Proverbs 17
1 Better a dry morsel in quietness than a house full of feasting with strife.
melior est buccella sicca cum gaudio quam domus plena victimis cum iurgio
2 A wise servant will rule over a disgraceful son and share his inheritance as one of the brothers.
servus sapiens dominabitur filiis stultis et inter fratres hereditatem dividet
3 A crucible for silver and a furnace for gold, but the LORD is the tester of hearts.
sicut igne probatur argentum et aurum camino ita corda probat Dominus
4 A wicked man listens to evil lips; a liar gives ear to a destructive tongue.
malus oboedit linguae iniquae et fallax obtemperat labiis mendacibus
5 He who mocks the poor insults their Maker; whoever gloats over calamity will not go unpunished.
qui despicit pauperem exprobrat factori eius et qui in ruina laetatur alterius non erit inpunitus
6 Grandchildren are the crown of the aged, and the glory of a son is his father.
corona senum filii filiorum et gloria filiorum patres sui
7 Eloquent words are unfit for a fool; how much worse are lying lips to a ruler!
non decent stultum verba conposita nec principem labium mentiens
8 A bribe is a charm to its giver; wherever he turns, he succeeds.
gemma gratissima expectatio praestolantis quocumque se verterit prudenter intellegit
9 Whoever conceals an offense promotes love, but he who brings it up separates friends.
qui celat delictum quaerit amicitias qui altero sermone repetit separat foederatos
10 A rebuke cuts into a man of discernment deeper than a hundred lashes cut into a fool.
plus proficit correptio apud prudentem quam centum plagae apud stultum
11 An evil man seeks only rebellion; a cruel messenger will be sent against him.
semper iurgia quaerit malus angelus autem crudelis mittetur contra eum
12 It is better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than a fool in his folly.
expedit magis ursae occurrere raptis fetibus quam fatuo confidenti sibi in stultitia sua
13 If anyone returns evil for good, evil will never leave his house.
qui reddit mala pro bonis non recedet malum de domo eius
14 To start a quarrel is to release a flood; so abandon the dispute before it breaks out.
qui dimittit aquam caput est iurgiorum et antequam patiatur contumeliam iudicium deserit
15 Acquitting the guilty and condemning the righteous— both are detestable to the LORD.
et qui iustificat impium et qui condemnat iustum abominabilis est uterque apud Dominum
16 Why should the fool have money in his hand with no intention of buying wisdom?
quid prodest habere divitias stultum cum sapientiam emere non possit
17 A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
omni tempore diligit qui amicus est et frater in angustiis conprobatur
18 A man lacking judgment strikes hands in pledge and puts up security for his neighbor.
homo stultus plaudet manibus cum spoponderit pro amico suo
19 He who loves transgression loves strife; he who builds his gate high invites destruction.
qui meditatur discordiam diligit rixas et qui exaltat ostium quaerit ruinam
20 The one with a perverse heart finds no good, and he whose tongue is deceitful falls into trouble.
qui perversi cordis est non inveniet bonum et qui vertit linguam incidet in malum
21 A man fathers a fool to his own grief; the father of a fool has no joy.
natus est stultus in ignominiam suam sed nec pater in fatuo laetabitur
22 A joyful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit dries up the bones.
animus gaudens aetatem floridam facit spiritus tristis exsiccat ossa
23 A wicked man takes a covert bribe to subvert the course of justice.
munera de sinu impius accipit ut pervertat semitas iudicii
24 Wisdom is the focus of the discerning, but the eyes of a fool wander to the ends of the earth.
in facie prudentis lucet sapientia oculi stultorum in finibus terrae
25 A foolish son brings grief to his father and bitterness to her who bore him.
ira patris filius stultus et dolor matris quae genuit eum
26 It is surely not good to punish the innocent or to flog a noble for his honesty.
non est bonum damnum inferre iusto nec percutere principem qui recta iudicat
27 A man of knowledge restrains his words, and a man of understanding maintains a calm spirit.
qui moderatur sermones suos doctus et prudens est et pretiosi spiritus vir eruditus
28 Even a fool is considered wise if he keeps silent, and discerning when he holds his tongue.
stultus quoque si tacuerit sapiens putabitur et si conpresserit labia sua intellegens
