The Latin Vulgate VUL
Revised Standard Version RSV
1 ne glorieris in crastinum ignorans quid superventura pariat dies
1
Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring forth.
2 laudet te alienus et non os tuum extraneus et non labia tua
2
Let another praise you, and not your own mouth; a stranger, and not your own lips.
3 grave est saxum et onerosa harena sed ira stulti utroque gravior
3
A stone is heavy, and sand is weighty, but a fool's provocation is heavier than both.
4 ira non habet misericordiam nec erumpens furor et impetum concitati ferre quis poterit
4
Wrath is cruel, anger is overwhelming; but who can stand before jealousy?
5 melior est manifesta correptio quam amor absconditus
5
Better is open rebuke than hidden love.
6 meliora sunt vulnera diligentis quam fraudulenta odientis oscula
6
Faithful are the wounds of a friend; profuse are the kisses of an enemy.
7 anima saturata calcabit favum anima esuriens et amarum pro dulce sumet
7
He who is sated loathes honey, but to one who is hungry everything bitter is sweet.
8 sicut avis transmigrans de nido suo sic vir qui relinquit locum suum
8
Like a bird that strays from its nest, is a man who strays from his home.
9 unguento et variis odoribus delectatur cor et bonis amici consiliis anima dulcoratur
9
Oil and perfume make the heart glad, but the soul is torn by trouble.
10 amicum tuum et amicum patris tui ne dimiseris et domum fratris tui ne ingrediaris in die adflictionis tuae melior est vicinus iuxta quam frater procul
10
Your friend, and your father's friend, do not forsake; and do not go to your brother's house in the day of your calamity. Better is a neighbor who is near than a brother who is far away.
11 stude sapientiae fili mi et laetifica cor meum ut possim exprobranti respondere sermonem
11
Be wise, my son, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him who reproaches me.
12 astutus videns malum absconditus est parvuli transeuntes sustinuere dispendia
12
A prudent man sees danger and hides himself; but the simple go on, and suffer for it.
13 tolle vestimentum eius qui spopondit pro extraneo et pro alienis auferto pignus
13
Take a man's garment when he has given surety for a stranger, and hold him in pledge when he gives surety for foreigners.
14 qui benedicit proximo suo voce grandi de nocte consurgens maledicenti similis erit
14
He who blesses his neighbor with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, will be counted as cursing.
15 tecta perstillantia in die frigoris et litigiosa mulier conparantur
15
A continual dripping on a rainy day and a contentious woman are alike;
16 qui retinet eam quasi qui ventum teneat et oleum dexterae suae vocabit
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to restrain her is to restrain the wind or to grasp oil in his right hand.
17 ferrum ferro acuitur et homo exacuit faciem amici sui
17
Iron sharpens iron, and one man sharpens another.
18 qui servat ficum comedet fructus eius et qui custos est domini sui glorificabitur
18
He who tends a fig tree will eat its fruit, and he who guards his master will be honored.
19 quomodo in aquis resplendent vultus prospicientium sic corda hominum manifesta sunt prudentibus
19
As in water face answers to face, so the mind of man reflects the man.
20 infernus et perditio non replentur similiter et oculi hominum insatiabiles
20
Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied, and never satisfied are the eyes of man.
21 quomodo probatur in conflatorio argentum et in fornace aurum sic probatur homo ore laudantis
21
The crucible is for silver, and the furnace is for gold, and a man is judged by his praise.
22 si contuderis stultum in pila quasi tisanas feriente desuper pilo non auferetur ab eo stultitia eius
22
Crush a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with crushed grain, yet his folly will not depart from him.
23 diligenter agnosce vultum pecoris tui tuosque greges considera
23
Know well the condition of your flocks, and give attention to your herds;
24 non enim habebis iugiter potestatem sed corona tribuetur in generatione generationum
24
for riches do not last for ever; and does a crown endure to all generations?
25 aperta sunt prata et apparuerunt herbae virentes et collecta sunt faena de montibus
25
When the grass is gone, and the new growth appears, and the herbage of the mountains is gathered,
26 agni ad vestimentum tuum et hedi agri pretium
26
the lambs will provide your clothing, and the goats the price of a field;
27 sufficiat tibi lac caprarum in cibos tuos in necessaria domus tuae et ad victum ancillis tuis
27
there will be enough goats' milk for your food, for the food of your household and maintenance for your maidens.
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