Proverbs 18 #catechesis/bible/proverbs
[!abstract] More wise sayings and axioms, relating to wisdom and folly, virtue and vice.
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GR προφάσεις ζητεῖ ἀνὴρ βουλόμενος χωρίζεσθαι ἀπὸ φίλων ἐν παντὶ δὲ καιρῷ ἐπονείδιστος ἔσται
LA Occasiones quærit qui vult recedere ab amico: omni tempore erit exprobrabilis.
EN He that has a mind to depart from a friend, seeks occasions: he shall ever be subject to reproach.
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GR οὐ χρείαν ἔχει σοφίας ἐνδεὴς φρενῶν μᾶλλον γὰρ ἄγεται ἀφροσύνῃ
LA Non recipit stultus verba prudentiæ, nisi ea dixeris quæ versantur in corde ejus.
EN A fool receives not the words of prudence: unless you say those things which are in his heart.
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GR ὅταν ἔλθῃ ἀσεβὴς εἰς βάθος κακῶν καταφρονεῖ ἐπέρχεται δὲ αὐτῷ ἀτιμία καὶ ὄνειδος
LA Impius, cum in profundum venerit peccatorum, contemnit; sed sequitur eum ignominia et opprobrium.
EN The wicked man, when he has come into the depths of sins, contemns: but ignominy and reproach follow him.
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GR ὕδωρ βαθὺ λόγος ἐν καρδίᾳ ἀνδρός ποταμὸς δὲ ἀναπηδύει καὶ πηγὴ ζωῆς
LA Aqua profunda verba ex ore viri, et torrens redundans fons sapientiæ.
EN Words from the mouth of a man are as deep water: and the fountain of wisdom is an overflowing stream.
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GR θαυμάσαι πρόσωπον ἀσεβοῦς οὐ καλόν οὐδὲ ὅσιον ἐκκλίνειν τὸ δίκαιον ἐν κρίσει
LA Accipere personam impii non est bonum, ut declines a veritate judicii.
EN It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to decline from the truth of judgment.
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GR χείλη ἄφρονος ἄγουσιν αὐτὸν εἰς κακά τὸ δὲ στόμα αὐτοῦ τὸ θρασὺ θάνατον ἐπικαλεῖται
LA Labia stulti miscent se rixis, et os ejus jurgia provocat.
EN The lips of a fool intermeddle with strife: and his mouth provokes quarrels.
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GR στόμα ἄφρονος συντριβὴ αὐτῷ τὰ δὲ χείλη αὐτοῦ παγὶς τῇ ψυχῇ αὐτοῦ
LA Os stulti contritio ejus, et labia ipsius ruina animæ ejus.
EN The mouth of a fool is his destruction: and his lips are the ruin of his soul.
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GR ὀκνηροὺς καταβάλλει φόβος ψυχαὶ δὲ ἀνδρογύνων πεινάσουσιν
LA Verba bilinguis quasi simplicia, et ipsa perveniunt usque ad interiora ventris. Pigrum dejicit timor; animæ autem effeminatorum esurient.
EN The words of the double tongued are as if they were harmless: and they reach even to the inner parts of the bowels. Fear casts down the slothful: and the souls of the effeminate shall be hungry.
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GR ὁ μὴ ἰώμενος ἑαυτὸν ἐν τοῖς ἔργοις αὐτοῦ ἀδελφός ἐστιν τοῦ λυμαινομένου ἑαυτόν
LA Qui mollis et dissolutus est in opere suo frater est sua opera dissipantis.
EN He that is loose and slack in his work, is the brother of him that wastes his own works.
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GR ἐκ μεγαλωσύνης ἰσχύος ὄνομα κυρίου αὐτῷ δὲ προσδραμόντες δίκαιοι ὑψοῦνται
LA Turris fortissima nomen Domini; ad ipsum currit justus, et exaltabitur.
EN The name of the Lord is a strong tower: the just runs to it, and shall be exalted.
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GR ὕπαρξις πλουσίου ἀνδρὸς πόλις ὀχυρά ἡ δὲ δόξα αὐτῆς μέγα ἐπισκιάζει
LA Substantia divitis urbs roboris ejus, et quasi murus validus circumdans eum.
EN The substance of the rich man is the city of his strength, and as a strong wall compassing him about.
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GR πρὸ συντριβῆς ὑψοῦται καρδία ἀνδρός καὶ πρὸ δόξης ταπεινοῦται
LA Antequam conteratur, exaltatur cor hominis, et antequam glorificetur, humiliatur.
EN Before destruction, the heart of a man is exalted: and before he be glorified, it is humbled.
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GR ὃς ἀποκρίνεται λόγον πρὶν ἀκοῦσαι ἀφροσύνη αὐτῷ ἐστιν καὶ ὄνειδος
LA Qui prius respondet quam audiat, stultum se esse demonstrat, et confusione dignum.
EN He that answers before he hears, shows himself to be a fool, and worthy of confusion.
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GR θυμὸν ἀνδρὸς πραΰνει θεράπων φρόνιμος ὀλιγόψυχον δὲ ἄνδρα τίς ὑποίσει
LA Spiritus viri sustentat imbecillitatem suam; spiritum vero ad irascendum facilem quis poterit sustinere?
EN The spirit of a man upholds his infirmity: but a spirit that is easily angered, who can bear?
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GR καρδία φρονίμου κτᾶται αἴσθησιν ὦτα δὲ σοφῶν ζητεῖ ἔννοιαν
LA Cor prudens possidebit scientiam, et auris sapientium quærit doctrinam.
EN A wise heart shall acquire knowledge: and the ear of the wise seeks instruction.
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GR δόμα ἀνθρώπου ἐμπλατύνει αὐτὸν καὶ παρὰ δυνάσταις καθιζάνει αὐτόν
LA Donum hominis dilatat viam ejus, et ante principes spatium ei facit.
EN A man’s gift enlarges his way, and makes him room before princes.
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GR δίκαιος ἑαυτοῦ κατήγορος ἐν πρωτολογίᾳ ὡς δ’ ἂν ἐπιβάλῃ ὁ ἀντίδικος ἐλέγχεται
LA Justus prior est accusator sui: venit amicus ejus, et investigabit eum.
EN The just is first accuser of himself: his friend comes, and shall search him.
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GR ἀντιλογίας παύει κλῆρος ἐν δὲ δυνάσταις ὁρίζει
LA Contradictiones comprimit sors, et inter potentes quoque dijudicat.
EN The lot suppresses contentions, and determines even between the mighty.
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GR ἀδελφὸς ὑπὸ ἀδελφοῦ βοηθούμενος ὡς πόλις ὀχυρὰ καὶ ὑψηλή ἰσχύει δὲ ὥσπερ τεθεμελιωμένον βασίλειον
LA Frater qui adjuvatur a fratre quasi civitas firma, et judicia quasi vectes urbium.
EN A brother that is helped by his brother, is like a strong city: and judgments are like the bars of cities.
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GR ἀπὸ καρπῶν στόματος ἀνὴρ πίμπλησιν κοιλίαν αὐτοῦ ἀπὸ δὲ καρπῶν χειλέων αὐτοῦ ἐμπλησθήσεται
LA De fructu oris viri replebitur venter ejus, et genimina labiorum ipsius saturabunt eum.
EN Of the fruit of a man’s mouth shall his belly be satisfied: and the offspring of his lips shall fill him.
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GR θάνατος καὶ ζωὴ ἐν χειρὶ γλώσσης οἱ δὲ κρατοῦντες αὐτῆς ἔδονται τοὺς καρποὺς αὐτῆς
LA Mors et vita in manu linguæ; qui diligunt eam comedent fructus ejus.
EN Death and life are in the power of the tongue: they that love it, shall eat the fruits thereof.
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GR ὃς εὗρεν γυναῖκα ἀγαθήν εὗρεν χάριτας ἔλαβεν δὲ παρὰ θεοῦ ἱλαρότητα ὃς ἐκβάλλει γυναῖκα ἀγαθήν ἐκβάλλει τὰ ἀγαθά ὁ δὲ κατέχων μοιχαλίδα ἄφρων καὶ ἀσεβής
LA Qui invenit mulierem bonam invenit bonum, et hauriet jucunditatem a Domino. Qui expellit mulierem bonam expellit bonum; qui autem tenet adulteram stultus est et impius.
EN He that has found a good wife, has found a good thing, and shall receive a pleasure from the Lord. He that drives away a good wife, drives away a good thing: but he that keeps an adulteress, is foolish and wicked.
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LA Cum obsecrationibus loquetur pauper, et dives effabitur rigide.
EN The poor will speak with supplications, and the rich will speak roughly.
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LA Vir amabilis ad societatem magis amicus erit quam frater.
EN A man amiable in society, shall be more friendly than a brother.
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