Proverbs 17

CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN	NEW JERUSALEM
1 A dry morsel with gladness is better than a house full of sacrifices along with conflict.	1 Better a mouthful of dry bread with peace than a house fil ed with quarrelsome sacrifices.
2 A wise servant shall rule over foolish sons, and he will divide the inheritance among brothers.	2 A shrewd servant comes off better than an unworthy child, he will share the inheritance with thebrothers.
3 Just as silver is tested by fire, and gold is tested in the furnace, so also does the Lord test hearts.	3 A furnace for silver, a foundry for gold, but Yahweh for the testing of hearts!
4 The evil obey an unjust tongue. And the false are submissive to lying lips.	4 An evil-doer pays heed to malicious talk, a liar listens to a slanderous tongue.
5 Whoever despises the poor rebukes his Maker. And whoever rejoices in the ruin of another will not go unpunished.	5 To mock the poor is to insult the Creator, no one who laughs at distress wil go unpunished.
6 Sons of sons are the crown of old age. And the glory of sons is their fathers.	6 The crown of the aged is their children's children; the children's glory is their father.
7 Well-chosen words are not fitting for the foolish, nor are lying lips fitting for a leader.	7 Fine words do not become the foolish, false words become a prince stil less.
8 The expectation of those who stand ready is a most pleasing jewel. Whichever way he turns himself, he understands prudently.	8 A gift works like a talisman for one who holds it: it brings prosperity at every turn.
9 Whoever conceals an offense seeks friendships. Whoever repeats the words of another separates allies.	9 Whoever covers an offence promotes love, whoever again raises the matter divides friends.
10 A correction benefits more with a wise man, than a hundred stripes with a fool.	10 A reproof makes more impression on a person of understanding than a hundred strokes on a fool.
11 The evil one continually seeks conflicts. But a cruel Angel shall be sent against him.	11 The wicked person thinks of nothing but rebellion, but a cruel messenger wil be sent to such a one.
12 It is more expedient to meet a bear robbed of her young, than the foolish trusting in his own folly.	12 Rather come on a bear robbed of her cubs than on a fool in his fol y.
13 Whoever repays evil for good, evil shall not withdraw from his house.	13 Disaster wil never be far from the house of one who returns evil for good.
14 Whoever releases the water is the head of the conflict. And just before he suffers contempt, he abandons judgment.	14 As well unleash a flood as start a dispute; desist before the quarrel breaks out.
15 Those who justify the impious, and those who condemn the just, both are abominable with God.	15 To absolve the guilty and condemn the upright, both alike are abhorrent to Yahweh.
16 What does it profit the foolish to have riches, when he is not able to buy wisdom? Whoever makes his house high seeks ruin. And whoever shuns learning shall fall into evils.	16 What good is money in the hand of a fool? To buy wisdom with it? The desire is not there.
17 Whoever is a friend loves at all times. And a brother is proved by distress.	17 A friend is a friend at all times, it is for adversity that a brother is born.
18 A foolish man will clap his hands, when he makes a pledge for his friend.	18 Whoever offers guarantees lacks sense and goes surety for a neighbour.
19 Whoever dwells on discord loves disputes. And whoever exalts his door seeks ruin.	19 The double-dealer loves sin, the proud courts ruin.
20 Whoever is of a perverse heart shall not find good. And whoever turns his tongue shall fall into evil.	20 The tortuous of heart finds no happiness, the perverse of speech fal s into misery.
21 A foolish one is born into his own disgrace. But his father will not rejoice in one who is senseless.	21 He who fathers a stupid child does so to his sorrow, the father of a fool knows no joy.
22 A joyful soul makes a lifetime flourish. A gloomy spirit dries out the bones.	22 A glad heart is excel ent medicine, a depressed spirit wastes the bones away.
23 The impious receives gifts from the bosom, so that he may pervert the paths of judgment.	23 Under cover of his cloak a bad man takes a gift to pervert the course of justice.
24 Prudence shines from the face of the wise. The eyes of the foolish are on the ends of the earth.	24 The intelligent has wisdom there before him, but the eyes of a fool range to the ends of the earth.
25 A foolish son is the anger of the father and the grief of the mother who conceived him.	25 A foolish child is a father's sorrow, and the grief of her who gave the child birth.
26 It is not good to inflict damage on the just, nor to strike the leader who judges uprightly.	26 To fine the upright is indeed a crime, to strike the noble is an injustice.
27 Whoever moderates his words is learned and prudent. And a man of learning has a precious spirit.	27 Whoever can control the tongue knows what knowledge is, someone of understanding keeps a cooltemper.
28 If he would remain silent, even the foolish would be considered wise, and if he closes his lips, intelligent.	28 If the fool holds his tongue, he may pass for wise; if he seals his lips, he may pass for intel igent.