Proverbiorum 17
Clementine Vulgate, 1598Translation
Clementine Vulgate, 1598
Berean Standard Bible
1[Melior est buccella sicca cum gaudio quam domus plena victimis cum jurgio.
1Better a dry morsel in quietness than a house full of feasting with strife.
2Servus sapiens dominabitur filiis stultis, et inter fratres hæreditatem dividet.
2A wise servant will rule over a disgraceful son and share his inheritance as one of the brothers.
3Sicut igne probatur argentum et aurum camino, ita corda probat Dominus.
3A crucible for silver and a furnace for gold, but the LORD is the tester of hearts.
4Malus obedit linguæ iniquæ, et fallax obtemperat labiis mendacibus.
4A wicked man listens to evil lips; a liar gives ear to a destructive tongue.
5Qui despicit pauperem exprobrat factori ejus, et qui ruina lætatur alterius non erit impunitus.
5He who mocks the poor insults their Maker; whoever gloats over calamity will not go unpunished.
6Corona senum filii filiorum, et gloria filiorum patres eorum.
6Grandchildren are the crown of the aged, and the glory of a son is his father.
7Non decent stultum verba composita, nec principem labium mentiens.
7Eloquent words are unfit for a fool; how much worse are lying lips to a ruler!
8Gemma gratissima exspectatio præstolantis; quocumque se vertit, prudenter intelligit.
8A bribe is a charm to its giver; wherever he turns, he succeeds.
9Qui celat delictum quærit amicitias; qui altero sermone repetit, separat fœderatos.
9Whoever conceals an offense promotes love, but he who brings it up separates friends.
10Plus proficit correptio apud prudentem, quam centum plagæ apud stultum.
10A rebuke cuts into a man of discernment deeper than a hundred lashes cut into a fool.
11Semper jurgia quærit malus: angelus autem crudelis mittetur contra eum.
11An evil man seeks only rebellion; a cruel messenger will be sent against him.
12Expedit magis ursæ occurrere raptis fœtibus, quam fatuo confidenti in stultitia sua.
12It is better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than a fool in his folly.
13Qui reddit mala pro bonis, non recedet malum de domo ejus.
13If anyone returns evil for good, evil will never leave his house.
14Qui dimittit aquam caput est jurgiorum, et antequam patiatur contumeliam judicium deserit.]
14To start a quarrel is to release a flood; so abandon the dispute before it breaks out.
15[Qui justificat impium, et qui condemnat justum, abominabilis est uterque apud Deum.
15Acquitting the guilty and condemning the righteous— both are detestable to the LORD.
16Quid prodest stulto habere divitias, cum sapientiam emere non possit? Qui altum facit domum suam quærit ruinam, et qui evitat discere incidet in mala.
16Why should the fool have money in his hand with no intention of buying wisdom?
17Omni tempore diligit qui amicus est, et frater in angustiis comprobatur.
17A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
18Stultus homo plaudet manibus, cum spoponderit pro amico suo.
18A man lacking judgment strikes hands in pledge and puts up security for his neighbor.
19Qui meditatur discordias diligit rixas, et qui exaltat ostium quærit ruinam.
19He who loves transgression loves strife; he who builds his gate high invites destruction.
20Qui perversi cordis est non inveniet bonum, et qui vertit linguam incidet in malum.
20The one with a perverse heart finds no good, and he whose tongue is deceitful falls into trouble.
21Natus est stultus in ignominiam suam; sed nec pater in fatuo lætabitur.
21A man fathers a fool to his own grief; the father of a fool has no joy.
22Animus gaudens ætatem floridam facit; spiritus tristis exsiccat ossa.
22A joyful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit dries up the bones.
23Munera de sinu impius accipit, ut pervertat semitas judicii.
23A wicked man takes a covert bribe to subvert the course of justice.
24In facie prudentis lucet sapientia; oculi stultorum in finibus terræ.
24Wisdom is the focus of the discerning, but the eyes of a fool wander to the ends of the earth.
25Ira patris filius stultus, et dolor matris quæ genuit eum.
25A foolish son brings grief to his father and bitterness to her who bore him.
26Non est bonum damnum inferre justo, nec percutere principem qui recta judicat.
26It is surely not good to punish the innocent or to flog a noble for his honesty.
27Qui moderatur sermones suos doctus et prudens est, et pretiosi spiritus vir eruditus.
27A man of knowledge restrains his words, and a man of understanding maintains a calm spirit.
28Stultus quoque, si tacuerit, sapiens reputabitur, et si compresserit labia sua, intelligens.]
28Even a fool is considered wise if he keeps silent, and discerning when he holds his tongue.
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