Comparison
Proverbs 19
Douay-Rheims and Septuagint (Sixtine edition, 1587), verse by verse.
| Douay-Rheims | Septuagint (Sixtine edition, 1587) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Better is the poor man, that walketh in his simplicity, than a rich man that is perverse in his lips, and unwise. | — |
| 2 | Where there is no knowledge of the soul, there is no good: and he that is hasty with his feet shall stumble. | — |
| 3 | The folly of a man supplanteth his seeps: and he fretteth in his mind against God. | Ἀφροσύνη ἀνδρὸς λυμαίνεται τὰς ὁδοὺς αὐτοῦ, τὸν δὲ Θεὸν αἰτιᾶται τῇ καρδίᾳ αὐτοῦ. |
| 4 | Riches make many friends: but from the poor man, even they whom he had, depart. | Πλοῦτος προστίθησι φίλους πολλοὺς, ὁ δὲ πτωχὸς καὶ ἀπὸ τοῦ ὑπάρχοντος φίλου λείπεται. |
| 5 | A false witness shall not be unpunished: and he that speaketh lies shall not escape. | Μάρτυς ψευδὴς οὐκ ἀτιμώρητος ἔσται, ὁ δὲ ἐγκαλῶν ἀδίκως οὐ διαφεύξεται. |
| 6 | Many honour the person of him that is mighty, and are friends of him that giveth gifts. | Πολλοὶ θεραπεύουσι πρόσωπα βασιλέων, πᾶς δὲ ὁ κακὸς γίνεται ὄνειδος ἀνδρί. |
| 7 | The brethren of the poor man hate him: moreover also his friends have departed far from him. He that followeth after words only, shall have nothing. | Πᾶς ὃς ἀδελφὸν πτωχὸν μισεῖ, καὶ φιλίας μακρὰν ἔσται· ἔννοια ἀγαθὴ τοῖς εἰδόσιν αὐτὴν ἐγγιεῖ, ἀνὴρ δὲ φρόνιμος εὑρήσει αὐτήν· ὁ πολλὰ κακοποιῶν τελεσιουργεῖ κακίαν, ὃς δὲ ἐρεθίζει λόγους, οὐ σωθήσεται. |
| 8 | But he that possesseth a mind, loveth his own soul, and he that keepeth prudence shall find good things. | Ὁ κτώμενος φρόνησιν ἀγαπᾷ ἑαυτὸν, ὃς δὲ φυλάσσει φρόνησιν, εὑρήσει ἀγαθά. |
| 9 | A false witness shall not be unpunished: and he that speaketh lies, shall perish. | Μάρτυς ψευδὴς οὐκ ἀτιμώρητος ἔσται, ὃς δʼ ἂν ἐκκαύσῃ κακίαν, ἀπολεῖται ὑπʼ αὐτῆς. |
| 10 | Delicacies are not seemly for a fool: nor for a servant to have rule over princes. | Οὐ συμφέρει ἄφρονι τρυφὴ, καὶ ἐὰν οἰκέτης ἄρξηται μεθʼ ὕβρεως δυναστεύειν. |
| 11 | The learning of a man is known by patience and his glory is to pass over wrongs. | Ἐλεήμων ἀνὴρ μακροθυμεῖ, τὸ δὲ καύχημα αὐτοῦ ἐπέρχεται παρανόμοις. |
| 12 | As the roaring of a lion, so also is the anger of a king: and his cheerfulness as the dew upon the grass. | Βασιλέως ἀπειλὴ ὁμοία βρυγμῷ λέοντος· ὥσπερ δὲ δρόσος ἐπὶ χόρτῳ, οὕτως τὸ ἱλαρὸν αὐτοῦ. |
| 13 | A foolish son is the grief of his father: and a wrangling wife is like a roof continually dropping through. | Αἰσχύνη πατρὶ υἱὸς ἄφρων, οὐχ ἁγναὶ εὐχαὶ ἀπὸ μισθώματος ἑταίρας. |
| 14 | House and riches are given by parents: but a prudent wife is properly from the Lord. | Οἶκον καὶ ὕπαρξιν μερίζουσι πατέρες παισὶ, παρὰ δὲ Κυρίου ἁρμόζεται γυνὴ ἀνδρί. |
| 15 | Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep, and an idle soul shall suffer hunger. | Δειλία κατέχει ἀνδρόγυνον, ψυχὴ δὲ ἀεργοῦ πεινάσει. |
| 16 | He that keepeth the commandment, keepeth his own soul: but he that neglecteth his own way, shall die. | Ὃς φυλάσσει ἐντολὴν, τηρεῖ τὴν ἑαυτοῦ ψυχήν· ὁ δὲ καταφρονῶν τῶν ἑαυτοῦ ὁδῶν, ἀπολεῖται. |
| 17 | He that hath mercy on the poor, lendeth to the Lord: and he will repay him. | Δανείζει Θεῷ ὁ ἐλεῶν πτωχὸν, κατὰ δὲ τὸ δόμα αὐτοῦ ἀνταποδώσει αὐτῷ. |
| 18 | Chastise thy son, despair not: but to the killing of him set not thy soul. | Παίδευε υἱόν σου, οὕτως γὰρ ἔσται εὔελπις, εἰς δὲ ὕβριν μὴ ἐπαίρου τῇ ψυχῇ σου. |
| 19 | He that is impatient, shall suffer damage: and when he shall take away he shall add another thing. | Κακόφρων ἀνὴρ πολλὰ ζημιωθήσεται· ἐὰν δὲ λοιμεύηται, καὶ τὴν ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ προσθήσει. |
| 20 | Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou mayst be wise in thy latter end. | Ἄκουε, υἱὲ, παιδείαν πατρός σου, ἵνα σοφὸς γένῃ ἐπʼ ἐσχάτων σου. |
| 21 | There are many thoughts in the heart of a man: but the will of the Lord shall stand firm. | Πολλοὶ λογισμοὶ ἐν καρδίᾳ ἀνδρὸς, ἡ δὲ βουλὴ τοῦ Κυρίου εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα μένει. |
| 22 | A needy man is merciful: and better is the poor than the lying man. | Καρπὸς ἀνδρὶ ἐλεημοσύνη, κρείσσων δὲ πτωχὸς δίκαιος ἢ πλούσιος ψευδής. |
| 23 | The fear of the Lord is unto life: and he shall abide in fulness without being visited with evil. | Φόβος Κυρίου εἰς ζωὴν ἀνδρὶ· ὁ δὲ ἄφοβος αὐλισθήσεται ἐν τόποις οὗ οὐκ ἐπισκοπεῖται γνῶσις. |
| 24 | The slothful hideth his hand under his armpit, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth. | Ὁ ἐγκρύπτων εἰς τὸν κόλπον αὐτοῦ χεῖρας ἀδίκως, οὐδὲ τῷ στόματι οὐ μὴ προσενείκῃ αὐτάς. |
| 25 | The wicked man being; scourged, the fool shall be wiser: but if thou rebuke a wise man he will understand discipline. | Λοιμοῦ μαστιγουμένου, ἄφρων πανουργότερος γίνεται· ἐὰν δὲ ἐλέγχῃς ἄνδρα φρόνιμον, νοήσει αἴσθησιν. |
| 26 | He that afflicteth his father, and chaseth away his mother, is infamous and unhappy. | Ὁ ἀτιμάζων πατέρα καὶ ἀπωθούμενος μητέρα αὐτοῦ, καταισχυνθήσεται καὶ ἐπονείδιστος ἔσται. |
| 27 | Cease not, O my son, to hear instruction, and be not ignorant of the words of knowledge. | Υἱὸς ἀπολειπόμενος φυλάξαι παιδείαν πατρὸς, μελετήσει ῥήσεις κακάς. |
| 28 | An unjust witness scorneth judgment: and the mouth of the wicked devoureth iniquity. | Ὁ ἐγγυώμενος παῖδα ἄφρονα, καθυβρίσει δικαίωμα· στόμα δὲ ἀσεβῶν καταπίεται κρίσεις. |
| 29 | Judgments are prepared for scorners: and striking hammers for the bodies of fools. | Ἑτοιμάζονται ἀκολάστοις μάστιγες, καὶ τιμωρίαι ὁμοίως ἄφροσιν. |
