Liber Proverbiorum, 17
1. Melior est buccella sicca cum pace quam domus plena victimis cum iurgio.
1. Better is a dry morsel with quiet than a house full of feasting with strife.
2. Servus sapiens dominabitur filiis inhonestis et inter fratres hereditatem dividet.
2. A slave who deals wisely will rule over a son who acts shamefully, and will share the inheritance as one of the brothers.
3. Sicut igne probatur argentum et aurum camino, ita corda probat Dominus.
3. The crucible is for silver, and the furnace is for gold, and the LORD tries hearts.
4. Malus oboedit labio iniquo, et fallax obtemperat linguae mendaci.
4. An evildoer listens to wicked lips; and a liar gives heed to a mischievous tongue.
5. Qui despicit pauperem, exprobrat Factori eius; et, qui in ruina laetatur alterius, non erit impunitus.
5. He who mocks the poor insults his Maker; he who is glad at calamity will not go unpunished.
6. Corona senum filii filiorum, et gloria filiorum patres eorum.
6. Grandchildren are the crown of the aged, and the glory of sons is their fathers.
7. Non decent stultum verba composita, nec principem labium mentiens.
7. Fine speech is not becoming to a fool; still less is false speech to a prince.
8. Gemma gratissima munus in oculis domini eius; quocumque se verterit, prospere aget.
8. A bribe is like a magic stone in the eyes of him who gives it; wherever he turns he prospers.
9. Qui celat delictum, quaerit amicitias; qui sermone repetit, separat foederatos.
9. He who forgives an offense seeks love, but he who repeats a matter alienates a friend.
10. Plus proficit correptio apud prudentem quam centum plagae apud stultum.
10. A rebuke goes deeper into a man of understanding than a hundred blows into a fool.
11. Semper iurgia quaerit malus; angelus autem crudelis mittetur contra eum.
11. An evil man seeks only rebellion, and a cruel messenger will be sent against him.
12. Expedit magis ursae occurrere, raptis fetibus, quam fatuo confidenti in stultitia sua.
12. Let a man meet a she-bear robbed of her cubs, rather than a fool in his folly.
13. Qui reddit mala pro bonis, non recedet malum de domo eius.
13. If a man returns evil for good, evil will not depart from his house.
14. Aquarum proruptio initium est iurgiorum; et, antequam exacerbetur contentio, desere.
14. The beginning of strife is like letting out water; so quit before the quarrel breaks out.
15. Qui iustificat impium et qui condemnat iustum, abominabilis est uterque apud Dominum.
15. He who justifies the wicked and he who condemns the righteous are both alike an abomination to the LORD.
16. Ad quid pretium in manu stulti? Ad emendam sapientiam, cum careat corde?
16. Why should a fool have a price in his hand to buy wisdom, when he has no mind?
17. Omni tempore diligit, qui amicus est, et frater ad angustiam natus est.
17. A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
18. Stultus homo iungit manus, cum spoponderit pro amico suo.
18. A man without sense gives a pledge, and becomes surety in the presence of his neighbor.
19. Qui diligit delictum, diligit rixas; et, qui exaltat ostium, quaerit effracturam.
19. He who loves transgression loves strife; he who makes his door high seeks destruction.
20. Qui perversi cordis est, non inveniet bonum; et, qui vertit linguam, incidet in malum.
20. A man of crooked mind does not prosper, and one with a perverse tongue falls into calamity.
21. Qui generat stultum, maerorem generat sibi, sed nec pater in fatuo laetabitur.
21. A stupid son is a grief to a father; and the father of a fool has no joy.
22. Animus gaudens aetatem floridam facit, spiritus tristis exsiccat ossa.
22. A cheerful heart is a good medicine, but a downcast spirit dries up the bones.
23. Munera de sinu impius accipit, ut pervertat semitas iudicii.
23. A wicked man accepts a bribe from the bosom to pervert the ways of justice.
24. In facie prudentis lucet sapientia, oculi stultorum in finibus terrae.
24. A man of understanding sets his face toward wisdom, but the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.
25. Ira patris filius stultus et dolor matris, quae genuit eum.
25. A foolish son is a grief to his father and bitterness to her who bore him.
26. Non est bonum multam inferre iusto nec percutere principem contra rectitudinem.
26. To impose a fine on a righteous man is not good; to flog noble men is wrong.
27. Qui moderatur sermones suos, novit scientiam, et lenis spiritu est vir prudens.
27. He who restrains his words has knowledge, and he who has a cool spirit is a man of understanding.
28. Stultus quoque, si tacuerit, sapiens reputabitur et, si compresserit labia sua, intellegens.
28. Even a fool who keeps silent is considered wise; when he closes his lips, he is deemed intelligent.
