Comparison
Proverbs 11
Douay-Rheims and Septuagint (Sixtine edition, 1587), verse by verse.
| Douay-Rheims | Septuagint (Sixtine edition, 1587) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | A deceitful balance is an abomination before the Lord: and a just weight is his will. | Ζυγοί δόλιοι βδέλυγμα ἐνώπιον Κυρίου, στάθμιον δὲ δίκαιον δεκτὸν αὐτῷ. |
| 2 | Where pride is, there also shall be reproach: but where humility is, there also is wisdom. | Οὗ ἐὰν εἰσέλθῃ ὕβρις, ἐκεῖ καὶ ἀτιμία· στόμα δὲ ταπεινῶν μελετᾷ σοφίαν. |
| 3 | The simplicity of the just shall guide them: and the deceitfulness of the wicked shall destroy them. | Ἀποθανὼν δίκαιος ἔλιπε μετάμελον, πρόχειρος δὲ γίνεται καὶ ἐπίχαρτος ἀσεβῶν ἀπώλεια. |
| 4 | Riches shall not profit in the day of revenge: but justice shall deliver from death. | — |
| 5 | The justice of the upright shall make his way prosperous: and the wicked man shall fall by his own wickedness. | Δικαιοσύνη ἀμώμους ὀρθοτομεῖ ὁδοὺς, ἀσέβεια δὲ περιπίπτει ἀδικίᾳ. |
| 6 | The justice of the righteous shall deliver them: and the unjust shall be caught in their own snares. | Δικαιοσύνη ἀνδρῶν ὀρθῶν ῥύεται αὐτούς, τῇ δὲ ἀπωλείᾳ αὐτῶν ἁλίσκονται παράνομοι. |
| 7 | When the wicked man is dead, there shall be no hope any more: and the expectation of the solicitous shall perish. | Τελευτήσαντος ἀνδρὸς δικαίου, οὐκ ὄλλυται ἐλπίς, τὸ δὲ καύχημα τῶν ἀσεβῶν ὄλλυται. |
| 8 | The just is delivered out of distress: and the wicked shall be given up for him. | Δίκαιος ἐκ θήρας ἐκδύνει, ἀντʼ αὐτοῦ δὲ παραδίδοται ὁ ἀσεβής. |
| 9 | The dissembler with his mouth deceiveth his friend: but the just shall be delivered by knowledge. | Ἐν στόματι ἀσεβῶν παγὶς πολίταις, αἴσθησις δὲ δικαίων εὔοδος. |
| 10 | When it goeth well with the just the city shall rejoice: and when the wicked perish there shall be praise. | Ἐν ἀγαθοῖς δικαίων κατώρθωσε πόλις, |
| 11 | By the blessing of the just the city shall be exalted: and by the mouth of the wicked it shall be overthrown. | στόμασι δὲ ἀσεβῶν κατεσκάφη. |
| 12 | He that despiseth his friend, is mean of heart: but the wise man will hold his peace. | Μυκτηρίζει πολίτας ἐνδεὴς φρενῶν, ἀνὴρ δὲ φρόνιμος ἡσυχίαν ἄγει. |
| 13 | He that walketh deceitfully, revealeth secrets: but he that is faithful, concealeth the thing committed to him by his friend. | Ἀνὴρ δίγλωσσος ἀποκαλύπτει βουλὰς ἐν συνεδρίῳ, πιστὸς δὲ πνοῇ κρύπτει πράγματα. |
| 14 | Where there is no governor, the people shall fall: but there is safety where there is much counsel. | Οἷς μὴ ὑπάρχει κυβέρνησις, πίπτουσιν ὥσπερ φύλλα, σωτηρία δὲ ὑπάρχει ἐν πολλῇ βουλῇ. |
| 15 | He shall be afflicted with evil, that is surety for a stranger: but he that is aware of the snares, shall be secure. | Πονηρὸς κακοποιεῖ ὅταν συνμίξῃ δικαίῳ, μισεῖ δὲ ἦχον ἀσφαλείας. |
| 16 | A gracious woman shall find glory: and the strong shall have riches. | Γυνὴ εὐχάριστος ἐγείρει ἀνδρὶ δόξαν, θρόνος δὲ ἀτιμίας γυνὴ μισοῦσα δίκαια· πλούτου ὀκνηροὶ ἐνδεεῖς γίνονται, οἱ δὲ ἀνδρεῖοι ἐρείδονται πλούτῳ. |
| 17 | A merciful man doth good to his own soul: but he that is cruel casteth off even his own kindred. | Τῇ ψυχῇ αὐτοῦ ἀγαθὸν ποιεῖ ἀνὴρ ἐλεήμων, ἐξολλύει δὲ αὐτοῦ σῶμα ὁ ἀνελεήμων. |
| 18 | The wicked maketh an unsteady work: but to him that soweth justice, there is a faithful reward. | Ἀσεβὴς ποιεῖ ἔργα ἄδικα, σπέρμα δὲ δικαίων μισθὸς ἀληθείας. |
| 19 | Clemency prepareth life: and the pursuing of evil things, death. | Υἱὸς δίκαιος γεννᾶται εἰς ζωὴν, διωγμὸς δὲ ἀσεβοῦς εἰς θάνατον. |
| 20 | A perverse heart is abominable to the Lord: and his will is in them that walk sincerely. | Βδέλυγμα Κυρίῳ διεστραμμέναι ὁδοὶ, προσδεκτοὶ δὲ αὐτῷ πάντες ἄμωμοι ἐν ταῖς ὁδοῖς αὐτῶν. |
| 21 | Hand in hand the evil man shall not be innocent: but the seed of the just shall be saved. | Χειρὶ χεῖρας ἐμβαλὼν ἀδίκως οὐκ ἀτιμώρητος ἔσται, ὁ δὲ σπείρων δικαιοσύνην λήψεται μισθὸν πιστόν. |
| 22 | A golden ring in a swine’s snout, a woman fair and foolish. | Ὥσπερ ἐνώτιον ἐν ῥινὶ ὑός, οὕτως γυναικὶ κακόφρονι κάλλος. |
| 23 | The desire of the just is all good: the expectation of the wicked is indignation. | Ἐπιθυμία δικαίων πᾶσα ἀγαθὴ, ἐλπὶς δὲ ἀσεβῶν ἀπολεῖται. |
| 24 | Some distribute their own goods, and grow richer: others take away what is not their own, and are always in want. | Εἰσὶν, οἳ τὰ ἴδια σπείροντες πλείονα ποιοῦσιν· εἰσὶδέ καὶ οἳ συνάγοντες ἐλαττονοῦνται. |
| 25 | The soul which blesseth, shall be made fat: and he that inebriateth, shall be inebriated also himself. | Ψυχὴ εὐλογουμένη πᾶσα ἁπλῇ, ἀνὴρ δὲ θυμώδης οὐκ εὐσχήμων. |
| 26 | He that hideth up corn, shall be cursed among the people: but a blessing upon the head of them that sell. | Ὁ συνέχων σῖτον ὑπολείποιτο αὐτὸν τοῖς ἔθνεσιν· εὐλογία δὲ εἰς κεφαλὴν τοῦ μεταδιδόντος. |
| 27 | Well doth he rise early who seeketh good things; but he that seeketh after evil things shall be oppressed by them. | Τεκταινόμενος ἀγαθὰ ζητεῖ χάριν ἀγαθὴν, ἐκζητοῦντα δὲ κακὰ καταλήψεται αὐτόν. |
| 28 | He that trusteth in his riches shall fall: but the just shall spring up as a green leaf. | Ὁ πεποιθὼς ἐπὶ πλούτῳ οὗτος πεσεῖται, ὁ δὲ ἀντιλαμβανόμενος δικαίων οὗτος ἀνατελεῖ. |
| 29 | He that troubleth his own house, shall inherit the winds: and the fool shall serve the wise. | Ὁ μὴ συμπεριφερόμενος τῷ ἑαυτοῦ οἴκῳ, κληρονομήσει ἄνεμον, δουλεύσει δὲ ἄφρων φρονίμῳ. |
| 30 | The fruit of the just man is a tree of life: and he that gaineth souls, is wise. | Ἐκ καρποῦ δικαιοσύνης φύεται δένδρὅν ζωῆς, ἀφαιροῦνται δὲ ἄωροι ψυχαὶ παρανόμων. |
| 31 | If the just man receive in the earth, how much more the wicked and the sinner. | Εἰ ὁ μὲν δίκαιος μόλις σώζεται, ὁ ἀσεβὴς καὶ ἁμαρτωλὸς ποῦ φανεῖται; |
