Proverbiorum 14
1 sapiens mulier aedificavit domum suam insipiens instructam quoque destruet manibus
Every wise woman builds her house: but the foolish plucks it down with her hands.
2 ambulans recto itinere et timens Deum despicitur ab eo qui infami graditur via
He that walks in his uprightness fears the LORD: but he that is perverse in his ways despises him.
3 in ore stulti virga superbiae labia sapientium custodiunt eos
In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride: but the lips of the wise shall preserve them.
4 ubi non sunt boves praesepe vacuum est ubi autem plurimae segetes ibi manifesta fortitudo bovis
Where no oxen are, the crib is clean: but much increase is by the strength of the ox.
5 testis fidelis non mentietur profert mendacium testis dolosus
A faithful witness will not lie: but a false witness will utter lies.
6 quaerit derisor sapientiam et non inveniet doctrina prudentium facilis
A scorner seeks wisdom, and finds it not: but knowledge is easy to him that understands.
7 vade contra virum stultum et nescito labia prudentiae
Go from the presence of a foolish man, when you perceive not in him the lips of knowledge.
8 sapientia callidi est intellegere viam suam et inprudentia stultorum errans
The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way: but the folly of fools is deceit.
9 stultis inludet peccatum inter iustos morabitur gratia
Fools make a mock at sin: but among the righteous there is favor.
10 cor quod novit amaritudinem animae suae in gaudio eius non miscebitur extraneus
The heart knows his own bitterness; and a stranger does not intermeddle with his joy.
11 domus impiorum delebitur tabernacula iustorum germinabunt
The house of the wicked shall be overthrown: but the tabernacle of the upright shall flourish.
12 est via quae videtur homini iusta novissima autem eius deducunt ad mortem
There is a way which seems right to a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.
13 risus dolore miscebitur et extrema gaudii luctus occupat
Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; and the end of that mirth is heaviness.
14 viis suis replebitur stultus et super eum erit vir bonus
The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways: and a good man shall be satisfied from himself.
15 innocens credit omni verbo astutus considerat gressus suos
The simple believes every word: but the prudent man looks well to his going.
16 sapiens timet et declinat malum stultus transilit et confidit
A wise man fears, and departs from evil: but the fool rages, and is confident.
17 inpatiens operabitur stultitiam et vir versutus odiosus est
He that is soon angry deals foolishly: and a man of wicked devices is hated.
18 possidebunt parvuli stultitiam et astuti expectabunt scientiam
The simple inherit folly: but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
19 iacebunt mali ante bonos et impii ante portas iustorum
The evil bow before the good; and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
20 etiam proximo suo pauper odiosus erit amici vero divitum multi
The poor is hated even of his own neighbor: but the rich has many friends.
21 qui despicit proximum suum peccat qui autem miseretur pauperi beatus erit
He that despises his neighbor sins: but he that has mercy on the poor, happy is he.
22 errant qui operantur malum misericordia et veritas praeparant bona
Do they not err that devise evil? but mercy and truth shall be to them that devise good.
23 in omni opere erit abundantia ubi autem verba sunt plurima frequenter egestas
In all labor there is profit: but the talk of the lips tends only to penury.
24 corona sapientium divitiae eorum fatuitas stultorum inprudentia
The crown of the wise is their riches: but the foolishness of fools is folly.
25 liberat animas testis fidelis et profert mendacia versipellis
A true witness delivers souls: but a deceitful witness speaks lies.
26 in timore Domini fiducia fortitudinis et filiis eius erit spes
In the fear of the LORD is strong confidence: and his children shall have a place of refuge.
27 timor Domini fons vitae ut declinet a ruina mortis
The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.
28 in multitudine populi dignitas regis et in paucitate plebis ignominia principis
In the multitude of people is the king’s honor: but in the want of people is the destruction of the prince.
29 qui patiens est multa gubernatur prudentia qui autem inpatiens exaltat stultitiam suam
He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding: but he that is hasty of spirit exalts folly.
30 vita carnium sanitas cordis putredo ossuum invidia
A sound heart is the life of the flesh: but envy the rottenness of the bones.
31 qui calumniatur egentem exprobrat factori eius honorat autem eum qui miseretur pauperis
He that oppresses the poor reproaches his Maker: but he that honors him has mercy on the poor.
32 in malitia sua expelletur impius sperat autem iustus in morte sua
The wicked is driven away in his wickedness: but the righteous has hope in his death.
33 in corde prudentis requiescit sapientia et indoctos quoque erudiet
Wisdom rests in the heart of him that has understanding: but that which is in the middle of fools is made known.
34 iustitia elevat gentem miseros facit populos peccatum
Righteousness exalts a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people.
35 acceptus est regi minister intellegens iracundiam eius inutilis sustinebit
The king’s favor is toward a wise servant: but his wrath is against him that causes shame.
