Comparison
Proverbs 6
Douay-Rheims and Vulgata Clementina, verse by verse.
| Douay-Rheims | Vulgata Clementina | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | My son, if thou be surety for thy friend, thou hast engaged fast thy hand to a stranger. | Fili mi, si spoponderis pro amico tuo, defixisti apud extraneum manum tuam: |
| 2 | Thou art ensnared with the words of thy mouth, and caught with thy own words. | illaqueatus es verbis oris tui, et captus propriis sermonibus. |
| 3 | Do therefore, my son, what I say, and deliver thyself: because thou art fallen into the hand of thy neighbour. Run about, make haste, stir up thy friend: | Fac ergo quod dico, fili mi, et temetipsum libera, quia incidisti in manum proximi tui. Discurre, festina, suscita amicum tuum. |
| 4 | Give not sleep to thy eyes, neither let thy eyelids slumber. | Ne dederis somnum oculis tuis, nec dormitent palpebrae tuae. |
| 5 | Deliver thyself as a doe from the hand, and as a bird from the hand of the fowler. | Eruere quasi damula de manu, et quasi avis de manu aucupis. |
| 6 | Go to the ant, O sluggard, and consider her ways, and learn wisdom: | Vade ad formicam, o piger, et considera vias eius, et disce sapientiam. |
| 7 | Which, although she hath no guide, nor master, nor captain, | Quae cum non habeat ducem, nec praeceptorem, nec principem, |
| 8 | Provideth her meat for herself in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest. | parat in aestate cibum sibi, et congregat in messe quod comedat. |
| 9 | How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou rise out of thy sleep? | Usquequo, piger, dormies? quando consurges e somno tuo? |
| 10 | Thou wilt sleep a little, thou wilt slumber a little, thou wilt fold thy hands a little to sleep: | Paululum dormies, paululum dormitabis, paululum conseres manus ut dormias; |
| 11 | And want shall come upon thee, as a traveller, and poverty as a man armed. But if thou be diligent, thy harvest shall come as a fountain, and want shall flee far from thee. | et veniet tibi quasi viator egestas, et pauperies quasi vir armatus. Si vero impiger fueris, veniet ut fons messis tua, et egestas longe fugiet a te. |
| 12 | A man that is an apostate, an unprofitable man, walketh with a perverse mouth, | Homo apostata, vir inutilis, graditur ore perverso; |
| 13 | He winketh with the eyes, presseth with the foot, speaketh with the finger. | annuit oculis, terit pede, digito loquitur, |
| 14 | With a wicked heart he deviseth evil, and at all times he soweth discord. | pravo corde machinatur malum, et omni tempore iurgia seminat. |
| 15 | To such a one his destruction shall presently come, and he shall suddenly be destroyed, and shall no longer have any remedy. | Huic extemplo veniet perditio sua, et subito conteretur, nec habebit ultra medicinam. |
| 16 | Six things there are, which the Lord hateth, and the seventh his soul detesteth: | Sex sunt quae odit Dominus, et septimum detestatur anima eius: |
| 17 | Haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood, | oculos sublimes, linguam mendacem, manus effundentes innoxium sanguinem, |
| 18 | A heart that deviseth wicked plots, feet that are swift to run into mischief, | cor machinans cogitationes pessimas, pedes veloces ad currendum in malum, |
| 19 | A deceitful witness that uttereth lies, and him that soweth discord among brethren. | proferentem mendacia testem fallacem, et eum qui seminat inter fratres discordias. |
| 20 | My son, beep the commandments of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother. | Conserva, fili mi, praecepta patris tui, et ne dimittas legem matris tuae. |
| 21 | Bind them in thy heart continually, and put them about thy neck. | Liga ea in corde tuo iugiter, et circumda gutturi tuo. |
| 22 | When thou walkest, let them go with thee: when thou sleepest, let them keep thee; and when thou awakest, talk with them. | Cum ambulaveris, gradiantur tecum; cum dormieris, custodiant te: et evigilans loquere cum eis. |
| 23 | Because the commandment is a lamp, and the law a light, and reproofs of instruction are the way of life: | Quia mandatum lucerna est, et lex lux, et via vitae increpatio disciplinae: |
| 24 | That they may keep thee from the evil woman, and from the flattering tongue of the stranger. | ut custodiant te a muliere mala, et a blanda lingua extraneae. |
| 25 | Let not thy heart covet her beauty, be not caught with her winks: | Non concupiscat pulchritudinem eius cor tuum, nec capiaris nutibus illius: |
| 26 | For the price of a harlot is scarce one loaf: but the woman catcheth the precious soul of a man. | pretium enim scorti vix est unius panis, mulier autem viri pretiosam animam capit. |
| 27 | Can a man hide fire in his bosom, and his garments not burn? | Numquid potest homo abscondere ignem in sinu suo, ut vestimenta illius non ardeant? |
| 28 | Or can he walk upon hot coals, and his feet not be burnt? | aut ambulare super prunas, ut non comburantur plantae eius? |
| 29 | So he that goeth in to his neighbour’s wife, shall not be clean when he shall touch her. | sic qui ingreditur ad mulierem proximi sui, non erit mundus cum tetigerit eam. |
| 30 | The fault is not so great when a man hath stolen: for he stealeth to fill his hungry soul: | Non grandis est culpa cum quis furatus fuerit: furatur enim ut esurientem impleat animam; |
| 31 | And if he be taken he shall restore sevenfold, and shall give up all the substance of his house. | deprehensus quoque reddet septuplum, et omnem substantiam domus suae tradet. |
| 32 | But he that is an adulterer, for the folly of his heart shall destroy his own soul: | Qui autem adulter est, propter cordis inopiam perdet animam suam; |
| 33 | He gathereth to himself shame and dishonour, and his reproach shall not be blotted out: | turpitudinem et ignominiam congregat sibi, et opprobrium illius non delebitur: |
| 34 | Because the jealousy and rage of the husband will not spare in the day of revenge, | quia zelus et furor viri non parcet in die vindictae, |
| 35 | Nor will he yield to any man’s prayers, nor will he accept for satisfaction ever so many gifts. | nec acquiescet cuiusquam precibus, nec suscipiet pro redemptione dona plurima. |
