Proverbs 24
World English BibleTranslation
World English Bible
Clementine Vulgate, 1598
1Don’t be envious of evil men, neither desire to be with them;
1[Ne æmuleris viros malos, nec desideres esse cum eis:
2for their hearts plot violence and their lips talk about mischief.
2quia rapinas meditatur mens eorum, et fraudes labia eorum loquuntur.
3Through wisdom a house is built; by understanding it is established;
3Sapientia ædificabitur domus, et prudentia roborabitur.
4by knowledge the rooms are filled with all rare and beautiful treasure.
4In doctrina replebuntur cellaria, universa substantia pretiosa et pulcherrima.
5A wise man has great power. A knowledgeable man increases strength,
5Vir sapiens fortis est, et vir doctus robustus et validus:
6for by wise guidance you wage your war, and victory is in many advisors.
6quia cum dispositione initur bellum, et erit salus ubi multa consilia sunt.
7Wisdom is too high for a fool. He doesn’t open his mouth in the gate.
7Excelsa stulto sapientia; in porta non aperiet os suum.
8One who plots to do evil will be called a schemer.
8Qui cogitat mala facere stultus vocabitur:
9The schemes of folly are sin. The mocker is detested by men.
9cogitatio stulti peccatum est, et abominatio hominum detractor.
10If you falter in the time of trouble, your strength is small.
10Si desperaveris lassus in die angustiæ, imminuetur fortitudo tua.]
11Rescue those who are being led away to death! Indeed, hold back those who are staggering to the slaughter!
11[Erue eos qui ducuntur ad mortem, et qui trahuntur ad interitum, liberare ne cesses.
12If you say, “Behold, we didn’t know this,” doesn’t he who weighs the hearts consider it? He who keeps your soul, doesn’t he know it? Shall he not give to every man according to his work?
12Si dixeris: Vires non suppetunt; qui inspector est cordis ipse intelligit: et servatorem animæ tuæ nihil fallit, reddetque homini juxta opera sua.
13My son, eat honey, for it is good, the droppings of the honeycomb, which are sweet to your taste;
13Comede, fili mi, mel, quia bonum est, et favum dulcissimum gutturi tuo.
14so you shall know wisdom to be to your soul. If you have found it, then there will be a reward: Your hope will not be cut off.
14Sic et doctrina sapientiæ animæ tuæ: quam cum inveneris, habebis in novissimis spem, et spes tua non peribit.
15Don’t lay in wait, wicked man, against the habitation of the righteous. Don’t destroy his resting place;
15Ne insidieris, et quæras impietatem in domo justi, neque vastes requiem ejus.
16for a righteous man falls seven times and rises up again, but the wicked are overthrown by calamity.
16Septies enim cadet justus, et resurget: impii autem corruent in malum.
17Don’t rejoice when your enemy falls. Don’t let your heart be glad when he is overthrown,
17Cum ceciderit inimicus tuus ne gaudeas, et in ruina ejus ne exsultet cor tuum:
18lest the LORD see it, and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him.
18ne forte videat Dominus, et displiceat ei, et auferat ab eo iram suam.
19Don’t fret yourself because of evildoers, neither be envious of the wicked;
19Ne contendas cum pessimis, nec æmuleris impios:
20for there will be no reward to the evil man. The lamp of the wicked will be snuffed out.
20quoniam non habent futurorum spem mali, et lucerna impiorum extinguetur.
21My son, fear the LORD and the king. Don’t join those who are rebellious,
21Time Dominum, fili mi, et regem, et cum detractoribus non commiscearis:
22for their calamity will rise suddenly. Who knows what destruction may come from them both?
22quoniam repente consurget perditio eorum, et ruinam utriusque quis novit?]
23These also are sayings of the wise: To show partiality in judgment is not good.
23Hæc quoque sapientibus. [Cognoscere personam in judicio non est bonum.
24He who says to the wicked, “You are righteous,” peoples will curse him, and nations will abhor him—
24Qui dicunt impio: Justus es: maledicent eis populi, et detestabuntur eos tribus.
25but it will go well with those who convict the guilty, and a rich blessing will come on them.
25Qui arguunt eum laudabuntur, et super ipsos veniet benedictio.
26An honest answer is like a kiss on the lips.
26Labia deosculabitur qui recta verba respondet.
27Prepare your work outside, and get your fields ready. Afterwards, build your house.
27Præpara foris opus tuum, et diligenter exerce agrum tuum, ut postea ædifices domum tuam.
28Don’t be a witness against your neighbor without cause. Don’t deceive with your lips.
28Ne sis testis frustra contra proximum tuum, nec lactes quemquam labiis tuis.
29Don’t say, “I will do to him as he has done to me; I will repay the man according to his work.”
29Ne dicas: Quomodo fecit mihi, sic faciam ei; reddam unicuique secundum opus suum.]
30I went by the field of the sluggard, by the vineyard of the man void of understanding.
30[Per agrum hominis pigri transivi, et per vineam viri stulti:
31Behold, it was all grown over with thorns. Its surface was covered with nettles, and its stone wall was broken down.
31et ecce totum repleverant urticæ, et operuerant superficiem ejus spinæ, et maceria lapidum destructa erat.
32Then I saw, and considered well. I saw, and received instruction:
32Quod cum vidissem, posui in corde meo, et exemplo didici disciplinam.
33a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep,
33Parum, inquam, dormies, modicum dormitabis; pauxillum manus conseres ut quiescas:
34so your poverty will come as a robber and your want as an armed man.
34et veniet tibi quasi cursor egestas, et mendicitas quasi vir armatus.]
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