Liber Proverbiorum, 27
1. ne glorieris in crastinum ignorans quid superventura pariat dies
1. Boast not for to morrow, for thou knowest not what the day to come may bring forth.
2. laudet te alienus et non os tuum extraneus et non labia tua
2. Let another praise thee, and not thy own mouth: a stranger, and not thy own lips.
3. grave est saxum et onerosa harena sed ira stulti utroque gravior
3. A stone is heavy, and sand weighty: but the anger of a fool is heavier than them both.
4. ira non habet misericordiam nec erumpens furor et impetum concitati ferre quis poterit
4. Anger hath no mercy, nor fury when it breaketh forth: and who can bear the violence of one provoked?
5. melior est manifesta correptio quam amor absconditus
5. Open rebuke is better than hidden love.
6. meliora sunt vulnera diligentis quam fraudulenta odientis oscula
6. Better are the wounds of a friend, than the deceitful kisses of an enemy.
7. anima saturata calcabit favum anima esuriens et amarum pro dulce sumet
7. A soul that is full shall tread upon the honeycomb : and a soul that is hungry shall take even bitter for sweet.
8. sicut avis transmigrans de nido suo sic vir qui relinquit locum suum
8. As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that leaveth his place.
9. unguento et variis odoribus delectatur cor et bonis amici consiliis anima dulcoratur
9. Ointment and perfumes rejoice the heart: and the good counsels of a friend are sweet to the soul.
10. amicum tuum et amicum patris tui ne dimiseris et domum fratris tui ne ingrediaris in die adflictionis tuæ melior est vicinus juxta quam frater procul
10. Thy own friend, and thy father's friend forsake not: and go not into thy brother's house in the day of thy affliction. Better is a neighbour that is near, than a brother afar off.
11. stude sapientiæ fili mi et lætifica cor meum ut possim exprobranti respondere sermonem
11. Study wisdom, my son, and make my heart joyful, that thou mayst give an answer to him that reproacheth.
12. astutus videns malum absconditus est parvuli transeuntes sustinuere dispendia
12. The prudent man seeing evil hideth himself: little ones passing on have suffered losses.
13. tolle vestimentum ejus qui spopondit pro extraneo et pro alienis auferto pignus
13. Take away his garment that hath been surety for a stranger: and take from him a pledge for strangers.
14. qui benedicit proximo suo voce grandi de nocte consurgens maledicenti similis erit
14. He that blesseth his neighbour with a loud voice, rising in the night, shall be like to him that curseth.
15. tecta perstillantia in die frigoris et litigiosa mulier conparantur
15. Roofs dropping through in a cold day, and a contentious woman are alike.
16. qui retinet eam quasi qui ventum teneat et oleum dexteræ suæ vocabit
16. He that retaineth her, is as he that would hold the wind, and shall call in the oil of his right hand.
17. ferrum ferro acuitur et homo exacuit faciem amici sui
17. Iron sharpeneth iron, so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.
18. qui servat ficum comedet fructus ejus et qui custos est domini sui glorificabitur
18. He that keepeth the fig tree, shall eat the fruit thereof: and he that is the keeper of his master, shall be glorified.
19. quomodo in aquis resplendent vultus prospicientium sic corda hominum manifesta sunt prudentibus
19. As the faces of them that look therein, shine in the water, so-the hearts of men are laid open to the wise.
20. infernus et perditio non replentur similiter et oculi hominum insatiabiles
20. Hell and destruction are never filled: so the eyes of men are never satisfied.
21. quomodo probatur in conflatorio argentum et in fornace aurum sic probatur homo ore laudantis
21. As silver is tried in the fining-pot and gold in the furnace: so a man is tried by the mouth of him that praiseth. The heart of the wicked seeketh after evils, but the righteous heart seeketh after knowledge.
22. si contuderis stultum in pila quasi tisanas feriente desuper pilo non auferetur ab eo stultitia ejus
22. Though thou shouldst bray a fool in the mortar, as when a pestle striketh upon sodden barley, his folly would not be taken from him.
23. diligenter agnosce vultum pecoris tui tuosque greges considera
23. Be diligent to know the countenance of thy cattle, and consider thy own flocks :
24. non enim habebis jugiter potestatem sed corona tribuetur in generatione generationum
24. For thou shalt not always have power: but a crown shall be given to generation and generation.
25. aperta sunt prata et apparuerunt herbæ virentes et collecta sunt fæna de montibus
25. The meadows are open, and the green herbs have appeared, and the hay is gathered out of the mountains.
26. agni ad vestimentum tuum et hedi agri pretium
26. Lambs are for thy clothing: and kids for the price of the field.
27. sufficiat tibi lac caprarum in cibos tuos in necessaria domus tuæ et ad victum ancillis tuis
27. Let the milk of the goats be enough for thy food, and for the necessities of thy house, and for maintenance for thy handmaids.
