Proverbiorum 22
Clementine Vulgate, 1598Translation
Clementine Vulgate, 1598
Berean Standard Bible
1[Melius est nomen bonum quam divitiæ multæ; super argentum et aurum gratia bona.
1A good name is more desirable than great riches; favor is better than silver and gold.
2Dives et pauper obviaverunt sibi: utriusque operator est Dominus.
2The rich and the poor have this in common: The LORD is Maker of them all.
3Callidus vidit malum, et abscondit se; innocens pertransiit, et afflictus est damno.
3The prudent see danger and take cover, but the simple keep going and suffer the consequences.
4Finis modestiæ timor Domini, divitiæ, et gloria, et vita.
4The rewards of humility and the fear of the LORD are wealth and honor and life.
5Arma et gladii in via perversi; custos autem animæ suæ longe recedit ab eis.
5Thorns and snares lie on the path of the perverse; he who guards his soul stays far from them.
6Proverbium est: adolescens juxta viam suam; etiam cum senuerit, non recedet ab ea.
6Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.
7Dives pauperibus imperat, et qui accipit mutuum servus est fœnerantis.
7The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is slave to the lender.
8Qui seminat iniquitatem metet mala, et virga iræ suæ consummabitur.
8He who sows injustice will reap disaster, and the rod of his fury will be destroyed.
9Qui pronus est ad misericordiam benedicetur: de panibus enim suis dedit pauperi. Victoriam et honorem acquiret qui dat munera; animam autem aufert accipientium.
9A generous man will be blessed, for he shares his bread with the poor.
10Ejice derisorem, et exibit cum eo jurgium, cessabuntque causæ et contumeliæ.
10Drive out the mocker, and conflict will depart; even quarreling and insults will cease.
11Qui diligit cordis munditiam, propter gratiam labiorum suorum habebit amicum regem.
11He who loves a pure heart and gracious lips will have the king for a friend.
12Oculi Domini custodiunt scientiam, et supplantantur verba iniqui.
12The LORD’s eyes keep watch over knowledge, but He frustrates the words of the faithless.
13Dicit piger: Leo est foris; in medio platearum occidendus sum.
13The slacker says, “There is a lion outside! I will be slain in the streets!”
14Fovea profunda os alienæ: cui iratus est Dominus, incidet in eam.
14The mouth of an adulteress is a deep pit; he who is under the wrath of the LORD will fall into it.
15Stultitia colligata est in corde pueri, et virga disciplinæ fugabit eam.
15Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline drives it far from him.
16Qui calumniatur pauperem ut augeat divitias suas, dabit ipse ditiori, et egebit.]
16Oppressing the poor to enrich oneself or giving gifts to the rich will surely lead to poverty.
17[Inclina aurem tuam, et audi verba sapientium: appone autem cor ad doctrinam meam,
17Incline your ear and hear the words of the wise— apply your mind to my knowledge—
18quæ pulchra erit tibi cum servaveris eam in ventre tuo, et redundabit in labiis tuis:
18for it is pleasing when you keep them within you and they are constantly on your lips.
19ut sit in Domino fiducia tua, unde et ostendi eam tibi hodie.
19So that your trust may be in the LORD, I instruct you today—yes, you.
20Ecce descripsi eam tibi tripliciter, in cogitationibus et scientia:
20Have I not written for you thirty sayings about counsel and knowledge,
21ut ostenderem tibi firmitatem et eloquia veritatis, respondere ex his illis qui miserunt te.
21to show you true and reliable words, that you may soundly answer those who sent you?
22Non facias violentiam pauperi quia pauper est, neque conteras egenum in porta:
22Do not rob a poor man because he is poor, and do not crush the afflicted at the gate,
23quia judicabit Dominus causam ejus, et configet eos qui confixerunt animam ejus.
23for the LORD will take up their case and will plunder those who rob them.
24Noli esse amicus homini iracundo, neque ambules cum viro furioso:
24Do not make friends with an angry man, and do not associate with a hot-tempered man,
25ne forte discas semitas ejus, et sumas scandalum animæ tuæ.
25or you may learn his ways and entangle yourself in a snare.
26Noli esse cum his qui defigunt manus suas, et qui vades se offerunt pro debitis:
26Do not be one who gives pledges, who puts up security for debts.
27si enim non habes unde restituas, quid causæ est ut tollat operimentum de cubili tuo?
27If you have nothing with which to pay, why should your bed be taken from under you?
28Ne transgrediaris terminos antiquos, quos posuerunt patres tui.
28Do not move an ancient boundary stone which your fathers have placed.
29Vidisti virum velocem in opere suo? coram regibus stabit, nec erit ante ignobiles.]
29Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will be stationed in the presence of kings; he will not stand before obscure men.
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