Proverbs 11

Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition	NEW JERUSALEM
1 A false balance is an abomination to the LORD, but a just weight is his delight.	1 A false balance is abhorrent to Yahweh, a just weight is pleasing to him.
2 When pride comes, then comes disgrace; but with the humble is wisdom.	2 Pride comes first; disgrace soon fol ows; with the humble is wisdom found.
3 The integrity of the upright guides them, but the crookedness of the treacherous destroys them.	3 The honest have their own honesty for guidance, the treacherous are ruined by their own perfidy.
4 Riches do not profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death.	4 In the day of retribution riches wil be useless, but uprightness delivers from death.
5 The righteousness of the blameless keeps his way straight, but the wicked falls by his own wickedness.	5 The uprightness of the good makes their way straight, the wicked fal by their own wickedness.
6 The righteousness of the upright delivers them, but the treacherous are taken captive by their lust.	6 Their uprightness sets the honest free, the treacherous are imprisoned by their own desires.
7 When the wicked dies, his hope perishes, and the expectation of the godless comes to nought.	7 The hope of the wicked perishes with death, hope placed in riches comes to nothing.
8 The righteous is delivered from trouble, and the wicked gets into it instead.	8 The upright escapes affliction, the wicked incurs it instead.
9 With his mouth the godless man would destroy his neighbor, but by knowledge the righteous are delivered.	9 Through his mouth the godless is the ruin of his neighbour, but by knowledge the upright aresafeguarded.
10 When it goes well with the righteous, the city rejoices; and when the wicked perish there are shouts of gladness.	10 When the upright prosper the city rejoices, when the wicked are ruined there is a shout of joy.
11 By the blessing of the upright a city is exalted, but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.	11 A city is raised on the blessing of the honest, and demolished by the mouth of the wicked.
12 He who belittles his neighbor lacks sense, but a man of understanding remains silent.	12 Whoever looks down on a neighbour lacks good sense; the intelligent keeps a check on the tongue.
13 He who goes about as a talebearer reveals secrets, but he who is trustworthy in spirit keeps a thing hidden.	13 A tittle-tattler lets secrets out, the trustworthy keeps things hidden.
14 Where there is no guidance, a people falls; but in an abundance of counselors there is safety.	14 For want of leadership a people perishes, safety lies in many advisers.
15 He who gives surety for a stranger will smart for it, but he who hates suretyship is secure.	15 Whoever goes bail for a stranger does himself harm, but one who shuns going surety is safe.
16 A gracious woman gets honor, and violent men get riches.	16 A gracious woman acquires honour, violent people acquire wealth.
17 A man who is kind benefits himself, but a cruel man hurts himself.	17 Faithful love brings its own reward, the inflexible injure their own selves.
18 A wicked man earns deceptive wages, but one who sows righteousness gets a sure reward.	18 Disappointment crowns the labours of the wicked, whoever sows uprightness reaps a solid reward.
19 He who is steadfast in righteousness will live, but he who pursues evil will die.	19 Whoever establishes uprightness is on the way to life, whoever pursues evil, on the way to death.
20 Men of perverse mind are an abomination to the LORD, but those of blameless ways are his delight.	20 Tortuous hearts are abhorrent to Yahweh, dear to him, those whose ways are blameless.
21 Be assured, an evil man will not go unpunished, but those who are righteous will be delivered.	21 Be sure of it, the wicked wil not go unpunished, but the race of the upright wil come to no harm.
22 Like a gold ring in a swine's snout is a beautiful woman without discretion.	22 A golden ring in the snout of a pig is a lovely woman who lacks discretion.
23 The desire of the righteous ends only in good; the expectation of the wicked in wrath.	23 The hope of the upright is nothing but good, the expectation of the wicked is retribution.
24 One man gives freely, yet grows all the richer; another withholds what he should give, and only suffers want.	24 One scatters money around, yet only adds to his wealth, another is excessively mean, but only growsthe poorer.
25 A liberal man will be enriched, and one who waters will himself be watered.	25 The soul who blesses wil prosper, whoever satisfies others wil also be satisfied.
26 The people curse him who holds back grain, but a blessing is on the head of him who sells it.	26 The people's curse is on those who hoard the wheat, their blessing on the head of those who sel it.
27 He who diligently seeks good seeks favor, but evil comes to him who searches for it.	27 Whoever strives for good obtains favour, whoever looks for evil wil get an evil return.
28 He who trusts in his riches will wither, but the righteous will flourish like a green leaf.	28 Whoever trusts in riches wil have a fal , the upright wil flourish like the leaves.
29 He who troubles his household will inherit wind, and the fool will be servant to the wise.	29 Whoever misgoverns a house inherits the wind, and the fool becomes slave to the wise.
30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, but lawlessness takes away lives.	30 The fruit of the upright is a tree of life: the sage captivates souls.
31 If the righteous is requited on earth, how much more the wicked and the sinner!	31 If here on earth the upright gets due reward, how much more the wicked and the sinner!