Proverbs 17

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1 Better a dry crust with peace than a house full of feasting with strife.	1 Melior est buccella sicca cum pace quam domus plena victimis cum iurgio.
2 An intelligent servant will rule over a worthless son, and will share the inheritance with the brothers.	2 Servus sapiens dominabitur filiis inhonestis et inter fratres hereditatem dividet.
3 The crucible for silver, and the furnace for gold, but the tester of hearts is the LORD.	3 Sicut igne probatur argentum et aurum camino, ita corda probat Dominus.
4 The evil man gives heed to wicked lips, and listens to falsehood from a mischievous tongue.	4 Malus oboedit labio iniquo, et fallax obtemperat linguae mendaci.
5 He who mocks the poor blasphemes his Maker; he who is glad at calamity will not go unpunished.	5 Qui despicit pauperem, exprobrat Factori eius; et, qui in ruina laetatur alterius, non erit impunitus.
6 Grandchildren are the crown of old men, and the glory of children is their parentage.	6 Corona senum filii filiorum, et gloria filiorum patres eorum.
7 Fine words are out of place in a fool; how much more, lying words in a noble!	7 Non decent stultum verba composita, nec principem labium mentiens.
8 A man who has a bribe to offer rates it a magic stone; at every turn it brings him success.	8 Gemma gratissima munus in oculis domini eius; quocumque se verterit, prospere aget.
9 He who covers up a misdeed fosters friendship, but he who gossips about it separates friends.	9 Qui celat delictum, quaerit amicitias; qui sermone repetit, separat foederatos.
10 A single reprimand does more for a man of intelligence than a hundred lashes for a fool.	10 Plus proficit correptio apud prudentem quam centum plagae apud stultum.
11 On rebellion alone is the wicked man bent, but a merciless messenger will be sent against him.	11 Semper iurgia quaerit malus; angelus autem crudelis mittetur contra eum.
12 Face a bear robbed of her cubs, but never a fool in his folly!	12 Expedit magis ursae occurrere, raptis fetibus, quam fatuo confidenti in stultitia sua.
13 If a man returns evil for good, from his house evil will not depart.	13 Qui reddit mala pro bonis, non recedet malum de domo eius.
14 The start of strife is like the opening of a dam; therefore, check a quarrel before it begins!	14 Aquarum proruptio initium est iurgiorum; et, antequam exacerbetur contentio, desere.
15 He who condones the wicked, he who condemns the just, are both an abomination to the LORD.	15 Qui iustificat impium et qui condemnat iustum, abominabilis est uterque apud Dominum.
16 Of what use in the fool's hand are the means to buy wisdom, since he has no mind for it?	16 Ad quid pretium in manu stulti? Ad emendam sapientiam, cum careat corde?
17 He who is a friend is always a friend, and a brother is born for the time of stress.	17 Omni tempore diligit, qui amicus est, et frater ad angustiam natus est.
18 Senseless is the man who gives his hand in pledge, who becomes surety for his neighbor.	18 Stultus homo iungit manus, cum spoponderit pro amico suo.
19 He who loves strife loves guilt; he who builds his gate high courts disaster.	19 Qui diligit delictum, diligit rixas; et, qui exaltat ostium, quaerit effracturam.
20 He who is perverse in heart finds no good, and a double-tongued man falls into trouble.	20 Qui perversi cordis est, non inveniet bonum; et, qui vertit linguam, incidet in malum.
21 To be a fool's parent is grief for a man; the father of a numskull has no joy.	21 Qui generat stultum, maerorem generat sibi, sed nec pater in fatuo laetabitur.
22 A joyful heart is the health of the body, but a depressed spirit dries up the bones.	22 Animus gaudens aetatem floridam facit, spiritus tristis exsiccat ossa.
23 The wicked man accepts a concealed bribe to pervert the course of justice.	23 Munera de sinu impius accipit, ut pervertat semitas iudicii.
24 The man of intelligence fixes his gaze on wisdom, but the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.	24 In facie prudentis lucet sapientia, oculi stultorum in finibus terrae.
25 A foolish son is vexation to his father, and bitter sorrow to her who bore him.	25 Ira patris filius stultus et dolor matris, quae genuit eum.
26 It is wrong to fine an innocent man, but beyond reason to scourge princes.	26 Non est bonum multam inferre iusto nec percutere principem contra rectitudinem.
27 He who spares his words is truly wise, and he who is chary of speech is a man of intelligence.	27 Qui moderatur sermones suos, novit scientiam, et lenis spiritu est vir prudens.
28 Even a fool, if he keeps silent, is considered wise; if he closes his lips, intelligent.	28 Stultus quoque, si tacuerit, sapiens reputabitur et, si compresserit labia sua, intellegens.