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10 Filius sapiens laetificat patrem, filius vero stultus moestitia est matris suae.

Nil proderunt thesauri impietatis, justitia vero liberabit a morte.

Non affliget Dominus fame animam justi, et insidias impiorum subvertet.

Egestatem operata est manus remissa; manus autem fortium divitias parat. Qui nititur mendaciis, hic pascit ventos; idem autem ipse sequitur aves volantes.

Qui congregat in messe, filius sapiens est; qui autem stertit aestate, filius confusionis.

Benedictio Domini super caput justi; os autem impiorum operit iniquitas.

Memoria justi cum laudibus, et nomen impiorum putrescet.

Sapiens corde praecepta suscipit; stultus caeditur labiis.

Qui ambulat simpliciter ambulat confidenter; qui autem depravat vias suas manifestus erit.

10 Qui annuit oculo dabit dolorem; et stultus labiis verberabitur.

11 Vena vitae os justi, et os impiorum operit iniquitatem.

12 Odium suscitat rixas, et universa delicta operit caritas.

13 In labiis sapientis invenitur sapientia, et virga in dorso ejus qui indiget corde.

14 Sapientes abscondunt scientiam; os autem stulti confusioni proximum est.

15 Substantia divitis, urbs fortitudinis ejus; pavor pauperum egestas eorum.

16 Opus justi ad vitam, fructus autem impii ad peccatum.

17 Via vitae custodienti disciplinam; qui autem increpationes relinquit, errat.

18 Abscondunt odium labia mendacia; qui profert contumeliam, insipiens est.

19 In multiloquio non deerit peccatum, qui autem moderatur labia sua prudentissimus est.

20 Argentum electum lingua justi; cor autem impiorum pro nihilo.

21 Labia justi erudiunt plurimos; qui autem indocti sunt in cordis egestate morientur.

22 Benedictio Domini divites facit, nec sociabitur eis afflictio.

23 Quasi per risum stultus operatur scelus, sapientia autem est viro prudentia.

24 Quod timet impius veniet super eum; desiderium suum justus dabitur.

25 Quasi tempestas transiens non erit impius; justus autem quasi fundamentum sempiternum.

26 Sicut acetum dentibus, et fumus oculis, sic piger his qui miserunt eum.

27 Timor Domini apponet dies, et anni impiorum breviabuntur.

28 Exspectatio justorum laetitia, spes autem impiorum peribit.

29 Fortitudo simplicis via Domini, et pavor his qui operantur malum.

30 Justus in aeternum non commovebitur, impii autem non habitabunt super terram.

31 Os justi parturiet sapientiam; lingua pravorum peribit.

32 Labia justi considerant placita, et os impiorum perversa.

Proverbs of Solomon

10 The proverbs(A) of Solomon:(B)

A wise son brings joy to his father,(C)
    but a foolish son brings grief to his mother.

Ill-gotten treasures have no lasting value,(D)
    but righteousness delivers from death.(E)

The Lord does not let the righteous go hungry,(F)
    but he thwarts the craving of the wicked.(G)

Lazy hands make for poverty,(H)
    but diligent hands bring wealth.(I)

He who gathers crops in summer is a prudent son,
    but he who sleeps during harvest is a disgraceful son.(J)

Blessings crown the head of the righteous,
    but violence overwhelms the mouth of the wicked.[a](K)

The name of the righteous(L) is used in blessings,[b]
    but the name of the wicked(M) will rot.(N)

The wise in heart accept commands,
    but a chattering fool comes to ruin.(O)

Whoever walks in integrity(P) walks securely,(Q)
    but whoever takes crooked paths will be found out.(R)

10 Whoever winks maliciously(S) causes grief,
    and a chattering fool comes to ruin.

11 The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life,(T)
    but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.(U)

12 Hatred stirs up conflict,
    but love covers over all wrongs.(V)

13 Wisdom is found on the lips of the discerning,(W)
    but a rod is for the back of one who has no sense.(X)

14 The wise store up knowledge,(Y)
    but the mouth of a fool invites ruin.(Z)

15 The wealth of the rich is their fortified city,(AA)
    but poverty is the ruin of the poor.(AB)

16 The wages of the righteous is life,(AC)
    but the earnings of the wicked are sin and death.(AD)

17 Whoever heeds discipline shows the way to life,(AE)
    but whoever ignores correction leads others astray.

18 Whoever conceals hatred with lying lips(AF)
    and spreads slander is a fool.

19 Sin is not ended by multiplying words,
    but the prudent hold their tongues.(AG)

20 The tongue of the righteous is choice silver,
    but the heart of the wicked is of little value.

21 The lips of the righteous nourish many,
    but fools die for lack of sense.(AH)

22 The blessing of the Lord(AI) brings wealth,(AJ)
    without painful toil for it.(AK)

23 A fool finds pleasure in wicked schemes,(AL)
    but a person of understanding delights in wisdom.

24 What the wicked dread(AM) will overtake them;(AN)
    what the righteous desire will be granted.(AO)

25 When the storm has swept by, the wicked are gone,
    but the righteous stand firm(AP) forever.(AQ)

26 As vinegar to the teeth and smoke(AR) to the eyes,
    so are sluggards to those who send them.(AS)

27 The fear of the Lord adds length to life,(AT)
    but the years of the wicked are cut short.(AU)

28 The prospect of the righteous is joy,
    but the hopes of the wicked come to nothing.(AV)

29 The way of the Lord is a refuge for the blameless,
    but it is the ruin of those who do evil.(AW)

30 The righteous will never be uprooted,
    but the wicked will not remain in the land.(AX)

31 From the mouth of the righteous comes the fruit of wisdom,(AY)
    but a perverse tongue(AZ) will be silenced.

32 The lips of the righteous know what finds favor,(BA)
    but the mouth of the wicked only what is perverse.(BB)

Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 10:6 Or righteous, / but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence
  2. Proverbs 10:7 See Gen. 48:20.