Proverbiorum 23
Clementine Vulgate, 1598Translation
Clementine Vulgate, 1598
Berean Standard Bible
1[Quando sederis ut comedas cum principe, diligenter attende quæ apposita sunt ante faciem tuam.
1When you sit down to dine with a ruler, consider carefully what is set before you,
2Et statue cultrum in gutture tuo: si tamen habes in potestate animam tuam.
2and put a knife to your throat if you possess a great appetite.
3Ne desideres de cibis ejus, in quo est panis mendacii.
3Do not crave his delicacies, for that food is deceptive.
4Noli laborare ut diteris, sed prudentiæ tuæ pone modum.
4Do not wear yourself out to get rich; be wise enough to restrain yourself.
5Ne erigas oculos tuos ad opes quas non potes habere, quia facient sibi pennas quasi aquilæ, et volabunt in cælum.
5When you glance at wealth, it disappears, for it makes wings for itself and flies like an eagle to the sky.
6Ne comedas cum homine invido, et ne desideres cibos ejus:
6Do not eat the bread of a stingy man, and do not crave his delicacies;
7quoniam in similitudinem arioli et conjectoris æstimat quod ignorat. Comede et bibe, dicet tibi; et mens ejus non est tecum.
7for he is keeping track, inwardly counting the cost. “Eat and drink,” he says to you, but his heart is not with you.
8Cibos quos comederas evomes, et perdes pulchros sermones tuos.
8You will vomit up what little you have eaten and waste your pleasant words.
9In auribus insipientium ne loquaris, qui despicient doctrinam eloquii tui.
9Do not speak to a fool, for he will despise the wisdom of your words.
10Ne attingas parvulorum terminos, et agrum pupillorum ne introëas:
10Do not move an ancient boundary stone or encroach on the fields of the fatherless,
11propinquus enim illorum fortis est, et ipse judicabit contra te causam illorum.]
11for their Redeemer is strong; He will take up their case against you.
12[Ingrediatur ad doctrinam cor tuum, et aures tuæ ad verba scientiæ.
12Apply your heart to instruction and your ears to words of knowledge.
13Noli subtrahere a puero disciplinam: si enim percusseris eum virga, non morietur.
13Do not withhold discipline from a child; although you strike him with a rod, he will not die.
14Tu virga percuties eum, et animam ejus de inferno liberabis.
14Strike him with a rod, and you will deliver his soul from Sheol.
15Fili mi, si sapiens fuerit animus tuus, gaudebit tecum cor meum:
15My son, if your heart is wise, my own heart will indeed rejoice.
16et exsultabunt renes mei, cum locuta fuerint rectum labia tua.
16My inmost being will rejoice when your lips speak what is right.
17Non æmuletur cor tuum peccatores, sed in timore Domini esto tota die:
17Do not let your heart envy sinners, but always continue in the fear of the LORD.
18quia habebis spem in novissimo, et præstolatio tua non auferetur.
18For surely there is a future, and your hope will not be cut off.
19Audi, fili mi, et esto sapiens, et dirige in via animum tuum.
19Listen, my son, and be wise, and guide your heart on the right course.
20Noli esse in conviviis potatorum, nec in comessationibus eorum qui carnes ad vescendum conferunt:
20Do not join those who drink too much wine or gorge themselves on meat.
21quia vacantes potibus et dantes symbola consumentur, et vestietur pannis dormitatio.
21For the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty, and drowsiness will clothe them in rags.
22Audi patrem tuum, qui genuit te, et ne contemnas cum senuerit mater tua.
22Listen to your father who gave you life, and do not despise your mother when she is old.
23Veritatem eme, et noli vendere sapientiam, et doctrinam, et intelligentiam.
23Invest in truth and never sell it— in wisdom and instruction and understanding.
24Exsultat gaudio pater justi; qui sapientem genuit, lætabitur in eo.
24The father of a righteous man will greatly rejoice, and he who fathers a wise son will delight in him.
25Gaudeat pater tuus et mater tua, et exsultet quæ genuit te.
25May your father and mother be glad, and may she who gave you birth rejoice!
26Præbe, fili mi, cor tuum mihi, et oculi tui vias meas custodiant.
26My son, give me your heart, and let your eyes delight in my ways.
27Fovea enim profunda est meretrix, et puteus angustus aliena.
27For a prostitute is a deep pit, and an adulteress is a narrow well.
28Insidiatur in via quasi latro, et quos incautos viderit, interficiet.]
28Like a robber she lies in wait and multiplies the faithless among men.
29[Cui væ? cujus patri væ? cui rixæ? cui foveæ? cui sine causa vulnera? cui suffusio oculorum?
29Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has contentions? Who has complaints? Who has needless wounds? Who has bloodshot eyes?
30nonne his qui commorantur in vino, et student calicibus epotandis?
30Those who linger over wine, who go to taste mixed drinks.
31Ne intuearis vinum quando flavescit, cum splenduerit in vitro color ejus: ingreditur blande,
31Do not gaze at wine while it is red, when it sparkles in the cup and goes down smoothly.
32sed in novissimo mordebit ut coluber, et sicut regulus venena diffundet.
32In the end it bites like a snake and stings like a viper.
33Oculi tui videbunt extraneas, et cor tuum loquetur perversa.
33Your eyes will see strange things, and your mind will utter perversities.
34Et eris sicut dormiens in medio mari, et quasi sopitus gubernator, amisso clavo.
34You will be like one sleeping on the high seas or lying on the top of a mast:
35Et dices: Verberaverunt me, sed non dolui; traxerunt me, et ego non sensi. Quando evigilabo, et rursus vina reperiam?]
35“They struck me, but I feel no pain! They beat me, but I did not know it! When can I wake up to search for another drink?”
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