Proverbiorum 17
Clementine Vulgate, 1598Translation
Clementine Vulgate, 1598
King James Version with Apocrypha
1[Melior est buccella sicca cum gaudio quam domus plena victimis cum jurgio.
1Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than an house full of sacrifices with strife.
2Servus sapiens dominabitur filiis stultis, et inter fratres hæreditatem dividet.
2A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren.
3Sicut igne probatur argentum et aurum camino, ita corda probat Dominus.
3The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the LORD trieth the hearts.
4Malus obedit linguæ iniquæ, et fallax obtemperat labiis mendacibus.
4A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips; and a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue.
5Qui despicit pauperem exprobrat factori ejus, et qui ruina lætatur alterius non erit impunitus.
5Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: and he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished.
6Corona senum filii filiorum, et gloria filiorum patres eorum.
6Children’s children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children are their fathers.
7Non decent stultum verba composita, nec principem labium mentiens.
7Excellent speech becometh not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince.
8Gemma gratissima exspectatio præstolantis; quocumque se vertit, prudenter intelligit.
8A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it: whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.
9Qui celat delictum quærit amicitias; qui altero sermone repetit, separat fœderatos.
9He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends.
10Plus proficit correptio apud prudentem, quam centum plagæ apud stultum.
10A reproof entereth more into a wise man than an hundred stripes into a fool.
11Semper jurgia quærit malus: angelus autem crudelis mittetur contra eum.
11An evil man seeketh only rebellion: therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.
12Expedit magis ursæ occurrere raptis fœtibus, quam fatuo confidenti in stultitia sua.
12Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.
13Qui reddit mala pro bonis, non recedet malum de domo ejus.
13Whoso rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.
14Qui dimittit aquam caput est jurgiorum, et antequam patiatur contumeliam judicium deserit.]
14The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with.
15[Qui justificat impium, et qui condemnat justum, abominabilis est uterque apud Deum.
15He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even they both are abomination 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.
16Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing he hath no heart to it ?
17Omni tempore diligit qui amicus est, et frater in angustiis comprobatur.
17A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
18Stultus homo plaudet manibus, cum spoponderit pro amico suo.
18A man void of understanding striketh hands, and becometh surety in the presence of his friend.
19Qui meditatur discordias diligit rixas, et qui exaltat ostium quærit ruinam.
19He loveth transgression that loveth strife: and he that exalteth his gate seeketh destruction.
20Qui perversi cordis est non inveniet bonum, et qui vertit linguam incidet in malum.
20He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.
21Natus est stultus in ignominiam suam; sed nec pater in fatuo lætabitur.
21He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy.
22Animus gaudens ætatem floridam facit; spiritus tristis exsiccat ossa.
22A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.
23Munera de sinu impius accipit, ut pervertat semitas judicii.
23A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment.
24In facie prudentis lucet sapientia; oculi stultorum in finibus terræ.
24Wisdom is before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.
25Ira patris filius stultus, et dolor matris quæ genuit eum.
25A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him.
26Non est bonum damnum inferre justo, nec percutere principem qui recta judicat.
26Also to punish the just is not good, nor to strike princes for equity.
27Qui moderatur sermones suos doctus et prudens est, et pretiosi spiritus vir eruditus.
27He that hath knowledge spareth his words: and a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit.
28Stultus quoque, si tacuerit, sapiens reputabitur, et si compresserit labia sua, intelligens.]
28Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding.
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