Comparison
Proverbs 22
Douay-Rheims and Vulgata Clementina, verse by verse.
| Douay-Rheims | Vulgata Clementina | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | A good name is better than great riches: and good favour is above silver and gold. | Melius est nomen bonum quam divitiae multae; super argentum et aurum gratia bona. |
| 2 | The rich and poor have met one another: the Lord is the maker of them both. | Dives et pauper obviaverunt sibi: utriusque operator est Dominus. |
| 3 | The prudent man saw the evil, and hid himself: the simple passed on, and suffered loss. | Callidus vidit malum, et abscondit se; innocens pertransiit, et afflictus est damno. |
| 4 | The fruit of humility is the fear of the Lord, riches and glory and life. | Finis modestiae timor Domini, divitiae, et gloria, et vita. |
| 5 | Arms and swords are in the way of the perverse: but he that keepeth his own soul departeth far from them. | Arma et gladii in via perversi; custos autem animae suae longe recedit ab eis. |
| 6 | It is a proverb: A young man according to his way, even when he is old he will not depart from it. | Proverbium est: adolescens iuxta viam suam; etiam cum senuerit, non recedet ab ea. |
| 7 | The rich ruleth over the poor: and the borrower is servant to him that lendeth. | Dives pauperibus imperat, et qui accipit mutuum servus est foenerantis. |
| 8 | He that soweth iniquity shall reap evils, and with the rod of his anger he shall be consumed. | Qui seminat iniquitatem metet mala, et virga irae suae consummabitur. |
| 9 | He that is inclined to mercy shall be blessed: for of his bread he hath given to the poor. He that maketh presents shall purchase victory and honour: but he carrieth away the souls of the receivers. | Qui pronus est ad misericordiam benedicetur: de panibus enim suis dedit pauperi. Victoriam et honorem acquiret qui dat munera; animam autem aufert accipientium. |
| 10 | Cast out the scoffer, and contention shall go out with him, and quarrels and reproaches shall cease. | Eiice derisorem, et exibit cum eo iurgium, cessabuntque causae et contumeliae. |
| 11 | He that loveth cleanness of heart, for the grace of his lips shall have the king for his friend. | Qui diligit cordis munditiam, propter gratiam labiorum suorum habebit amicum regem. |
| 12 | The eyes of the Lord preserve knowledge: and the words of the unjust are overthrown. | Oculi Domini custodiunt scientiam, et supplantantur verba iniqui. |
| 13 | The slothful man saith: There is a lion without, I shall be slain in the midst of the streets. | Dicit piger: Leo est foris; in medio platearum occidendus sum. |
| 14 | The mouth of a strange woman is a deep pit: he whom the Lord is angry with, shall fall into it. | Fovea profunda os alienae: cui iratus est Dominus, incidet in eam. |
| 15 | Folly is bound up in the heart of a child, and the rod of correction shall drive it away. | Stultitia colligata est in corde pueri, et virga disciplinae fugabit eam. |
| 16 | He that oppresseth the poor, to increase his own riches, shall himself give to one that is richer, and shall be in need. | Qui calumniatur pauperem ut augeat divitias suas, dabit ipse ditiori, et egebit. |
| 17 | Incline thy ear, and hear the words of the wise: and apply thy heart to my doctrine: | Inclina aurem tuam, et audi verba sapientium: appone autem cor ad doctrinam meam, |
| 18 | Which shall be beautiful for thee, if thou keep it in thy bowels, and it shall flow in thy lips: | quae pulchra erit tibi cum servaveris eam in ventre tuo, et redundabit in labiis tuis: |
| 19 | That thy trust may be in the Lord, wherefore I have also shewn it to thee this day. | ut sit in Domino fiducia tua, unde et ostendi eam tibi hodie. |
| 20 | Behold I have described it to thee three manner of ways, in thoughts and knowledge: | Ecce descripsi eam tibi tripliciter, in cogitationibus et scientia: |
| 21 | That I might shew thee the certainty, and the words of truth, to answer out of these to them that sent thee. | ut ostenderem tibi firmitatem et eloquia veritatis, respondere ex his illis qui miserunt te. |
| 22 | Do no violence to the poor, because he is poor: and do not oppress the needy in the gate: | Non facias violentiam pauperi quia pauper est, neque conteras egenum in porta: |
| 23 | Because the Lord will judge his cause, and will afflict them that have afflicted his soul. | quia iudicabit Dominus causam eius, et configet eos qui confixerunt animam eius. |
| 24 | Be not a friend to an angry man, and do not walk with a furious man: | Noli esse amicus homini iracundo, neque ambules cum viro furioso: |
| 25 | Lest perhaps thou learn his ways, and take scandal to thy soul. | ne forte discas semitas eius, et sumas scandalum animae tuae. |
| 26 | Be not with them that fasten down their hands, and that offer themselves sureties for debts: | Noli esse cum his qui defigunt manus suas, et qui vades se offerunt pro debitis: |
| 27 | For if thou have not wherewith to restore, what cause is there, that he should take the covering from thy bed? | si enim non habes unde restituas, quid causae est ut tollat operimentum de cubili tuo? |
| 28 | Pass not beyond the ancient bounds which thy fathers have set. | Ne transgrediaris terminos antiquos, quos posuerunt patres tui. |
| 29 | Hast thou seen a man swift in his work? he shall stand before kings, and shall not be before those that are obscure. | Vidisti virum velocem in opere suo? coram regibus stabit, nec erit ante ignobiles. |
