Comparison
Proverbs 26
Douay-Rheims and Vulgata Clementina, verse by verse.
| Douay-Rheims | Vulgata Clementina | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | As snow in summer, and rain in harvest, so glory is not seemly for a fool. | Quomodo nix in aestate, et pluviae in messe, sic indecens est stulto gloria. |
| 2 | As a bird flying to other places, and a sparrow going here or there: so a curse uttered without cause shall come upon a man. | Sicut avis ad alia transvolans, et passer quolibet vadens, sic maledictum frustra prolatum in quempiam superveniet. |
| 3 | A whip for a horse, and a snaffle for an ass, and a rod for the back of fools. | Flagellum equo, et camus asino, et virga in dorso imprudentium. |
| 4 | Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou be made like him. | Ne respondeas stulto iuxta stultitiam suam, ne efficiaris ei similis. |
| 5 | Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he imagine himself to be wise. | Responde stulto iuxta stultitiam suam, ne sibi sapiens esse videatur. |
| 6 | He that sendeth words by a foolish messenger, is lame of feet and drinketh iniquity. | Claudus pedibus, et iniquitatem bibens, qui mittit verba per nuntium stultum. |
| 7 | As a lame man hath fair legs in vain: so a parable is unseemly in the mouth of fools. | Quomodo pulchras frustra habet claudus tibias, sic indecens est in ore stultorum parabola. |
| 8 | As he that casteth a stone into the heap of Mercury: so is he that giveth honour to a fool. | Sicut qui mittit lapidem in acervum Mercurii, ita qui tribuit insipienti honorem. |
| 9 | As if a thorn should grow in the hand of a drunkard: so is a parable in the mouth of fools. | Quomodo si spina nascatur in manu temulenti, sic parabola in ore stultorum. |
| 10 | Judgment determineth causes: and he that putteth a fool to silence, appeaseth anger. | Iudicium determinat causas, et qui imponit stulto silentium iras mitigat. |
| 11 | As a dog that returneth to his vomit, so is the fool that repeateth his folly. | Sicut canis qui revertitur ad vomitum suum, sic imprudens qui iterat stultitiam suam. |
| 12 | Hast thou seen a man wise in his own conceit? there shall be more hope of a fool than of him. | Vidisti hominem sapientem sibi videri? magis illo spem habebit insipiens. |
| 13 | The slothful man saith: There is a lion in the way, and a lioness in the roads. | Dicit piger: Leo est in via, et leaena in itineribus. |
| 14 | As the door turneth upon its hinges, so doth the slothful upon his bed. | Sicut ostium vertitur in cardine suo, ita piger in lectulo suo. |
| 15 | The slothful hideth his hand under his armpit, and it grieveth him to turn it to his mouth. | Abscondit piger manum sub ascella sua, et laborat si ad os suum eam converterit. |
| 16 | The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit, than seven men that speak sentences. | Sapientior sibi piger videtur septem viris loquentibus sententias. |
| 17 | As he that taketh a dog by the ears, so is he that passeth by in anger, and meddleth with another man’s quarrel. | Sicut qui apprehendit auribus canem, sic qui transit impatiens et commiscetur rixae alterius. |
| 18 | As he is guilty that shooteth arrows, and lances unto death: | Sicut noxius est qui mittit sagittas et lanceas in mortem, |
| 19 | So is the man that hurteth his friend deceitfully: and when he is taken, saith: I did it in jest. | ita vir fraudulenter nocet amico suo, et cum fuerit deprehensus dicit: Ludens feci. |
| 20 | When the wood faileth, the fire shall go out: and when the talebearer is taken away, contentions shall cease. | Cum defecerint ligna extinguetur ignis, et susurrone subtracto, iurgia conquiescent. |
| 21 | As coals are to burning coals, and wood to fire, so an angry man stirreth up strife. | Sicut carbones ad prunas, et ligna ad ignem, sic homo iracundus suscitat rixas. |
| 22 | The words of a talebearer are as it were simple, but they reach to the innermost parts of the belly. | Verba susurronis quasi simplicia, et ipsa perveniunt ad intima ventris. |
| 23 | Swelling lips joined with a corrupt heart, are like an earthen vessel adorned with silver dross. | Quomodo si argento sordido ornare velis vas fictile, sic labia tumentia cum pessimo corde sociata. |
| 24 | An enemy is known by his lips, when in his heart he entertaineth deceit. | Labiis suis intelligitur inimicus, cum in corde tractaverit dolos. |
| 25 | When he shall speak low, trust him not: because there are seven mischiefs in his heart. | Quando submiserit vocem suam, ne credideris ei, quoniam septem nequitiae sunt in corde illius. |
| 26 | He that covereth hatred deceitfully, his malice shall be laid open in the public assembly. | Qui operit odium fraudulenter, revelabitur malitia eius in consilio. |
| 27 | He that diggeth a pit, shall fall into it: and he that rolleth a stone, it shall return to him. | Qui fodit foveam incidet in eam, et qui volvit lapidem revertetur ad eum. |
| 28 | A deceitful tongue loveth not truth: and a slippery mouth worketh ruin. | Lingua fallax non amat veritatem, et os lubricum operatur ruinas. |
