Παροιμίαι 10
1 υἱὸς σοφὸς εὐφραίνει πατέρα υἱὸς δὲ ἄφρων λύπη τῇ μητρί
The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father; but a foolish son is the grief of his mother.
2 οὐκ ὠφελήσουσιν θησαυροὶ ἀνόμους δικαιοσύνη δὲ ῥύσεται ἐκ θανάτου
Treasures of wickedness profit nothing; but righteousness delivereth from death.
3 οὐ λιμοκτονήσει κύριος ψυχὴν δικαίαν ζωὴν δὲ ἀσεβῶν ἀνατρέψει
The LORD will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish; but He thrusteth away the desire of the wicked.
4 πενία ἄνδρα ταπεινοῖ χεῖρες δὲ ἀνδρείων πλουτίζουσιν υἱὸς πεπαιδευμένος σοφὸς ἔσται τῷ δὲ ἄφρονι διακόνῳ χρήσεται
He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand; but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
5 διεσώθη ἀπὸ καύματος υἱὸς νοήμων ἀνεμόφθορος δὲ γίνεται ἐν ἀμήτῳ υἱὸς παράνομος
A wise son gathereth in summer; but a son that doeth shamefully sleepeth in harvest.
6 εὐλογία κυρίου ἐπὶ κεφαλὴν δικαίου στόμα δὲ ἀσεβῶν καλύψει πένθος ἄωρον
Blessings are upon the head of the righteous; but the mouth of the wicked concealeth violence.
7 μνήμη δικαίων μετ’ ἐγκωμίων ὄνομα δὲ ἀσεβοῦς σβέννυται
The memory of the righteous shall be for a blessing; but the name of the wicked shall rot.
8 σοφὸς καρδίᾳ δέξεται ἐντολάς ὁ δὲ ἄστεγος χείλεσιν σκολιάζων ὑποσκελισθήσεται
The wise in heart will receive commandments; but a prating fool shall fall.
9 ὃς πορεύεται ἁπλῶς πορεύεται πεποιθώς ὁ δὲ διαστρέφων τὰς ὁδοὺς αὐτοῦ γνωσθήσεται
He that walketh uprightly walketh securely; but he that perverteth his ways shall be found out.
10 ὁ ἐννεύων ὀφθαλμοῖς μετὰ δόλου συνάγει ἀνδράσι λύπας ὁ δὲ ἐλέγχων μετὰ παρρησίας εἰρηνοποιεῖ
He that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow; and a prating fool shall fall.
11 πηγὴ ζωῆς ἐν χειρὶ δικαίου στόμα δὲ ἀσεβοῦς καλύψει ἀπώλεια
The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life; but the mouth of the wicked concealeth violence.
12 μῖσος ἐγείρει νεῖκος πάντας δὲ τοὺς μὴ φιλονεικοῦντας καλύπτει φιλία
Hatred stirreth up strifes; but love covereth all transgressions.
13 ὃς ἐκ χειλέων προφέρει σοφίαν ῥάβδῳ τύπτει ἄνδρα ἀκάρδιον
In the lips of him that hath discernment wisdom is found; but a rod is for the back of him that is void of understanding.
14 σοφοὶ κρύψουσιν αἴσθησιν στόμα δὲ προπετοῦς ἐγγίζει συντριβῇ
Wise men lay up knowledge; but the mouth of the foolish is an imminent ruin.
15 κτῆσις πλουσίων πόλις ὀχυρά συντριβὴ δὲ ἀσεβῶν πενία
The rich man's wealth is his strong city; the ruin of the poor is their poverty.
16 ἔργα δικαίων ζωὴν ποιεῖ καρποὶ δὲ ἀσεβῶν ἁμαρτίας
The wages of the righteous is life; the increase of the wicked is sin.
17 ὁδοὺς δικαίας ζωῆς φυλάσσει παιδεία παιδεία δὲ ἀνεξέλεγκτος πλανᾶται
He is in the way of life that heedeth instruction; but he that forsaketh reproof erreth.
18 καλύπτουσιν ἔχθραν χείλη δίκαια οἱ δὲ ἐκφέροντες λοιδορίας ἀφρονέστατοί εἰσιν
He that hideth hatred is of lying lips; and he that uttereth a slander is a fool.
19 ἐκ πολυλογίας οὐκ ἐκφεύξῃ ἁμαρτίαν φειδόμενος δὲ χειλέων νοήμων ἔσῃ
In the multitude of words there wanteth not transgression; but he that refraineth his lips is wise.
20 ἄργυρος πεπυρωμένος γλῶσσα δικαίου καρδία δὲ ἀσεβοῦς ἐκλείψει
The tongue of the righteous is as choice silver; the heart of the wicked is little worth.
21 χείλη δικαίων ἐπίσταται ὑψηλά οἱ δὲ ἄφρονες ἐν ἐνδείᾳ τελευτῶσιν
The lips of the righteous feed many; but the foolish die for want of understanding.
22 εὐλογία κυρίου ἐπὶ κεφαλὴν δικαίου αὕτη πλουτίζει καὶ οὐ μὴ προστεθῇ αὐτῇ λύπη ἐν καρδίᾳ
The blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich, and toil addeth nothing thereto.
23 ἐν γέλωτι ἄφρων πράσσει κακά ἡ δὲ σοφία ἀνδρὶ τίκτει φρόνησιν
It is as sport to a fool to do wickedness, and so is wisdom to a man of discernment.
24 ἐν ἀπωλείᾳ ἀσεβὴς περιφέρεται ἐπιθυμία δὲ δικαίου δεκτή
The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him; and the desire of the righteous shall be granted.
25 παραπορευομένης καταιγίδος ἀφανίζεται ἀσεβής δίκαιος δὲ ἐκκλίνας σῴζεται εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα
When the whirlwind passeth, the wicked is no more; but the righteous is an everlasting foundation.
26 ὥσπερ ὄμφαξ ὀδοῦσι βλαβερὸν καὶ καπνὸς ὄμμασιν οὕτως παρανομία τοῖς χρωμένοις αὐτήν
As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that send him.
27 φόβος κυρίου προστίθησιν ἡμέρας ἔτη δὲ ἀσεβῶν ὀλιγωθήσεται
The fear of the LORD prolongeth days; but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.
28 ἐγχρονίζει δικαίοις εὐφροσύνη ἐλπὶς δὲ ἀσεβῶν ὄλλυται
The hope of the righteous is gladness; but the expectation of the wicked shall perish.
29 ὀχύρωμα ὁσίου φόβος κυρίου συντριβὴ δὲ τοῖς ἐργαζομένοις κακά
The way of the LORD is a stronghold to the upright, but ruin to the workers of iniquity.
30 δίκαιος τὸν αἰῶνα οὐκ ἐνδώσει ἀσεβεῖς δὲ οὐκ οἰκήσουσιν γῆν
The righteous shall never be moved; but the wicked shall not inhabit the land.
31 στόμα δικαίου ἀποστάζει σοφίαν γλῶσσα δὲ ἀδίκου ἐξολεῖται
The mouth of the righteous buddeth with wisdom; but the froward tongue shall be cut off.
32 χείλη ἀνδρῶν δικαίων ἀποστάζει χάριτας στόμα δὲ ἀσεβῶν ἀποστρέφεται
The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable; but the mouth of the wicked is all frowardness.
