Proverbiorum 25
1 haec quoque parabolae Salomonis quas transtulerunt viri Ezechiae regis Iuda
These are also proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied out.
2 gloria Dei celare verbum et gloria regum investigare sermonem
It is the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honor of kings is to search out a matter.
3 caelum sursum et terra deorsum et cor regum inscrutabile
The heaven for height, and the earth for depth, and the heart of kings is unsearchable.
4 aufer robiginem de argento et egredietur vas purissimum
Take away the dross from the silver, and there shall come forth a vessel for the finer.
5 aufer impietatem de vultu regis et firmabitur iustitia thronus eius
Take away the wicked from before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness.
6 ne gloriosus appareas coram rege et in loco magnorum ne steteris
Put not forth yourself in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of great men:
7 melius est enim ut dicatur tibi ascende huc quam ut humilieris coram principe
For better it is that it be said to you, Come up here; than that you should be put lower in the presence of the prince whom your eyes have seen.
8 quae viderunt oculi tui ne proferas in iurgio cito ne postea emendare non possis cum dehonestaveris amicum tuum
Go not forth hastily to strive, lest you know not what to do in the end thereof, when your neighbor has put you to shame.
9 causam tuam tracta cum amico tuo et secretum extraneo non reveles
Debate your cause with your neighbor himself; and discover not a secret to another:
10 ne forte insultet tibi cum audierit et exprobrare non cesset
Lest he that hears it put you to shame, and your infamy turn not away.
11 mala aurea in lectis argenteis qui loquitur verbum in tempore suo
A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.
12 inauris aurea et margaritum fulgens qui arguit sapientem et aurem oboedientem
As an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover on an obedient ear.
13 sicut frigus nivis in die messis ita legatus fidelis ei qui misit eum animam illius requiescere facit
As the cold of snow in the time of harvest, so is a faithful messenger to them that send him: for he refreshes the soul of his masters.
14 nubes et ventus et pluviae non sequentes vir gloriosus et promissa non conplens
Whoever boasts himself of a false gift is like clouds and wind without rain.
15 patientia lenietur princeps et lingua mollis confringet duritiam
By long forbearing is a prince persuaded, and a soft tongue breaks the bone.
16 mel invenisti comede quod sufficit tibi ne forte saturatus evomas illud
Have you found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for you, lest you be filled therewith, and vomit it.
17 subtrahe pedem tuum de domo proximi tui nequando satiatus oderit te
Withdraw your foot from your neighbor’s house; lest he be weary of you, and so hate you.
18 iaculum et gladius et sagitta acuta homo qui loquitur contra proximum suum testimonium falsum
A man that bears false witness against his neighbor is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.
19 dens putridus et pes lapsus qui sperat super infideli in die angustiae
Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble is like a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint.
20 et amittit pallium in die frigoris acetum in nitro et qui cantat carmina cordi pessimo
As he that takes away a garment in cold weather, and as vinegar on nitre, so is he that singes songs to an heavy heart.
21 si esurierit inimicus tuus ciba illum et si sitierit da ei aquam bibere
If your enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink:
22 prunam enim congregabis super caput eius et Dominus reddet tibi
For you shall heap coals of fire on his head, and the LORD shall reward you.
23 ventus aquilo dissipat pluvias et facies tristis linguam detrahentem
The north wind drives away rain: so does an angry countenance a backbiting tongue.
24 melius est sedere in angulo domatis quam cum muliere litigiosa et in domo communi
It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman and in a wide house.
25 aqua frigida animae sitienti et nuntius bonus de terra longinqua
As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.
26 fons turbatus pede et vena corrupta iustus cadens coram impio
A righteous man falling down before the wicked is as a troubled fountain, and a corrupt spring.
27 sicut qui mel multum comedit non est ei bonum sic qui scrutator est maiestatis opprimitur gloria
It is not good to eat much honey: so for men to search their own glory is not glory.
28 sicut urbs patens et absque murorum ambitu ita vir qui non potest in loquendo cohibere spiritum suum
He that has no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls.
