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HOLY BIBLE: Proverbs 14

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Proverbs 14

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1 σしぐまοおみくろんφふぁいαあるふぁὶ γυναῖκες ᾠκοδόμησαν οおみくろんἴκους ἡ δでるたὲ ἄφρων κατέσκαψεν τたうαあるふぁῖς χかいεいぷしろんρろーσしぐまὶνにゅー αあるふぁὐτたうῆς

1 It is by woman’s wisdom a home thrives; a foolish wife pulls it down about her ears.

1

Sapiens mulier ædificat domum suam;
insipiens exstructam quoque manibus destruet.

2 ὁ πορευόμενος ὀρろーθしーたῶς φふぁいοおみくろんβべーたεいぷしろんῖτたうαあるふぁιいおた τたうὸνにゅー κύριον ὁ δでるたὲ σκολιάζων τたうαあるふぁῖς ὁδでるたοおみくろんῖς αあるふぁὐτたうοおみくろんῦ ἀτιμασθήσεται

2 Does a man fear the Lord? He holds an even course; the knave has little regard for him.[1]

2
Ambulans recto itinere, et timens Deum,
despicitur ab eo qui infami graditur via.

3 ἐκかっぱ στόματος ἀφρόνων βακτηρία ὕβρεως χείλη δでるたὲ σοφῶνにゅー φυλάσσει αあるふぁὐτούς

3 Pride burgeons from the lips of fools; in modesty of speech the wise find safety.

3
In ore stulti virga superbiæ;
labia autem sapientium custodiunt eos.

4 οおみくろんὗ μή εいぷしろんἰσしぐまιいおたνにゅー βόες φάτναι καθαραί οおみくろんὗ δでるたὲ πολλὰ γενήματα φふぁいαあるふぁνにゅーεいぷしろんρろーὰ βべーたοおみくろんὸς ἰσχύς

4 No need for a full crib, where oxen are none; yet ever rich harvest tells of the ox at work.

4
Ubi non sunt boves, præsepe vacuum est;
ubi autem plurimæ segetes, ibi manifesta est fortitudo bovis.

5 μάρτυς πぱいιいおたσしぐまτたうὸς οおみくろんὐ ψεύδεται ἐκκαίει δでるたὲ ψεύδη μάρτυς ἄδικος

5 It is a faithful witness that never lies; the perjurer breathes out lies continually.

5
Testis fidelis non mentitur;
profert autem mendacium dolosus testis.

6 ζητήσεις σοφίαν πぱいαあるふぁρろーὰ κακοῖς κかっぱαあるふぁὶ οおみくろんὐχかい εいぷしろんὑρήσεις αあるふぁἴσθησις δでるたὲ παρὰ φρονίμοις εいぷしろんὐχερής 7 πάντα ἐναντία ἀνδρὶ ἄφρονι ὅπλα δでるたὲ αあるふぁἰσθήσεως χείλη σοφά 8 σοφία πανούργων ἐπιγνώσεται τたうὰς ὁδでるたοおみくろんὺς αあるふぁὐτたうῶνにゅー ἄνοια δでるたὲ ἀφρόνων ἐνにゅー πλάνῃ 9 οおみくろんἰκίαι παρανόμων ὀφειλήσουσιν καθαρισμόν οおみくろんἰκίαι δでるたὲ δικαίων δεκταί

6 Vainly the rash aspire to wisdom; the discerning come by their knowledge with little pains. 7 Go thy way, and let the fool go his; good sense is a strange language to him. 8 Prudence picks its way wisely; the fool blunders and is lost. 9 Fools make light of the guilt that needs atonement, and leave honest men to enjoy the Lord’s favour.[2]

6
Quærit derisor sapientiam, et non invenit;
doctrina prudentium facilis. 7
Vade contra virum stultum,
et nescit labia prudentiæ. 8
Sapientia callidi est intelligere viam suam,
et imprudentia stultorum errans. 9
Stultus illudet peccatum,
et inter justos morabitur gratia.

10 καρδία ἀνδρὸς αあるふぁἰσθητική λらむだυうぷしろんπぱいηいーたρろーὰ ψυχὴ αあるふぁὐτたうοおみくろんῦ ὅτたうαあるふぁνにゅー δでるたὲ εいぷしろんὐφραίνηται οおみくろんὐκかっぱ ἐπιμείγνυται ὕβρει

10 Heart’s bitterness none may know but the heart that feels it; no prying stranger can tell when it finds relief.

10
Cor quod novit amaritudinem animæ suæ,
in gaudio ejus non miscebitur extraneus.

11 οおみくろんἰκίαι ἀσεβῶνにゅー ἀφανισθήσονται σしぐまκかっぱηいーたνにゅーαあるふぁὶ δでるたὲ κατορθούντων στήσονται

11 Fall it must, the house of the wicked; where the upright dwell, all is increase.

11
Domus impiorum delebitur:
tabernacula vero justorum germinabunt.

12 ἔστιν ὁδでるたὸς ἣ δοκεῖ ὀρろーθしーたὴ εいぷしろんἶνにゅーαあるふぁιいおた πぱいαあるふぁρろーὰ ἀνθρώποις τたうὰ δでるたὲ τελευταῖαあるふぁ αあるふぁὐτたうῆς ἔρχεται εいぷしろんἰς πυθμένα ᾅδでるたοおみくろんυうぷしろん 13 ἐνにゅー εいぷしろんὐφροσύναις οおみくろんὐ προσμείγνυται λύπη τελευταία δでるたὲ χαρὰ εいぷしろんἰς πένθος ἔρχεται 14 τたうῶνにゅー ἑαυτοῦ ὁδでるたῶνにゅー πλησθήσεται θρασυκάρδιος ἀπぱいὸ δでるたὲ τたうῶνにゅー διανοημάτων αあるふぁὐτたうοおみくろんῦ ἀνにゅーὴρろー ἀγαθός

12 The right road in a man’s thinking may be one whose goal is death. 13 Joy blends with grief, and laughter marches with tears. 14 The incorrigible shall have a taste of his own ill-doings, and honest men shall have the better of him.

12
Est via quæ videtur homini justa,
novissima autem ejus deducunt ad mortem. 13
Risus dolore miscebitur,
et extrema gaudii luctus occupat. 14
Viis suis replebitur stultus,
et super eum erit vir bonus.

15 ἄκακος πιστεύει πぱいαあるふぁνにゅーτたうὶ λόγῳ πανοῦργος δでるたὲ ἔρχεται εいぷしろんἰς μετάνοιαν 16 σしぐまοおみくろんφふぁいὸς φοβηθεὶς ἐξέκλινεν ἀπぱいὸ κακοῦ ὁ δでるたὲ ἄφρων ἑαυτῷ πεποιθὼς μείγνυται ἀνόμῳ 17 ὀξύθυμος πράσσει μみゅーεいぷしろんτたうὰ ἀβουλίας ἀνにゅーὴρろー δでるたὲ φρόνιμος πぱいοおみくろんλらむだλらむだὰ ὑποφέρει 18 μεριοῦνται ἄφρονες κακίαν οおみくろんἱ δでるたὲ πανοῦργοι κρατήσουσιν αあるふぁἰσθήσεως

15 The simpleton takes all on trust; wisdom considers each step. (A treacherous son no part shall have; better shall a wise servant thrive and prosper.[3]) 16 Caution teaches the wise to shun danger; the fool is carried away by rash confidence. 17 The impatient man blunders, as surely as the schemer makes enemies. 18 Folly is the simpleton’s heirloom; skill crowns the wise.

15

Innocens credit omni verbo;
astutus considerat gressus suos.
Filio doloso nihil erit boni;
servo autem sapienti prosperi erunt actus,
et dirigetur via ejus. 16
Sapiens timet, et declinat a malo;
stultus transilit, et confidit. 17
Impatiens operabitur stultitiam,
et vir versutus odiosus est. 18
Possidebunt parvuli stultitiam,
et exspectabunt astuti scientiam.

19 ὀλισθήσουσιν κかっぱαあるふぁκかっぱοおみくろんὶ ἔναντι ἀγαθῶνにゅー κかっぱαあるふぁὶ ἀσεβεῖς θεραπεύσουσιν θύρας δικαίων

19 Vice lies prostrate before virtue, the sinner at the gates of the just.

19
Jacebunt mali ante bonos,
et impii ante portas justorum.

20 φίλοι μισήσουσιν φίλους πτωχούς φίλοι δでるたὲ πλουσίων πολλοί 21 ὁ ἀτιμάζων πένητας ἁμαρτάνει ἐλらむだεいぷしろんῶνにゅー δでるたὲ πτωχοὺς μακαριστός 22 πλανώμενοι τεκταίνουσι κακά ἔλεον δでるたὲ κかっぱαあるふぁὶ ἀλήθειαν τεκταίνουσιν ἀγαθοί οおみくろんὐκかっぱ ἐπίστανται ἔλεον κかっぱαあるふぁὶ πίστιν τέκτονες κかっぱαあるふぁκかっぱῶνにゅー ἐλεημοσύναι δでるたὲ κかっぱαあるふぁὶ πίστεις πぱいαあるふぁρろーὰ τέκτοσιν ἀγαθοῖς

20 Of the beggar, his own neighbours grow weary; wealth never lacks friends. 21 Shame on the man who holds his neighbour in contempt; mercy to the poor brings a blessing. (Mercy he loves, who puts his trust in the Lord.[4]) 22 They follow a false path, that plot mischief; mercy and faithfulness mercy and faith shall find.

20
Etiam proximo suo pauper odiosus erit:
amici vero divitum multi. 21
Qui despicit proximum suum peccat;
qui autem miseretur pauperis beatus erit.
Qui credit in Domino misericordiam diligit. 22
Errant qui operantur malum;
misericordia et veritas præparant bona.

23 ἐνにゅー πぱいαあるふぁνにゅーτたうὶ μεριμνῶνにゅーτたうιいおた ἔνεστιν περισσόν ὁ δでるたὲ ἡδでるたὺς κかっぱαあるふぁὶ ἀνάλγητος ἐνにゅー ἐνδείᾳ ἔσται

23 Hard work is sure wealth; of chattering comes only poverty.

23
In omni opere erit abundantia;
ubi autem verba sunt plurima, ibi frequenter egestas.

24 στέφανος σしぐまοおみくろんφふぁいῶνにゅー πぱいαあるふぁνにゅーοおみくろんῦργος ἡ δでるたὲ διατριβὴ ἀφρόνων κακή

24 Made rich, the wise are crowned, the folly of the thoughtless will be folly yet.

24
Corona sapientium divitiæ eorum;
fatuitas stultorum imprudentia.

25 ῥύσεται ἐκかっぱ κかっぱαあるふぁκかっぱῶνにゅー ψぷさいυうぷしろんχかいὴνにゅー μάρτυς πιστός ἐκκαίει δでるたὲ ψεύδη δόλιος

25 Men owe their lives to truthful witnesses; the very breath of the perjurer is treason.

25
Liberat animas testis fidelis,
et profert mendacia versipellis.

26 ἐνにゅー φόβῳ κυρίου ἐλらむだπぱいὶς ἰσχύος τたうοおみくろんῖς δでるたὲ τέκνοις αあるふぁὐτたうοおみくろんῦ καταλείπει ἔρεισμα 27 πρόσταγμα κυρίου πぱいηいーたγがんまὴ ζぜーたωおめがῆς πぱいοおみくろんιいおたεいぷしろんῖ δでるたὲ ἐκκλίνειν ἐκかっぱ παγίδος θανάτου

26 The fear of the Lord gives strong confidence, bequeaths hope from the father to the children. 27 The fear of the Lord is a fountain where men may drink life, far removed from all mortal peril.[5]

26

In timore Domini fiducia fortitudinis,
et filiis ejus erit spes. 27
Timor Domini fons vitæ,
ut declinent a ruina mortis.

28 ἐνにゅー πぱいοおみくろんλらむだλらむだῷ ἔθνει δόξα βασιλέως ἐνにゅー δでるたὲ ἐκλείψει λらむだαあるふぁοおみくろんῦ συντριβὴ δυνάστου

28 Great people, great king; it is for want of men crowns are lost.

28
In multitudine populi dignitas regis,
et in paucitate plebis ignominia principis.

29 μακρόθυμος ἀνにゅーὴρろー πぱいοおみくろんλらむだὺς ἐνにゅー φρονήσει ὁ δでるたὲ ὀλιγόψυχος ἰσχυρῶς ἄφρων 30 πραΰθυμος ἀνにゅーὴρろー καρδίας ἰατρός σしぐまὴς δでるたὲ ὀστέων καρδία αあるふぁἰσθητική

29 Patience comes of sovereign prudence, impatience of unchecked folly. 30 Peace of mind is health of body; more than all else, envy wastes the frame.

29
Qui patiens est multa gubernatur prudentia;
qui autem impatiens est exaltat stultitiam suam. 30
Vita carnium sanitas cordis;
putredo ossium invidia.

31 ὁ συκοφαντῶνにゅー πένητα παροξύνει τたうὸνにゅー ποιήσαντα αあるふぁὐτόν ὁ δでるたὲ τιμῶνにゅー αあるふぁὐτたうὸνにゅー ἐλらむだεいぷしろんᾷ πτωχόν

31 He who oppresses the poor, insults man’s Maker; him if thou wouldst honour, take pity on human need.

31
Qui calumniatur egentem exprobrat factori ejus;
honorat autem eum qui miseretur pauperis.

32 ἐνにゅー κακίᾳ αあるふぁὐτたうοおみくろんῦ ἀπωσθήσεται ἀσεβής ὁ δでるたὲ πεποιθὼς τたうῇ ἑαυτοῦ ὁσιότητι δίκαιος

32 When the wicked is paid in his own coin, there is an end of him; at death’s door, the just still hope.

32
In malitia sua expelletur impius:
sperat autem justus in morte sua.

33 ἐνにゅー καρδίᾳ ἀγαθῇ ἀνδρὸς σοφία ἐνにゅー δでるたὲ καρδίᾳ ἀφρόνων οおみくろんὐ διαγινώσκεται

33 In the discerning heart, wisdom finds a resting-place; even among fools it can impart learning.[6]

33
In corde prudentis requiescit sapientia,
et indoctos quosque erudiet.

34 δικαιοσύνη ὑψぷさいοおみくろんῖ ἔθνος ἐλασσονοῦσしぐまιいおた δでるたὲ φυλὰς ἁμαρτίαι

34 Duty well done, a whole nation becomes great; suffer whole peoples for guilt incurred.

34
Justitia elevat gentem;
miseros autem facit populos peccatum.

35 δでるたεいぷしろんκかっぱτたうὸς βασιλεῖ ὑπηρέτης νοήμων τたうῇ δでるたὲ ἑαυτοῦ εいぷしろんὐστροφίᾳ ἀφαιρεῖται ἀτιμίαν

35 A king shews favour to a wise servant; disappoint him, and thou shalt feel his anger.

35
Acceptus est regi minister intelligens;
iracundiam ejus inutilis sustinebit.

[1] The sense of the Hebrew text is plain; the God-fearing are the right-living, the despisers of God are revealed by their treacherous conduct. The Latin version makes the whole verse into a single sentence, which says that the God-fearing and right-living man is despised by, or (possibly) despises, the treacherous.

[2] The first half of this verse is obscure in the Hebrew text. ‘The Lord’s favour’; literally, ‘favour’; if the two halves of the verse are to be parallel, divine favour must be meant.

[3] The words enclosed in brackets do not appear in the Hebrew text; they occur in the Septuagint Greek after verse 13 of the foregoing chapter.

[4] The words printed in brackets are peculiar to the Latin.

[5] Cf. 13.14 above.

[6] In the second half of the verse, the Hebrew text appears to mean, ‘and in the inmost being of fools it makes itself known’; it is perhaps corrupt. The Latin version runs ‘and it will instruct all fools’, probably a copyist’s error for ‘And it will instruct even fools’.

Knox Translation Copyright © 2013 Westminster Diocese
Nihil Obstat. Father Anton Cowan, Censor.
Imprimatur. +Most Rev. Vincent Nichols, Archbishop of Westminster. 8th January 2012.
Re-typeset and published in 2012 by Baronius Press Ltd