Proverbiorum 26
Clementine Vulgate, 1598Translation
Clementine Vulgate, 1598
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)
1[Quomodo nix in æstate, et pluviæ in messe, sic indecens est stulto gloria.
1As snow in summer, and rain in harvest, so glory is not seemly for a fool.
2Sicut avis ad alia transvolans, et passer quolibet vadens, sic maledictum frustra prolatum in quempiam superveniet.
2As a bird flying to other places, and a sparrow going here or there: so a curse uttered without cause shall come upon a man.
3Flagellum equo, et camus asino, et virga in dorso imprudentium.
3A whip for a horse, and a snaffle for an ass, and a rod for the back of fools.
4Ne respondeas stulto juxta stultitiam suam, ne efficiaris ei similis.
4Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou be made like him.
5Responde stulto juxta stultitiam suam, ne sibi sapiens esse videatur.
5Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he imagine himself to be wise.
6Claudus pedibus, et iniquitatem bibens, qui mittit verba per nuntium stultum.
6He that sendeth words by a foolish messenger, is lame of feet and drinketh iniquity.
7Quomodo pulchras frustra habet claudus tibias, sic indecens est in ore stultorum parabola.
7As a lame man hath fair legs in vain: so a parable is unseemly in the mouth of fools.
8Sicut qui mittit lapidem in acervum Mercurii, ita qui tribuit insipienti honorem.
8As he that casteth a stone into the heap of Mercury: so is he that giveth honour to a fool.
9Quomodo si spina nascatur in manu temulenti, sic parabola in ore stultorum.
9As if a thorn should grow in the hand of a drunkard: so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
10Judicium determinat causas, et qui imponit stulto silentium iras mitigat.
10Judgment determineth causes: and he that putteth a fool to silence, appeaseth anger.
11Sicut canis qui revertitur ad vomitum suum, sic imprudens qui iterat stultitiam suam.
11As a dog that returneth to his vomit, so is the fool that repeateth his folly.
12Vidisti hominem sapientem sibi videri? magis illo spem habebit insipiens.]
12Hast thou seen a man wise in his own conceit? there shall be more hope of a fool than of him.
13[Dicit piger: Leo est in via, et leæna in itineribus.
13The slothful man saith: There is a lion in the way, and a lioness in the roads.
14Sicut ostium vertitur in cardine suo, ita piger in lectulo suo.
14As the door turneth upon its hinges, so doth the slothful upon his bed.
15Abscondit piger manum sub ascella sua, et laborat si ad os suum eam converterit.
15The slothful hideth his hand under his armpit, and it grieveth him to turn it to his mouth.
16Sapientior sibi piger videtur septem viris loquentibus sententias.]
16The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit, than seven men that speak sentences.
17[Sicut qui apprehendit auribus canem, sic qui transit impatiens et commiscetur rixæ alterius.
17As he that taketh a dog by the ears, so is he that passeth by in anger, and meddleth with another man’s quarrel.
18Sicut noxius est qui mittit sagittas et lanceas in mortem,
18As he is guilty that shooteth arrows, and lances unto death:
19ita vir fraudulenter nocet amico suo, et cum fuerit deprehensus dicit: Ludens feci.
19So is the man that hurteth his friend deceitfully: and when he is taken, saith: I did it in jest.
20Cum defecerint ligna extinguetur ignis, et susurrone subtracto, jurgia conquiescent.
20When the wood faileth, the fire shall go out: and when the talebearer is taken away, contentions shall cease.
21Sicut carbones ad prunas, et ligna ad ignem, sic homo iracundus suscitat rixas.
21As coals are to burning coals, and wood to fire, so an angry man stirreth up strife.
22Verba susurronis quasi simplicia, et ipsa perveniunt ad intima ventris.
22The words of a talebearer are as it were simple, but they reach to the innermost parts of the belly.
23Quomodo si argento sordido ornare velis vas fictile, sic labia tumentia cum pessimo corde sociata.
23Swelling lips joined with a corrupt heart, are like an earthen vessel adorned with silver dross.
24Labiis suis intelligitur inimicus, cum in corde tractaverit dolos.
24An enemy is known by his lips, when in his heart he entertaineth deceit.
25Quando submiserit vocem suam, ne credideris ei, quoniam septem nequitiæ sunt in corde illius.
25When he shall speak low, trust him not: because there are seven mischiefs in his heart.
26Qui operit odium fraudulenter, revelabitur malitia ejus in consilio.
26He that covereth hatred deceitfully, his malice shall be laid open in the public assembly.
27Qui fodit foveam incidet in eam, et qui volvit lapidem revertetur ad eum.
27He that diggeth a pit, shall fall into it: and he that rolleth a stone, it shall return to him.
28Lingua fallax non amat veritatem, et os lubricum operatur ruinas.]
28A deceitful tongue loveth not truth: and a slippery mouth worketh ruin.
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