Comparison
Proverbs 9
Douay-Rheims, Vulgata Clementina and Septuagint (Sixtine edition, 1587), verse by verse.
| Douay-Rheims | Vulgata Clementina | Septuagint (Sixtine edition, 1587) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wisdom hath built herself a house, she hath hewn her out seven pillars. | Sapientia aedificavit sibi domum: excidit columnas septem. | Ἡ σοφία ᾠκοδόμησεν ἑαυτῇ οἶκον, καὶ ὑπήρεισε στύλους ἑπτά. |
| 2 | She hath slain her victims, mingled her wine, and set forth her table. | Immolavit victimas suas, miscuit vinum, et proposuit mensam suam. | Ἔσφαξε τὰ ἑαυτῆς θύματα, ἐκέρασεν εἰς κρατῆρα τὸν ἑαυτῆς οἶνον, καὶ ἡτοιμάσατο τὴν ἑαυτῆς τράπεζαν. |
| 3 | She hath sent her maids to invite to the tower, and to the walls of the city: | Misit ancillas suas ut vocarent ad arcem et ad moenia civitatis. | Ἀπέστειλε τοὺς ἑαυτῆς δούλους, συγκαλοῦσα μετὰ ὑψηλοῦ κηρύγματος ἐπὶ κρατῆρα, λέγουσα, |
| 4 | Whosoever is a little one, let him come to me. And to the unwise she said: | Si quis est parvulus, veniat ad me. Et insipientibus locuta est: | Ὅς ἐστιν ἄφρων, ἐκκλινάτω πρὸς μέ· καὶ τοῖς ἐνδεέσι φρενῶν εἶπεν, |
| 5 | Come, eat my bread, and drink the wine which I have mingled for you. | Venite, comedite panem meum, et bibite vinum quod miscui vobis. | ἔλθατε, φάγετε τῶν ἐμῶν ἄρτων, καὶ πίετε οἶνον ὃν ἐκέρασα ὑμῖν. |
| 6 | Forsake childishness, and live, and walk by the ways of prudence. | Relinquite infantiam, et vivite, et ambulate per vias prudentiae. | Ἀπολείπετε ἀφροσύνην, ἵνα εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα βασιλεύσητε· καὶ ζητήσατε φρόνησιν, καὶ κατορθώσατε ἐν γνώσει σύνεσιν. |
| 7 | He that teacheth a scorner, doth an injury to himself: and he that rebuketh a wicked man, getteth himself a blot. | Qui erudit derisorem, ipse iniuriam sibi facit, et qui arguit impium, sibi maculam generat. | Ὁ παιδεύων κακοὺς λήψεται ἑαυτῷ ἀτιμίαν· ἐλέγχων δὲ τὸν ἀσεβῆ μωμήσεται ἑαυτόν. |
| 8 | Rebuke not a scorner lest he hate thee. Rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee. | Noli arguere derisorem, ne oderit te: argue sapientem, et diliget te. | Μὴ ἔλεγχε κακοὺς, ἵνα μὴ μισήσωσί σε· ἔλεγχε σοφὸν, καὶ ἀγαπήσει σε. |
| 9 | Give an occasion to a wise man, and wisdom shall be added to him. Teach a just man, and he shall make haste to receive it. | Da sapienti occasionem, et addetur ei sapientia; doce iustum, et festinabit accipere. | Δίδου σοφῷ ἀφορμὴν, καὶ σοφώτερος ἔσται· γνώριζε δικαίῳ, καὶ προσθήσει τοῦ δέχεσθαι. |
| 10 | The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is prudence. | Principium sapientiae timor Domini, et scientia sanctorum prudentia. | Ἀρχὴ σοφίας φόβος Κυρίου, καὶ βουλὴ ἁγίων σύνεσις· τὸ γὰρ γνῶναι νόμον, διανοίας ἐστὶν ἀγαθῆς. |
| 11 | For by me shall thy days be multiplied, and years of life shall be added to thee. | Per me enim multiplicabuntur dies tui, et addentur tibi anni vitae. | Τούτῳ γὰρ τῷ τρόπῳ πολὺν ζήσεις χρόνον, καὶ προστεθήσεταί σοι ἔτη ζωῆς σου. |
| 12 | If thou be wise, thou shalt be so to thyself: and if a scorner, thou alone shalt bear the evil. | Si sapiens fueris, tibimetipsi eris; si autem illusor, solus portabis malum. | Υἱὲ ἐὰν σοφὸς γένῃ σεαυτῷ, σοφὸς ἔσῃ καὶ τοῖς πλησίον· ἐὰν δὲ κακὸς ἀποβῇς, μόνος ἂν ἀντλήσεις κακά· ὃς ἐρείδεται ἐπὶ ψεύδεσιν, οὗτος ποιμαίνει ἀνέμους, ὁ δʼ αὐτὸς διώξεται ὄρνεα πετόμενα· ἀπέλιπε γὰρ ὁδοὺς τοῦ ἑαυτοῦ ἀμπελῶνος, τοὺς δὲ ἄξονας τοῦ ἰδίου γεωργίου πεπλάνηται· διαπορεύεται δὲ διʼ ἀνύδρου ἐρήμου, καὶ γῆν διατεταγμένην ἐν διψώδεσι, συνάγει δὲ χερσὶν ἀκαρπίαν. |
| 13 | A foolish woman and clamorous, and full of allurements, and knowing nothing at all, | Mulier stulta et clamosa, plenaque illecebris, et nihil omnino sciens, | Γυνὴ ἄφρων καὶ θρασεῖα ἐνδεὴς ψωμοῦ γίνεται, ἣ οὐκ ἐπίσταται αἰσχύνην. |
| 14 | Sat at the door of her house, upon a seat, in a high place of the city, | sedit in foribus domus suae, super sellam in excelso urbis loco, | Ἐκάθισεν ἐπὶ θύραις τοῦ ἑαυτῆς οἴκου, ἐπὶ δίφρου ἐμφανῶς ἐν πλατείαις, |
| 15 | To call them that pass by the way, and go on their journey: | ut vocaret transeuntes per viam, et pergentes itinere suo: | προσκαλουμένη τοὺς παριόντας καὶ κατευθύνοντας ἐν ταῖς ὁδοῖς αὐτῶν· |
| 16 | He that is a little one, let him turn to me. And to the fool she said: | Qui est parvulus declinet ad me. Et vecordi locuta est: | Ὅς ἐστιν ὑμῶν ἀφρονέστατος, ἐκκλινάτω πρὸς μέ· καὶ τοῖς ἐνδεέσι φρονήσεως παρακελεύομαι, λέγουσα, |
| 17 | Stolen waters are sweeter, and hid den bread is more pleasant. | Aquae furtivae dulciores sunt, et panis absconditus suavior. | ἄρτων κρυφίων ἡδέως ἅψασθε, καὶ ὕδατος κλοπῆς γλυκεροῦ. |
| 18 | And he did not know that giants are there, and that her guests are in the depths of hell. | Et ignoravit quod ibi sint gigantes, et in profundis inferni convivae eius. | Ὁ δὲ οὐκ οἶδεν ὅτι γηγενεῖς παρʼ αὐτῇ ὄλλυνται, καὶ ἐπὶ πέταυρον ᾅδου συναντᾷ· ἀλλὰ ἀποπήδησον, μὴ χρονίσῃς ἐν τῷ τόπῳ, μηδὲ ἐπιστήσῃς τὸ σὸν ὄμμα πρὸς αὐτὴν, οὕτως γὰρ διαβήσῃ ὕδωρ ἀλλότριον· ἀπὸ δὲ ὕδατος ἀλλοτρίου ἀπόσχου, καὶ ἀπὸ πηγῆς ἀλλοτρίας μὴ πίῃς ἵνα πολὺν ζησῃς χρόνον, προστεθῇ δέ σοι ἔτη ζωῆς. |
