The Message Bible MSG
The Latin Vulgate VUL
1 Better to be poor and honest than a rich person no one can trust.
1
melior est pauper qui ambulat in simplicitate sua quam torquens labia insipiens
2 Ignorant zeal is worthless; haste makes waste.
2
ubi non est scientia animae non est bonum et qui festinus est pedibus offendit
3 People ruin their lives by their own stupidity, so why does God always get blamed?
3
stultitia hominis subplantat gressus eius et contra Deum fervet animo suo
4 Wealth attracts friends as honey draws flies, but poor people are avoided like a plague.
4
divitiae addunt amicos plurimos a paupere autem et hii quos habuit separantur
5 Perjury won't go unpunished. Would you let a liar go free?
5
testis falsus non erit inpunitus et qui mendacia loquitur non effugiet
6 Lots of people flock around a generous person; everyone's a friend to the philanthropist.
6
multi colunt personam potentis et amici sunt dona tribuenti
7 When you're down on your luck, even your family avoids you - yes, even your best friends wish you'd get lost. If they see you coming, they look the other way - out of sight, out of mind.
7
fratres hominis pauperis oderunt eum insuper et amici procul recesserunt ab eo qui tantum verba sectatur nihil habebit
8 Grow a wise heart - you'll do yourself a favor; keep a clear head - you'll find a good life.
8
qui autem possessor est mentis diligit animam suam et custos prudentiae inveniet bona
9 The person who tells lies gets caught; the person who spreads rumors is ruined.
9
testis falsus non erit inpunitus et qui loquitur mendacia peribit
10 Blockheads shouldn't live on easy street any more than workers should give orders to their boss.
10
non decent stultum deliciae nec servum dominari principibus
11 Smart people know how to hold their tongue; their grandeur is to forgive and forget.
11
doctrina viri per patientiam noscitur et gloria eius est iniqua praetergredi
12 Mean-tempered leaders are like mad dogs; the good-natured are like fresh morning dew.
12
sicut fremitus leonis ita et regis ira et sicut ros super herbam ita hilaritas eius
13 A parent is worn to a frazzle by a stupid child; a nagging spouse is a leaky faucet.
13
dolor patris filius stultus et tecta iugiter perstillantia litigiosa mulier
14 House and land are handed down from parents, but a congenial spouse comes straight from God.
14
domus et divitiae dantur a patribus a Domino autem proprie uxor prudens
15 Life collapses on loafers; lazybones go hungry.
15
pigredo inmittit soporem et anima dissoluta esuriet
16 Keep the rules and keep your life; careless living kills.
16
qui custodit mandatum custodit animam suam qui autem neglegit vias suas mortificabitur
17 Mercy to the needy is a loan to God, and God pays back those loans in full.
17
feneratur Domino qui miseretur pauperis et vicissitudinem suam reddet ei
18 Discipline your children while you still have the chance; indulging them destroys them.
18
erudi filium tuum ne desperes ad interfectionem autem eius ne ponas animam tuam
19 Let angry people endure the backlash of their own anger; if you try to make it better, you'll only make it worse.
19
qui inpatiens est sustinebit damnum et cum rapuerit aliud adponet
20 Take good counsel and accept correction - that's the way to live wisely and well.
20
audi consilium et suscipe disciplinam ut sis sapiens in novissimis tuis
21 We humans keep brainstorming options and plans, but God's purpose prevails.
21
multae cogitationes in corde viri voluntas autem Domini permanebit
22 It's only human to want to make a buck, but it's better to be poor than a liar.
22
homo indigens misericors est et melior pauper quam vir mendax
23 Fear-of-God is life itself, a full life, and serene - no nasty surprises.
23
timor Domini ad vitam et in plenitudine commorabitur absque visitatione pessimi
24 Some people dig a fork into the pie but are too lazy to raise it to their mouth.
24
abscondit piger manum suam sub ascella nec ad os suum adplicat eam
25 Punish the insolent - make an example of them. Who knows? Somebody might learn a good lesson.
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pestilente flagellato stultus sapientior erit sin autem corripueris sapientem intelleget disciplinam
26 Kids who lash out against their parents are an embarrassment and disgrace.
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qui adfligit patrem et fugat matrem ignominiosus est et infelix
27 If you quit listening, dear child, and strike off on your own, you'll soon be out of your depth.
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non cesses fili audire doctrinam nec ignores sermones scientiae
28 An unprincipled witness desecrates justice; the mouths of the wicked spew malice.
28
testis iniquus deridet iudicium et os impiorum devorat iniquitatem
29 The irreverent have to learn reverence the hard way; only a slap in the face brings fools to attention.
29
parata sunt derisoribus iudicia et mallei percutientes stultorum corporibus
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The Latin Vulgate is in the public domain.