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Vulgata
Jerome's Latin Translation of the Bible |
P R O V E R B I A
Chapter 11 |
Douay-Rheims
Translation of the Latin Vulgate |
| 11:1 statera dolosa abominatio apud Dominum et pondus aequum voluntas eius | 11:1. A deceitful balance is an abomination before the Lord: and a just weight is his will. |
| 11:2 ubi fuerit superbia ibi erit et contumelia ubi autem humilitas ibi et sapientia | 11:2. Where pride is, there also shall be reproach: but where humility is, there also is wisdom. |
| 11:3 simplicitas iustorum diriget eos et subplantatio perversorum vastabit illos | 11:3. The simplicity of the just shall guide them: and the deceitfulness of the wicked shall destroy them. |
| 11:4 non proderunt divitiae in die ultionis iustitia autem liberabit a morte | 11:4. Riches shall not profit in the day of revenge: but justice shall deliver from death. |
| 11:5 iustitia simplicis diriget viam eius et in impietate sua corruet impius | 11:5. The justice of the upright shall make his way prosperous: and the wicked man shall fall by his own wickedness. |
| 11:6 iustitia rectorum liberabit eos et in insidiis suis capientur iniqui | 11:6. The justice of the righteous shall deliver them: and the unjust shall be caught in their own snares. |
| 11:7 mortuo homine impio nulla erit ultra spes et expectatio sollicitorum peribit | 11:7. When the wicked man is dead, there shall be no hope any more: and the expectation of the solicitous shall perish. |
| 11:8 iustus de angustia liberatus est et tradetur impius pro eo | 11:8. The just is delivered out of distress: and the wicked shall be given up for him. |
| 11:9 simulator ore decipit amicum suum iusti autem liberabuntur scientia | 11:9. The dissembler with his mouth deceiveth his friend: but the just shall be delivered by knowledge. |
| 11:10 in bonis iustorum exultabit civitas et in perditione impiorum erit laudatio | 11:10. When it goeth well with the just, the city shall rejoice: and when the wicked perish, there shall be praise. |
| 11:11 benedictione iustorum exaltabitur civitas et ore impiorum subvertetur | 11:11. By the blessing of the just the city shall be exalted: and by the mouth of the wicked it shall be overthrown. |
| 11:12 qui despicit amicum suum indigens corde est vir autem prudens tacebit | 11:12. He that despiseth his friend, is mean of heart: but the wise man will hold his peace. |
| 11:13 qui ambulat fraudulenter revelat arcana qui autem fidelis est animi celat commissum | 11:13. He that walketh deceitfully, revealeth secrets: but he that is faithful, concealeth the thing committed to him by his friend. |
| 11:14 ubi non est gubernator populus corruet salus autem ubi multa consilia | 11:14. Where there is no governor, the people shall fall: but there is safety where there is much counsel. |
| 11:15 adfligetur malo qui fidem facit pro extraneo qui autem cavet laqueos securus erit | 11:15. He shall be afflicted with evil, that is surety for a stranger: but he that is aware of snares, shall be secure. |
| 11:16 mulier gratiosa inveniet gloriam et robusti habebunt divitias | 11:16. A gracious woman shall find glory: and the strong shall have riches. |
| 11:17 benefacit animae suae vir misericors qui autem crudelis est et propinquos abicit | 11:17. A merciful man doth good to his own soul: but he that is cruel casteth off even his own kindred. |
| 11:18 impius facit opus instabile seminanti autem iustitiam merces fidelis | 11:18. The wicked maketh an unsteady work: but to him that soweth justice, there is a faithful reward. |
| 11:19 clementia praeparat vitam et sectatio malorum mortem | 11:19. Clemency prepareth life: and the pursuing of evil things, death. |
| 11:20 abominabile Domino pravum cor et voluntas eius in his qui simpliciter ambulant | 11:20. A perverse heart is abominable to the Lord: and his will is in them that walk sincerely. |
| 11:21 manus in manu non erit innocens malus semen autem iustorum salvabitur | 11:21. Hand in hand the evil man shall not be innocent: but the seed of the just shall be saved. |
| 11:22 circulus aureus in naribus suis mulier pulchra et fatua | 11:22. A golden ring in a swine's snout, a woman fair and foolish. |
| 11:23 desiderium iustorum omne bonum est praestolatio impiorum furor | 11:23. The desire of the just is all good, the expectation of the wicked is indignation. |
| 11:24 alii dividunt propria et ditiores fiunt alii rapiunt non sua et semper in egestate sunt | 11:24. Some distribute their own goods, and grow richer: others take away what is not their own, and are always in want. |
| 11:25 anima quae benedicit inpinguabitur et qui inebriat ipse quoque inebriabitur | 11:25. The soul that blesseth, shall be made fat: and he that inebriateth, shall be inebriated also himself. |
| 11:26 qui abscondit frumenta maledicetur in populis benedictio autem super caput vendentium | 11:26. He that hideth up corn, shall be cursed among the people: but a blessing upon the head of them that sell. |
| 11:27 bene consurgit diluculo qui quaerit bona qui autem investigator malorum est opprimetur ab eis | 11:27. Well doth he rise early who seeketh good things; but he that seeketh after evil things, shall be oppressed by them. |
| 11:28 qui confidet in divitiis suis corruet iusti autem quasi virens folium germinabunt | 11:28. He that trusteth in his riches shall fall: but the just shall spring up as a green leaf. |
| 11:29 qui conturbat domum suam possidebit ventos et qui stultus est serviet sapienti | 11:29. He that troubleth his own house, shall inherit the winds: and the fool shall serve the wise. |
| 11:30 fructus iusti lignum vitae et qui suscipit animas sapiens est | 11:30. The fruit of the just man is a tree of life: and he that gaineth souls is wise. |
| 11:31 si iustus in terra recipit quanto magis impius et peccator | 11:31. If the just man receive in the earth, how much more the wicked and the sinner. |