεν αὐτὸν ἐν μόχθοις καὶ ἐπλήθυνεν τοὺς πόνους αὐτοῦ
LA Hæc profugum iræ fratris justum deduxit per vias rectas, et ostendit illi regnum Dei, et dedit illi scientiam sanctorum; honestavit illum in laboribus, et complevit labores illius.
EN She conducted the just, when he fled from his brother’s wrath, through the right ways, and showed him the kingdom of God, and gave him the knowledge of the holy things, made him honourable in his labours, and accomplished his labours.
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GR ἐν πλεονεξίᾳ κατισχυόντων αὐτὸν παρέστη καὶ ἐπλούτισεν αὐτόν
LA In fraude circumvenientium illum affuit illi, et honestum fecit illum.
EN In the deceit of them that overreached him, she stood by him, and made him honourable.
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GR διεφύλαξεν αὐτὸν ἀπὸ ἐχθρῶν καὶ ἀπὸ ἐνεδρευόντων ἠσφαλίσατο καὶ ἀγῶνα ἰσχυρὸν ἐβράβευσεν αὐτῷ ἵνα γνῷ ὅτι παντὸς δυνατωτέρα ἐστὶν εὐσέβεια
LA Custodivit illum ab inimicis, et a seductoribus tutavit illum: et certamen forte dedit illi ut vinceret, et sciret quoniam omnium potentior est sapientia.
EN She kept him safe from his enemies, and she defended him from seducers, and gave him a strong conflict, that he might overcome, and know that wisdom is mightier than all.
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[!note]- Conflict…
Viz., with the angel. Commentary on the Old Testament (1752)
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GR αὕτη πραθέντα δίκαιον οὐκ ἐγκατέλιπεν ἀλλὰ ἐξ ἁμαρτίας ἐρρύσατο αὐτόν
LA Hæc venditum justum non dereliquit, sed a peccatoribus liberavit eum; descenditque cum illo in foveam,
EN She forsook not the just when he was sold, but delivered him from sinners: she went down with him into the pit.
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GR συγκατέβη αὐτῷ εἰς λάκκον καὶ ἐν δεσμοῖς οὐκ ἀφῆκεν αὐτόν ἕως ἤνεγκεν αὐτῷ σκῆπτρα βασιλείας καὶ ἐξουσίαν τυραννούντων αὐτοῦ ψευδεῖς τε ἔδειξεν τοὺς μωμησαμένους αὐτὸν καὶ ἔδωκεν αὐτῷ δόξαν αἰώνιον
LA 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 æternam.
EN And in bands she left him not, till she brought him the sceptre of the kingdom, and power against those that oppressed him: and showed them to be liars that had accused him, and gave him everlasting glory.
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[!note]- The unjust…
Cain. Commentary on the Old Testament (1752)
[!note]- The just…
Noe. Commentary on the Old Testament (1752)
[!note]- She knew the just…
She found out and approved Abraham. Ibid. Commentary on the Old Testament (1752)
[!note]- And kept him strong, etc…
Gave him strength to stand firm against the efforts of his natural tenderness, when he was ordered to sacrifice his son. Commentary on the Old Testament (1752)
[!note]- The just man…
Lot. – Ibid. Commentary on the Old Testament (1752)
[!note]- The just…
Jacob. Commentary on the Old Testament (1752)
[!note]- The just when he was sold…
Viz., Joseph. Commentary on the Old Testament (1752)
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GR αὕτη λαὸν ὅσιον καὶ σπέρμα ἄμεμπτον ἐρρύσατο ἐξ ἔθνους θλιβόντων
LA Hæc populum justum et semen sine querela liberavit a nationibus quæ illum deprimebant.
EN She delivered the just people, and blameless seed, from the nations that oppressed them.
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GR εἰσῆλθεν εἰς ψυχὴν θεράποντος κυρίου καὶ ἀντέστη βασιλεῦσιν φοβεροῖς ἐν τέρασι καὶ σημείοις
LA Intravit in animam servi Dei, et stetit contra reges horrendos in portentis et signis.
EN She entered into the soul of the servant of God and stood against dreadful kings in wonders and signs.
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GR ἀπέδωκεν ὁσίοις μισθὸν κόπων αὐτῶν ὡδήγησεν αὐτοὺς ἐν ὁδῷ θαυμαστῇ καὶ ἐγένετο αὐτοῖς εἰς σκέπην ἡμέρας καὶ εἰς φλόγα ἄστρων τὴν νύκτα
LA Et reddidit justis mercedem laborum suorum, et deduxit illos in via mirabili: et fuit illis in velamento diei, et in luce stellarum per noctem;
EN And she rendered to the just the wages of their labours, and conducted them in a wonderful way: and she was to them for a covert by day, and for the light of stars by night:
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GR διεβίβασεν αὐτοὺς θάλασσαν ἐρυθρὰν καὶ διήγαγεν αὐτοὺς δι’ ὕδατος πολλοῦ
LA transtulit illos per mare Rubrum, et transvexit illos per aquam nimiam.
EN And she brought them through the Red Sea, and carried them over through a great water.
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GR τοὺς δὲ ἐχθροὺς αὐτῶν κατέκλυσεν καὶ ἐκ βάθους ἀβύσσου ἀνέβρασεν αὐτούς
LA Inimicos autem illorum demersit in mare, et ab altitudine inferorum eduxit illos. Ideo justi tulerunt spolia impiorum,
EN But their enemies she drowned in the sea, and from the depth of hell she brought them out. Therefore the just took the spoils of the wicked.
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GR διὰ τοῦτο δίκαιοι ἐσκύλευσαν ἀσεβεῖς καὶ ὕμνησαν κύριε τὸ ὄνομα τὸ ἅγιόν σου τήν τε ὑπέρμαχόν σου χεῖρα ᾔνεσαν ὁμοθυμαδόν
LA et decantaverunt, Domine, nomen sanctum tuum, et victricem manum tuam laudaverunt pariter:
EN And they sung to your holy name, O Lord, and they praised with one accord your victorious hand.
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GR ὅτι ἡ σοφία ἤνοιξεν στόμα κωφῶν καὶ γλώσσας νηπίων ἔθηκεν τρανάς
LA quoniam sapientia aperuit os mutorum, et linguas infantium fecit disertas.
EN For wisdom opened the mouth of the dumb, and made the tongues of infants eloquent.
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[!note]- The servant of God…
Viz., Moses. Commentary on the Old Testament (1752)
