Proverbs 24

Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition	NOVA VULGATA
1 Be not envious of evil men, nor desire to be with them;	1 Ne aemuleris viros malos nec desideres esse cum eis,
2 for their minds devise violence, and their lips talk of mischief.	2 quia rapinas meditatur mens eorum, et perniciem labia eorum loquuntur.
3 By wisdom a house is built, and by understanding it is established;	3 Sapientia aedificabitur domus, et prudentia roborabitur.
4 by knowledge the rooms are filled with all precious and pleasant riches.	4 In doctrina replebuntur cellaria, universa substantia pretiosa et pulcherrima.
5 A wise man is mightier than a strong man, and a man of knowledge than he who has strength;	5 Vir sapiens fortis est, et vir doctus firmat robur.
6 for by wise guidance you can wage your war, and in abundance of counselors there is victory.	6 Quia cum dispositione parabis tibi bellum, et erit salus, ubi multa consilia sunt.
7 Wisdom is too high for a fool; in the gate he does not open his mouth.	7 Excelsa stulto sapientia, in porta non aperiet os suum.
8 He who plans to do evil will be called a mischief-maker.	8 Qui cogitat mala facere, vir perniciosus vocabitur.
9 The devising of folly is sin, and the scoffer is an abomination to men.	9 Cogitatio stulti peccatum est, et abominatio hominum detractor.
10 If you faint in the day of adversity, your strength is small.	10 Si fueris lassus in die angustiae, coartabitur fortitudo tua.
11 Rescue those who are being taken away to death; hold back those who are stumbling to the slaughter.	11 Erue eos, qui ducuntur ad mortem; et, qui trahuntur ad interitum, retine.
12 If you say, "Behold, we did not know this," does not he who weighs the heart perceive it? Does not he who keeps watch over your soul know it, and will he not requite man according to his work?	12 Si dixeris: “ Nesciebamus hoc ”; nonne qui ponderator est cordis, ipse intellegit, et servatorem animae tuae nihil fallit reddetque homini iuxta opera sua?
13 My son, eat honey, for it is good, and the drippings of the honeycomb are sweet to your taste.	13 Comede, fili mi, mel, quia bonum est et favum dulcissimum gutturi tuo.
14 Know that wisdom is such to your soul; if you find it, there will be a future, and your hope will not be cut off.	14 Sic, scito, est sapientia animae tuae; quam cum inveneris, erit tibi posteritas, et spes tua non peribit.
15 Lie not in wait as a wicked man against the dwelling of the righteous; do not violence to his home;	15 Ne insidieris, o nequam, domui iusti neque vastes requiem eius.
16 for a righteous man falls seven times, and rises again; but the wicked are overthrown by calamity.	16 Septies enim cadet iustus et resurget; impii autem corruent in malum.
17 Do not rejoice when your enemy falls, and let not your heart be glad when he stumbles;	17 Cum ceciderit inimicus tuus, ne gaudeas, et in ruina eius ne exsultet cor tuum,
18 lest the LORD see it, and be displeased, and turn away his anger from him.	18 ne forte videat Dominus, et displiceat ei et auferat ab eo iram suam.
19 Fret not yourself because of evildoers, and be not envious of the wicked;	19 Ne succendas ira in pessimos nec aemuleris impios,
20 for the evil man has no future; the lamp of the wicked will be put out.	20 quoniam non erit posteritas maligno, et lucerna impiorum exstinguetur.
21 My son, fear the LORD and the king, and do not disobey either of them;	21 Time Dominum, fili mi, et regem et cum nova sectantibus non commiscearis,
22 for disaster from them will rise suddenly, and who knows the ruin that will come from them both?	22 quoniam repente consurget perditio eorum, et ruinam utriusque quis novit?
23 These also are sayings of the wise. Partiality in judging is not good.	23 Haec quoque sapientibus: Dignoscere personam in iudicio non est bonum.
24 He who says to the wicked, "You are innocent," will be cursed by peoples, abhorred by nations;	24 Qui dicit impio: “ Iustus es ”, maledicent ei populi, et detestabuntur eum tribus.
25 but those who rebuke the wicked will have delight, and a good blessing will be upon them.	25 Qui vero arguunt eum, laudabuntur, et super ipsos veniet benedictio boni.
26 He who gives a right answer kisses the lips.	26 Labia deosculatur, qui recta verba respondet.
27 Prepare your work outside, get everything ready for you in the field; and after that build your house.	27 Praepara foris opus tuum et diligenter exerce illud in agro tuo, ut postea aedifices domum tuam.
28 Be not a witness against your neighbor without cause, and do not deceive with your lips.	28 Ne sis testis frustra contra proximum tuum nec decipias quemquam labiis tuis.
29 Do not say, "I will do to him as he has done to me; I will pay the man back for what he has done."	29 Ne dicas: “ Quomodo fecit mihi, sic faciam ei, reddam viro secundum opus suum ”.
30 I passed by the field of a sluggard, by the vineyard of a man without sense;	30 Per agrum hominis pigri transivi et per vineam viri sensu carentis:
31 and lo, it was all overgrown with thorns; the ground was covered with nettles, and its stone wall was broken down.	31 et ecce totum repleverant urticae, et operuerant superficiem eius spinae, et maceria lapidum destructa erat;
32 Then I saw and considered it; I looked and received instruction.	32 quod cum vidissem, posui in corde meo, vidi, didici disciplinam:
33 A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest,	33 “ Parum dormies, modicum dormitabis, pauxillum manus conseres, ut quiescas,
34 and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and want like an armed man.	34 et veniet tibi quasi cursor egestas, et mendicitas quasi vir armatus ”.