The Latin Vulgate VUL
Revised Standard Version RSV
1 statera dolosa abominatio apud Dominum et pondus aequum voluntas eius
1
A false balance is an abomination to the LORD, but a just weight is his delight.
2 ubi fuerit superbia ibi erit et contumelia ubi autem humilitas ibi et sapientia
2
When pride comes, then comes disgrace; but with the humble is wisdom.
3 simplicitas iustorum diriget eos et subplantatio perversorum vastabit illos
3
The integrity of the upright guides them, but the crookedness of the treacherous destroys them.
4 non proderunt divitiae in die ultionis iustitia autem liberabit a morte
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Riches do not profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death.
5 iustitia simplicis diriget viam eius et in impietate sua corruet impius
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The righteousness of the blameless keeps his way straight, but the wicked falls by his own wickedness.
6 iustitia rectorum liberabit eos et in insidiis suis capientur iniqui
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The righteousness of the upright delivers them, but the treacherous are taken captive by their lust.
7 mortuo homine impio nulla erit ultra spes et expectatio sollicitorum peribit
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When the wicked dies, his hope perishes, and the expectation of the godless comes to nought.
8 iustus de angustia liberatus est et tradetur impius pro eo
8
The righteous is delivered from trouble, and the wicked gets into it instead.
9 simulator ore decipit amicum suum iusti autem liberabuntur scientia
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With his mouth the godless man would destroy his neighbor, but by knowledge the righteous are delivered.
10 in bonis iustorum exultabit civitas et in perditione impiorum erit laudatio
10
When it goes well with the righteous, the city rejoices; and when the wicked perish there are shouts of gladness.
11 benedictione iustorum exaltabitur civitas et ore impiorum subvertetur
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By the blessing of the upright a city is exalted, but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.
12 qui despicit amicum suum indigens corde est vir autem prudens tacebit
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He who belittles his neighbor lacks sense, but a man of understanding remains silent.
13 qui ambulat fraudulenter revelat arcana qui autem fidelis est animi celat commissum
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He who goes about as a talebearer reveals secrets, but he who is trustworthy in spirit keeps a thing hidden.
14 ubi non est gubernator populus corruet salus autem ubi multa consilia
14
Where there is no guidance, a people falls; but in an abundance of counselors there is safety.
15 adfligetur malo qui fidem facit pro extraneo qui autem cavet laqueos securus erit
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He who gives surety for a stranger will smart for it, but he who hates suretyship is secure.
16 mulier gratiosa inveniet gloriam et robusti habebunt divitias
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A gracious woman gets honor, and violent men get riches.
17 benefacit animae suae vir misericors qui autem crudelis est et propinquos abicit
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A man who is kind benefits himself, but a cruel man hurts himself.
18 impius facit opus instabile seminanti autem iustitiam merces fidelis
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A wicked man earns deceptive wages, but one who sows righteousness gets a sure reward.
19 clementia praeparat vitam et sectatio malorum mortem
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He who is steadfast in righteousness will live, but he who pursues evil will die.
20 abominabile Domino pravum cor et voluntas eius in his qui simpliciter ambulant
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Men of perverse mind are an abomination to the LORD, but those of blameless ways are his delight.
21 manus in manu non erit innocens malus semen autem iustorum salvabitur
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Be assured, an evil man will not go unpunished, but those who are righteous will be delivered.
22 circulus aureus in naribus suis mulier pulchra et fatua
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Like a gold ring in a swine's snout is a beautiful woman without discretion.
23 desiderium iustorum omne bonum est praestolatio impiorum furor
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The desire of the righteous ends only in good; the expectation of the wicked in wrath.
24 alii dividunt propria et ditiores fiunt alii rapiunt non sua et semper in egestate sunt
24
One man gives freely, yet grows all the richer; another withholds what he should give, and only suffers want.
25 anima quae benedicit inpinguabitur et qui inebriat ipse quoque inebriabitur
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A liberal man will be enriched, and one who waters will himself be watered.
26 qui abscondit frumenta maledicetur in populis benedictio autem super caput vendentium
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The people curse him who holds back grain, but a blessing is on the head of him who sells it.
27 bene consurgit diluculo qui quaerit bona qui autem investigator malorum est opprimetur ab eis
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He who diligently seeks good seeks favor, but evil comes to him who searches for it.
28 qui confidet in divitiis suis corruet iusti autem quasi virens folium germinabunt
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He who trusts in his riches will wither, but the righteous will flourish like a green leaf.
29 qui conturbat domum suam possidebit ventos et qui stultus est serviet sapienti
29
He who troubles his household will inherit wind, and the fool will be servant to the wise.
30 fructus iusti lignum vitae et qui suscipit animas sapiens est
30
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, but lawlessness takes away lives.
31 si iustus in terra recipit quanto magis impius et peccator
31
If the righteous is requited on earth, how much more the wicked and the sinner!
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