Proverbi 29

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