Liber Proverbiorum, 11
1. Statera dolosa abominatio est apud Dominum, et pondus aequum voluntas eius.
1. A false balance is an abomination to the LORD, but a just weight is his delight.
2. Venit superbia, veniet et contumelia; apud humiles autem sapientia.
2. When pride comes, then comes disgrace; but with the humble is wisdom.
3. Simplicitas iustorum diriget eos, et supplantatio perversorum vastabit illos.
3. The integrity of the upright guides them, but the crookedness of the treacherous destroys them.
4. Non proderunt divitiae in die ultionis, iustitia autem liberabit a morte.
4. Riches do not profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death.
5. Iustitia simplicis diriget viam eius, et in impietate sua corruet impius.
5. The righteousness of the blameless keeps his way straight, but the wicked falls by his own wickedness.
6. Iustitia rectorum liberabit eos, et in insidiis suis capientur iniqui.
6. The righteousness of the upright delivers them, but the treacherous are taken captive by their lust.
7. Mortuo homine impio, nulla erit ultra spes; et exspectatio divitiarum peribit.
7. When the wicked dies, his hope perishes, and the expectation of the godless comes to nought.
8. Iustus de angustia liberatus est, et tradetur impius pro eo.
8. The righteous is delivered from trouble, and the wicked gets into it instead.
9. Simulator ore decipit amicum suum, iusti autem liberabuntur scientia.
9. With his mouth the godless man would destroy his neighbor, but by knowledge the righteous are delivered.
10. In bonis iustorum exsultabit civitas, et in perditione impiorum erit laudatio.
10. When it goes well with the righteous, the city rejoices; and when the wicked perish there are shouts of gladness.
11. Benedictione iustorum exaltabitur civitas et ore impiorum subvertetur.
11. By the blessing of the upright a city is exalted, but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.
12. Qui despicit amicum suum, indigens corde est, vir autem prudens tacebit.
12. He who belittles his neighbor lacks sense, but a man of understanding remains silent.
13. Qui ambulat susurrans, revelat arcana; qui autem fidelis est animi, celat commissum.
13. He who goes about as a talebearer reveals secrets, but he who is trustworthy in spirit keeps a thing hidden.
14. Ubi non adsunt dispositiones, populus corruet; salus autem, ubi multa consilia.
14. Where there is no guidance, a people falls; but in an abundance of counselors there is safety.
15. Affligetur malo, qui fidem facit pro extraneo; qui autem odit sponsores, securus erit.
15. He who gives surety for a stranger will smart for it, but he who hates suretyship is secure.
16. Mulier gratiosa inveniet gloriam, et robusti habebunt divitias.
16. A gracious woman gets honor, and violent men get riches.
17. Benefacit animae suae vir misericors; qui autem crudelis est, carnem suam affligit.
17. A man who is kind benefits himself, but a cruel man hurts himself.
18. Impius facit opus fallax, seminanti autem iustitiam merces fidelis.
18. A wicked man earns deceptive wages, but one who sows righteousness gets a sure reward.
19. Firmus in iustitia praeparat vitam, et sectator malorum mortem.
19. He who is steadfast in righteousness will live, but he who pursues evil will die.
20. Abominabile Domino cor pravum, et voluntas eius in iis, qui simpliciter ambulant.
20. Men of perverse mind are an abomination to the LORD, but those of blameless ways are his delight.
21. Manus in manu, non erit impunitus malus, semen autem iustorum salvabitur.
21. Be assured, an evil man will not go unpunished, but those who are righteous will be delivered.
22. Circulus aureus in naribus suis mulier pulchra et fatua.
22. Like a gold ring in a swine's snout is a beautiful woman without discretion.
23. Desiderium iustorum omne bonum est, praestolatio impiorum furor.
23. The desire of the righteous ends only in good; the expectation of the wicked in wrath.
24. Alii dividunt propria et ditiores fiunt, alii parciores iusto semper in egestate sunt.
24. One man gives freely, yet grows all the richer; another withholds what he should give, and only suffers want.
25. Anima, quae benedicit, impinguabitur; et, qui inebriat, ipse quoque inebriatur.
25. A liberal man will be enriched, and one who waters will himself be watered.
26. Qui abscondit frumenta, maledicetur in populis, benedictio autem super caput vendentium.
26. The people curse him who holds back grain, but a blessing is on the head of him who sells it.
27. Qui instanter quaerit bonum, quaerit beneplacitum; qui autem investigator malorum est, haec advenient ei.
27. He who diligently seeks good seeks favor, but evil comes to him who searches for it.
28. Qui confidit in divitiis suis, corruet, iusti autem quasi virens folium germinabunt.
28. He who trusts in his riches will wither, but the righteous will flourish like a green leaf.
29. Qui conturbat domum suam, possidebit ventos; et, qui stultus est, serviet sapienti.
29. He who troubles his household will inherit wind, and the fool will be servant to the wise.
30. Fructus iusti lignum vitae; et suscipit animas, qui sapiens est.
30. The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, but lawlessness takes away lives.
31. Si iustus in terra rependitur, quanto magis impius et peccator.
31. If the righteous is requited on earth, how much more the wicked and the sinner!
