Proverbs 24
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)Translation
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)
Clementine Vulgate, 1598
1Seek not to be like evil men, neither desire to be with them:
1[Ne æmuleris viros malos, nec desideres esse cum eis:
2Because their mind studieth robberies, and their lips speak deceits.
2quia rapinas meditatur mens eorum, et fraudes labia eorum loquuntur.
3By wisdom the house shall be built, and by prudence it shall be strengthened.
3Sapientia ædificabitur domus, et prudentia roborabitur.
4By instruction the storerooms shall be filled with all precious and most beautiful wealth.
4In doctrina replebuntur cellaria, universa substantia pretiosa et pulcherrima.
5A wise man is strong: and a knowing man, stout and valiant.
5Vir sapiens fortis est, et vir doctus robustus et validus:
6Because war is managed by due ordering: and there shall be safety where there are many counsels.
6quia cum dispositione initur bellum, et erit salus ubi multa consilia sunt.
7Wisdom is too high for a fool, in the gate he shall not open his mouth.
7Excelsa stulto sapientia; in porta non aperiet os suum.
8He that deviseth to do evils, shall be called a fool.
8Qui cogitat mala facere stultus vocabitur:
9The thought of a fool is sin: and the detracter is the abomination of men.
9cogitatio stulti peccatum est, et abominatio hominum detractor.
10If thou lose hope being weary in the day of distress, thy strength shall be diminished.
10Si desperaveris lassus in die angustiæ, imminuetur fortitudo tua.]
11Deliver them that are led to death: and those that are drawn to death forbear not to deliver.
11[Erue eos qui ducuntur ad mortem, et qui trahuntur ad interitum, liberare ne cesses.
12If thou say: I have not strength enough: he that seeth into the heart, he understandeth, and nothing deceiveth the keeper of thy soul, and he shall render to a man according to his works.
12Si dixeris: Vires non suppetunt; qui inspector est cordis ipse intelligit: et servatorem animæ tuæ nihil fallit, reddetque homini juxta opera sua.
13Fat honey, my son, because it is good, and the honeycomb most sweet to thy throat:
13Comede, fili mi, mel, quia bonum est, et favum dulcissimum gutturi tuo.
14So also is the doctrine of wisdom to thy soul: which when thou hast found, thou shalt have hope in the end, and thy hope shall not perish.
14Sic et doctrina sapientiæ animæ tuæ: quam cum inveneris, habebis in novissimis spem, et spes tua non peribit.
15Lie not in wait, nor seek after wickedness in the house of the just, nor spoil his rest.
15Ne insidieris, et quæras impietatem in domo justi, neque vastes requiem ejus.
16For a just mall shall fall seven times and shall rise again: but the wicked shall fall down into evil.
16Septies enim cadet justus, et resurget: impii autem corruent in malum.
17When thy enemy shall fall, be not glad, and in his ruin let not thy heart rejoice:
17Cum ceciderit inimicus tuus ne gaudeas, et in ruina ejus ne exsultet cor tuum:
18Lest the Lord see, and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him.
18ne forte videat Dominus, et displiceat ei, et auferat ab eo iram suam.
19Contend not with the wicked, nor seek to be like the ungodly:
19Ne contendas cum pessimis, nec æmuleris impios:
20For evil men have no hope of things to come, and the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.
20quoniam non habent futurorum spem mali, et lucerna impiorum extinguetur.
21My son, fear the Lord and the king: and have nothing to do with detracters.
21Time Dominum, fili mi, et regem, et cum detractoribus non commiscearis:
22For their destruction shall rise suddenly: and who knoweth the ruin of both?
22quoniam repente consurget perditio eorum, et ruinam utriusque quis novit?]
23These things also to the wise: It is not good to have respect to persons in judgment.
23Hæc quoque sapientibus. [Cognoscere personam in judicio non est bonum.
24They that say to the wicked man: Thou art just: shall be cursed by the people, and the tribes shall abhor them.
24Qui dicunt impio: Justus es: maledicent eis populi, et detestabuntur eos tribus.
25They that rebuke him, shall be praised: and a blessing shall come upon them.
25Qui arguunt eum laudabuntur, et super ipsos veniet benedictio.
26He shall kiss the lips, who answereth right words.
26Labia deosculabitur qui recta verba respondet.
27Prepare thy work without, and diligently till thy ground: that afterward thou mayst build thy house.
27Præpara foris opus tuum, et diligenter exerce agrum tuum, ut postea ædifices domum tuam.
28Be not witness without cause against thy neighbour: and deceive not any man with thy lips.
28Ne sis testis frustra contra proximum tuum, nec lactes quemquam labiis tuis.
29Say not: I will do to him as he hath done to me: I will render to every one according to his work.
29Ne dicas: Quomodo fecit mihi, sic faciam ei; reddam unicuique secundum opus suum.]
30I passed by the field of the slothful man, and by the vineyard of the foolish man:
30[Per agrum hominis pigri transivi, et per vineam viri stulti:
31And behold it was all filled with nettles, and thorns had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall was broken down.
31et ecce totum repleverant urticæ, et operuerant superficiem ejus spinæ, et maceria lapidum destructa erat.
32Which when I had seen, I laid it up in my heart, and by the example I received instruction.
32Quod cum vidissem, posui in corde meo, et exemplo didici disciplinam.
33Thou wilt sleep a little, said I, thou wilt slumber a little, thou wilt fold thy hands a little to rest:
33Parum, inquam, dormies, modicum dormitabis; pauxillum manus conseres ut quiescas:
34And poverty shall come to thee as a runner, and beggary as an armed man.
34et veniet tibi quasi cursor egestas, et mendicitas quasi vir armatus.]
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