Proverbs 16 #catechesis/bible/proverbs
[!abstract] More wise sayings and axioms, relating to wisdom and folly, virtue and vice.
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LA Hominis est animam præparare, et Domini gubernare linguam.
EN It is the part of man to prepare the soul: and of the Lord to govern the tongue.
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[!note]- It is the part of man, etc…
That is, a man should prepare in his heart and soul what he is to say: but after all, it must be the Lord that must govern his tongue, to speak to the purpose. Not that we can think any thing of good without God’s grace; but that after we have (with God’s grace) thought and prepared within our souls what we would speak, if God does not govern our tongue, we shall not succeed in what we speak. Commentary on the Old Testament (1752)
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GR πάντα τὰ ἔργα τοῦ ταπεινοῦ φανερὰ παρὰ τῷ θεῷ οἱ δὲ ἀσεβεῖς ἐν ἡμέρᾳ κακῇ ὀλοῦνται
LA Omnes viæ hominis patent oculis ejus; spirituum ponderator est Dominus.
EN All the ways of a man are open to his eyes: the Lord is the weigher of spirits.
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LA Revela Domino opera tua, et dirigentur cogitationes tuæ.
EN Lay open your works to the Lord: and your thoughts shall be directed.
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LA Universa propter semetipsum operatus est Dominus; impium quoque ad diem malum.
EN The Lord has made all things for himself: the wicked also for the evil day.
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GR ἀκάθαρτος παρὰ θεῷ πᾶς ὑψηλοκάρδιος χειρὶ δὲ χεῖρας ἐμβαλὼν ἀδίκως οὐκ ἀθῳωθήσεται
LA Abominatio Domini est omnis arrogans; etiamsi manus ad manum fuerit, non est innocens. Initium viæ bonæ facere justitiam; accepta est autem apud Deum magis quam immolare hostias.
EN Every proud man is an abomination to the Lord: though hand should be joined to hand, he is not innocent. The beginning of a good way is to do justice: and this is more acceptable with God, than to offer sacrifices.
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LA Misericordia et veritate redimitur iniquitas, et in timore Domini declinatur a malo.
EN By mercy and truth iniquity is redeemed; and by the fear of the Lord men depart from evil.
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GR ἀρχὴ ὁδοῦ ἀγαθῆς τὸ ποιεῖν τὰ δίκαια δεκτὰ δὲ παρὰ θεῷ μᾶλλον ἢ θύειν θυσίας
LA Cum placuerint Domino viæ hominis, inimicos quoque ejus convertet ad pacem.
EN When the ways of man shall please the Lord, he will convert even his enemies to peace.
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GR ὁ ζητῶν τὸν κύριον εὑρήσει γνῶσιν μετὰ δικαιοσύνης οἱ δὲ ὀρθῶς ζητοῦντες αὐτὸν εὑρήσουσιν εἰρήνην
LA Melius est parum cum justitia quam multi fructus cum iniquitate.
EN Better is a little with justice, than great revenues with iniquity.
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GR πάντα τὰ ἔργα τοῦ κυρίου μετὰ δικαιοσύνης φυλάσσεται δὲ ὁ ἀσεβὴς εἰς ἡμέραν κακήν
LA Cor hominis disponit viam suam, sed Domini est dirigere gressus ejus.
EN The heart of man disposes his way: but the Lord must direct his steps.
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GR μαντεῖον ἐπὶ χείλεσιν βασιλέως ἐν δὲ κρίσει οὐ μὴ πλανηθῇ τὸ στόμα αὐτοῦ
LA Divinatio in labiis regis; in judicio non errabit os ejus.
EN Divination is in the lips of the king, his mouth shall not err in judgment.
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GR ῥοπὴ ζυγοῦ δικαιοσύνη παρὰ κυρίῳ τὰ δὲ ἔργα αὐτοῦ στάθμια δίκαια
LA Pondus et statera judicia Domini sunt, et opera ejus omnes lapides sacculi.
EN Weight and balance are judgments of the Lord: and his work all the weights of the bag.
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GR βδέλυγμα βασιλεῖ ὁ ποιῶν κακά μετὰ γὰρ δικαιοσύνης ἑτοιμάζεται θρόνος ἀρχῆς
LA Abominabiles regi qui agunt impie, quoniam justitia firmatur solium.
EN They that act wickedly are abominable to the king: for the throne is established by justice.
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GR δεκτὰ βασιλεῖ χείλη δίκαια λόγους δὲ ὀρθοὺς ἀγαπᾷ
LA Voluntas regum labia justa; qui recta loquitur diligetur.
EN Just lips are the delight of kings: he that speaks right things shall be loved.
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GR θυμὸς βασιλέως ἄγγελος θανάτου ἀνὴρ δὲ σοφὸς ἐξιλάσεται αὐτόν
LA Indignatio regis nuntii mortis, et vir sapiens placabit eam.
EN The wrath of a king is as messengers of death: and the wise man will pacify it.
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GR ἐν φωτὶ ζωῆς υἱὸς βασιλέως οἱ δὲ προσδεκτοὶ αὐτῷ ὥσπερ νέφος ὄψιμον
LA In hilaritate vultus regis vita, et clementia ejus quasi imber serotinus.
EN In the cheerfulness of the king’s countenance is life: and his clemency is like the latter rain.
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GR νοσσιαὶ σοφίας αἱρετώτεραι χρυσίου νοσσιαὶ δὲ φρονήσεως αἱρετώτεραι ὑπὲρ ἀργύριον
LA Posside sapientiam, quia auro melior est, et acquire prudentiam, quia pretiosior est argento.
EN Get wisdom, because it is better than gold: and purchase prudence, for it is more precious than silver.
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GR τρίβοι ζωῆς ἐκκλίνουσιν ἀπὸ κακῶν μῆκος δὲ βίου ὁδοὶ δικαιοσύνης ὁ δεχόμενος παιδείαν ἐν ἀγαθοῖς ἔσται ὁ δὲ φυλάσσων ἐλέγχους σοφισθήσεται ὃς φυλάσσει τὰς ἑαυτοῦ ὁδούς τηρεῖ τὴν ἑαυτοῦ ψυχήν ἀγαπῶν δὲ ζωὴν αὐτοῦ φείσεται στόματος αὐτοῦ
LA Semita justorum declinat mala; custos animæ suæ servat viam suam.
EN The path of the just departs from evils: he that keeps his soul keeps his way.
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GR πρὸ συντριβῆς ἡγεῖται ὕβρις πρὸ δὲ πτώματος κακοφροσύνη
LA Contritionem præcedit superbia, et ante ruinam exaltatur spiritus.
EN Pride goes before destruction: and the spirit is lifted up before a fall.
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GR κρείσσων πραΰθυμος μετὰ ταπεινώσεως ἢ ὃς διαιρεῖται σκῦλα μετὰ ὑβριστῶν
LA Melius est humiliari cum mitibus quam dividere spolia cum superbis.
EN It is better to be humbled with the meek, than to divide spoils with the proud.
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GR συνετὸς ἐν πράγμασιν εὑρετὴς ἀγαθῶν πεποιθὼς δὲ ἐπὶ θεῷ μακαριστός
LA Eruditus in verbo reperiet bona, et qui sperat in Domino beatus est.
EN The learned in word shall find good things: and he that trusts in the Lord is blessed.
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GR τοὺς σοφοὺς καὶ συνετοὺς φαύλους καλοῦσιν οἱ δὲ γλυκεῖς ἐν λόγῳ πλείονα ἀκούσονται
LA Qui sapiens est corde appellabitur prudens, et qui dulcis eloquio majora percipiet.
EN The wise in heart shall be called prudent: and he that is sweet in words, shall attain to greater things.
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GR πηγὴ ζωῆς ἔννοια τοῖς κεκτημένοις παιδεία δὲ ἀφρόνων κακή
LA Fons vitæ eruditio possidentis; doctrina stultorum fatuitas.
EN Knowledge is a fountain of life to him that possesses it: the instruction of fools is foolishness.
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GR καρδία σοφοῦ νοήσει τὰ ἀπὸ τοῦ ἰδίου στόματος ἐπὶ δὲ χείλεσιν φορέσει ἐπιγνωμοσύνην
LA Cor sapientis erudiet os ejus, et labiis ejus addet gratiam.
EN The heart of the wise shall instruct his mouth: and shall add grace to his lips.
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GR κηρία μέλιτος λόγοι καλοί γλύκασμα δὲ αὐτῶν ἴασις ψυχῆς
LA Favus mellis composita verba; dulcedo animæ sanitas ossium.
EN Well ordered words are as a honeycomb: sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.
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GR εἰσὶν ὁδοὶ δοκοῦσαι εἶναι ὀρθαὶ ἀνδρί τὰ μέντοι τελευταῖα αὐτῶν βλέπει εἰς πυθμένα ᾅδου
LA Est via quæ videtur homini recta, et novissima ejus ducunt ad mortem.
EN There is a way that seems to a man right: and the ends thereof lead to death.
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GR ἀνὴρ ἐν πόνοις πονεῖ ἑαυτῷ καὶ ἐκβιάζεται ἑαυτοῦ τὴν ἀπώλειαν ὁ μέντοι σκολιὸς ἐπὶ τῷ ἑαυτοῦ στόματι φορεῖ τὴν ἀπώλειαν
LA Anima laborantis laborat sibi, quia compulit eum os suum.
EN The soul of him that labours, labours for himself, because his mouth has obliged him to it.
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GR ἀνὴρ ἄφρων ὀρύσσει ἑαυτῷ κακά ἐπὶ δὲ τῶν ἑαυτοῦ χειλέων θησαυρίζει πῦρ
LA Vir impius fodit malum, et in labiis ejus ignis ardescit.
EN The wicked man digs evil, and in his lips is a burning fire.
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GR ἀνὴρ σκολιὸς διαπέμπεται κακὰ καὶ λαμπτῆρα δόλου πυρσεύει κακοῖς καὶ διαχωρίζει φίλους
LA Homo perversus suscitat lites, et verbosus separat principes.
EN A perverse man stirs up quarrels: and one full of words separates princes.
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GR ἀνὴρ παράνομος ἀποπειρᾶται φίλων καὶ ἀπάγει αὐτοὺς ὁδοὺς οὐκ ἀγαθάς
LA Vir iniquus lactat amicum suum, et ducit eum per viam non bonam.
EN An unjust man allures his friend: and leads him into a way that is not good.
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GR στηρίζων ὀφθαλμοὺς αὐτοῦ λογίζεται διεστραμμένα ὁρίζει δὲ τοῖς χείλεσιν αὐτοῦ πάντα τὰ κακά οὗτος κάμινός ἐστιν κακίας
LA Qui attonitis oculis cogitat prava, mordens labia sua perficit malum.
EN He that with fixed eyes devises wicked things, biting his lips, brings evil to pass.
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GR στέφανος καυχήσεως γῆρας ἐν δὲ ὁδοῖς δικαιοσύνης εὑρίσκεται
LA Corona dignitatis senectus, quæ in viis justitiæ reperietur.
EN Old age is a crown of dignity, when it is found in the ways of justice.
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GR κρείσσων ἀνὴρ μακρόθυμος ἰσχυροῦ ὁ δὲ κρατῶν ὀργῆς κρείσσων καταλαμβανομένου πόλιν
LA Melior est patiens viro forti, et qui dominatur animo suo expugnatore urbium.
EN The patient man is better than the valiant: and he that rules his spirit, than he that takes cities.
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GR εἰς κόλπους ἐπέρχεται πάντα τοῖς ἀδίκοις παρὰ δὲ κυρίου πάντα τὰ δίκαια
LA Sortes mittuntur in sinum, sed a Domino temperantur.
EN Lots are cast into the lap, but they are disposed of by the Lord.
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