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Proverbia 26
Biblia Sacra Vulgata
Proverbia 26
Biblia Sacra Vulgata
26 Quomodo nix in aestate, et pluviae in messe, sic indecens est stulto gloria.
2 Sicut avis ad alia transvolans, et passer quolibet vadens, sic maledictum frustra prolatum in quempiam superveniet.
3 Flagellum equo, et camus asino, et virga in dorso imprudentium.
4 Ne respondeas stulto juxta stultitiam suam, ne efficiaris ei similis.
5 Responde stulto juxta stultitiam suam, ne sibi sapiens esse videatur.
6 Claudus pedibus, et iniquitatem bibens, qui mittit verba per nuntium stultum.
7 Quomodo pulchras frustra habet claudus tibias, sic indecens est in ore stultorum parabola.
8 Sicut qui mittit lapidem in acervum Mercurii, ita qui tribuit insipienti honorem.
9 Quomodo si spina nascatur in manu temulenti, sic parabola in ore stultorum.
10 Judicium determinat causas, et qui imponit stulto silentium iras mitigat.
11 Sicut canis qui revertitur ad vomitum suum, sic imprudens qui iterat stultitiam suam.
12 Vidisti hominem sapientem sibi videri? magis illo spem habebit insipiens.
13 Dicit piger: Leo est in via, et leaena in itineribus.
14 Sicut ostium vertitur in cardine suo, ita piger in lectulo suo.
15 Abscondit piger manum sub ascella sua, et laborat si ad os suum eam converterit.
16 Sapientior sibi piger videtur septem viris loquentibus sententias.
17 Sicut qui apprehendit auribus canem, sic qui transit impatiens et commiscetur rixae alterius.
18 Sicut noxius est qui mittit sagittas et lanceas in mortem,
19 ita vir fraudulenter nocet amico suo, et cum fuerit deprehensus dicit: Ludens feci.
20 Cum defecerint ligna extinguetur ignis, et susurrone subtracto, jurgia conquiescent.
21 Sicut carbones ad prunas, et ligna ad ignem, sic homo iracundus suscitat rixas.
22 Verba susurronis quasi simplicia, et ipsa perveniunt ad intima ventris.
23 Quomodo si argento sordido ornare velis vas fictile, sic labia tumentia cum pessimo corde sociata.
24 Labiis suis intelligitur inimicus, cum in corde tractaverit dolos.
25 Quando submiserit vocem suam, ne credideris ei, quoniam septem nequitiae sunt in corde illius.
26 Qui operit odium fraudulenter, revelabitur malitia ejus in consilio.
27 Qui fodit foveam incidet in eam, et qui volvit lapidem revertetur ad eum.
28 Lingua fallax non amat veritatem, et os lubricum operatur ruinas.
Proverbs 26
New International Version
Proverbs 26
New International Version
26 Like snow in summer or rain(A) in harvest,
honor is not fitting for a fool.(B)
2 Like a fluttering sparrow or a darting swallow,
an undeserved curse does not come to rest.(C)
3 A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey,(D)
and a rod for the backs of fools!(E)
4 Do not answer a fool according to his folly,
or you yourself will be just like him.(F)
5 Answer a fool according to his folly,
or he will be wise in his own eyes.(G)
6 Sending a message by the hands of a fool(H)
is like cutting off one’s feet or drinking poison.
7 Like the useless legs of one who is lame
is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.(I)
8 Like tying a stone in a sling
is the giving of honor to a fool.(J)
9 Like a thornbush in a drunkard’s hand
is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.(K)
10 Like an archer who wounds at random
is one who hires a fool or any passer-by.
11 As a dog returns to its vomit,(L)
so fools repeat their folly.(M)
12 Do you see a person wise in their own eyes?(N)
There is more hope for a fool than for them.(O)
13 A sluggard says,(P) “There’s a lion in the road,
a fierce lion roaming the streets!”(Q)
14 As a door turns on its hinges,
so a sluggard turns on his bed.(R)
15 A sluggard buries his hand in the dish;
he is too lazy to bring it back to his mouth.(S)
16 A sluggard is wiser in his own eyes
than seven people who answer discreetly.
17 Like one who grabs a stray dog by the ears
is someone who rushes into a quarrel not their own.
18 Like a maniac shooting
flaming arrows of death
19 is one who deceives their neighbor
and says, “I was only joking!”
20 Without wood a fire goes out;
without a gossip a quarrel dies down.(T)
21 As charcoal to embers and as wood to fire,
so is a quarrelsome person for kindling strife.(U)
22 The words of a gossip are like choice morsels;
they go down to the inmost parts.(V)
23 Like a coating of silver dross on earthenware
are fervent[a] lips with an evil heart.
24 Enemies disguise themselves with their lips,(W)
but in their hearts they harbor deceit.(X)
25 Though their speech is charming,(Y) do not believe them,
for seven abominations fill their hearts.(Z)
26 Their malice may be concealed by deception,
but their wickedness will be exposed in the assembly.
27 Whoever digs a pit(AA) will fall into it;(AB)
if someone rolls a stone, it will roll back on them.(AC)
28 A lying tongue hates those it hurts,
and a flattering mouth(AD) works ruin.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 26:23 Hebrew; Septuagint smooth
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