Proverbs 29 #catechesis/bible/proverbs
[!abstract] More wise sayings and axioms, relating to wisdom and folly, virtue and vice.
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GR κρείσσων ἀνὴρ ἐλέγχων ἀνδρὸς σκληροτραχήλου ἐξαπίνης γὰρ φλεγομένου αὐτοῦ οὐκ ἔστιν ἴασις
LA Viro qui corripientem dura cervice contemnit, repentinus ei superveniet interitus, et eum sanitas non sequetur.
EN The man that with a stiff neck despises him that reproves him, shall suddenly be destroyed: and health shall not follow him.
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GR ἐγκωμιαζομένων δικαίων εὐφρανθήσονται λαοί ἀρχόντων δὲ ἀσεβῶν στένουσιν ἄνδρες
LA In multiplicatione justorum lætabitur vulgus; cum impii sumpserint principatum, gemet populus.
EN When just men increase, the people shall rejoice: when the wicked shall bear rule, the people shall mourn.
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GR ἀνδρὸς φιλοῦντος σοφίαν εὐφραίνεται πατὴρ αὐτοῦ ὃς δὲ ποιμαίνει πόρνας ἀπολεῖ πλοῦτον
LA Vir qui amat sapientiam lætificat patrem suum; qui autem nutrit scorta perdet substantiam.
EN A man that loves wisdom, rejoices his father: but he that maintains harlots, shall squander away his substance.
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GR βασιλεὺς δίκαιος ἀνίστησιν χώραν ἀνὴρ δὲ παράνομος κατασκάπτει
LA Rex justus erigit terram; vir avarus destruet eam.
EN A just king sets up the land: a covetous man shall destroy it.
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GR ὃς παρασκευάζεται ἐπὶ πρόσωπον τοῦ ἑαυτοῦ φίλου δίκτυον περιβάλλει αὐτὸ τοῖς ἑαυτοῦ ποσίν
LA Homo qui blandis fictisque sermonibus loquitur amico suo rete expandit gressibus ejus.
EN A man that speaks to his friend with flattering and dissembling words, spreads a net for his feet.
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GR ἁμαρτάνοντι ἀνδρὶ μεγάλη παγίς δίκαιος δὲ ἐν χαρᾷ καὶ ἐν εὐφροσύνῃ ἔσται
LA Peccantem virum iniquum involvet laqueus, et justus laudabit atque gaudebit.
EN A snare shall entangle the wicked man when he sins: and the just shall praise and rejoice.
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GR ἐπίσταται δίκαιος κρίνειν πενιχροῖς ὁ δὲ ἀσεβὴς οὐ συνήσει γνῶσιν καὶ πτωχῷ οὐχ ὑπάρχει νοῦς ἐπιγνώμων
LA Novit justus causam pauperum; impius ignorat scientiam.
EN The just takes notice of the cause of the poor: the wicked is void of knowledge.
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GR ἄνδρες λοιμοὶ ἐξέκαυσαν πόλιν σοφοὶ δὲ ἀπέστρεψαν ὀργήν
LA Homines pestilentes dissipant civitatem; sapientes vero avertunt furorem.
EN Corrupt men bring a city to ruin: but wise men turn away wrath.
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GR ἀνὴρ σοφὸς κρίνει ἔθνη ἀνὴρ δὲ φαῦλος ὀργιζόμενος καταγελᾶται καὶ οὐ καταπτήσσει
LA Vir sapiens si cum stulto contenderit, sive irascatur, sive rideat, non inveniet requiem.
EN If a wise man contend with a fool, whether he be angry, or laugh, he shall find no rest.
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GR ἄνδρες αἱμάτων μέτοχοι μισήσουσιν ὅσιον οἱ δὲ εὐθεῖς ἐκζητήσουσιν ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ
LA Viri sanguinum oderunt simplicem; justi autem quærunt animam ejus.
EN Bloodthirsty men hate the upright: but just men seek his soul.
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GR ὅλον τὸν θυμὸν αὐτοῦ ἐκφέρει ἄφρων σοφὸς δὲ ταμιεύεται κατὰ μέρος
LA Totum spiritum suum profert stultus; sapiens differt, et reservat in posterum.
EN A fool utters all his mind: a wise man defers, and keeps it till afterwards.
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GR βασιλέως ὑπακούοντος λόγον ἄδικον πάντες οἱ ὑπ’ αὐτὸν παράνομοι
LA Princeps qui libenter audit verba mendacii, omnes ministros habet impios.
EN A prince that gladly hears lying words, has all his servants wicked.
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GR δανιστοῦ καὶ χρεοφειλέτου ἀλλήλοις συνελθόντων ἐπισκοπὴν ποιεῖται ἀμφοτέρων ὁ κύριος
LA Pauper et creditor obviaverunt sibi: utriusque illuminator est Dominus.
EN The poor man and the creditor have met one another: the Lord is the enlightener of them both.
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GR βασιλέως ἐν ἀληθείᾳ κρίνοντος πτωχοὺς ὁ θρόνος αὐτοῦ εἰς μαρτύριον κατασταθήσεται
LA Rex qui judicat in veritate pauperes, thronus ejus in æternum firmabitur.
EN The king that judges the poor in truth, his throne shall be established for ever.
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GR πληγαὶ καὶ ἔλεγχοι διδόασιν σοφίαν παῖς δὲ πλανώμενος αἰσχύνει γονεῖς αὐτοῦ
LA Virga atque correptio tribuit sapientiam; puer autem qui dimittitur voluntati suæ confundit matrem suam.
EN The rod and reproof give wisdom: but the child that is left to his own will, brings his mother to shame.
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GR πολλῶν ὄντων ἀσεβῶν πολλαὶ γίνονται ἁμαρτίαι οἱ δὲ δίκαιοι ἐκείνων πιπτόντων κατάφοβοι γίνονται
LA In multiplicatione impiorum multiplicabuntur scelera, et justi ruinas eorum videbunt.
EN When the wicked are multiplied, crimes shall be multiplied: but the just shall see their downfall.
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GR παίδευε υἱόν σου καὶ ἀναπαύσει σε καὶ δώσει κόσμον τῇ ψυχῇ σου
LA Erudi filium tuum, et refrigerabit te, et dabit delicias animæ tuæ.
EN Instruct your son and he shall refresh you, and shall give delight to your soul.
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GR οὐ μὴ ὑπάρξῃ ἐξηγητὴς ἔθνει παρανόμῳ ὁ δὲ φυλάσσων τὸν νόμον μακαριστός
LA Cum prophetia defecerit, dissipabitur populus; qui vero custodit legem beatus est.
EN When prophecy shall fail, the people shall be scattered abroad: but he that keeps the law, is blessed.
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GR λόγοις οὐ παιδευθήσεται οἰκέτης σκληρός ἐὰν γὰρ καὶ νοήσῃ ἀλλ’ οὐχ ὑπακούσεται
LA Servus verbis non potest erudiri, quia quod dicis intelligit, et respondere contemnit.
EN A slave will not be corrected by words: because he understands what you say, and will not answer.
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GR ἐὰν ἴδῃς ἄνδρα ταχὺν ἐν λόγοις γίνωσκε ὅτι ἐλπίδα ἔχει μᾶλλον ἄφρων αὐτοῦ
LA Vidisti hominem velocem ad loquendum? stultitia magis speranda est quam illius correptio.
EN Have you seen a man hasty to speak? Folly is rather to be looked for, than his amendment.
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GR ὃς κατασπαταλᾷ ἐκ παιδός οἰκέτης ἔσται ἔσχατον δὲ ὀδυνηθήσεται ἐφ’ ἑαυτῷ
LA Qui delicate a pueritia nutrit servum suum postea sentiet eum contumacem.
EN He that nourishes his servant delicately from his childhood, afterwards shall find him stubborn.
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GR ἀνὴρ θυμώδης ὀρύσσει νεῖκος ἀνὴρ δὲ ὀργίλος ἐξώρυξεν ἁμαρτίας
LA Vir iracundus provocat rixas, et qui ad indignandum facilis est erit ad peccandum proclivior.
EN A passionate man provokes quarrels: and he that is easily stirred up to wrath, shall be more prone to sin.
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GR ὕβρις ἄνδρα ταπεινοῖ τοὺς δὲ ταπεινόφρονας ἐρείδει δόξῃ κύριος
LA Superbum sequitur humilitas, et humilem spiritu suscipiet gloria.
EN Humiliation follows the proud: and glory shall uphold the humble of spirit.
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GR ὃς μερίζεται κλέπτῃ μισεῖ τὴν ἑαυτοῦ ψυχήν ἐὰν δὲ ὅρκου προτεθέντος ἀκούσαντες μὴ ἀναγγείλωσιν
LA Qui cum fure participat odit animam suam; adjurantem audit, et non indicat.
EN He that is partaker with a thief, hates his own soul: he hears one putting him to his oath, and discovers not.
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GR φοβηθέντες καὶ αἰσχυνθέντες ἀνθρώπους ὑπεσκελίσθησαν ὁ δὲ πεποιθὼς ἐπὶ κύριον εὐφρανθήσεται ἀσέβεια ἀνδρὶ δίδωσιν σφάλμα ὃς δὲ πέποιθεν ἐπὶ τῷ δεσπότῃ σωθήσεται
LA Qui timet hominem cito corruet; qui sperat in Domino sublevabitur.
EN He that fears man shall quickly fall: he that trusts in the Lord, shall be set on high.
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GR πολλοὶ θεραπεύουσιν πρόσωπα ἡγουμένων παρὰ δὲ κυρίου γίνεται τὸ δίκαιον ἀνδρί
LA Multi requirunt faciem principis, et judicium a Domino egreditur singulorum.
EN Many seek the face of the prince: but the judgment of every one comes forth from the Lord.
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GR βδέλυγμα δικαίοις ἀνὴρ ἄδικος βδέλυγμα δὲ ἀνόμῳ κατευθύνουσα ὁδός
LA Abominantur justi virum impium, et abominantur impii eos qui in recta sunt via. Verbum custodiens filius extra perditionem erit.
EN The just abhor a wicked man: and the wicked loathe them that are in the right way. The son that keeps the word, shall be free from destruction.
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