Proverbs 27
JPS Tanakh (Jewish Publication Society, 1917)
Clementine Vulgate, 1598
1Boast not thyself of to-morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.
1[Ne glorieris in crastinum, ignorans quid superventura pariat dies.
2Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips.
2Laudet te alienus, et non os tuum; extraneus, et non labia tua.
3A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool's vexation is heavier than they both.
3Grave est saxum, et onerosa arena, sed ira stulti utroque gravior.
4Wrath is cruel, and anger is overwhelming; but who is able to stand before jealousy?
4Ira non habet misericordiam nec erumpens furor, et impetum concitati ferre quis poterit?
5Better is open rebuke than love that is hidden.
5Melior est manifesta correptio quam amor absconditus.
6Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are importunate.
6Meliora sunt vulnera diligentis quam fraudulenta oscula odientis.
7The full soul loatheth a honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
7Anima saturata calcabit favum, et anima esuriens etiam amarum pro dulci sumet.
8As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that wandereth from his place.
8Sicut avis transmigrans de nido suo, sic vir qui derelinquit locum suum.
9Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart; so doth the sweetness of a man's friend by hearty counsel.
9Unguento et variis odoribus delectatur cor, et bonis amici consiliis anima dulcoratur.]
10Thine own friend, and thy father's friend, forsake not; neither go into thy brother's house in the day of thy calamity; better is a neighbour that is near than a brother far off.
10[Amicum tuum et amicum patris tui ne dimiseris, et domum fratris tui ne ingrediaris in die afflictionis tuæ. Melior est vicinus juxta quam frater procul.
11My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him that taunteth me.
11Stude sapientiæ, fili mi, et lætifica cor meum, ut possis exprobranti respondere sermonem.
12A prudent man seeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the thoughtless pass on, and are punished.
12Astutus videns malum, absconditus est: parvuli transeuntes sustinuerunt dispendia.
13Take his garment that is surety for a stranger; and hold him in pledge that is surety for an alien woman.
13Tolle vestimentum ejus qui spopondit pro extraneo, et pro alienis aufer ei pignus.
14He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be counted a curse to him.
14Qui benedicit proximo suo voce grandi, de nocte consurgens maledicenti similis erit.
15A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike;
15Tecta perstillantia in die frigoris et litigiosa mulier comparantur.
16He that would hide her hideth the wind, and the ointment of his right hand betrayeth itself.
16Qui retinet eam quasi qui ventum teneat, et oleum dexteræ suæ vocabit.
17Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.
17Ferrum ferro exacuitur, et homo exacuit faciem amici sui.
18Whoso keepeth the fig-tree shall eat the fruit thereof; and he that waiteth on his master shall be honoured.
18Qui servat ficum comedet fructus ejus, et qui custos est domini sui glorificabitur.
19As in water face answereth to face, so the heart of man to man.
19Quomodo in aquis resplendent vultus prospicientium, sic corda hominum manifesta sunt prudentibus.
20The nether-world and Destruction are never satiated; so the eyes of man are never satiated.
20Infernus et perditio numquam implentur: similiter et oculi hominum insatiabiles.
21The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold, and a man is tried by his praise.
21Quomodo probatur in conflatorio argentum et in fornace aurum, sic probatur homo ore laudantis. Cor iniqui inquirit mala, cor autem rectum inquirit scientiam.
22Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar with a pestle among groats, yet will not his foolishness depart from him.
22Si contuderis stultum in pila quasi ptisanas feriente desuper pilo, non auferetur ab eo stultitia ejus.]
23Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds;
23[Diligenter agnosce vultum pecoris tui, tuosque greges considera:
24For riches are not for ever; and doth the crown endure unto all generations?
24non enim habebis jugiter potestatem, sed corona tribuetur in generationem et generationem.
25When the hay is mown, and the tender grass showeth itself, and the herbs of the mountains are gathered in;
25Aperta sunt prata, et apparuerunt herbæ virentes, et collecta sunt fœna de montibus.
26The lambs will be for thy clothing, and the goats the price for a field.
26Agni ad vestimentum tuum, et hædi ad agri pretium.
27And there will be goats' milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household; and maintenance for thy maidens.
27Sufficiat tibi lac caprarum in cibos tuos, et in necessaria domus tuæ, et ad victum ancillis tuis.]
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