Proverbs 22
Berean Standard BibleTranslation
Berean Standard Bible
Clementine Vulgate, 1598
1A good name is more desirable than great riches; favor is better than silver and gold.
1[Melius est nomen bonum quam divitiæ multæ; super argentum et aurum gratia bona.
2The rich and the poor have this in common: The LORD is Maker of them all.
2Dives et pauper obviaverunt sibi: utriusque operator est Dominus.
3The prudent see danger and take cover, but the simple keep going and suffer the consequences.
3Callidus vidit malum, et abscondit se; innocens pertransiit, et afflictus est damno.
4The rewards of humility and the fear of the LORD are wealth and honor and life.
4Finis modestiæ timor Domini, divitiæ, et gloria, et vita.
5Thorns and snares lie on the path of the perverse; he who guards his soul stays far from them.
5Arma et gladii in via perversi; custos autem animæ suæ longe recedit ab eis.
6Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.
6Proverbium est: adolescens juxta viam suam; etiam cum senuerit, non recedet ab ea.
7The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is slave to the lender.
7Dives pauperibus imperat, et qui accipit mutuum servus est fœnerantis.
8He who sows injustice will reap disaster, and the rod of his fury will be destroyed.
8Qui seminat iniquitatem metet mala, et virga iræ suæ consummabitur.
9A generous man will be blessed, for he shares his bread with the poor.
9Qui pronus est ad misericordiam benedicetur: de panibus enim suis dedit pauperi. Victoriam et honorem acquiret qui dat munera; animam autem aufert accipientium.
10Drive out the mocker, and conflict will depart; even quarreling and insults will cease.
10Ejice derisorem, et exibit cum eo jurgium, cessabuntque causæ et contumeliæ.
11He who loves a pure heart and gracious lips will have the king for a friend.
11Qui diligit cordis munditiam, propter gratiam labiorum suorum habebit amicum regem.
12The LORD’s eyes keep watch over knowledge, but He frustrates the words of the faithless.
12Oculi Domini custodiunt scientiam, et supplantantur verba iniqui.
13The slacker says, “There is a lion outside! I will be slain in the streets!”
13Dicit piger: Leo est foris; in medio platearum occidendus sum.
14The mouth of an adulteress is a deep pit; he who is under the wrath of the LORD will fall into it.
14Fovea profunda os alienæ: cui iratus est Dominus, incidet in eam.
15Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline drives it far from him.
15Stultitia colligata est in corde pueri, et virga disciplinæ fugabit eam.
16Oppressing the poor to enrich oneself or giving gifts to the rich will surely lead to poverty.
16Qui calumniatur pauperem ut augeat divitias suas, dabit ipse ditiori, et egebit.]
17Incline your ear and hear the words of the wise— apply your mind to my knowledge—
17[Inclina aurem tuam, et audi verba sapientium: appone autem cor ad doctrinam meam,
18for it is pleasing when you keep them within you and they are constantly on your lips.
18quæ pulchra erit tibi cum servaveris eam in ventre tuo, et redundabit in labiis tuis:
19So that your trust may be in the LORD, I instruct you today—yes, you.
19ut sit in Domino fiducia tua, unde et ostendi eam tibi hodie.
20Have I not written for you thirty sayings about counsel and knowledge,
20Ecce descripsi eam tibi tripliciter, in cogitationibus et scientia:
21to show you true and reliable words, that you may soundly answer those who sent you?
21ut ostenderem tibi firmitatem et eloquia veritatis, respondere ex his illis qui miserunt te.
22Do not rob a poor man because he is poor, and do not crush the afflicted at the gate,
22Non facias violentiam pauperi quia pauper est, neque conteras egenum in porta:
23for the LORD will take up their case and will plunder those who rob them.
23quia judicabit Dominus causam ejus, et configet eos qui confixerunt animam ejus.
24Do not make friends with an angry man, and do not associate with a hot-tempered man,
24Noli esse amicus homini iracundo, neque ambules cum viro furioso:
25or you may learn his ways and entangle yourself in a snare.
25ne forte discas semitas ejus, et sumas scandalum animæ tuæ.
26Do not be one who gives pledges, who puts up security for debts.
26Noli esse cum his qui defigunt manus suas, et qui vades se offerunt pro debitis:
27If you have nothing with which to pay, why should your bed be taken from under you?
27si enim non habes unde restituas, quid causæ est ut tollat operimentum de cubili tuo?
28Do not move an ancient boundary stone which your fathers have placed.
28Ne transgrediaris terminos antiquos, quos posuerunt patres tui.
29Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will be stationed in the presence of kings; he will not stand before obscure men.
29Vidisti virum velocem in opere suo? coram regibus stabit, nec erit ante ignobiles.]
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