Proverbs 26
World English BibleTranslation
World English Bible
Clementine Vulgate, 1598
1Like snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honor is not fitting for a fool.
1[Quomodo nix in æstate, et pluviæ in messe, sic indecens est stulto gloria.
2Like a fluttering sparrow, like a darting swallow, so the undeserved curse doesn’t come to rest.
2Sicut avis ad alia transvolans, et passer quolibet vadens, sic maledictum frustra prolatum in quempiam superveniet.
3A whip is for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the back of fools!
3Flagellum equo, et camus asino, et virga in dorso imprudentium.
4Don’t answer a fool according to his folly, lest you also be like him.
4Ne respondeas stulto juxta stultitiam suam, ne efficiaris ei similis.
5Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own eyes.
5Responde stulto juxta stultitiam suam, ne sibi sapiens esse videatur.
6One who sends a message by the hand of a fool is cutting off feet and drinking violence.
6Claudus pedibus, et iniquitatem bibens, qui mittit verba per nuntium stultum.
7Like the legs of the lame that hang loose, so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
7Quomodo pulchras frustra habet claudus tibias, sic indecens est in ore stultorum parabola.
8As one who binds a stone in a sling, so is he who gives honor to a fool.
8Sicut qui mittit lapidem in acervum Mercurii, ita qui tribuit insipienti honorem.
9Like a thorn bush that goes into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
9Quomodo si spina nascatur in manu temulenti, sic parabola in ore stultorum.
10As an archer who wounds all, so is he who hires a fool or he who hires those who pass by.
10Judicium determinat causas, et qui imponit stulto silentium iras mitigat.
11As a dog that returns to his vomit, so is a fool who repeats his folly.
11Sicut canis qui revertitur ad vomitum suum, sic imprudens qui iterat stultitiam suam.
12Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
12Vidisti hominem sapientem sibi videri? magis illo spem habebit insipiens.]
13The sluggard says, “There is a lion in the road! A fierce lion roams the streets!”
13[Dicit piger: Leo est in via, et leæna in itineribus.
14As the door turns on its hinges, so does the sluggard on his bed.
14Sicut ostium vertitur in cardine suo, ita piger in lectulo suo.
15The sluggard buries his hand in the dish. He is too lazy to bring it back to his mouth.
15Abscondit piger manum sub ascella sua, et laborat si ad os suum eam converterit.
16The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who answer with discretion.
16Sapientior sibi piger videtur septem viris loquentibus sententias.]
17Like one who grabs a dog’s ears is one who passes by and meddles in a quarrel not his own.
17[Sicut qui apprehendit auribus canem, sic qui transit impatiens et commiscetur rixæ alterius.
18Like a madman who shoots torches, arrows, and death,
18Sicut noxius est qui mittit sagittas et lanceas in mortem,
19is the man who deceives his neighbor and says, “Am I not joking?”
19ita vir fraudulenter nocet amico suo, et cum fuerit deprehensus dicit: Ludens feci.
20For lack of wood a fire goes out. Without gossip, a quarrel dies down.
20Cum defecerint ligna extinguetur ignis, et susurrone subtracto, jurgia conquiescent.
21As coals are to hot embers, and wood to fire, so is a contentious man to kindling strife.
21Sicut carbones ad prunas, et ligna ad ignem, sic homo iracundus suscitat rixas.
22The words of a whisperer are as dainty morsels, they go down into the innermost parts.
22Verba susurronis quasi simplicia, et ipsa perveniunt ad intima ventris.
23Like silver dross on an earthen vessel are the lips of a fervent one with an evil heart.
23Quomodo si argento sordido ornare velis vas fictile, sic labia tumentia cum pessimo corde sociata.
24A malicious man disguises himself with his lips, but he harbors evil in his heart.
24Labiis suis intelligitur inimicus, cum in corde tractaverit dolos.
25When his speech is charming, don’t believe him, for there are seven abominations in his heart.
25Quando submiserit vocem suam, ne credideris ei, quoniam septem nequitiæ sunt in corde illius.
26His malice may be concealed by deception, but his wickedness will be exposed in the assembly.
26Qui operit odium fraudulenter, revelabitur malitia ejus in consilio.
27Whoever digs a pit shall fall into it. Whoever rolls a stone, it will come back on him.
27Qui fodit foveam incidet in eam, et qui volvit lapidem revertetur ad eum.
28A lying tongue hates those it hurts; and a flattering mouth works ruin.
28Lingua fallax non amat veritatem, et os lubricum operatur ruinas.]
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