Liber Proverbiorum, 29
1. Vir, qui correptiones dura cervice contemnit, subito conteretur absque sanatione.
1. He who is often reproved, yet stiffens his neck will suddenly be broken beyond healing.
2. In multiplicatione iustorum laetabitur vulgus; et in dominatione impii gemet populus.
2. When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; but when the wicked rule, the people groan.
3. Vir, qui amat sapientiam, laetificat patrem suum; qui autem nutrit scorta, perdet substantiam.
3. He who loves wisdom makes his father glad, but one who keeps company with harlots squanders his substance.
4. Rex in iustitia erigit terram; vir acceptor donorum destruet eam.
4. By justice a king gives stability to the land, but one who exacts gifts ruins it.
5. Homo, qui blanditur amico suo, rete expandit gressibus eius.
5. A man who flatters his neighbor spreads a net for his feet.
6. In peccato vir iniquus irretitur laqueo, et iustus exsultabit atque gaudebit.
6. An evil man is ensnared in his transgression, but a righteous man sings and rejoices.
7. Novit iustus causam pauperum, impius ignorat scientiam.
7. A righteous man knows the rights of the poor; a wicked man does not understand such knowledge.
8. Homines pestilentes dissipant civitatem; sapientes vero avertunt furorem.
8. Scoffers set a city aflame, but wise men turn away wrath.
9. Vir sapiens, si cum stulto iudicio contenderit, sive irascatur sive rideat, non inveniet requiem.
9. If a wise man has an argument with a fool, the fool only rages and laughs, and there is no quiet.
10. Viri sanguinum oderunt simplicem; iusti autem quaerunt animam eius.
10. Bloodthirsty men hate one who is blameless, and the wicked seek his life.
11. Totum spiritum suum profert stultus; sapiens mitigat eum in posterum.
11. A fool gives full vent to his anger, but a wise man quietly holds it back.
12. Princeps, qui libenter audit verba mendacii, omnes ministros habet impios.
12. If a ruler listens to falsehood, all his officials will be wicked.
13. Pauper et oppressor obviaverunt sibi, utriusque oculorum illuminator est Dominus.
13. The poor man and the oppressor meet together; the LORD gives light to the eyes of both.
14. Rex, qui iudicat in veritate pauperes, thronus eius in aeternum firmabitur.
14. If a king judges the poor with equity his throne will be established for ever.
15. Virga atque correptio tribuit sapientiam; puer autem, qui dimittitur voluntati suae, confundit matrem suam.
15. The rod and reproof give wisdom, but a child left to himself brings shame to his mother.
16. In multiplicatione impiorum multiplicabuntur scelera, et iusti ruinas eorum videbunt.
16. When the wicked are in authority, transgression increases; but the righteous will look upon their downfall.
17. Erudi filium tuum, et refrigerabit te et dabit delicias animae tuae.
17. Discipline your son, and he will give you rest; he will give delight to your heart.
18. Cum visio defecerit, dissipabitur populus; qui vero custodit legem, beatus est.
18. Where there is no prophecy the people cast off restraint, but blessed is he who keeps the law.
19. Servus verbis non potest erudiri, quia intellegit et respondere contemnit.
19. By mere words a servant is not disciplined, for though he understands, he will not give heed.
20. Vidisti hominem velocem ad loquendum? Magis illo spem habebit insipiens.
20. Do you see a man who is hasty in his words? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
21. Qui delicate a pueritia nutrit servum suum, postea sentiet eum contumacem.
21. He who pampers his servant from childhood, will in the end find him his heir.
22. Vir iracundus provocat rixas; et, qui ad indignandum facilis est, erit ad peccandum proclivior.
22. A man of wrath stirs up strife, and a man given to anger causes much transgression.
23. Superbia hominis humiliabit eum, et humilis spiritu suscipiet gloriam.
23. A man's pride will bring him low, but he who is lowly in spirit will obtain honor.
24. Qui cum fure participat, odit animam suam; adiuramentum audit et non indicat.
24. The partner of a thief hates his own life; he hears the curse, but discloses nothing.
25. Timor hominis inducit laqueum; qui sperat in Domino, sublevabitur.
25. The fear of man lays a snare, but he who trusts in the LORD is safe.
26. Multi requirunt faciem principis; et iudicium a Domino egreditur singulorum.
26. Many seek the favor of a ruler, but from the LORD a man gets justice.
27. Abominantur iusti virum impium; et abominantur impii eos, qui recta sunt via.
27. An unjust man is an abomination to the righteous, but he whose way is straight is an abomination to the wicked.
