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Vulgata
Jerome's Latin Translation of the Bible |
P R O V E R B I A
Chapter 17 |
Douay-Rheims
Translation of the Latin Vulgate |
| 17:1 melior est buccella sicca cum gaudio quam domus plena victimis cum iurgio | 17:1. Better is a dry morsel with joy, than a house full of victims with strife. |
| 17:2 servus sapiens dominabitur filiis stultis et inter fratres hereditatem dividet | 17:2. A wise servant shall rule over foolish sons, and shall divide the inheritance among the brethren. |
| 17:3 sicut igne probatur argentum et aurum camino ita corda probat Dominus | 17:3. As silver is tried by fire, and gold in the furnace: so the Lord trieth the hearts. |
| 17:4 malus oboedit linguae iniquae et fallax obtemperat labiis mendacibus | 17:4. The evil man obeyeth an unjust tongue: and the deceitful hearkeneth to lying lips. |
| 17:5 qui despicit pauperem exprobrat factori eius et qui in ruina laetatur alterius non erit inpunitus | 17:5. He that despiseth the poor, reproacheth his maker: and he that rejoiceth at another man's ruin, shall not be unpunished. |
| 17:6 corona senum filii filiorum et gloria filiorum patres sui | 17:6. Children's children are the crown of old men: and the glory of children are their fathers. |
| 17:7 non decent stultum verba conposita nec principem labium mentiens | 17:7. Eloquent words do not become a fool, nor lying lips a prince. |
| 17:8 gemma gratissima expectatio praestolantis quocumque se verterit prudenter intellegit | 17:8. The expectation of him that expecteth is a most acceptable jewel: whithersoever he turneth himself, he understandeth wisely. |
| 17:9 qui celat delictum quaerit amicitias qui altero sermone repetit separat foederatos | 17:9. He that concealeth a transgression, seeketh friendships: he that repeateth it again, separateth friends. |
| 17:10 plus proficit correptio apud prudentem quam centum plagae apud stultum | 17:10. A reproof availeth more with a wise man, than a hundred stripes with a fool. |
| 17:11 semper iurgia quaerit malus angelus autem crudelis mittetur contra eum | 17:11. An evil man always seeketh quarrels: but a cruel angel shall be sent against him. |
| 17:12 expedit magis ursae occurrere raptis fetibus quam fatuo confidenti sibi in stultitia sua | 17:12. It is better to meet a bear robbed of her whelps, than a fool trusting in his own folly. |
| 17:13 qui reddit mala pro bonis non recedet malum de domo eius | 17:13. He that rendereth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house. |
| 17:14 qui dimittit aquam caput est iurgiorum et antequam patiatur contumeliam iudicium deserit | 17:14. The beginning of quarrels is as when one letteth out water: and before he suffereth reproach, he forsaketh judgment. |
| 17:15 et qui iustificat impium et qui condemnat iustum abominabilis est uterque apud Dominum | 17:15. He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, both are abominable before God. |
| 17:16 quid prodest habere divitias stultum cum sapientiam emere non possit | 17:16. What doth it avail a fool to have riches, seeing he cannot buy wisdom? He that maketh his house high, seeketh a downfall: and he that refuseth to learn, shall fall into evils. |
| 17:17 omni tempore diligit qui amicus est et frater in angustiis conprobatur | 17:17. He that is a friend loveth at all times: and a brother is proved in distress. |
| 17:18 homo stultus plaudet manibus cum spoponderit pro amico suo | 17:18. A foolish man will clap hands, when he is surety for his friend. |
| 17:19 qui meditatur discordiam diligit rixas et qui exaltat ostium quaerit ruinam | 17:19. He that studieth discords, loveth quarrels: and he that exalteth his door, seeketh ruin. |
| 17:20 qui perversi cordis est non inveniet bonum et qui vertit linguam incidet in malum | 17:20. He that is of a perverse heart, shall not find good: and he that perverteth his tongue, shall fall into evil. |
| 17:21 natus est stultus in ignominiam suam sed nec pater in fatuo laetabitur | 17:21. A fool is born to his own disgrace: and even his father shall not rejoice in a fool. |
| 17:22 animus gaudens aetatem floridam facit spiritus tristis exsiccat ossa | 17:22. A joyful mind maketh age flourishing: a sorrowful spirit drieth up the bones. |
| 17:23 munera de sinu impius accipit ut pervertat semitas iudicii | 17:23. The wicked man taketh gifts out of the bosom, that he may pervert the paths of judgment. |
| 17:24 in facie prudentis lucet sapientia oculi stultorum in finibus terrae | 17:24. Wisdom shineth in the face of the wise: the eyes of fools are in the ends of the earth. |
| 17:25 ira patris filius stultus et dolor matris quae genuit eum | 17:25. A foolish son is the anger of the father: and the sorrow of the mother that bore him. |
| 17:26 non est bonum damnum inferre iusto nec percutere principem qui recta iudicat | 17:26. It is no good thing to do hurt to the just: nor to strike the prince, who judgeth right. |
| 17:27 qui moderatur sermones suos doctus et prudens est et pretiosi spiritus vir eruditus | 17:27. He that setteth bounds to his words, is knowing and wise: and the man of understanding is of a precious spirit. |
| 17:28 stultus quoque si tacuerit sapiens putabitur et si conpresserit labia sua intellegens | 17:28. Even a fool, if he will hold his peace, shall be counted wise: and if he close his lips, a man of understanding. |