Proverbs 30 #catechesis/bible/proverbs
[!abstract] The wise man thinks humbly of himself. His prayer and sentiments upon certain virtues and vices.
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GR τοὺς ἐμοὺς λόγους υἱέ φοβήθητι καὶ δεξάμενος αὐτοὺς μετανόει τάδε λέγει ὁ ἀνὴρ τοῖς πιστεύουσιν θεῷ καὶ παύομαι
LA Verba Congregantis, filii Vomentis. Visio quam locutus est vir cum quo est Deus, et qui Deo secum morante confortatus, ait:
EN The words of Gatherer the son of Vomiter. The vision which the man spoke, with whom God is, and who being strengthened by God, abiding with him, said:
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GR ἀφρονέστατος γάρ εἰμι πάντων ἀνθρώπων καὶ φρόνησις ἀνθρώπων οὐκ ἔστιν ἐν ἐμοί
LA Stultissimus sum virorum, et sapientia hominum non est mecum.
EN I am the most foolish of men, and the wisdom of men is not with me.
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GR θεὸς δεδίδαχέν με σοφίαν καὶ γνῶσιν ἁγίων ἔγνωκα
LA Non didici sapientiam, et non novi scientiam sanctorum.
EN I have not learned wisdom, and have not known the science of saints.
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GR τίς ἀνέβη εἰς τὸν οὐρανὸν καὶ κατέβη τίς συνήγαγεν ἀνέμους ἐν κόλπῳ τίς συνέστρεψεν ὕδωρ ἐν ἱματίῳ τίς ἐκράτησεν πάντων τῶν ἄκρων τῆς γῆς τί ὄνομα αὐτῷ ἢ τί ὄνομα τοῖς τέκνοις αὐτοῦ ἵνα γνῷς
LA Quis ascendit in cælum, atque descendit? quis continuit spiritum in manibus suis? quis colligavit aquas quasi in vestimento? quis suscitavit omnes terminos terræ? quod nomen est ejus, et quod nomen filii ejus, si nosti?
EN Who has ascended up into heaven, and descended? Who has held the wind in his hands? Who has bound up the waters together as in a garment? Who has raised up all the borders of the earth? What is his name, and what is the name of his son, if you know?
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GR πάντες λόγοι θεοῦ πεπυρωμένοι ὑπερασπίζει δὲ αὐτὸς τῶν εὐλαβουμένων αὐτόν
LA Omnis sermo Dei ignitus: clypeus est sperantibus in se.
EN Every word of God is fire tried: he is a buckler to them that hope in him.
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[!note]- Is fire tried…
That is, most pure, like gold purified by fire. Commentary on the Old Testament (1752)
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GR μὴ προσθῇς τοῖς λόγοις αὐτοῦ ἵνα μὴ ἐλέγξῃ σε καὶ ψευδὴς γένῃ
LA Ne addas quidquam verbis illius, et arguaris, inveniarisque mendax.
EN Add not anything to his words, lest you be reproved and found a liar:
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GR δύο αἰτοῦμαι παρὰ σοῦ μὴ ἀφέλῃς μου χάριν πρὸ τοῦ ἀποθανεῖν με
LA Duo rogavi te: ne deneges mihi antequam moriar:
EN Two things I have asked of you, deny them not to me before I die.
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GR μάταιον λόγον καὶ ψευδῆ μακράν μου ποίησον πλοῦτον δὲ καὶ πενίαν μή μοι δῷς σύνταξον δέ μοι τὰ δέοντα καὶ τὰ αὐτάρκη
LA vanitatem et verba mendacia longe fac a me; mendicitatem et divitias ne dederis mihi: tribue tantum victui meo necessaria,
EN Remove far from me vanity, and lying words. Give me neither beggary, nor riches: give me only the necessaries of life:
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GR ἵνα μὴ πλησθεὶς ψευδὴς γένωμαι καὶ εἴπω τίς με ὁρᾷ ἢ πενηθεὶς κλέψω καὶ ὀμόσω τὸ ὄνομα τοῦ θεοῦ
LA ne forte satiatus illiciar ad negandum, et dicam: Quis est Dominus? aut egestate compulsus, furer, et perjurem nomen Dei mei.
EN Lest perhaps being filled, I should be tempted to deny, and say: Who is the Lord? Or being compelled by poverty, I should steal, and forswear the name of my God.
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GR μὴ παραδῷς οἰκέτην εἰς χεῖρας δεσπότου μήποτε καταράσηταί σε καὶ ἀφανισθῇς
LA Ne accuses servum ad dominum suum, ne forte maledicat tibi, et corruas.
EN Accuse not a servant to his master, lest he curse you, and you fall.
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[!note]- Gatherer, etc…
Or, as it is in the Latin, Congregans the son of Vomens. The Latin interpreter has given us in this place the signification of the Hebrew names, instead of the names themselves, which are in the Hebrew, Agur the son of Jakeh. But whether this Agur be the same person as Solomon, as many think, or a different person, whose doctrine was adopted by Solomon, and inserted among his parables or proverbs, is uncertain. Commentary on the Old Testament (1752)
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GR ἔκγονον κακὸν πατέρα καταρᾶται τὴν δὲ μητέρα οὐκ εὐλογεῖ
LA Generatio quæ patri suo maledicit, et quæ matri suæ non benedicit;
EN There is a generation that curses their father, and does not bless their mother.
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GR ἔκγονον κακὸν δίκαιον ἑαυτὸν κρίνει τὴν δὲ ἔξοδον αὐτοῦ οὐκ ἀπένιψεν
LA generatio quæ sibi munda videtur, et tamen non est lota a sordibus suis;
EN A generation that are pure in their own eyes, and yet are not washed from their filthiness.
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GR ἔκγονον κακὸν ὑψηλοὺς ὀφθαλμοὺς ἔχει τοῖς δὲ βλεφάροις αὐτοῦ ἐπαίρεται
LA generatio cujus excelsi sunt oculi, et palpebræ ejus in alta surrectæ;
EN A generation, whose eyes are lofty, and their eyelids lifted up on high.
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GR ἔκγονον κακὸν μαχαίρας τοὺς ὀδόντας ἔχει καὶ τὰς μύλας τομίδας ὥστε ἀναλίσκειν καὶ κατεσθίειν τοὺς ταπεινοὺς ἀπὸ τῆς γῆς καὶ τοὺς πένητας αὐτῶν ἐξ ἀνθρώπων
LA generatio quæ pro dentibus gladios habet, et commandit molaribus suis, ut comedat inopes de terra, et pauperes ex hominibus.
EN A generation that for teeth has swords, and grinds with their jaw teeth, to devour the needy from off the earth, and the poor from among men.
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GR τῇ βδέλλῃ τρεῖς θυγατέρες ἦσαν ἀγαπήσει ἀγαπώμεναι καὶ αἱ τρεῖς αὗται οὐκ ἐνεπίμπλασαν αὐτήν καὶ ἡ τετάρτη οὐκ ἠρκέσθη εἰπεῖν ἱκανόν
LA Sanguisugæ duæ sunt filiæ, dicentes: Affer, affer. Tria sunt insaturabilia, et quartum quod numquam dicit: Sufficit.
EN The horseleech has two daughters that say: Bring, bring. There are three things that never are satisfied, and the fourth never says: It is enough.
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[!note]- The horseleech…
Concupiscence, which hath two daughters that are never satisfied, viz., lust and avarice. Commentary on the Old Testament (1752)
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GR ᾅδης καὶ ἔρως γυναικὸς καὶ τάρταρος καὶ γῆ οὐκ ἐμπιπλαμένη ὕδατος καὶ ὕδωρ καὶ πῦρ οὐ μὴ εἴπωσιν ἀρκεῖ
LA Infernus, et os vulvæ, et terra quæ non satiatur aqua: ignis vero numquam dicit: Sufficit.
EN Hell and the mouth of the womb, and the earth which is not satisfied with water: and the fire never says: It is enough.
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GR ὀφθαλμὸν καταγελῶντα πατρὸς καὶ ἀτιμάζοντα γῆρας μητρός ἐκκόψαισαν αὐτὸν κόρακες ἐκ τῶν φαράγγων καὶ καταφάγοισαν αὐτὸν νεοσσοὶ ἀετῶν
LA Oculum qui subsannat patrem, et qui despicit partum matris suæ, effodiant eum corvi de torrentibus, et comedant eum filii aquilæ!
EN The eye that mocks at his father, and that despises the labour of his mother in bearing him, let the ravens of the brooks pick it out, and the young eagles eat it.
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GR τρία δέ ἐστιν ἀδύνατά μοι νοῆσαι καὶ τὸ τέταρτον οὐκ ἐπιγινώσκω
LA Tria sunt difficilia mihi, et quartum penitus ignoro:
EN Three things are hard to me, and the fourth I am utterly ignorant of.
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GR ἴχνη ἀετοῦ πετομένου καὶ ὁδοὺς ὄφεως ἐπὶ πέτρας καὶ τρίβους νηὸς ποντοπορούσης καὶ ὁδοὺς ἀνδρὸς ἐν νεότητι
LA viam aquilæ in cælo, viam colubri super petram, viam navis in medio mari, et viam viri in adolescentia.
EN The way of an eagle in the air, the way of a serpent upon a rock, the way of a ship in the midst of the sea, and the way of a man in youth.
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GR τοιαύτη ὁδὸς γυναικὸς μοιχαλίδος ἥ ὅταν πράξῃ ἀπονιψαμένη οὐδέν φησιν πεπραχέναι ἄτοπον
LA Talis est et via mulieris adulteræ, quæ comedit, et tergens os suum dicit: Non sum operata malum.
EN Such also is the way of an adulterous woman, who eats and wipes her mouth, and says: I have done no evil.
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GR διὰ τριῶν σείεται ἡ γῆ τὸ δὲ τέταρτον οὐ δύναται φέρειν
LA Per tria movetur terra, et quartum non potest sustinere:
EN By three things the earth is disturbed, and the fourth it cannot bear.
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GR ἐὰν οἰκέτης βασιλεύσῃ καὶ ἄφρων πλησθῇ σιτίων
LA per servum, cum regnaverit; per stultum, cum saturatus fuerit cibo;
EN By a slave when he reigns: by a fool when he is filled with meat:
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GR καὶ οἰκέτις ἐὰν ἐκβάλῃ τὴν ἑαυτῆς κυρίαν καὶ μισητὴ γυνὴ ἐὰν τύχῃ ἀνδρὸς ἀγαθοῦ
LA per odiosam mulierem, cum in matrimonio fuerit assumpta; et per ancillam, cum fuerit hæres dominæ suæ.
EN By an odious woman when she is married: and by a bondwoman when she is heir to her mistress.
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GR τέσσαρα δέ ἐστιν ἐλάχιστα ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς ταῦτα δέ ἐστιν σοφώτερα τῶν σοφῶν
LA Quatuor sunt minima terræ, et ipsa sunt sapientiora sapientibus:
EN There are four very little things of the earth, and they are wiser than the wise.
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GR οἱ μύρμηκες οἷς μὴ ἔστιν ἰσχὺς καὶ ἑτοιμάζονται θέρους τὴν τροφήν
LA formicæ, populus infirmus, qui præparat in messe cibum sibi;
EN The ants, a feeble people, which provide themselves food in the harvest:
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GR καὶ οἱ χοιρογρύλλιοι ἔθνος οὐκ ἰσχυρόν οἳ ἐποιήσαντο ἐν πέτραις τοὺς ἑαυτῶν οἴκους
LA lepusculus, plebs invalida, qui collocat in petra cubile suum;
EN The rabbit, a weak people, which makes its bed in the rock:
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GR ἀβασίλευτόν ἐστιν ἡ ἀκρὶς καὶ ἐκστρατεύει ἀφ’ ἑνὸς κελεύσματος εὐτάκτως
LA regem locusta non habet, et egreditur universa per turmas suas;
EN The locust has no king, yet they all go out by their bands:
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GR καὶ καλαβώτης χερσὶν ἐρειδόμενος καὶ εὐάλωτος ὢν κατοικεῖ ἐν ὀχυρώμασιν βασιλέως
LA stellio manibus nititur, et moratur in ædibus regis.
EN The stellio supports itself on hands, and dwells in kings’ houses.
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[!note]- The stellio…
A kind of house lizard marked with spots like stars, from whence it has its name. Commentary on the Old Testament (1752)
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GR τρία δέ ἐστιν ἃ εὐόδως πορεύεται καὶ τὸ τέταρτον ὃ καλῶς διαβαίνει
LA Tria sunt quæ bene gradiuntur, et quartum quod incedit feliciter:
EN There are three things, which go well, and the fourth that walks happily:
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GR σκύμνος λέοντος ἰσχυρότερος κτηνῶν ὃς οὐκ ἀποστρέφεται οὐδὲ καταπτήσσει κτῆνος
LA leo, fortissimus bestiarum, ad nullius pavebit occursum;
EN A lion, the strongest of beasts, who has no fear of anything he meets:
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GR καὶ ἀλέκτωρ ἐμπεριπατῶν θηλείαις εὔψυχος καὶ τράγος ἡγούμενος αἰπολίου καὶ βασιλεὺς δημηγορῶν ἐν ἔθνει
LA gallus succinctus lumbos; et aries; nec est rex, qui resistat ei.
EN A cock girded about the loins: and a ram: and a king, whom none can resist.
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GR ἐὰν πρόῃ σεαυτὸν εἰς εὐφροσύνην καὶ ἐκτείνῃς τὴν χεῖρά σου μετὰ μάχης ἀτιμασθήσῃ
LA Est qui stultus apparuit postquam elevatus est in sublime; si enim intellexisset, ori suo imposuisset manum.
EN There is that has appeared a fool after he was lifted up on high: for if he had understood, he would have laid his hand upon his mouth.
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GR ἄμελγε γάλα καὶ ἔσται βούτυρον ἐὰν δὲ ἐκπιέζῃς μυκτῆρας ἐξελεύσεται αἷμα ἐὰν δὲ ἐξέλκῃς λόγους ἐξελεύσονται κρίσεις καὶ μάχαι
LA Qui autem fortiter premit ubera ad eliciendum lac exprimit butyrum; et qui vehementer emungit elicit sanguinem; et qui provocat iras producit discordias.
EN And he that strongly squeezes the paps to bring out milk, strains out butter: and he that violently blows his nose, brings out blood: and he that provokes wrath, brings forth strife.
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