The Latin Vulgate VUL
Young's Literal Translation YLT
1 sapiens mulier aedificavit domum suam insipiens instructam quoque destruet manibus
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Every wise woman hath builded her house, And the foolish with her hands breaketh it down.
2 ambulans recto itinere et timens Deum despicitur ab eo qui infami graditur via
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Whoso is walking in his uprightness is fearing Jehovah, And the perverted [in] his ways is despising Him.
3 in ore stulti virga superbiae labia sapientium custodiunt eos
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In the mouth of a fool [is] a rod of pride, And the lips of the wise preserve them.
4 ubi non sunt boves praesepe vacuum est ubi autem plurimae segetes ibi manifesta fortitudo bovis
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Without oxen a stall [is] clean, And great [is] the increase by the power of the ox.
5 testis fidelis non mentietur profert mendacium testis dolosus
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A faithful witness lieth not, And a false witness breatheth out lies.
6 quaerit derisor sapientiam et non inveniet doctrina prudentium facilis
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A scorner hath sought wisdom, and it is not, And knowledge to the intelligent [is] easy.
7 vade contra virum stultum et nescito labia prudentiae
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Go from before a foolish man, Or thou hast not known the lips of knowledge.
8 sapientia callidi est intellegere viam suam et inprudentia stultorum errans
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The wisdom of the prudent [is] to understand his way, And the folly of fools [is] deceit.
9 stultis inludet peccatum inter iustos morabitur gratia
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Fools mock at a guilt-offering, And among the upright -- a pleasing thing.
10 cor quod novit amaritudinem animae suae in gaudio eius non miscebitur extraneus
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The heart knoweth its own bitterness, And with its joy a stranger doth not intermeddle.
11 domus impiorum delebitur tabernacula iustorum germinabunt
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The house of the wicked is destroyed, And the tent of the upright flourisheth.
12 est via quae videtur homini iusta novissima autem eius deducunt ad mortem
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There is a way -- right before a man, And its latter end [are] ways of death.
13 risus dolore miscebitur et extrema gaudii luctus occupat
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Even in laughter is the heart pained, And the latter end of joy [is] affliction.
14 viis suis replebitur stultus et super eum erit vir bonus
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From his ways is the backslider in heart filled, And a good man -- from his fruits.
15 innocens credit omni verbo astutus considerat gressus suos
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The simple giveth credence to everything, And the prudent attendeth to his step.
16 sapiens timet et declinat malum stultus transilit et confidit
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The wise is fearing and turning from evil, And a fool is transgressing and is confident.
17 inpatiens operabitur stultitiam et vir versutus odiosus est
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Whoso is short of temper doth folly, And a man of wicked devices is hated.
18 possidebunt parvuli stultitiam et astuti expectabunt scientiam
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The simple have inherited folly, And the prudent are crowned [with] knowledge.
19 iacebunt mali ante bonos et impii ante portas iustorum
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The evil have bowed down before the good, And the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
20 etiam proximo suo pauper odiosus erit amici vero divitum multi
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Even of his neighbour is the poor hated, And those loving the rich [are] many.
21 qui despicit proximum suum peccat qui autem miseretur pauperi beatus erit
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Whoso is despising his neighbour sinneth, Whoso is favouring the humble, O his happiness.
22 errant qui operantur malum misericordia et veritas praeparant bona
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Do not they err who are devising evil? And kindness and truth [are] to those devising good,
23 in omni opere erit abundantia ubi autem verba sunt plurima frequenter egestas
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In all labour there is advantage, And a thing of the lips [is] only to want.
24 corona sapientium divitiae eorum fatuitas stultorum inprudentia
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The crown of the wise is their wealth, The folly of fools [is] folly.
25 liberat animas testis fidelis et profert mendacia versipellis
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A true witness is delivering souls, And a deceitful one breatheth out lies.
26 in timore Domini fiducia fortitudinis et filiis eius erit spes
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In the fear of Jehovah [is] strong confidence, And to His sons there is a refuge.
27 timor Domini fons vitae ut declinet a ruina mortis
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The fear of Jehovah [is] a fountain of life, To turn aside from snares of death.
28 in multitudine populi dignitas regis et in paucitate plebis ignominia principis
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In the multitude of a people [is] the honour of a king, And in lack of people the ruin of a prince.
29 qui patiens est multa gubernatur prudentia qui autem inpatiens exaltat stultitiam suam
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Whoso is slow to anger [is] of great understanding, And whoso is short in temper is exalting folly.
30 vita carnium sanitas cordis putredo ossuum invidia
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A healed heart [is] life to the flesh, And rottenness to the bones [is] envy.
31 qui calumniatur egentem exprobrat factori eius honorat autem eum qui miseretur pauperis
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An oppressor of the poor reproacheth his Maker, And whoso is honouring Him Is favouring the needy.
32 in malitia sua expelletur impius sperat autem iustus in morte sua
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In his wickedness is the wicked driven away, And trustful in his death [is] the righteous.
33 in corde prudentis requiescit sapientia et indoctos quoque erudiet
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In the heart of the intelligent wisdom doth rest. And in the midst of fools it is known.
34 iustitia elevat gentem miseros facit populos peccatum
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Righteousness exalteth a nation, And the goodliness of peoples [is] a sin-offering.
35 acceptus est regi minister intellegens iracundiam eius inutilis sustinebit
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The favour of a king [is] to a wise servant, And an object of his wrath is one causing shame!
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