Proverbiorum 30
Clementine Vulgate, 1598Translation
Clementine Vulgate, 1598
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)
1Verba Congregantis, filii Vomentis. Visio quam locutus est vir cum quo est Deus, et qui Deo secum morante confortatus, ait:
1The words of Gatherer the son of Vomiter. The vision which the man spoke with whom God is, and who being strengthened by God, abiding with him, said:
2[Stultissimus sum virorum, et sapientia hominum non est mecum.
2I am the most foolish of men, and the wisdom of men is not with me.
3Non didici sapientiam, et non novi scientiam sanctorum.
3I have not learned wisdom, and have not known the science of saints.
4Quis ascendit in cælum, atque descendit? quis continuit spiritum in manibus suis? quis colligavit aquas quasi in vestimento? quis suscitavit omnes terminos terræ? quod nomen est ejus, et quod nomen filii ejus, si nosti?
4Who hath ascended up into heaven, and descended? who hath held the wind in his hands? who hath bound up the waters together as in a garment? who hath raised up all the borders of the earth? what is his name, and what is the name of his son, if thou knowest?
5Omnis sermo Dei ignitus: clypeus est sperantibus in se.
5Every word of God is fire tried: he is a buckler to them that hope in him.
6Ne addas quidquam verbis illius, et arguaris, inveniarisque mendax.
6Add not any thing to his words, lest thou be reproved, and found a liar:
7Duo rogavi te: ne deneges mihi antequam moriar:
7Two things I have asked of thee, deny them not to me before I die.
8vanitatem et verba mendacia longe fac a me; mendicitatem et divitias ne dederis mihi: tribue tantum victui meo necessaria,
8Remove far from me vanity, and lying words. Give me neither beggary, nor riches: give me only the necessaries of life:
9ne forte satiatus illiciar ad negandum, et dicam: Quis est Dominus? aut egestate compulsus, furer, et perjurem nomen Dei mei.
9Lest perhaps being filled, I should be tempted to deny, and say: Who is the Lord? or being compelled by poverty, I should steal, and forswear the name of my God.
10Ne accuses servum ad dominum suum, ne forte maledicat tibi, et corruas.]
10Accuse not a servant to his master, lest he curse thee, and thou fall.
11[Generatio quæ patri suo maledicit, et quæ matri suæ non benedicit;
11There is a generation that curseth their father, and doth not bless their mother.
12generatio quæ sibi munda videtur, et tamen non est lota a sordibus suis;
12A generation that are pure in their own eyes, and yet are not washed from their filthiness.
13generatio cujus excelsi sunt oculi, et palpebræ ejus in alta surrectæ;
13A generation, whose eyes are lofty, and their eyelids lifted up on high.
14generatio quæ pro dentibus gladios habet, et commandit molaribus suis, ut comedat inopes de terra, et pauperes ex hominibus.
14A generation, that for teeth hath swords, and grindeth with their jaw teeth, to devour the needy from off the earth, and the poor from among men.
15Sanguisugæ duæ sunt filiæ, dicentes: Affer, affer. Tria sunt insaturabilia, et quartum quod numquam dicit: Sufficit.
15The horseleech hath two daughters that say: Bring, bring. There are three things that never are satisfied, and the fourth never saith: It is enough.
16Infernus, et os vulvæ, et terra quæ non satiatur aqua: ignis vero numquam dicit: Sufficit.
16Hell, and the mouth of the womb, and the earth which is not satisfied with water: and the fire never saith: It is enough.
17Oculum qui subsannat patrem, et qui despicit partum matris suæ, effodiant eum corvi de torrentibus, et comedant eum filii aquilæ !]
17The eye that mocketh at his father, and that despiseth the labour of his mother in bearing him, let the ravens of the brooks pick it out, and the young eagles eat it.
18[Tria sunt difficilia mihi, et quartum penitus ignoro:
18Three things are hard to me, and the fourth I am utterly ignorant of.
19viam aquilæ in cælo, viam colubri super petram, viam navis in medio mari, et viam viri in adolescentia.
19The way of an eagle in the air, the way of a serpent upon a rock, the way of a ship in the midst of the sea, and the way of a man in youth.
20Talis est et via mulieris adulteræ, quæ comedit, et tergens os suum dicit: Non sum operata malum.
20Such is also the way of an adulterous woman, who eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and saith: I have done no evil.
21Per tria movetur terra, et quartum non potest sustinere:
21By three things the earth is disturbed, and the fourth it cannot bear:
22per servum, cum regnaverit; per stultum, cum saturatus fuerit cibo;
22By a slave when he reigneth: by a fool when he is filled with meat:
23per odiosam mulierem, cum in matrimonio fuerit assumpta; et per ancillam, cum fuerit hæres dominæ suæ.]
23By an odious woman when she is married: and by a bondwoman when she is heir to her mistress.
24[Quatuor sunt minima terræ, et ipsa sunt sapientiora sapientibus:
24There are four very little things of the earth, and they are wiser than the wise:
25formicæ, populus infirmus, qui præparat in messe cibum sibi;
25The ants, a feeble people, which provide themselves food in the harvest:
26lepusculus, plebs invalida, qui collocat in petra cubile suum;
26The rabbit, a weak people, which maketh its bed in the rock:
27regem locusta non habet, et egreditur universa per turmas suas;
27The locust hath no king, yet they all go out by their bands.
28stellio manibus nititur, et moratur in ædibus regis.
28The stellio supporteth itself on hands, and dwelleth in kings’ houses.
29Tria sunt quæ bene gradiuntur, et quartum quod incedit feliciter:
29There are three things, which go well, and the fourth that walketh happily:
30leo, fortissimus bestiarum, ad nullius pavebit occursum;
30A lion, the strongest of beasts, who hath no fear of any thing he meeteth:
31gallus succinctus lumbos; et aries; nec est rex, qui resistat ei.
31A cock girded about the loins: and a ram: and a king, whom none can resist.
32Est qui stultus apparuit postquam elevatus est in sublime; si enim intellexisset, ori suo imposuisset manum.
32There is that hath appeared a fool after he was lifted up on high: for if he had understood, he would have laid his hand upon his mouth.
33Qui autem fortiter premit ubera ad eliciendum lac exprimit butyrum; et qui vehementer emungit elicit sanguinem; et qui provocat iras producit discordias.]
33And he that strongly squeezeth the papa to bring out milk, straineth out butter: and he that violently bloweth his nose, bringeth out blood: and he that provoketh wrath bringeth forth strife.
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