Liber Proverbiorum, 19
1. Melior est pauper, qui ambulat in simplicitate sua, quam qui torquet labia et est insipiens.
1. Better is a poor man who walks in his integrity than a man who is perverse in speech, and is a fool.
2. Ubi non est scientia animae, non est bonum; et, qui festinus est pedibus, offendit.
2. It is not good for a man to be without knowledge, and he who makes haste with his feet misses his way.
3. Stultitia hominis supplantat gressus eius, et contra Deum fervet animo suo.
3. When a man's folly brings his way to ruin, his heart rages against the LORD.
4. Divitiae addunt amicos plurimos; pauper autem ab amico suo separatur.
4. Wealth brings many new friends, but a poor man is deserted by his friend.
5. Testis falsus non erit impunitus; et, qui mendacia loquitur, non effugiet.
5. A false witness will not go unpunished, and he who utters lies will not escape.
6. Multi blandiuntur faciei potentis, et omnes amici sunt dona tribuenti.
6. Many seek the favor of a generous man, and every one is a friend to a man who gives gifts.
7. Omnes fratres hominis pauperis oderunt eum, insu7per et amici procul recesserunt ab eo; qui tantum verba sectatur, nihil habebit.
7. All a poor man's brothers hate him; how much more do his friends go far from him! He pursues them with words, but does not have them.
8. Qui autem possessor est mentis, diligit animam suam, et custos prudentiae inveniet bona.
8. He who gets wisdom loves himself; he who keeps understanding will prosper.
9. Falsus testis non erit impunitus; et, qui loquitur mendacia, peribit.
9. A false witness will not go unpunished, and he who utters lies will perish.
10. Non decent stultum deliciae, nec servum dominari principibus.
10. It is not fitting for a fool to live in luxury, much less for a slave to rule over princes.
11. Doctrina viri mitigat iram eius, et gloria eius est iniqua praetergredi.
11. Good sense makes a man slow to anger, and it is his glory to overlook an offense.
12. Sicut fremitus leonis ita et regis ira, et sicut ros super herbam ita et gratia eius.
12. A king's wrath is like the growling of a lion, but his favor is like dew upon the grass.
13. Calamitas patris filius stultus; et tecta iugiter perstillantia litigiosa mulier.
13. A foolish son is ruin to his father, and a wife's quarreling is a continual dripping of rain.
14. Domus et divitiae hereditas patrum, a Domino autem uxor prudens.
14. House and wealth are inherited from fathers, but a prudent wife is from the LORD.
15. Pigredo immittit soporem, et anima dissoluta esuriet.
15. Slothfulness casts into a deep sleep, and an idle person will suffer hunger.
16. Qui custodit mandatum, custodit animam suam; qui autem neglegit viam suam, mortificabitur.
16. He who keeps the commandment keeps his life; he who despises the word will die.
17. Feneratur Domino, qui miseretur pauperis, et vicissitudinem suam reddet ei.
17. He who is kind to the poor lends to the LORD, and he will repay him for his deed.
18. Erudi filium tuum, dum spes est; ad interfectionem autem eius ne ponas animam tuam.
18. Discipline your son while there is hope; do not set your heart on his destruction.
19. Qui impatiens est, sustinebit multam; et, si eum abripere vis, aliud appones.
19. A man of great wrath will pay the penalty; for if you deliver him, you will only have to do it again.
20. Audi consilium et suscipe disciplinam, ut sis sapiens in novissimis tuis.
20. Listen to advice and accept instruction, that you may gain wisdom for the future.
21. Multae cogitationes in corde viri, voluntas autem Domini permanebit.
21. Many are the plans in the mind of a man, but it is the purpose of the LORD that will be established.
22. Desiderabile in homine est misericordia eius; et melior est pauper quam vir mendax.
22. What is desired in a man is loyalty, and a poor man is better than a liar.
23. Timor Domini ad vitam, et in plenitudine commorabitur absque visitatione mali.
23. The fear of the LORD leads to life; and he who has it rests satisfied; he will not be visited by harm.
24. Abscondit piger manum suam in catino nec ad os suum applicat eam.
24. The sluggard buries his hand in the dish, and will not even bring it back to his mouth.
25. Derisore flagellato vel parvulus sapientior erit; si autem corripueris sapientem, intelleget disciplinam.
25. Strike a scoffer, and the simple will learn prudence; reprove a man of understanding, and he will gain knowledge.
26. Qui affligit patrem et fugat matrem, filius inhonestus et ignominiosus.
26. He who does violence to his father and chases away his mother is a son who causes shame and brings reproach.
27. Acquiesce, fili, ut audias doctrinam nec erres a sermonibus scientiae.
27. Cease, my son, to hear instruction only to stray from the words of knowledge.
28. Testis iniquus deridet iudicium, et os impiorum devorat iniquitatem.
28. A worthless witness mocks at justice, and the mouth of the wicked devours iniquity.
29. Paratae sunt derisoribus virgae, et plagae stultorum corporibus.
29. Condemnation is ready for scoffers, and flogging for the backs of fools.
