The Message Bible MSG
The Latin Vulgate VUL
1 Good leadership is a channel of water controlled by God; he directs it to whatever ends he chooses.
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sicut divisiones aquarum ita cor regis in manu Domini quocumque voluerit inclinabit illud
2 We justify our actions by appearances; God examines our motives.
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omnis via viri recta sibi videtur adpendit autem corda Dominus
3 Clean living before God and justice with our neighbors mean far more to God than religious performance.
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facere misericordiam et iudicium magis placent Domino quam victimae
4 Arrogance and pride - distinguishing marks in the wicked - are just plain sin.
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exaltatio oculorum et dilatatio cordis lucerna impiorum peccatum
5 Careful planning puts you ahead in the long run; hurry and scurry puts you further behind.
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cogitationes robusti semper in abundantia omnis autem piger semper in egestate
6 Make it to the top by lying and cheating; get paid with smoke and a promotion - to death!
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qui congregat thesauros lingua mendacii vanus est et inpingetur ad laqueos mortis
7 The wicked get buried alive by their loot because they refuse to use it to help others.
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rapinae impiorum detrahent eos quia noluerunt facere iudicium
8 Mixed motives twist life into tangles; pure motives take you straight down the road. Do Your Best, Prepare for the Worst
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perversa via viri aliena est qui autem mundus est rectum opus eius
9 Better to live alone in a tumbledown shack than share a mansion with a nagging spouse.
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melius est sedere in angulo domatis quam cum muliere litigiosa et in domo communi
10 Wicked souls love to make trouble; they feel nothing for friends and neighbors.
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anima impii desiderat malum non miserebitur proximo suo
11 Simpletons only learn the hard way, but the wise learn by listening.
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multato pestilente sapientior erit parvulus et si sectetur sapientem sumet scientiam
12 A God-loyal person will see right through the wicked and undo the evil they've planned.
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excogitat iustus de domo impii ut detrahat impios in malum
13 If you stop your ears to the cries of the poor, your cries will go unheard, unanswered.
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qui obturat aurem suam ad clamorem pauperis et ipse clamabit et non exaudietur
14 A quietly given gift soothes an irritable person; a heartfelt present cools a hot temper.
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munus absconditum extinguet iras et donum in sinu indignationem maximam
15 Good people celebrate when justice triumphs, but for the workers of evil it's a bad day.
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gaudium iusto est facere iudicium et pavor operantibus iniquitatem
16 Whoever wanders off the straight and narrow ends up in a congregation of ghosts.
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vir qui erraverit a via doctrinae in coetu gigantum commorabitur
17 You're addicted to thrills? What an empty life! The pursuit of pleasure is never satisfied.
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qui diligit epulas in egestate erit qui amat vinum et pinguia non ditabitur
18 What a bad person plots against the good, boomerangs; the plotter gets it in the end.
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pro iusto datur impius et pro rectis iniquus
19 Better to live in a tent in the wild than with a cross and petulant spouse.
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melius est habitare in terra deserta quam cum muliere rixosa et iracunda
20 Valuables are safe in a wise person's home; fools put it all out for yard sales.
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thesaurus desiderabilis et oleum in habitaculo iusti et inprudens homo dissipabit illud
21 Whoever goes hunting for what is right and kind finds life itself - glorious life!
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qui sequitur iustitiam et misericordiam inveniet vitam et iustitiam et gloriam
22 One sage entered a whole city of armed soldiers - their trusted defenses fell to pieces!
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civitatem fortium ascendit sapiens et destruxit robur fiduciae eius
23 Watch your words and hold your tongue; you'll save yourself a lot of grief.
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qui custodit os suum et linguam suam custodit ab angustiis animam suam
24 You know their names - Brash, Impudent, Blasphemer - intemperate hotheads, every one.
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superbus et arrogans vocatur indoctus qui in ira operatur superbiam
25 Lazy people finally die of hunger because they won't get up and go to work.
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desideria occidunt pigrum noluerunt enim quicquam manus eius operari
26 Sinners are always wanting what they don't have; the God-loyal are always giving what they do have.
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tota die concupiscit et desiderat qui autem iustus est tribuet et non cessabit
27 Religious performance by the wicked stinks; it's even worse when they use it to get ahead.
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hostiae impiorum abominabiles quia offeruntur ex scelere
28 A lying witness is unconvincing; a person who speaks truth is respected.
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testis mendax peribit vir oboediens loquitur victoriam
29 Unscrupulous people fake it a lot; honest people are sure of their steps.
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vir impius procaciter obfirmat vultum suum qui autem rectus est corrigit viam suam
30 Nothing clever, nothing conceived, nothing contrived, can get the better of God.
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non est sapientia non est prudentia non est consilium contra Dominum
31 Do your best, prepare for the worst - then trust God to bring victory.
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equus paratur ad diem belli Dominus autem salutem tribuet
Published by permission. Originally published by NavPress in English as THE MESSAGE: The Bible in Contemporary Language copyright 2002 by Eugene Peterson. All rights reserved.
The Latin Vulgate is in the public domain.