Proverbia 27

VULGATA	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 Ne glorieris in crastinum, ignorans quid superventura pariat dies.	1 Boast not of tomorrow, for you know not what any day may bring forth.
2 Laudet te alienus, et non os tuum ; extraneus, et non labia tua.	2 Let another praise you--not your own mouth; Someone else--not your own lips.
3 Grave est saxum, et onerosa arena, sed ira stulti utroque gravior.	3 Stone is heavy, and sand a burden, but a fool's provocation is heavier than both.
4 Ira non habet misericordiam nec erumpens furor, et impetum concitati ferre quis poterit ?	4 Anger is relentless, and wrath overwhelming-- but before jealousy who can stand?
5 Melior est manifesta correptio quam amor absconditus.	5 Better is an open rebuke than a love that remains hidden.
6 Meliora sunt vulnera diligentis quam fraudulenta oscula odientis.	6 Wounds from a friend may be accepted as well meant, but the greetings of an enemy one prays against.
7 Anima saturata calcabit favum, et anima esuriens etiam amarum pro dulci sumet.	7 One who is full, tramples on virgin honey; but to the man who is hungry, any bitter thing is sweet.
8 Sicut avis transmigrans de nido suo, sic vir qui derelinquit locum suum.	8 Like a bird that is far from its nest is a man who is far from his home.
9 Unguento et variis odoribus delectatur cor, et bonis amici consiliis anima dulcoratur.	9 Perfume and incense gladden the heart, but by grief the soul is torn asunder.
10 Amicum tuum et amicum patris tui ne dimiseris, et domum fratris tui ne ingrediaris in die afflictionis tuæ. Melior est vicinus juxta quam frater procul.	10 Your own friend and your father's friend forsake not; but if ruin befalls you, enter not a kinsman's house. Better is a neighbor near at hand than a brother far away.
11 Stude sapientiæ, fili mi, et lætifica cor meum, ut possis exprobranti respondere sermonem.	11 If you are wise, my son, you will gladden my heart, and I will be able to rebut him who tuants me.
12 Astutus videns malum, absconditus est : parvuli transeuntes sustinuerunt dispendia.	12 The shrewd man perceives evil and hides; simpletons continue on and suffer the penalty.
13 Tolle vestimentum ejus qui spopondit pro extraneo, et pro alienis aufer ei pignus.	13 Take his garment who becomes surety for another, and for the sake of a stranger, yield it up!
14 Qui benedicit proximo suo voce grandi, de nocte consurgens maledicenti similis erit.	14 When one greets his neighbor with a loud voice in the early morning, a curse can be laid to his charge.
15 Tecta perstillantia in die frigoris et litigiosa mulier comparantur.	15 For a persistent leak on a rainy day the match is a quarrelsome woman.
16 Qui retinet eam quasi qui ventum teneat, et oleum dexteræ suæ vocabit.	16 He who keeps her stores up a stormwind; he cannot tell north from south.
17 Ferrum ferro exacuitur, et homo exacuit faciem amici sui.	17 As iron sharpens iron, so man sharpens his fellow man.
18 Qui servat ficum comedet fructus ejus, et qui custos est domini sui glorificabitur.	18 He who tends a fig tree eats its fruit, and he who is attentive to his master will be enriched.
19 Quomodo in aquis resplendent vultus prospicientium, sic corda hominum manifesta sunt prudentibus.	19 As one face differs from another, so does one human heart from another.
20 Infernus et perditio numquam implentur : similiter et oculi hominum insatiabiles.	20 The nether world and the abyss are never satisfied; so too the eyes of men.
21 Quomodo probatur in conflatorio argentum et in fornace aurum, sic probatur homo ore laudantis. Cor iniqui inquirit mala, cor autem rectum inquirit scientiam.	21 As the crucible tests silver and the furnace gold, so a man is tested by the praise he receives.
22 Si contuderis stultum in pila quasi ptisanas feriente desuper pilo, non auferetur ab eo stultitia ejus.	22 Though you should pound the fool to bits with the pestle, amid the grits in a mortar, his folly would not go out of him.
23 Diligenter agnosce vultum pecoris tui, tuosque greges considera :	23 Take good care of your flocks, give careful attention to your herds;
24 non enim habebis jugiter potestatem, sed corona tribuetur in generationem et generationem.	24 For wealth lasts not forever, nor even a crown from age to age.
25 Aperta sunt prata, et apparuerunt herbæ virentes, et collecta sunt fœna de montibus.	25 When the grass is taken away and the aftergrowth appears, and the mountain greens are gathered in,
26 Agni ad vestimentum tuum, et hædi ad agri pretium.	26 The lambs will provide you with clothing, and the goats will bring the price of a field,
27 Sufficiat tibi lac caprarum in cibos tuos, et in necessaria domus tuæ, et ad victum ancillis tuis.	27 And there will be ample goat's milk to supply you, to supply your household, and maintenance for your maidens.