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| [1]Melior est buccella sicca cum gaudio, quam domus plena victimis cum jurgio. |
[1]Better is a dry morsel, if peace be with it, than an house full of sacrifices with strife. |
| [2]Servus sapiens dominabitur filiis stultis, et inter fratres hæreditatem dividet. |
[2]A discrete servant shall have rule over a lewd son, and he shall divide the heritage among the brethren. |
| [3]Sicut igne probatur argentum et aurum camino, ita corda probat Dominus. |
[3]As is the fining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold, so the Lord trieth the hearts. |
| [4]Malus obedit linguæ iniquæ, et fallax obtemperat labiis mendacibus. |
[4]The wicked giveth heed to false lips, and a liar hearkeneth to the naughty tongue. |
| [5]Qui despicit pauperem exprobrat factori ejus, et qui ruina lætatur alterius non erit impunitus. |
[5]He that mocketh the poor, reproacheth him, that made him: and he that rejoiceth at destruction, shall not be unpunished. |
| [6]Corona senum filii filiorum, et gloria filiorum patres eorum. |
[6]Children's children are the crown of the elders: and the glory of the children are their fathers. |
| [7]Non decent stultum verba composita, nec principem labium mentiens. |
[7]High talk becometh not a fool, much less a lying talk a prince. |
| [8]Gemma gratissima exspectatio præstolantis; quocumque se vertit, prudenter intelligit. |
[8]A reward is as a stone pleasant in the eyes of them that have it: it prospereth, whithersoever it turneth. |
| [9]Qui celat delictum quærit amicitias; qui altero sermone repetit, separat fœderatos. |
[9]He that covereth a transgression, seeketh love: but he that repeateth a matter, separateth the prince. |
| [10]Plus proficit correptio apud prudentem, quam centum plagæ apud stultum. |
[10]A reproof entereth more into him that hath understanding, than an hundred stripes into a fool. |
| [11]Semper jurgia quærit malus; angelus autem crudelis mittetur contra eum. |
[11]A seditious person seeketh only evil, and a cruel messenger shall be sent against him. |
| [12]Expedit magis ursæ occurrere raptis fœtibus, quam fatuo confidenti in stultitia sua. |
[12]It is better for a man to meet a bear robbed of her whelps, than a fool in his folly. |
| [13]Qui reddit mala pro bonis, non recedet malum de domo ejus. |
[13]He that rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house. |
| [14]Qui dimittit aquam caput est jurgiorum, et antequam patiatur contumeliam judicium deserit. |
[14]The beginning of strife is as one that openeth the waters: therefore or the contention be meddled with, leave off. |
| [15]Qui justificat impium, et qui condemnat justum, abominabilis est uterque apud Deum. |
[15]He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even they both are abomination to the Lord. |
| [16]Quid prodest stulto habere divitias, cum sapientiam emere non possit? Qui altum facit domum suam quærit ruinam, et qui evitat discere incidet in mala. |
[16]Wherefore is there a price in the hand of the fool to get wisdom, and he hath none heart? |
| [17]Omni tempore diligit qui amicus est, et frater in angustiis comprobatur. |
[17]A friend loveth at all times: and a brother is born for adversity. |
| [18]Stultus homo plaudet manibus, cum spoponderit pro amico suo. |
[18]A man destitute of understanding toucheth the hand, and becometh surety for his neighbor. |
| [19]Qui meditatur discordias diligit rixas, et qui exaltat ostium quærit ruinam. |
[19]He loveth transgression, that loveth strife: and he that exalteth his gate, seeketh destruction. |
| [20]Qui perversi cordis est non inveniet bonum, et qui vertit linguam incidet in malum. |
[20]The froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a naughty tongue, shall fall into evil. |
| [21]Natus est stultus in ignominiam suam; sed nec pater in fatuo lætabitur. |
[21]He that begetteth a fool, getteth himself sorrow, and the father of a fool can have no joy. |
| [22]Animus gaudens ætatem floridam facit; spiritus tristis exsiccat ossa. |
[22]A joyful heart causeth good health: but a sorrowful mind dryeth the bones. |
| [23]Munera de sinu impius accipit, ut pervertat semitas judicii. |
[23]A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom to wrest the ways of judgment. |
| [24]In facie prudentis lucet sapientia; oculi stultorum in finibus terræ. |
[24]Wisdom is in the face of him that hath understanding: but the eyes of a fool are in the corners of the world. |
| [25]Ira patris filius stultus, et dolor matris quæ genuit eum. |
[25]A foolish son is a grief unto his father, and a heaviness to her that bear him. |
| [26]Non est bonum damnum inferre justo, nec percutere principem qui recta judicat. |
[26]Surely it is not good to condemn the just, nor that the princes should smite such for equity. |
| [27]Qui moderatur sermones suos doctus et prudens est, et pretiosi spiritus vir eruditus. |
[27]He that hath knowledge, spareth his words, and a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit. |
| [28]Stultus quoque, si tacuerit, sapiens reputabitur, et si compresserit labia sua, intelligens. |
[28]Even a fool (when he holdeth his peace) is counted wise, and he that stoppeth his lips, prudent. |