Comparison
Proverbs 18
Douay-Rheims and Vulgata Clementina, verse by verse.
| Douay-Rheims | Vulgata Clementina | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | He that hath a mind to depart from a friend seeketh occasions: he shall ever be subject to reproach. | Occasiones quaerit qui vult recedere ab amico: omni tempore erit exprobrabilis. |
| 2 | A fool receiveth not the words of prudence: unless thou say those things which are in his heart. | Non recipit stultus verba prudentiae, nisi ea dixeris quae versantur in corde eius. |
| 3 | The wicked man when he is come into the depth of sins, contemneth: but ignominy and reproach follow him. | Impius, cum in profundum venerit peccatorum, contemnit; sed sequitur eum ignominia et opprobrium. |
| 4 | Words from the mouth of a men are as deep water: and the fountain of wisdom as an overflowing stream. | Aqua profunda verba ex ore viri, et torrens redundans fons sapientiae. |
| 5 | It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to decline from the truth of judgment. | Accipere personam impii non est bonum, ut declines a veritate iudicii. |
| 6 | The lips of a fool intermeddle with strife: and his mouth provoketh quarrels. | Labia stulti miscent se rixis, et os eius iurgia provocat. |
| 7 | The mouth of a fool is his destruction: and his lips are the ruin of his soul. | Os stulti contritio eius, et labia ipsius ruina animae eius. |
| 8 | The words of the double tongued are as if they were harmless: and they reach even to the inner parts of the bowels. Fear casteth down the slothful: and the souls of the effeminate shall be hungry. | Verba bilinguis quasi simplicia, et ipsa perveniunt usque ad interiora ventris. Pigrum deiicit timor; animae autem effeminatorum esurient. |
| 9 | He that is loose and slack in his work, is the brother of him that wasteth his own works. | Qui mollis et dissolutus est in opere suo frater est sua opera dissipantis. |
| 10 | The name of the Lord is a strong tower: the just runneth to it, and shall be exalted. | Turris fortissima nomen Domini; ad ipsum currit iustus, et exaltabitur. |
| 11 | The substance of the rich man is the city of his strength, and as a strong wall compassing him about. | Substantia divitis urbs roboris eius, et quasi murus validus circumdans eum. |
| 12 | Before destruction, the heart of a man is exalted: and before he be glorified, it is humbled. | Antequam conteratur, exaltatur cor hominis, et antequam glorificetur, humiliatur. |
| 13 | He that answereth before he heareth sheweth himself to be a fool, and worthy of confusion. | Qui prius respondet quam audiat, stultum se esse demonstrat, et confusione dignum. |
| 14 | The spirit of a man upholdeth his infirmity: but a spirit that is easily angered, who can bear? | Spiritus viri sustentat imbecillitatem suam; spiritum vero ad irascendum facilem quis poterit sustinere? |
| 15 | A wise heart shall acquire knowledge: and the ear of the wise seeketh instruction. | Cor prudens possidebit scientiam, et auris sapientium quaerit doctrinam. |
| 16 | A man’s gift enlargeth his may, and maketh him room before princes. | Donum hominis dilatat viam eius, et ante principes spatium ei facit. |
| 17 | The just is first accuser of himself: his friend cometh, and shall search him. | Iustus prior est accusator sui: venit amicus eius, et investigabit eum. |
| 18 | The lot suppresseth contentions, and determineth even between the mighty. | Contradictiones comprimit sors, et inter potentes quoque diiudicat. |
| 19 | A brother that is helped by his brother, is like a strong city: and judgments are like the bars of cities. | Frater qui adiuvatur a fratre quasi civitas firma, et iudicia quasi vectes urbium. |
| 20 | Of the fruit of a man’s mouth shall his belly be satisfied: and the offspring of his lips shall fill him. | De fructu oris viri replebitur venter eius, et genimina labiorum ipsius saturabunt eum. |
| 21 | Death and life are in the power of the tongue: they that love it, shall eat the fruits thereof. | Mors et vita in manu linguae; qui diligunt eam comedent fructus eius. |
| 22 | He that hath found a good wife, hath found a good thing, and shall receive a pleasure from the Lord. He that driveth away a good wife, driveth away a good thing: but he that keepeth an adulteress, is foolish and wicked. | Qui invenit mulierem bonam invenit bonum, et hauriet iucunditatem a Domino. Qui expellit mulierem bonam expellit bonum; qui autem tenet adulteram stultus est et impius. |
| 23 | The poor will speak with supplications, and the rich will speak roughly. | Cum obsecrationibus loquetur pauper, et dives effabitur rigide. |
| 24 | A man amiable in society, shall be more friendly than a brother. | Vir amabilis ad societatem magis amicus erit quam frater. |
