Proverbs 13

NEW JERUSALEM	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 A wise child listens to a father's discipline, a cynic wil not listen to reproof.	1 A wise son is the doctrine of his father. But he who ridicules does not listen when he is reproved.
2 The fruit of the mouth provides a good meal, but the soul of the treacherous feeds on violence.	2 From the fruit of his own month, a man shall be satisfied with good things. But the soul of betrayers is iniquity.
3 A guard on the mouth makes life secure, whoever talks too much is lost.	3 Whoever guards his mouth guards his soul. But whoever gives no consideration to his speech shall experience misfortunes.
4 The idler hungers but has no food; hard workers get their fill.	4 The lazy one is willing and then not willing. But the soul of he who labors shall be made fat.
5 The upright hates a lying word, but the wicked slanders and defames.	5 The just shall detest a lying word. But the impious confound and will be confounded.
6 Uprightness stands guard over one whose way is honest, sin causes the ruin of the wicked.	6 Justice guards the way of the innocent. But impiety undermines the sinner.
7 There are some who, on nothing, pretend to be rich, some, with great wealth, pretend to be poor.	7 One is like the rich, though he has nothing. And another is like the poor, though he has many riches.
8 The ransom for life is a person's wealth; but the poor wil not hear the reproof.	8 The redemption of a man’s life is his riches. But he who is poor cannot tolerate correction.
9 The light of the upright is joyful, the lamp of the wicked goes out.	9 The light of the just enriches. But the lamp of the impious will be extinguished.
10 Insolence breeds only disputes, wisdom lies with those who take advice.	10 Among the arrogant, there are always conflicts. But those who do everything with counsel are ruled by wisdom.
11 A sudden fortune wil dwindle away, accumulation little by little is the way to riches.	11 Substance obtained in haste will be diminished. But what is collected by hand, little by little, shall be multiplied.
12 Hope deferred makes the heart sick, desire fulfil ed is a tree of life.	12 Hope, when it is delayed, afflicts the soul. The arrival of the desired is a tree of life.
13 Contempt for the word is self-destructive, respect for the commandment wins salvation.	13 Whoever denounces something obligates himself for the future. But whoever fears a lesson shall turn away in peace. Deceitful souls wander into sins. The just are merciful and compassionate.
14 The teaching of the wise is a life-giving fountain for eluding the snares of death.	14 The law of the wise is a fountain of life, so that he may turn aside from the ruin of death.
15 Good sense wins favour, but the way of the treacherous is hard.	15 Good doctrine bestows grace. In the way of the contemptuous, there is a chasm.
16 Anyone of discretion acts by the light of knowledge, the fool parades his fol y.	16 The discerning do everything with counsel. But whoever is senseless discloses his stupidity.
17 A bad messenger fal s into misfortune, a trusty messenger brings healing.	17 The messenger of the impious will fall into evil. But a faithful ambassador shall prosper.
18 Whoever rejects discipline wins poverty and scorn; for anyone who accepts correction: honour.	18 Destitution and disgrace are for those who abandon discipline. But whoever agrees with a reproof shall be glorified.
19 Desire fulfil ed is sweet to the soul; fools are loth to turn -- from evil.	19 The desired, when perfected, shall delight the soul. The foolish detest those who flee from evils.
20 Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise, whoever mixes with fools wil be ruined.	20 Whoever keeps step with the wise shall be wise. A friend of the foolish will become like them.
21 Evil wil pursue the sinner, but good wil reward the upright.	21 Evil pursues sinners. And good things shall be distributed to the just.
22 The good bequeaths a heritage to children's children, the wealth of the sinner is stored away for theupright.	22 The good leave behind heirs: children and grandchildren. And the substance of the sinner is preserved for the just.
23 Though the farms of the poor yield much food, some perish for lack of justice.	23 Much nourishment is in the fallow land of the fathers. But for others, it is gathered without judgment.
24 Whoever fails to use the stick hates his child; whoever is free with correction loves him.	24 He who spares the rod hates his son. But he who loves him urgently instructs him.
25 The upright eats to the full, the bel y of the wicked goes empty.	25 The just eats and fills his soul. But the belly of the impious is never satisfied.