Proverbs 13
1 A wise son [heareth] his father's instruction; but a scorner heareth not rebuke.
Filius sapiens doctrina patris; qui autem illusor est non audit cum arguitur.
2 A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth; but the soul of the treacherous, violence.
De fructu oris sui homo satiabitur bonis: anima autem prævaricatorum iniqua.
3 He that guardeth his mouth keepeth his soul; destruction shall be to him that openeth wide his lips.
Qui custodit os suum custodit animam suam; qui autem inconsideratus est ad loquendum, sentiet mala.
4 A sluggard's soul desireth and hath nothing; but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
Vult et non vult piger; anima autem operantium impinguabitur.
5 A righteous [man] hateth lying; but the wicked maketh himself odious and cometh to shame.
Verbum mendax justus detestabitur; impius autem confundit, et confundetur.
6 Righteousness preserveth him that is perfect in the way; but wickedness overthroweth the sinner.
Justitia custodit innocentis viam, impietas autem peccatorem supplantat.
7 There is that feigneth himself rich, and hath nothing; there is that maketh himself poor, and hath great wealth.
Est quasi dives, cum nihil habeat, et est quasi pauper, cum in multis divitiis sit.
8 The ransom of a man's life is his riches; but the indigent heareth not rebuke.
Redemptio animæ viri divitiæ suæ; qui autem pauper est, increpationem non sustinet.
9 The light of the righteous rejoiceth; but the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.
Lux justorum lætificat: lucerna autem impiorum extinguetur.
10 By pride there only cometh contention; but with the well-advised is wisdom.
Inter superbos semper jurgia sunt; qui autem agunt omnia cum consilio, reguntur sapientia.
11 Wealth [gotten] by vanity diminisheth; but he that gathereth by manual-labour shall increase [it].
Substantia festinata minuetur; quæ autem paulatim colligitur manu, multiplicabitur.
12 Hope deferred maketh the heart sick; but the desire [that] cometh to pass is a tree of life.
Spes quæ differtur affligit animam; lignum vitæ desiderium veniens.
13 Whoso despiseth the word shall be held by it; but he that feareth the commandment shall be rewarded.
Qui detrahit alicui rei, ipse se in futurum obligat; qui autem timet præceptum, in pace versabitur. Animæ dolosæ errant in peccatis: justi autem misericordes sunt, et miserantur.
14 The teaching of the wise [man] is a fountain of life, to turn away from the snares of death.
Lex sapientis fons vitæ, ut declinet a ruina mortis.
15 Good understanding procureth favour; but the way of the treacherous is hard.
Doctrina bona dabit gratiam; in itinere contemptorum vorago.
16 Every prudent [man] acteth with knowledge; but the foolish layeth open [his] folly.
Astutus omnia agit cum consilio; qui autem fatuus est aperit stultitiam.
17 A wicked messenger falleth into evil; but a faithful ambassador is health.
Nuntius impii cadet in malum; legatus autem fidelis, sanitas.
18 Poverty and shame shall be [to] him that refuseth instruction; but he that regardeth reproof shall be honoured.
Egestas et ignominia ei qui deserit disciplinam; qui autem acquiescit arguenti glorificabitur.
19 The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul; but it is abomination to the foolish to depart from evil.
Desiderium si compleatur delectat animam; detestantur stulti eos qui fugiunt mala.
20 He that walketh with wise [men] becometh wise; but a companion of the foolish will be depraved.
Qui cum sapientibus graditur sapiens erit; amicus stultorum similis efficietur.
21 Evil pursueth sinners; but to the righteous good shall be repaid.
Peccatores persequitur malum, et justis retribuentur bona.
22 A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children's children; but the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the righteous [man].
Bonus reliquit hæredes filios et nepotes, et custoditur justo substantia peccatoris.
23 Much food is in the tillage of the poor; but there is that is lost for want of judgment.
Multi cibi in novalibus patrum, et aliis congregantur absque judicio.
24 He that spareth his rod hateth his son; but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.
Qui parcit virgæ odit filium suum; qui autem diligit illum instanter erudit.
25 The righteous eateth to the satisfying of his soul; but the belly of the wicked shall want.
Justus comedit et replet animam suam; venter autem impiorum insaturabilis.
