Proverbs 12

NEW JERUSALEM	VULGATA
1 Whoever loves discipline, loves knowledge, stupid are those who hate correction.	1 Qui diligit disciplinam diligit scientiam ; qui autem odit increpationes insipiens est.
2 The honest obtains Yahweh's favour, the schemer incurs his condemnation.	2 Qui bonus est hauriet gratiam a Domino ; qui autem confidit in cogitationibus suis impie agit.
3 No one is made secure by wickedness, but nothing shakes the roots of the upright.	3 Non roborabitur homo ex impietate, et radix justorum non commovebitur.
4 A capable wife, her husband's crown, a shameless wife, a cancer in his bones.	4 Mulier diligens corona est viro suo ; et putredo in ossibus ejus, quæ confusione res dignas gerit.
5 The plans of the upright are honest, the intrigues of the wicked are full of deceit.	5 Cogitationes justorum judicia, et consilia impiorum fraudulenta.
6 The words of the wicked are snares to shed blood, what the honest say keeps them safe.	6 Verba impiorum insidiantur sanguini ; os justorum liberabit eos.
7 Once thrown down, the wicked are no more, but the house of the upright stands firm.	7 Verte impios, et non erunt ; domus autem justorum permanebit.
8 Prudence wins praise, but a tortuous heart incurs only contempt.	8 Doctrina sua noscetur vir ; qui autem vanus et excors est patebit contemptui.
9 Better a common fel ow who has a slave than someone who gives himself airs and has nothing to eat.	9 Melior est pauper et sufficiens sibi quam gloriosus et indigens pane.
10 The upright has compassion on his animals, but the heart of the wicked is ruthless.	10 Novit justus jumentorum suorum animas ; viscera autem impiorum crudelia.
11 Whoever works his land shall have bread and to spare, but no one who chases fantasies has anysense.	11 Qui operatur terram suam satiabitur panibus ; qui autem sectatur otium stultissimus est. Qui suavis est in vini demorationibus, in suis munitionibus relinquit contumeliam.
12 The godless delights in the snare of the wicked, but the root of the upright bears fruit.	12 Desiderium impii munimentum est pessimorum ; radix autem justorum proficiet.
13 In the sin of the lips lies a disastrous trap, but the upright finds a way out of misfortune.	13 Propter peccata labiorum ruina proximat malo ; effugiet autem justus de angustia.
14 Abundance of good things is the fruit of the lips; labour brings its own return.	14 De fructu oris sui unusquisque replebitur bonis, et juxta opera manuum suarum retribuetur ei.
15 Fools think the way they go is straight, the wise listens to advice.	15 Via stulti recta in oculis ejus ; qui autem sapiens est audit consilia.
16 The fool shows anger straightaway, the discreet conceals dislike.	16 Fatuus statim indicat iram suam ; qui autem dissimulat injuriam callidus est.
17 To tel the truth is to further justice, a false witness is nothing but deceit.	17 Qui quod novit loquitur, index justitiæ est ; qui autem mentitur, testis est fraudulentus.
18 Thoughtless words can wound like a sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.	18 Est qui promittit, et quasi gladio pungitur conscientiæ : lingua autem sapientium sanitas est.
19 Sincere lips endure for ever, the lying tongue lasts only a moment.	19 Labium veritatis firmum erit in perpetuum ; qui autem testis est repentinus, concinnat linguam mendacii.
20 Deceit is in the heart of the schemer, joy with those who give counsels of peace.	20 Dolus in corde cogitantium mala ; qui autem pacis ineunt consilia, sequitur eos gaudium.
21 No harm can come to the upright, but the wicked are swamped by misfortunes.	21 Non contristabit justum quidquid ei acciderit : impii autem replebuntur malo.
22 Lying lips are abhorrent to Yahweh; dear to him those who make truth their way of life.	22 Abominatio est Domino labia mendacia ; qui autem fideliter agunt placent ei.
23 The discreet keeps knowledge hidden, the heart of fools proclaims their folly.	23 Homo versatus celat scientiam, et cor insipientium provocat stultitiam.
24 For the diligent hand, authority; for the slack hand, forced labour.	24 Manus fortium dominabitur ; quæ autem remissa est, tributis serviet.
25 Worry makes a heart heavy, a kindly word makes it glad.	25 Mœror in corde viri humiliabit illum, et sermone bono lætificabitur.
26 The upright shows the way to a friend; the way of the wicked leads them astray.	26 Qui negligit damnum propter amicum, justus est ; iter autem impiorum decipiet eos.
27 The idle has no game to roast; diligence is anyone's most precious possession.	27 Non inveniet fraudulentus lucrum, et substantia hominis erit auri pretium.
28 In the way of uprightness is life, the ways of the vengeful lead to death.	28 In semita justitiæ vita ; iter autem devium ducit ad mortem.