Proverbs 18
World English BibleTranslation
World English Bible
Clementine Vulgate, 1598
1A man who isolates himself pursues selfishness, and defies all sound judgment.
1[Occasiones quærit qui vult recedere ab amico: omni tempore erit exprobrabilis.
2A fool has no delight in understanding, but only in revealing his own opinion.
2Non recipit stultus verba prudentiæ, nisi ea dixeris quæ versantur in corde ejus.
3When wickedness comes, contempt also comes, and with shame comes disgrace.
3Impius, cum in profundum venerit peccatorum, contemnit; sed sequitur eum ignominia et opprobrium.
4The words of a man’s mouth are like deep waters. The fountain of wisdom is like a flowing brook.
4Aqua profunda verba ex ore viri, et torrens redundans fons sapientiæ.
5To be partial to the faces of the wicked is not good, nor to deprive the innocent of justice.
5Accipere personam impii non est bonum, ut declines a veritate judicii.]
6A fool’s lips come into strife, and his mouth invites beatings.
6[Labia stulti miscent se rixis, et os ejus jurgia provocat.
7A fool’s mouth is his destruction, and his lips are a snare to his soul.
7Os stulti contritio ejus, et labia ipsius ruina animæ ejus.
8The words of a gossip are like dainty morsels: they go down into a person’s innermost parts.
8Verba bilinguis quasi simplicia, et ipsa perveniunt usque ad interiora ventris. Pigrum dejicit timor; animæ autem effeminatorum esurient.
9One who is slack in his work is brother to him who is a master of destruction.
9Qui mollis et dissolutus est in opere suo frater est sua opera dissipantis.
10The LORD’s name is a strong tower: the righteous run to him, and are safe.
10Turris fortissima nomen Domini; ad ipsum currit justus, et exaltabitur.
11The rich man’s wealth is his strong city, like an unscalable wall in his own imagination.
11Substantia divitis urbs roboris ejus, et quasi murus validus circumdans eum.
12Before destruction the heart of man is proud, but before honor is humility.
12Antequam conteratur, exaltatur cor hominis, et antequam glorificetur, humiliatur.
13He who answers before he hears, that is folly and shame to him.
13Qui prius respondet quam audiat, stultum se esse demonstrat, et confusione dignum.
14A man’s spirit will sustain him in sickness, but a crushed spirit, who can bear?
14Spiritus viri sustentat imbecillitatem suam; spiritum vero ad irascendum facilem quis poterit sustinere?
15The heart of the discerning gets knowledge. The ear of the wise seeks knowledge.
15Cor prudens possidebit scientiam, et auris sapientium quærit doctrinam.]
16A man’s gift makes room for him, and brings him before great men.
16[Donum hominis dilatat viam ejus, et ante principes spatium ei facit.
17He who pleads his cause first seems right— until another comes and questions him.
17Justus prior est accusator sui: venit amicus ejus, et investigabit eum.
18The lot settles disputes, and keeps strong ones apart.
18Contradictiones comprimit sors, et inter potentes quoque dijudicat.
19A brother offended is more difficult than a fortified city. Disputes are like the bars of a fortress.
19Frater qui adjuvatur a fratre quasi civitas firma, et judicia quasi vectes urbium.
20A man’s stomach is filled with the fruit of his mouth. With the harvest of his lips he is satisfied.
20De fructu oris viri replebitur venter ejus, et genimina labiorum ipsius saturabunt eum.
21Death and life are in the power of the tongue; those who love it will eat its fruit.
21Mors et vita in manu linguæ; qui diligunt eam comedent fructus ejus.
22Whoever finds a wife finds a good thing, and obtains favor of the LORD.
22Qui invenit mulierem bonam invenit bonum, et hauriet jucunditatem a Domino. Qui expellit mulierem bonam expellit bonum; qui autem tenet adulteram stultus est et impius.
23The poor plead for mercy, but the rich answer harshly.
23Cum obsecrationibus loquetur pauper, et dives effabitur rigide.
24A man of many companions may be ruined, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
24Vir amabilis ad societatem magis amicus erit quam frater.]
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