Proverbiorum 26
Clementine Vulgate, 1598Translation
Clementine Vulgate, 1598
Berean Standard Bible
1[Quomodo nix in æstate, et pluviæ in messe, sic indecens est stulto gloria.
1Like snow in summer and rain at harvest, honor does not befit a fool.
2Sicut avis ad alia transvolans, et passer quolibet vadens, sic maledictum frustra prolatum in quempiam superveniet.
2Like a fluttering sparrow or darting swallow, an undeserved curse does not come to rest.
3Flagellum equo, et camus asino, et virga in dorso imprudentium.
3A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the backs of fools!
4Ne respondeas stulto juxta stultitiam suam, ne efficiaris ei similis.
4Do not answer a fool according to his folly, or you yourself will be like him.
5Responde stulto juxta stultitiam suam, ne sibi sapiens esse videatur.
5Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he become wise in his own eyes.
6Claudus pedibus, et iniquitatem bibens, qui mittit verba per nuntium stultum.
6Like cutting off one’s own feet or drinking violence is the sending of a message by the hand of a fool.
7Quomodo pulchras frustra habet claudus tibias, sic indecens est in ore stultorum parabola.
7Like lame legs hanging limp is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.
8Sicut qui mittit lapidem in acervum Mercurii, ita qui tribuit insipienti honorem.
8Like binding a stone into a sling is the giving of honor to a fool.
9Quomodo si spina nascatur in manu temulenti, sic parabola in ore stultorum.
9Like a thorn that falls into the hand of a drunkard is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.
10Judicium determinat causas, et qui imponit stulto silentium iras mitigat.
10Like an archer who wounds at random is he who hires a fool or passerby.
11Sicut canis qui revertitur ad vomitum suum, sic imprudens qui iterat stultitiam suam.
11As a dog returns to its vomit, so a fool repeats his folly.
12Vidisti hominem sapientem sibi videri? magis illo spem habebit insipiens.]
12Do you see a man who is wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
13[Dicit piger: Leo est in via, et leæna in itineribus.
13The slacker says, “A lion is in the road! A fierce lion roams the public square!”
14Sicut ostium vertitur in cardine suo, ita piger in lectulo suo.
14As a door turns on its hinges, so the slacker turns on his bed.
15Abscondit piger manum sub ascella sua, et laborat si ad os suum eam converterit.
15The slacker buries his hand in the dish; it wearies him to bring it back to his mouth.
16Sapientior sibi piger videtur septem viris loquentibus sententias.]
16The slacker is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who answer discreetly.
17[Sicut qui apprehendit auribus canem, sic qui transit impatiens et commiscetur rixæ alterius.
17Like one who grabs a dog by the ears is a passerby who meddles in a quarrel not his own.
18Sicut noxius est qui mittit sagittas et lanceas in mortem,
18Like a madman shooting firebrands and deadly arrows,
19ita vir fraudulenter nocet amico suo, et cum fuerit deprehensus dicit: Ludens feci.
19so is the man who deceives his neighbor and says, “I was only joking!”
20Cum defecerint ligna extinguetur ignis, et susurrone subtracto, jurgia conquiescent.
20Without wood, a fire goes out; without gossip, a conflict ceases.
21Sicut carbones ad prunas, et ligna ad ignem, sic homo iracundus suscitat rixas.
21Like charcoal for embers and wood for fire, so is a quarrelsome man for kindling strife.
22Verba susurronis quasi simplicia, et ipsa perveniunt ad intima ventris.
22The words of a gossip are like choice morsels that go down into the inmost being.
23Quomodo si argento sordido ornare velis vas fictile, sic labia tumentia cum pessimo corde sociata.
23Like glaze covering an earthen vessel are burning lips and a wicked heart.
24Labiis suis intelligitur inimicus, cum in corde tractaverit dolos.
24A hateful man disguises himself with his speech, but he lays up deceit in his heart.
25Quando submiserit vocem suam, ne credideris ei, quoniam septem nequitiæ sunt in corde illius.
25When he speaks graciously, do not believe him, for seven abominations fill his heart.
26Qui operit odium fraudulenter, revelabitur malitia ejus in consilio.
26Though his hatred is concealed by deception, his wickedness will be exposed in the assembly.
27Qui fodit foveam incidet in eam, et qui volvit lapidem revertetur ad eum.
27He who digs a pit will fall into it, and he who rolls a stone will have it roll back on him.
28Lingua fallax non amat veritatem, et os lubricum operatur ruinas.]
28A lying tongue hates those it crushes, and a flattering mouth causes ruin.
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