Proverbs 20
JPS Tanakh (Jewish Publication Society, 1917)
Clementine Vulgate, 1598
1Wine is a mocker, strong drink is riotous; and whosoever reeleth thereby is not wise.
1[Luxuriosa res vinum, et tumultuosa ebrietas: quicumque his delectatur non erit sapiens.
2The terror of a king is as the roaring of a lion: he that provoketh him to anger forfeiteth his life.
2Sicut rugitus leonis, ita et terror regis: qui provocat eum peccat in animam suam.
3It is an honour for a man to keep aloof from strife; but every fool will be snarling.
3Honor est homini qui separat se a contentionibus; omnes autem stulti miscentur contumeliis.
4The sluggard will not plow when winter setteth in; therefore he shall beg in harvest, and have nothing.
4Propter frigus piger arare noluit; mendicabit ergo æstate, et non dabitur illi.
5Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water; but a man of understanding will draw it out.
5Sicut aqua profunda, sic consilium in corde viri; sed homo sapiens exhauriet illud.
6Most men will proclaim every one his own goodness; but a faithful man who can find?
6Multi homines misericordes vocantur; virum autem fidelem quis inveniet?]
7He that walketh in his integrity as a just man, happy are his children after him.
7[Justus qui ambulat in simplicitate sua beatos post se filios derelinquet.
8A king that sitteth on the throne of judgment scattereth away all evil with his eyes.
8Rex qui sedet in solio judicii dissipat omne malum intuitu suo.
9Who can say: 'I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin'?
9Quis potest dicere: Mundum est cor meum; purus sum a peccato?
10Divers weights, and divers measures, both of them alike are an abomination to the LORD.
10Pondus et pondus, mensura et mensura: utrumque abominabile est apud Deum.
11Even a child is known by his doings, whether his work be pure, and whether it be right.
11Ex studiis suis intelligitur puer, si munda et recta sint opera ejus.
12The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, the LORD hath made even both of them.
12Aurem audientem, et oculum videntem: Dominus fecit utrumque.
13Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, and thou shalt have bread in plenty.
13Noli diligere somnum, ne te egestas opprimat: aperi oculos tuos, et saturare panibus.
14'It is bad, it is bad', saith the buyer; but when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.
14Malum est, malum est, dicit omnis emptor; et cum recesserit, tunc gloriabitur.
15There is gold, and a multitude of rubies; but the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.
15Est aurum et multitudo gemmarum, et vas pretiosum labia scientiæ.]
16Take his garment that is surety for a stranger; and hold him in pledge that is surety for an alien woman.
16[Tolle vestimentum ejus qui fidejussor extitit alieni, et pro extraneis aufer pignus ab eo.
17Bread of falsehood is sweet to a man; but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.
17Suavis est homini panis mendacii, et postea implebitur os ejus calculo.
18Every purpose is established by counsel; and with good advice carry on war.
18Cogitationes consiliis roborantur, et gubernaculis tractanda sunt bella.
19He that goeth about as a talebearer revealeth secrets; therefore meddle not with him that openeth wide his lips.
19Ei qui revelat mysteria, et ambulat fraudulenter, et dilatat labia sua, ne commiscearis.
20Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in the blackest darkness.
20Qui maledicit patri suo et matri, extinguetur lucerna ejus in mediis tenebris:
21An estate may be gotten hastily at the beginning; but the end thereof shall not be blessed.
21hæreditas ad quam festinatur in principio, in novissimo benedictione carebit.
22Say not thou: 'I will requite evil'; wait for the LORD, and He will save thee.
22Ne dicas: Reddam malum: exspecta Dominum, et liberabit te.
23Divers weights are an abomination to the LORD; and a false balance is not good.
23Abominatio est apud Dominum pondus et pondus; statera dolosa non est bona.
24A man's goings are of the LORD; how then can man look to his way?
24A Domino diriguntur gressus viri: quis autem hominum intelligere potest viam suam?
25It is a snare to a man rashly to say: 'Holy', and after vows to make inquiry.
25Ruina est homini devorare sanctos, et post vota retractare.]
26A wise king sifteth the wicked, and turneth the wheel over them.
26[Dissipat impios rex sapiens, et incurvat super eos fornicem.
27The spirit of man is the lamp of the LORD, searching all the inward parts.
27Lucerna Domini spiraculum hominis, quæ investigat omnia secreta ventris.
28Mercy and truth preserve the king; and his throne is upheld by mercy.
28Misericordia et veritas custodiunt regem, et roboratur clementia thronus ejus.
29The glory of young men is their strength; and the beauty of old men is the hoary head.
29Exsultatio juvenum fortitudo eorum, et dignitas senum canities.
30Sharp wounds cleanse away evil; so do stripes that reach the inward parts.
30Livor vulneris absterget mala, et plagæ in secretioribus ventris.]
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