Comparison
Proverbs 20
Douay-Rheims, Vulgata Clementina and Septuagint (Sixtine edition, 1587), verse by verse.
| Douay-Rheims | Vulgata Clementina | Septuagint (Sixtine edition, 1587) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wine is a luxurious thing, and drunkenness riotous: whosoever is delighted therewith shell not be wise. | Luxuriosa res vinum, et tumultuosa ebrietas: quicumque his delectatur non erit sapiens. | Ἀκολάστον οἶνος, καὶ ὑβριστικὸν μέθη, πᾶς δὲ ἄφρων τοιούτοις συμπλέκεται. |
| 2 | As the roaring of a lion, so also is the dread of a king: he that provoketh him, sinneth against his own soul. | Sicut rugitus leonis, ita et terror regis: qui provocat eum peccat in animam suam. | Οὐ διαφέρει ἀπειλὴ βασιλέως θυμοῦ λέοντος, ὁ δὲ παροξύνων αὐτὸν ἁμαρτάνει εἰς τὴν ἑαυτοῦ ψυχήν. |
| 3 | It is an honour for a man to separate himself from quarrels: but all fools are meddling with reproaches. | Honor est homini qui separat se a contentionibus; omnes autem stulti miscentur contumeliis. | Δόξα ἀνδρὶ ἀποστρέφεσθαι λοιδορίας, πᾶς δὲ ἄφρων τοιούτοις συμπλέκεται. |
| 4 | Because of the cold the sluggard would not plough: he shall beg therefore in the summer, and it shall not be given him. | Propter frigus piger arare noluit; mendicabit ergo aestate, et non dabitur illi. | Ὀνειδιζόμενος ὀκνηρὸς οὐκ αἰσχύνεται, ὡσαύτως καὶ ὁ δανειζόμενος σῖτον ἐν ἀμητῷ. |
| 5 | Counsel in the heart of a man is like deep water: but a wise man will draw it out. | Sicut aqua profunda, sic consilium in corde viri; sed homo sapiens exhauriet illud. | Ὕδωρ βαθὺ βουλὴ ἐν καρδίᾳ ἀνδρὸς, ἀνὴρ δὲ φρόνιμος ἐξαντλήσει αὐτήν. |
| 6 | Many men are called merciful: but who shall find a faithful man? | Multi homines misericordes vocantur; virum autem fidelem quis inveniet? | Μέγα ἄνθρωπος, καὶ τίμιον ἀνὴρ ἐλεήμων, ἄνδρα δὲ πιστὸν ἔργον εὑρεῖν. |
| 7 | The just that walketh in his simplicity, shall leave behind him blessed children. | Iustus qui ambulat in simplicitate sua beatos post se filios derelinquet. | Ὃς ἀναστρέφεται ἄμωμος ἐν δικαιοσύνῃ, μακαρίους τοὺς παῖδας αὐτοῦ καταλείψει. |
| 8 | The king, that sitteth on the throne of judgment, scattereth away all evil with his look. | Rex qui sedet in solio iudicii dissipat omne malum intuitu suo. | Ὅταν βασιλεὺς δίκαιος καθίσῃ ἐπὶ θρόνου, οὐκ ἐναντιοῦται ἐν ὀφθαλμοῖς αὐτοῦ πᾶν πονηρόν. |
| 9 | Who can say: My heart is clean, I am pure from sin? | Quis potest dicere: Mundum est cor meum; purus sum a peccato? | Τίς καυχήσεται ἁγνὴν ἔχειν τὴν καρδίαν; ἢ τίς παῤῥησιάσεται καθαρὸς εἶναι ἀπὸ ἁμαρτιῶν; Κακολογοῦντος πατέρα ἢ μητέρα σβεσθήσεται λαμπτὴρ, αἱ δὲ κόραι τῶν ὀφθαλμῶν αὐτοῦ ὄψονται σκότος. Μερὶς ἐπισπουδαζομένη ἐν πρώτοις, ἐν τοῖς τελευταίοις οὐκ εὐλογηθήσεται. Μὴ εἴπῃς, τίσομαι τὸν ἐχθρὸν, ἀλλʼ ὑπόμεινον τὸν Κύριον, ἵνα σοι βοηθήσῃ. |
| 10 | Diverse weights and diverse measures, both are abominable before God. | Pondus et pondus, mensura et mensura: utrumque abominabile est apud Deum. | Στάθμιον μέγα καὶ μικρὸν, καὶ μέτρα δισσὰ, ἀκάθαρτα ἐνώπιον Κυρίου καὶ ἀμφότερα, καὶ ὁ ποιῶν αὐτά. |
| 11 | By his inclinations a child is known, if his works be clean and right. | Ex studiis suis intelligitur puer, si munda et recta sint opera eius. | Ἐν τοῖς ἐπιτηδεύμασιν αὐτοῦ συμποδισθήσεται νεανίσκος μετὰ ὁσίου, καὶ εὐθεῖα ἡ ὁδὸς αὐτοῦ. |
| 12 | The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, the Lord hath made them both. | Aurem audientem, et oculum videntem: Dominus fecit utrumque. | Οὖς ἀκούει, καὶ ὀφθαλμὸς ὁρᾷ, Κυρίου ἔργα καὶ ἀμφότερα. |
| 13 | Love not sleep, lest poverty oppress thee: open thy eyes, and be filled with bread. | Noli diligere somnum, ne te egestas opprimat: aperi oculos tuos, et saturare panibus. | Μὴ ἀγάπα καταλαλεῖν, ἵνα μὴ ἐξαρθῇς· διάνοιξον τοὺς ὀφθαλμούς σου, καὶ ἐμπλήσθητι ἄρτων. |
| 14 | It is nought, it is nought, saith every buyer: and when he is gone away, then he will boast. | Malum est, malum est, dicit omnis emptor; et cum recesserit, tunc gloriabitur. | — |
| 15 | There is gold, and a multitude of jewels: but the lips of knowledge are a precious vessel. | Est aurum et multitudo gemmarum, et vas pretiosum labia scientiae. | — |
| 16 | Take away the garment of him that is surety for a stranger, and take a pledge from him for strangers. | Tolle vestimentum eius qui fideiussor extitit alieni, et pro extraneis aufer pignus ab eo. | — |
| 17 | The bread of lying is sweet to a man: but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel. | Suavis est homini panis mendacii, et postea implebitur os eius calculo. | — |
| 18 | Designs are strengthened by counsels: and wars are to be managed by governments. | Cogitationes consiliis roborantur, et gubernaculis tractanda sunt bella. | — |
| 19 | Meddle not with him that revealeth secrets, and walketh deceitfully, and openeth wide his lips. | Ei qui revelat mysteria, et ambulat fraudulenter, et dilatat labia sua, ne commiscearis. | — |
| 20 | He that curseth his father, and mother, his lamp shall be put out in the midst of darkness. | Qui maledicit patri suo et matri, extinguetur lucerna eius in mediis tenebris: | — |
| 21 | The inheritance gotten hastily in the beginning, in the end shall be without a blessing. | haereditas ad quam festinatur in principio, in novissimo benedictione carebit. | — |
| 22 | Say not: I will return evil: wait for the Lord and he will deliver thee. | Ne dicas: Reddam malum: exspecta Dominum, et liberabit te. | — |
| 23 | Diverse weights are an abomination before the Lord: a deceitful balance is not good. | Abominatio est apud Dominum pondus et pondus; statera dolosa non est bona. | Βδέλυγμα Κυρίῳ δισσὸν στάθμιον, καὶ ζυγὸς δόλιος οὐ καλὸν ἐνώπιον αὐτοῦ. |
| 24 | The steps of man are guided by the Lord: but who is the man that can understand his own way? | A Domino diriguntur gressus viri: quis autem hominum intelligere potest viam suam? | Παρὰ Κυρίου εὐθύνεται τὰ διαβήματα ἀνδρὶ, θνητὸς δὲ πῶς ἂν νοήσαι τὰς ὁδοὺς αὐτοῦ; |
| 25 | It is ruin to a man to devour holy ones, and after vows to retract. | Ruina est homini devorare sanctos, et post vota retractare. | Παγὶς ἀνδρὶ ταχύ τι τῶν ἰδίων ἁγιάσαι, μετὰ γὰρ τὸ εὔξασθαι μετανοεῖν γίνεται. |
| 26 | A wise king scattereth the wicked, and bringeth over them the wheel. | Dissipat impios rex sapiens, et incurvat super eos fornicem. | Λικμήτωρ ἀσεβῶν βασιλεὺς σοφὸς, καὶ ἐπιβαλεῖ αὐτοῖς τροχόν. |
| 27 | The spirit of a man is the lamp of the Lord, which searcheth all the hidden things of the bowels. | Lucerna Domini spiraculum hominis, quae investigat omnia secreta ventris. | Φῶς Κυρίου πνοὴ ἀνθρώπων, ὃς ἐρευνᾷ ταμιεῖα κοιλίας. |
| 28 | Mercy and truth preserve the king, and his throne is strengthened by clemency. | Misericordia et veritas custodiunt regem, et roboratur clementia thronus eius. | Ἐλεημοσύνη καὶ ἀλήθεια φυλακὴ βασιλεῖ, καὶ περικυκλώσουσιν ἐν δικαιοσύνῃ τὸν θρόνον αὐτοῦ. |
| 29 | The joy of young men is their strength: and the dignity of old men, their grey hairs. | Exsultatio iuvenum fortitudo eorum, et dignitas senum canities. | Κόσμος νεανίαις σοφία, δόξα δὲ πρεσβυτέρων πολιαί. |
| 30 | The blueness of a wound shall wipe away evils: and stripes in the more inward parts of the belly. | Livor vulneris absterget mala, et plagae in secretioribus ventris. | Ὑπώπια καὶ συντρίμματα συναντᾷ κακοῖς, πληγαὶ δὲ εἰς ταμιεῖα κοιλίας. |
