Proverbiorum 24
Clementine Vulgate, 1598Translation
Clementine Vulgate, 1598
Berean Standard Bible
1[Ne æmuleris viros malos, nec desideres esse cum eis:
1Do not envy wicked men or desire their company;
2quia rapinas meditatur mens eorum, et fraudes labia eorum loquuntur.
2for their hearts devise violence, and their lips declare trouble.
3Sapientia ædificabitur domus, et prudentia roborabitur.
3By wisdom a house is built and by understanding it is established;
4In doctrina replebuntur cellaria, universa substantia pretiosa et pulcherrima.
4through knowledge its rooms are filled with every precious and beautiful treasure.
5Vir sapiens fortis est, et vir doctus robustus et validus:
5A wise man is strong, and a man of knowledge enhances his strength.
6quia cum dispositione initur bellum, et erit salus ubi multa consilia sunt.
6Only with sound guidance should you wage war, and victory lies in a multitude of counselors.
7Excelsa stulto sapientia; in porta non aperiet os suum.
7Wisdom is too high for a fool; he does not open his mouth in the meeting place.
8Qui cogitat mala facere stultus vocabitur:
8He who plots evil will be called a schemer.
9cogitatio stulti peccatum est, et abominatio hominum detractor.
9A foolish scheme is sin, and a mocker is detestable to men.
10Si desperaveris lassus in die angustiæ, imminuetur fortitudo tua.]
10If you faint in the day of distress, how small is your strength!
11[Erue eos qui ducuntur ad mortem, et qui trahuntur ad interitum, liberare ne cesses.
11Rescue those being led away to death, and restrain those stumbling toward the slaughter.
12Si dixeris: Vires non suppetunt; qui inspector est cordis ipse intelligit: et servatorem animæ tuæ nihil fallit, reddetque homini juxta opera sua.
12If you say, “Behold, we did not know about this,” does not He who weighs hearts consider it? Does not the One who guards your life know? Will He not repay a man according to his deeds?
13Comede, fili mi, mel, quia bonum est, et favum dulcissimum gutturi tuo.
13Eat honey, my son, for it is good, and the honeycomb is sweet to your taste.
14Sic et doctrina sapientiæ animæ tuæ: quam cum inveneris, habebis in novissimis spem, et spes tua non peribit.
14Know therefore that wisdom is sweet to your soul. If you find it, there is a future for you, and your hope will never be cut off.
15Ne insidieris, et quæras impietatem in domo justi, neque vastes requiem ejus.
15Do not lie in wait, O wicked man, near the dwelling of the righteous; do not destroy his resting place.
16Septies enim cadet justus, et resurget: impii autem corruent in malum.
16For though a righteous man may fall seven times, he still gets up; but the wicked stumble in bad times.
17Cum ceciderit inimicus tuus ne gaudeas, et in ruina ejus ne exsultet cor tuum:
17Do not gloat when your enemy falls, and do not let your heart rejoice when he stumbles,
18ne forte videat Dominus, et displiceat ei, et auferat ab eo iram suam.
18or the LORD will see and disapprove, and turn His wrath away from him.
19Ne contendas cum pessimis, nec æmuleris impios:
19Do not fret over evildoers, and do not be envious of the wicked.
20quoniam non habent futurorum spem mali, et lucerna impiorum extinguetur.
20For the evil man has no future; the lamp of the wicked will be extinguished.
21Time Dominum, fili mi, et regem, et cum detractoribus non commiscearis:
21My son, fear the LORD and the king, and do not associate with the rebellious.
22quoniam repente consurget perditio eorum, et ruinam utriusque quis novit?]
22For they will bring sudden destruction. Who knows what ruin they can bring?
23Hæc quoque sapientibus. [Cognoscere personam in judicio non est bonum.
23These also are sayings of the wise: To show partiality in judgment is not good.
24Qui dicunt impio: Justus es: maledicent eis populi, et detestabuntur eos tribus.
24Whoever tells the guilty, “You are innocent”— peoples will curse him, and nations will denounce him;
25Qui arguunt eum laudabuntur, et super ipsos veniet benedictio.
25but it will go well with those who convict the guilty, and rich blessing will come upon them.
26Labia deosculabitur qui recta verba respondet.
26An honest answer given is like a kiss on the lips.
27Præpara foris opus tuum, et diligenter exerce agrum tuum, ut postea ædifices domum tuam.
27Complete your outdoor work and prepare your field; after that, you may build your house.
28Ne sis testis frustra contra proximum tuum, nec lactes quemquam labiis tuis.
28Do not testify against your neighbor without cause, and do not deceive with your lips.
29Ne dicas: Quomodo fecit mihi, sic faciam ei; reddam unicuique secundum opus suum.]
29Do not say, “I will do to him as he has done to me; I will repay the man according to his work.”
30[Per agrum hominis pigri transivi, et per vineam viri stulti:
30I went past the field of a slacker and by the vineyard of a man lacking judgment.
31et ecce totum repleverant urticæ, et operuerant superficiem ejus spinæ, et maceria lapidum destructa erat.
31Thorns had grown up everywhere, thistles had covered the ground, and the stone wall was broken down.
32Quod cum vidissem, posui in corde meo, et exemplo didici disciplinam.
32I observed and took it to heart; I looked and received instruction:
33Parum, inquam, dormies, modicum dormitabis; pauxillum manus conseres ut quiescas:
33A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest,
34et veniet tibi quasi cursor egestas, et mendicitas quasi vir armatus.]
34and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and need like a bandit.
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