Comparison
Proverbs 14
Douay-Rheims and Septuagint (Sixtine edition, 1587), verse by verse.
| Douay-Rheims | Septuagint (Sixtine edition, 1587) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | A wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish will pull down with her hands that also which is built. | Σοφαὶ γυναῖκες ᾠκοδόμησαν οἴκους, ἡ δὲ ἄφρων κατέσκαψε ταῖς χερσὶν αὐτῆς. |
| 2 | He that walketh in the right way, and feareth God, Cis despised by him that goeth by an infamous way. | Ὁ πορευόμενος ὀρθῶς φοβεῖται τὸν Κύριον, ὁ δὲ σκολιάζων ταῖς ὁδοῖς αὐτοῦ ἀτιμασθήσεται. |
| 3 | In the mouth of a fool is the rod of pride: but the lips of the wise preserve them. | Ἐκ στόματος ἀφρόνων βακτηρία ὕβρεως, χείλη δὲ σοφῶν φυλάσσει αὐτούς. |
| 4 | Where there are no oxen, the crib is empty: but where there is much corn, there the strength of the ox is manifest. | Οὗ μή εἰσι βόες, φάτναι καθαραί· οὗ δὲ πολλὰ γεννήματα, φανερὰ βοὸς ἰσχύς. |
| 5 | A faithful witness will not lie: but a deceitful witness uttereth a lie. | Μάρτυς πιστὸς οὐ ψεύδεται, ἐκκαίει δὲ ψευδῆ μάρτυς ἄδικος. |
| 6 | A scorner seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not: the learning of the wise is easy. | Ζητήσεις σοφίαν παρὰ κακοῖς καὶ οὐχ εὑρήσεις, αἴσθησις δὲ παρὰ φρονίμοις εὐχερής. |
| 7 | Go against a foolish man, and he knoweth not the lips of prudence. | Πάντα ἐναντία ἀνδρὶ ἄφρονι, ὅπλα δὲ αἰσθήσεως χείλη σοφά. |
| 8 | The wisdom of a. discreet man is to understand his way: and the imprudence of fools erreth. | Σοφία πανούργων ἐπιγνώσεται τὰς ὁδοὺς αὐτῶν, ἄνοια δὲ ἀφρόνων ἐν πλάνῃ. |
| 9 | A fool will laugh at sin, but among the just grace shall abide. | Οἰκίαι παρανόμων ὀφειλήσουσι καθαρισμὸν, οἰκίαι δὲ δικαίων δεκταί. |
| 10 | The heart that knoweth the bitterness of his own soul, in his joy the stranger shall not intermeddle. | Καρδία ἀνδρὸς αἰσθητικὴ, λυπηρὰ ψυχὴ αὐτοῦ, ὅταν δὲ εὐφραίνηται οὐκ ἐπιμίγνυται ὕβρει. |
| 11 | The house of the wicked shall be destroyed: but the tabernacles of the just shall flourish. | Οἰκίαι ἀσεβῶν ἀφανισθήσονται, σκηναὶ δὲ κατορθούντων στήσονται. |
| 12 | There is a way which seemeth just to a man: but the ends thereof lead to death. | Ἔστιν ὁδὸς ἣ δοκεῖ παρὰ ἀνθρώποις ὀρθὴ εἶναι, τὰ δὲ τελευταῖα αὐτῆς ἔρχεται εἰς πυθμένα ᾅδου. |
| 13 | Laughter shall be mingled with sorrow, and mourning taketh hold of the end of joy. | Ἐν εὐφροσύναις οὐ προσμίγνυται λύπη, τελευταῖα δὲ χαρὰ εἰς πένθος ἔρχεται. |
| 14 | A fool shall be filled with his own ways, and the good man shall be above him. | Τῶν ἑαυτοῦ ὁδῶν πλησθήσεται θρασυκάρδιος, ἀπὸ δὲ τῶν διανοημάτων αὐτοῦ ἀνὴρ ἀγαθός. |
| 15 | The innocent believeth every word: the discreet man considereth his steps. No good shall come to the deceitful son: but the wise servant shall prosper in his dealings, and his way shall be made straight. | Ἄκακος πιστεύει παντὶ λόγῳ, πανοῦργος δὲ ἔρχεται εἰς μετάνοιαν. |
| 16 | A wise man feareth and declineth from evil: the fool leapeth over and is confident. | Σοφὸς φοβηθεὶς ἐξέκλινεν ἀπὸ κακοῦ, ὁ δὲ ἄφρων ἑαυτῷ πεποιθὼς μίγνυται ἀνόμῳ. |
| 17 | The impatient man shall work folly: and the crafty man is hateful. | Ὀξύθυμος πράσσει μετὰ ἀβουλίας, ἀνὴρ δὲ φρόνιμος πολλὰ ὑποφέρει. |
| 18 | The childish shall possess folly, and the prudent, shall look for knowledge. | Μεριοῦνται ἄφρονες κακίαν, οἱ δὲ πανοῦργοι κρατήσουσιν αἰσθήσεως. |
| 19 | The evil shall fall down before the good: and the wicked before the gates of the just. | Ὀλισθήσουσι κακοὶ ἔναντι ἀγαθῶν, καὶ ἀσεβεῖς θεραπεύσουσι θύρας δικαίων. |
| 20 | The poor man shall be hateful even to his own neighbour: but the friends of the rich are many. | Φίλοι μισήσουσι φίλους πτωχούς, φίλοι δὲ πλουσίων πολλοί. |
| 21 | He that despiseth his neighbour, sinneth: but he that sheweth mercy to the poor, shall be blessed. He that believeth in the Lord, loveth mercy. | Ὁ ἀτιμάζων πένητας ἁμαρτάνει, ἐλεῶν δὲ πτωχοὺς μακαριστός. |
| 22 | They err that work evil: but mercy and truth prepare good things. | Πλανώμενοι τεκταίνουσι κακά, ἔλεον δὲ καὶ ἀλήθειαν τεκταίνουσιν ἀγαθοί· οὐκ ἐπίστανται ἔλεον καὶ πίστιν τέκτονες κακῶν, ἐλεημοσύναι δὲ καὶ πίστεις παρὰ τέκτοσιν ἀγαθοῖς. |
| 23 | In much work there shall be abundance: but where there are many words, there is oftentimes want. | Ἐν παντὶ μεριμνῶντι ἔνεστι περισσόν, ὁ δὲ ἡδὺς καὶ ἀνάλγητος ἐν ἐνδείᾳ ἔσται. |
| 24 | The crown of the wise is their riches: the folly of fools, imprudence. | Στέφανος σοφῶν πανοῦργος, ἡ δὲ διατριβὴ ἀφρόνων κακή. |
| 25 | A faithful witness delivereth souls: and the double dealer uttereth lies. | Ῥύσεται ἐκ κακῶν ψυχὴν μάρτυς πιστὸς, ἐκκαίει δὲ ψευδῆ δόλιος. |
| 26 | In the fear of the Lord is confidence of strength, and there shall be hope for his children. | Ἐν φόβῳ Κυρίου ἐλπὶς ἰσχύος, τοῖς δὲ τέκνοις αὐτοῦ καταλείπει ἔρεισμα. |
| 27 | The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, to decline from the ruin of death. | Πρόσταγμα Κυρίου πηγὴ ζωῆς, ποιεῖ δὲ ἐκκλίνειν ἐκ παγίδος θανάτου. |
| 28 | In the multitude of people is the dignity of the king: and in the small number of people the dishonour of the prince. | Ἐν πολλῷ ἔθνει δόξα βασιλέως, ἐν δὲ ἐκλείψει λαοῦ συντριβὴ δυνάστου. |
| 29 | He that is patient, is governed with much wisdom: but he that is impatient, exalteth his folly. | Μακρόθυμος ἀνὴρ πολὺς ἐν φρονήσει, ὁ δὲ ὀλιγόψυχος ἰσχυρῶς ἄφρων. |
| 30 | Soundness of heart is the life of the flesh: but envy is the rottenness of the bones. | Πρᾳΰθυμος ἀνὴρ καρδίας ἰατρὸς, σὴς δὲ ὀστέων καρδία αἰσθητική· |
| 31 | He that oppresseth the poor, upbraideth his Maker: but he that hath pity on the poor, honoureth him. | Ὁ συκοφαντῶν πένητα παροξύνει τὸν ποιήσαντα αὐτὸν, ὁ δὲ τιμῶν αὐτὸν ἐλεεῖ πτωχόν. |
| 32 | The wicked man shall be driven out in his wickedness: but the just hath hope in his death. | Ἐν κακίᾳ αὐτοῦ ἀπωσθήσεται ἀσεβής, ὁ δὲ πεποιθὼς τῇ ἑαυτοῦ ὁσιότητι δίκαιος. |
| 33 | In the heart of the prudent resteth wisdom, and it shall instruct all the ignorant. | Ἐν καρδίᾳ ἀγαθῇ ἀνδρὸς σοφία, ἐν δὲ καρδίᾳ ἀφρόνων οὐ διαγινώσκεται. |
| 34 | Justice exalteth a nation: but sin maketh nations miserable. | Δικαιοσύνη ὑψοῖ ἔθνος, ἐλασσονοῦσι δὲ φυλὰς ἁμαρτίαι. |
| 35 | A wise servant is acceptable to the king: he that is good for nothing shall feel his anger. | Δεκτὸς βασιλεῖ ὑπηρέτης νοήμων, τῇ δὲ ἑαυτοῦ εὐστροφίᾳ ἀφαιρεῖται ἀτιμίαν. |
