Proverbs 26

CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN	NOVA VULGATA
1 In the manner of snow in the summer, and rain at the harvest, so also is glory unfit for the foolish.	1 Quomodo nix in aestate et pluvia in messe, sic indecens est stulto gloria.
2 Like a bird flying away to another place, and like a sparrow that hurries away freely, so also a curse uttered against someone without cause will pass away.	2 Sicut avis ad alia transvolans et hirundo volitans, sic maledictum frustra prolatum non superveniet.
3 A whip is for a horse, and a muzzle is for donkey, and a rod is for the back of the imprudent.	3 Flagellum equo et camus asino et virga dorso stultorum.
4 Do not respond to the foolish according to his folly, lest you become like him.	4 Ne respondeas stulto iuxta stultitiam suam, ne tu quoque efficiaris ei similis;
5 Respond to the foolish according to his folly, lest he imagine himself to be wise.	5 responde stulto iuxta stultitiam suam, ne sibi sapiens esse videatur.
6 Whoever sends words by a foolish messenger has lame feet and drinks iniquity.	6 Amputat sibi pedes et iniuriam bibit, qui mittit verba per manum stulti.
7 In the manner of a lame man who has beautiful legs to no purpose, so also is a parable unfit for the mouth of the foolish.	7 Quomodo molles claudo tibiae, sic in ore stultorum parabola.
8 Just like one who casts a stone into the pile of Mercury, so also is he who gives honor to the foolish.	8 Sicut qui celat lapidem in acervo, ita qui tribuit insipienti honorem.
9 In the manner of a thorn, if it were to spring up from the hand of a drunkard, so also is a parable in the mouth of the foolish.	9 Spina crescens in manu temulenti, sic parabola in ore stultorum.
10 Judgment determines cases. And whoever imposes silence on the foolish mitigates anger.	10 Sagittarius, qui conicit ad omnia, ita qui stultum conducit et qui vagos conducit.
11 Like a dog that returns to his vomit, so also is the imprudent who repeats his foolishness.	11 Sicut canis, qui revertitur ad vomitum suum, sic stultus, qui iterat stultitiam suam.
12 Have you seen a man who seems wise to himself? There will be greater hope held for the unwise than for him.	12 Vidisti hominem sapientem sibi videri? Magis illo spem habebit stultus.
13 The lazy one says, “There is a lion along the way, and a lioness in the roads.”	13 Dicit piger: “ Leaena est in via, et leo in plateis ”.
14 Just as a door turns upon its hinges, so also does the lazy one turn upon his bed.	14 Ostium vertitur in cardine suo, et piger in lectulo suo.
15 The lazy one conceals his hand under his arms, and it is a labor for him to move it to his mouth.	15 Abscondit piger manum in catino et laborat, si ad os suum eam converterit.
16 The lazy one seems wiser to himself than seven men speaking judgments.	16 Sapientior sibi piger videtur septem viris respondentibus sententias.
17 Just like one who takes hold of a dog by the ears, so also is he who crosses impatiently and meddles in the quarrels of another.	17 Apprehendit auribus canem, qui transiens commiscetur rixae alterius.
18 Just as he is guilty who let loose the arrows and the lances unto death,	18 Sicut insanit, qui mittit sagittas et lanceas in mortem,
19 so also is the man who harms his friend by deceitfulness. And when he has been apprehended, he says, “I did it jokingly.”	19 ita vir, qui decipit amicum suum et dicit: “ Nonne ludens feci? ”.
20 When the wood fails, the fire will be extinguished. And when the gossiper is taken away, conflicts will be quelled.	20 Cum defecerint ligna, exstinguetur ignis, et, susurrone subtracto, iurgia conquiescent.
21 Just as charcoals are to burning coals, and wood is to fire, so also is an angry man who stirs up quarrels.	21 Sicut carbones ad prunas et ligna ad ignem, sic homo litigiosus ad inflammandas rixas.
22 The words of a whisperer seem simple, but they penetrate to the innermost parts of the self.	22 Verba susurronis quasi dulcia et ipsa perveniunt ad intima ventris.
23 In the same manner as an earthen vessel, if it were adorned with impure silver, conceited lips are allied with a wicked heart.	23 Sicut argentum sordidum ornans vas fictile, sic labia levia et cor malum.
24 An enemy is known by his lips, though it is from his heart that he draws out deceit.	24 Labiis suis se dissimulabit inimicus, cum in corde tractaverit dolos:
25 When he will have lowered his voice, do not believe him, for there are seven vices in his heart.	25 quando mollierit vocem suam, ne credideris ei, quoniam septem abominationes sunt in corde illius;
26 Whoever covers hatred with deceit, his malice shall be revealed in the assembly.	26 operiet odium fraudulenter, revelabitur autem malitia eius in concilio.
27 Whoever digs a pit will fall into it. And whoever rolls a stone, it will roll back to him.	27 Qui fodit foveam, incidet in eam; et, qui volvit lapidem, revertetur ad eum.
28 A false tongue does not love truth. And a slippery mouth works ruin.	28 Lingua fallax non amat veritatem, et os lubricum operatur ruinas.