Proverbiorum 11
Clementine Vulgate, 1598Translation
Clementine Vulgate, 1598
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)
1[Statera dolosa abominatio est apud Dominum, et pondus æquum voluntas ejus.
1A deceitful balance is an abomination before the Lord: and a just weight is his will.
2Ubi fuerit superbia, ibi erit et contumelia; ubi autem est humilitas, ibi et sapientia.
2Where pride is, there also shall be reproach: but where humility is, there also is wisdom.
3Simplicitas justorum diriget eos, et supplantatio perversorum vastabit illos.
3The simplicity of the just shall guide them: and the deceitfulness of the wicked shall destroy them.
4Non proderunt divitiæ in die ultionis; justitia autem liberabit a morte.
4Riches shall not profit in the day of revenge: but justice shall deliver from death.
5Justitia simplicis diriget viam ejus, et in impietate sua corruet impius.
5The justice of the upright shall make his way prosperous: and the wicked man shall fall by his own wickedness.
6Justitia rectorum liberabit eos, et in insidiis suis capientur iniqui.
6The justice of the righteous shall deliver them: and the unjust shall be caught in their own snares.
7Mortuo homine impio, nulla erit ultra spes, et exspectatio sollicitorum peribit.
7When the wicked man is dead, there shall be no hope any more: and the expectation of the solicitous shall perish.
8Justus de angustia liberatus est, et tradetur impius pro eo.]
8The just is delivered out of distress: and the wicked shall be given up for him.
9[Simulator ore decipit amicum suum; justi autem liberabuntur scientia.
9The dissembler with his mouth deceiveth his friend: but the just shall be delivered by knowledge.
10In bonis justorum exsultabit civitas, et in perditione impiorum erit laudatio.
10When it goeth well with the just the city shall rejoice: and when the wicked perish there shall be praise.
11Benedictione justorum exaltabitur civitas, et ore impiorum subvertetur.
11By the blessing of the just the city shall be exalted: and by the mouth of the wicked it shall be overthrown.
12Qui despicit amicum suum indigens corde est; vir autem prudens tacebit.
12He that despiseth his friend, is mean of heart: but the wise man will hold his peace.
13Qui ambulat fraudulenter, revelat arcana; qui autem fidelis est animi, celat amici commissum.
13He that walketh deceitfully, revealeth secrets: but he that is faithful, concealeth the thing committed to him by his friend.
14Ubi non est gubernator, populus corruet; salus autem, ubi multa consilia.
14Where there is no governor, the people shall fall: but there is safety where there is much counsel.
15Affligetur malo qui fidem facit pro extraneo; qui autem cavet laqueos securus erit.
15He shall be afflicted with evil, that is surety for a stranger: but he that is aware of the snares, shall be secure.
16Mulier gratiosa inveniet gloriam, et robusti habebunt divitias.]
16A gracious woman shall find glory: and the strong shall have riches.
17[Benefacit animæ suæ vir misericors; qui autem crudelis est, etiam propinquos abjicit.
17A merciful man doth good to his own soul: but he that is cruel casteth off even his own kindred.
18Impius facit opus instabile, seminanti autem justitiam merces fidelis.
18The wicked maketh an unsteady work: but to him that soweth justice, there is a faithful reward.
19Clementia præparat vitam, et sectatio malorum mortem.
19Clemency prepareth life: and the pursuing of evil things, death.
20Abominabile Domino cor pravum, et voluntas ejus in iis qui simpliciter ambulant.
20A perverse heart is abominable to the Lord: and his will is in them that walk sincerely.
21Manus in manu non erit innocens malus; semen autem justorum salvabitur.
21Hand in hand the evil man shall not be innocent: but the seed of the just shall be saved.
22Circulus aureus in naribus suis, mulier pulchra et fatua.
22A golden ring in a swine’s snout, a woman fair and foolish.
23Desiderium justorum omne bonum est; præstolatio impiorum furor.
23The desire of the just is all good: the expectation of the wicked is indignation.
24Alii dividunt propria, et ditiores fiunt; alii rapiunt non sua, et semper in egestate sunt.
24Some distribute their own goods, and grow richer: others take away what is not their own, and are always in want.
25Anima quæ benedicit impinguabitur, et qui inebriat, ipse quoque inebriabitur.
25The soul which blesseth, shall be made fat: and he that inebriateth, shall be inebriated also himself.
26Qui abscondit frumenta maledicetur in populis; benedictio autem super caput vendentium.
26He that hideth up corn, shall be cursed among the people: but a blessing upon the head of them that sell.
27Bene consurgit diluculo qui quærit bona; qui autem investigator malorum est, opprimetur ab eis.
27Well doth he rise early who seeketh good things; but he that seeketh after evil things shall be oppressed by them.
28Qui confidit in divitiis suis corruet: justi autem quasi virens folium germinabunt.
28He that trusteth in his riches shall fall: but the just shall spring up as a green leaf.
29Qui conturbat domum suam possidebit ventos, et qui stultus est serviet sapienti.
29He that troubleth his own house, shall inherit the winds: and the fool shall serve the wise.
30Fructus justi lignum vitæ, et qui suscipit animas sapiens est.
30The fruit of the just man is a tree of life: and he that gaineth souls, is wise.
31Si justus in terra recipit, quanto magis impius et peccator !]
31If the just man receive in the earth, how much more the wicked and the sinner.
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