Liber Proverbiorum, 27
1. Ne glorieris in crastinum ignorans, quid superventura pariat dies.
1. Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring forth.
2. Laudet te alienus et non os tuum, extraneus et non labia tua.
2. Let another praise you, and not your own mouth; a stranger, and not your own lips.
3. Grave est saxum et onerosa arena, sed ira stulti utroque gravior.
3. A stone is heavy, and sand is weighty, but a fool's provocation is heavier than both.
4. Saevitas et erumpens furor, et coram zelo consistere quis poterit?
4. Wrath is cruel, anger is overwhelming; but who can stand before jealousy?
5. Melior est manifesta correptio quam amor absconditus.
5. Better is open rebuke than hidden love.
6. Veriora sunt vulnera diligentis quam fraudulenta oscula odientis.
6. Faithful are the wounds of a friend; profuse are the kisses of an enemy.
7. Anima saturata calcabit favum, et anima esuriens etiam amarum pro dulci sumet.
7. He who is sated loathes honey, but to one who is hungry everything bitter is sweet.
8. Sicut avis transmigrans de nido suo, sic vir errans longe a loco suo.
8. Like a bird that strays from its nest, is a man who strays from his home.
9. Unguento et ture delectatur cor et dulcedine amici in consilio ex animo.
9. Oil and perfume make the heart glad, but the soul is torn by trouble.
10. Amicum tuum et amicum patris tui ne dimiseris et domum fratris tui ne ingrediaris in die afflictionis tuae. Melior est vicinus iuxta quam frater procul.
10. Your friend, and your father's friend, do not forsake; and do not go to your brother's house in the day of your calamity. Better is a neighbor who is near than a brother who is far away.
11. Stude sapientiae, fili mi, et laetifica cor meum, ut possim exprobranti mihi respondere sermonem.
11. Be wise, my son, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him who reproaches me.
12. Astutus videns malum absconditus est; simplices transeuntes multati sunt.
12. A prudent man sees danger and hides himself; but the simple go on, and suffer for it.
13. Tolle vestimentum eius, qui spopondit pro extraneo, et pro alienis aufer ei pignus.
13. Take a man's garment when he has given surety for a stranger, and hold him in pledge when he gives surety for foreigners.
14. Qui benedicit proximo suo voce grandi mane consurgens, maledictio reputabitur ei.
14. He who blesses his neighbor with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, will be counted as cursing.
15. Tecta perstillantia in die frigoris et litigiosa mulier comparantur;
15. A continual dripping on a rainy day and a contentious woman are alike;
16. qui retinet eam, quasi qui ventum teneat, et oleum dextera sua tenere reperietur.
16. to restrain her is to restrain the wind or to grasp oil in his right hand.
17. Ferrum ferro exacuitur, et homo exacuit faciem amici sui.
17. Iron sharpens iron, and one man sharpens another.
18. Qui servat ficum, comedet fructus eius; et, qui custos est domini sui, glorificabitur.
18. He who tends a fig tree will eat its fruit, and he who guards his master will be honored.
19. Quomodo in aqua facies prospicit ad faciem, sic cor hominis ad hominem.
19. As in water face answers to face, so the mind of man reflects the man.
20. Infernus et Perditio numquam implentur, similiter et oculi hominum insatiabiles.
20. Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied, and never satisfied are the eyes of man.
21. Quomodo probatur in conflatorio argentum et in fornace aurum, sic probatur homo ore laudantis.
21. The crucible is for silver, and the furnace is for gold, and a man is judged by his praise.
22. Si pilo contuderis stultum in pila quasi ptisanas, non auferetur ab eo stultitia eius.
22. Crush a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with crushed grain, yet his folly will not depart from him.
23. Diligenter agnosce vultum pecoris tui; appone cor tuum ad greges,
23. Know well the condition of your flocks, and give attention to your herds;
24. non enim habebis iugiter divitias. Num corona tribuetur in generationem et generationem?
24. for riches do not last for ever; and does a crown endure to all generations?
25. Nudata sunt prata, et apparuerunt herbae virentes, et collecta sunt fena de montibus;
25. When the grass is gone, and the new growth appears, and the herbage of the mountains is gathered,
26. agni ad vestimentum tuum, et haedi ad agri pretium;
26. the lambs will provide your clothing, and the goats the price of a field;
27. sufficiat tibi lac caprarum in cibum tuum et in cibum domus tuae et ad victum ancillis tuis.
27. there will be enough goats' milk for your food, for the food of your household and maintenance for your maidens.
