| | Louis Segond | King James | American std | Diodati |
| 1 | Mon fils, si tu reçois mes paroles, Et si tu gardes avec toi mes préceptes, | My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee; | My son, if thou wilt receive my words, And lay up my commandments with thee; | Figlio mio, se ricevi le mie parole e fai tesoro dei miei comandamenti, |
| 2 | Si tu rends ton oreille attentive à la sagesse, Et si tu inclines ton coeur à l'intelligence ; | So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to understanding; | So as to incline thine ear unto wisdom, And apply thy heart to understanding; | prestando orecchio alla sapienza e inclinando il cuore all'intendimento; |
| 3 | Oui, si tu appelles la sagesse, Et si tu élèves ta voix vers l'intelligence, | Yea, if thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for understanding; | Yea, if thou cry after discernment, And lift up thy voice for understanding; | sì se chiedi con forza il discernimento e alzi la tua voce per ottenere intendimento, |
| 4 | Si tu la cherches comme l'argent, Si tu la poursuis comme un trésor, | If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for hid treasures; | If thou seek her as silver, And search for her as for hid treasures: | se lo cerchi come l'argento e ti dai a scavarlo come un tesoro nascosto, |
| 5 | Alors tu comprendras la crainte de l'Éternel, Et tu trouveras la connaissance de Dieu. | Then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God. | Then shalt thou understand the fear of Jehovah, And find the knowledge of God. | allora intenderai il timore dell'Eterno, e troverai la conoscenza di DIO. |
| 6 | Car l'Éternel donne la sagesse ; De sa bouche sortent la connaissance et l'intelligence ; | For the LORD giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding. | For Jehovah giveth wisdom; Out of his mouth [cometh] knowledge and understanding: | Poiché l'Eterno dà la sapienza; dalla sua bocca procedono la conoscenza e l'intendimento. |
| 7 | Il tient en réserve le salut pour les hommes droits, Un bouclier pour ceux qui marchent dans l'intégrité, | He layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous: he is a buckler to them that walk uprightly. | He layeth up sound wisdom for the upright; [He is] a shield to them that walk in integrity; | Egli tiene in serbo per gli uomini retti un aiuto potente, uno scudo per quelli che camminano rettamente, |
| 8 | En protégeant les sentiers de la justice Et en gardant la voie de ses fidèles. | He keepeth the paths of judgment, and preserveth the way of his saints. | That he may guard the paths of justice, And preserve the way of his saints. | per proteggere i sentieri della equità e custodire la via dei suoi santi. |
| 9 | Alors tu comprendras la justice, l'équité, La droiture, toutes les routes qui mènent au bien. | Then shalt thou understand righteousness, and judgment, and equity; yea, every good path. | Then shalt thou understand righteousness and justice, And equity, [yea], every good path. | Allora intenderai la giustizia, l'equità, la rettitudine e tutte le vie del bene. |
| 10 | Car la sagesse viendra dans ton coeur, Et la connaissance fera les délices de ton âme ; | When wisdom entereth into thine heart, and knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul; | For wisdom shall enter into thy heart, And knowledge shall be pleasant unto thy soul; | Quando la sapienza entrerà nel tuo cuore e la conoscenza sarà gradevole alla tua anima, |
| 11 | La réflexion veillera sur toi, L'intelligence te gardera, | Discretion shall preserve thee, understanding shall keep thee: | Discretion shall watch over thee; Understanding shall keep thee: | la riflessione veglierà su di te e l'intendimento ti proteggerà, |
| 12 | Pour te délivrer de la voie du mal, De l'homme qui tient des discours pervers, | To deliver thee from the way of the evil man, from the man that speaketh froward things; | To deliver thee from the way of evil, From the men that speak perverse things; | per liberarti dalla via malvagia, dalla gente che parla di cose perverse, |
| 13 | De ceux qui abandonnent les sentiers de la droiture Afin de marcher dans des chemins ténébreux, | Who leave the paths of uprightness, to walk in the ways of darkness; | Who forsake the paths of uprightness, To walk in the ways of darkness; | da quelli che lasciano i sentieri della rettitudine per camminare nelle vie delle tenebre, |
| 14 | Qui trouvent de la jouissance à faire le mal, Qui mettent leur plaisir dans la perversité, | Who rejoice to do evil, and delight in the frowardness of the wicked; | Who rejoice to do evil, And delight in the perverseness of evil; | che godono a fare il male e provano piacere nelle perversità del malvagio, |
| 15 | Qui suivent des sentiers détournés, Et qui prennent des routes tortueuses ; | Whose ways are crooked, and they froward in their paths: | Who are crooked in their ways, And wayward in their paths: | i cui sentieri sono storti e le cui vie sono tortuose, |
| 16 | Pour te délivrer de la femme étrangère, De l'étrangère qui emploie des paroles doucereuses, | To deliver thee from the strange woman, even from the stranger which flattereth with her words; | To deliver thee from the strange woman, Even from the foreigner that flattereth with her words; | per scamparti dalla donna adultera, dalla straniera che usa parole lusinghevoli, |
| 17 | Qui abandonne l'ami de sa jeunesse, Et qui oublie l'alliance de son Dieu ; | Which forsaketh the guide of her youth, and forgetteth the covenant of her God. | That forsaketh the friend of her youth, And forgetteth the covenant of her God: | che ha abbandonato il compagno della sua giovinezza e ha dimenticato il patto del suo DIO. |
| 18 | Car sa maison penche vers la mort, Et sa route mène chez les morts : | For her house inclineth unto death, and her paths unto the dead. | For her house inclineth unto death, And her paths unto the dead; | Poiché la sua casa scende verso la morte e i suoi sentieri verso i defunti. |
| 19 | Aucun de ceux qui vont à elle ne revient, Et ne retrouve les sentiers de la vie. | None that go unto her return again, neither take they hold of the paths of life. | None that go unto her return again, Neither do they attain unto the paths of life: | Nessuno di quelli che vanno da lei ritorna, nessuno raggiunge i sentieri della vita. |
| 20 | Tu marcheras ainsi dans la voie des gens de bien, Tu garderas les sentiers des justes. | That thou mayest walk in the way of good men, and keep the paths of the righteous. | That thou mayest walk in the way of good men, And keep the paths of the righteous. | Così potrai camminare per la via dei buoni e rimarrai nei sentieri dei giusti. |
| 21 | Car les hommes droits habiteront le pays, Les hommes intègres y resteront ; | For the upright shall dwell in the land, and the perfect shall remain in it. | For the upright shall dwell in the land, And the perfect shall remain in it. | Poiché gli uomini retti abiteranno la terra e quelli integri vi rimarranno; |
| 22 | Mais les méchants seront retranchés du pays, Les infidèles en seront arrachés. | But the wicked shall be cut off from the earth, and the transgressors shall be rooted out of it. | But the wicked shall be cut off from the land, And the treacherous shall be rooted out of it. | ma gli empi saranno sterminati dalla terra e i trasgressori saranno da essa strappati. |
