Proverbs 29

NEW JERUSALEM	NOVA VULGATA
1 Whoever is stiff-necked under reproof wil be suddenly and irremediably broken.	1 Vir, qui correptiones dura cervice contemnit, subito conteretur absque sanatione.
2 When the upright are on the increase, the people rejoice; when the wicked are in power, the peoplegroan.	2 In multiplicatione iustorum laetabitur vulgus; et in dominatione impii gemet populus.
3 The lover of Wisdom makes his father glad, but the patron of prostitutes fritters his wealth away.	3 Vir, qui amat sapientiam, laetificat patrem suum; qui autem nutrit scorta, perdet substantiam.
4 A king gives a country stability by justice, an extortioner brings it to ruin.	4 Rex in iustitia erigit terram; vir acceptor donorum destruet eam.
5 Whoever flatters his companion spreads a net for his feet.	5 Homo, qui blanditur amico suo, rete expandit gressibus eius.
6 In the sin of the wicked lies a snare, but the upright exults and rejoices.	6 In peccato vir iniquus irretitur laqueo, et iustus exsultabit atque gaudebit.
7 The upright understands the cause of the weak, the wicked has not the wit to understand it.	7 Novit iustus causam pauperum, impius ignorat scientiam.
8 Scoffers set a city in ferment, but the wise moderate anger.	8 Homines pestilentes dissipant civitatem; sapientes vero avertunt furorem.
9 Let someone wise argue with a fool, anger and good humour alike wil be wasted.	9 Vir sapiens, si cum stulto iudicio contenderit, sive irascatur sive rideat, non inveniet requiem.
10 The bloodthirsty hate the honest, but the upright seek them out.	10 Viri sanguinum oderunt simplicem; iusti autem quaerunt animam eius.
11 The fool blurts out every angry feeling, but the wise subdues and restrains them.	11 Totum spiritum suum profert stultus; sapiens mitigat eum in posterum.
12 When a ruler listens to false reports, al his ministers wil be scoundrels.	12 Princeps, qui libenter audit verba mendacii, omnes ministros habet impios.
13 Poor and oppressor are found together, Yahweh gives light to the eyes of both.	13 Pauper et oppressor obviaverunt sibi, utriusque oculorum illuminator est Dominus.
14 The king who judges the weak with equity sees his throne set firm for ever.	14 Rex, qui iudicat in veritate pauperes, thronus eius in aeternum firmabitur.
15 The stick and the reprimand bestow wisdom, a young man left to himself brings shame on his mother.	15 Virga atque correptio tribuit sapientiam; puer autem, qui dimittitur voluntati suae, confundit matrem suam.
16 When the wicked are on the increase, sin multiplies, but the upright wil witness their downfal .	16 In multiplicatione impiorum multiplicabuntur scelera, et iusti ruinas eorum videbunt.
17 Correct your child, and he wil give you peace of mind; he will delight your soul.	17 Erudi filium tuum, et refrigerabit te et dabit delicias animae tuae.
18 Where there is no vision the people get out of hand; happy are they who keep the law.	18 Cum visio defecerit, dissipabitur populus; qui vero custodit legem, beatus est.
19 Not by words is a slave corrected: even if he understands, he will take no notice.	19 Servus verbis non potest erudiri, quia intellegit et respondere contemnit.
20 You see someone too ready of speech? There is more to be hoped for from a fool!	20 Vidisti hominem velocem ad loquendum? Magis illo spem habebit insipiens.
21 If a slave is pampered from childhood, he wil prove ungrateful in the end.	21 Qui delicate a pueritia nutrit servum suum, postea sentiet eum contumacem.
22 The hot-head provokes disputes, someone in a rage commits al sorts of sins.	22 Vir iracundus provocat rixas; et, qui ad indignandum facilis est, erit ad peccandum proclivior.
23 Pride brings humiliation, whoever humbles himself will win honour.	23 Superbia hominis humiliabit eum, et humilis spiritu suscipiet gloriam.
24 To hear the curse and disclose nothing is to share with the thief and to hate oneself.	24 Qui cum fure participat, odit animam suam; adiuramentum audit et non indicat.
25 To be afraid of human beings is a snare, whoever trusts in Yahweh is secure.	25 Timor hominis inducit laqueum; qui sperat in Domino, sublevabitur.
26 Many people seek a ruler's favour, but the rights of each come from Yahweh.	26 Multi requirunt faciem principis; et iudicium a Domino egreditur singulorum.
27 Abhorrent to the upright is the sinful, abhorrent to the wicked is one whose way is straight.	27 Abominantur iusti virum impium; et abominantur impii eos, qui recta sunt via.