Proverbs 26
JPS Tanakh (Jewish Publication Society, 1917)
Clementine Vulgate, 1598
1As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honour is not seemly for a fool.
1[Quomodo nix in æstate, et pluviæ in messe, sic indecens est stulto gloria.
2As the wandering sparrow, as the flying swallow, so the curse that is causeless shall come home.
2Sicut avis ad alia transvolans, et passer quolibet vadens, sic maledictum frustra prolatum in quempiam superveniet.
3A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the back of fools.
3Flagellum equo, et camus asino, et virga in dorso imprudentium.
4Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him.
4Ne respondeas stulto juxta stultitiam suam, ne efficiaris ei similis.
5Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own eyes.
5Responde stulto juxta stultitiam suam, ne sibi sapiens esse videatur.
6He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off his own feet, and drinketh damage.
6Claudus pedibus, et iniquitatem bibens, qui mittit verba per nuntium stultum.
7The legs hang limp from the lame; so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
7Quomodo pulchras frustra habet claudus tibias, sic indecens est in ore stultorum parabola.
8As a small stone in a heap of stones, so is he that giveth honour to a fool.
8Sicut qui mittit lapidem in acervum Mercurii, ita qui tribuit insipienti honorem.
9As a thorn that cometh into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
9Quomodo si spina nascatur in manu temulenti, sic parabola in ore stultorum.
10A master performeth all things; but he that stoppeth a fool is as one that stoppeth a flood.
10Judicium determinat causas, et qui imponit stulto silentium iras mitigat.
11As a dog that returneth to his vomit, so is a fool that repeateth his folly.
11Sicut canis qui revertitur ad vomitum suum, sic imprudens qui iterat stultitiam suam.
12Seest thou a man wise in his own eyes? there is more hope of a fool than of him.
12Vidisti hominem sapientem sibi videri? magis illo spem habebit insipiens.]
13The sluggard saith: 'There is a lion in the way; yea, a lion is in the streets.'
13[Dicit piger: Leo est in via, et leæna in itineribus.
14The door is turning upon its hinges, and the sluggard is still upon his bed.
14Sicut ostium vertitur in cardine suo, ita piger in lectulo suo.
15The sluggard burieth his hand in the dish; it wearieth him to bring it back to his mouth.
15Abscondit piger manum sub ascella sua, et laborat si ad os suum eam converterit.
16The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven men that give wise answer.
16Sapientior sibi piger videtur septem viris loquentibus sententias.]
17He that passeth by, and meddleth with strife not his own, is like one that taketh a dog by the ears.
17[Sicut qui apprehendit auribus canem, sic qui transit impatiens et commiscetur rixæ alterius.
18As a madman who casteth firebrands, arrows, and death;
18Sicut noxius est qui mittit sagittas et lanceas in mortem,
19So is the man that deceiveth his neighbour, and saith: 'Am not I in sport?'
19ita vir fraudulenter nocet amico suo, et cum fuerit deprehensus dicit: Ludens feci.
20Where no wood is, the fire goeth out; and where there is no whisperer, contention ceaseth.
20Cum defecerint ligna extinguetur ignis, et susurrone subtracto, jurgia conquiescent.
21As coals are to burning coals, and wood to fire; so is a contentious man to kindle strife.
21Sicut carbones ad prunas, et ligna ad ignem, sic homo iracundus suscitat rixas.
22The words of a whisperer are as dainty morsels, and they go down into the innermost parts of the body.
22Verba susurronis quasi simplicia, et ipsa perveniunt ad intima ventris.
23Burning lips and a wicked heart are like an earthen vessel overlaid with silver dross.
23Quomodo si argento sordido ornare velis vas fictile, sic labia tumentia cum pessimo corde sociata.
24He that hateth dissembleth with his lips, but he layeth up deceit within him.
24Labiis suis intelligitur inimicus, cum in corde tractaverit dolos.
25When he speaketh fair, believe him not; for there are seven abominations in his heart.
25Quando submiserit vocem suam, ne credideris ei, quoniam septem nequitiæ sunt in corde illius.
26Though his hatred be concealed with deceit, his wickedness shall be revealed before the congregation.
26Qui operit odium fraudulenter, revelabitur malitia ejus in consilio.
27Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein; and he that rolleth a stone, it shall return upon him.
27Qui fodit foveam incidet in eam, et qui volvit lapidem revertetur ad eum.
28A lying tongue hateth those that are crushed by it; and a flattering mouth worketh ruin.
28Lingua fallax non amat veritatem, et os lubricum operatur ruinas.]
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