Proverbs 21
1 The Kings heart is in the hand of the Lord, as the riuers of waters: he turneth it whithersoeuer it pleaseth him.
ὥσπερ ὁρμὴ ὕδατος οὕτως καρδία βασιλέως ἐν χειρὶ θεοῦ οὗ ἐὰν θέλων νεύσῃ ἐκεῖ ἔκλινεν αὐτήν
2 Euery way of a man is right in his owne eyes: but the Lord pondereth the hearts.
πᾶς ἀνὴρ φαίνεται ἑαυτῷ δίκαιος κατευθύνει δὲ καρδίας κύριος
3 To doe iustice and iudgement is more acceptable to the Lord then sacrifice.
ποιεῖν δίκαια καὶ ἀληθεύειν ἀρεστὰ παρὰ θεῷ μᾶλλον ἢ θυσιῶν αἷμα
4 A hautie looke, and a proude heart, which is the light of the wicked, is sinne.
μεγαλόφρων ἐφ’ ὕβρει θρασυκάρδιος λαμπτὴρ δὲ ἀσεβῶν ἁμαρτία
5 The thoughtes of the diligent doe surely bring abundance: but whosoeuer is hastie, commeth surely to pouertie.
6 The gathering of treasures by a deceitfull tongue is vanitie tossed to and from of them that seeke death.
ὁ ἐνεργῶν θησαυρίσματα γλώσσῃ ψευδεῖ μάταια διώκει ἐπὶ παγίδας θανάτου
7 The robberie of the wicked shall destroy them: for they haue refused to execute iudgement.
ὄλεθρος ἀσεβέσιν ἐπιξενωθήσεται οὐ γὰρ βούλονται πράσσειν τὰ δίκαια
8 The way of some is peruerted and strange: but of the pure man, his worke is right.
πρὸς τοὺς σκολιοὺς σκολιὰς ὁδοὺς ἀποστέλλει ὁ θεός ἁγνὰ γὰρ καὶ ὀρθὰ τὰ ἔργα αὐτοῦ
9 It is better to dwell in a corner of the house top, then with a contentious woman in a wide house.
κρεῖσσον οἰκεῖν ἐπὶ γωνίας ὑπαίθρου ἢ ἐν κεκονιαμένοις μετὰ ἀδικίας καὶ ἐν οἴκῳ κοινῷ
10 The soule of the wicked wisheth euill: and his neighbour hath no fauour in his eyes.
ψυχὴ ἀσεβοῦς οὐκ ἐλεηθήσεται ὑπ’ οὐδενὸς τῶν ἀνθρώπων
11 When the scorner is punished, the foolish is wise: and when one instructeth the wise, he wil receiue knowledge.
ζημιουμένου ἀκολάστου πανουργότερος γίνεται ὁ ἄκακος συνίων δὲ σοφὸς δέξεται γνῶσιν
12 The righteous teacheth the house of the wicked: but God ouerthroweth the wicked for their euill.
συνίει δίκαιος καρδίας ἀσεβῶν καὶ φαυλίζει ἀσεβεῖς ἐν κακοῖς
13 He that stoppeth his eare at the crying of the poore, he shall also cry and not be heard.
ὃς φράσσει τὰ ὦτα τοῦ μὴ ἐπακοῦσαι ἀσθενοῦς καὶ αὐτὸς ἐπικαλέσεται καὶ οὐκ ἔσται ὁ εἰσακούων
14 A gift in secret pacifieth anger, and a gift in the bosome great wrath.
δόσις λάθριος ἀνατρέπει ὀργάς δώρων δὲ ὁ φειδόμενος θυμὸν ἐγείρει ἰσχυρόν
15 It is ioye to the iust to doe iudgement: but destruction shalbe to the workers of iniquitie.
εὐφροσύνη δικαίων ποιεῖν κρίμα ὅσιος δὲ ἀκάθαρτος παρὰ κακούργοις
16 A man that wandreth out of the way of wisdome, shall remaine in the congregation of the dead.
ἀνὴρ πλανώμενος ἐξ ὁδοῦ δικαιοσύνης ἐν συναγωγῇ γιγάντων ἀναπαύσεται
17 Hee that loueth pastime, shalbe a poore man: and he that loueth wine and oyle, shall not be riche.
ἀνὴρ ἐνδεὴς ἀγαπᾷ εὐφροσύνην φιλῶν οἶνον καὶ ἔλαιον εἰς πλοῦτον
18 The wicked shalbe a ransome for the iust, and the transgressour for the righteous.
περικάθαρμα δὲ δικαίου ἄνομος
19 It is better to dwell in the wildernesse, then with a contentious and angry woman.
κρεῖσσον οἰκεῖν ἐν γῇ ἐρήμῳ ἢ μετὰ γυναικὸς μαχίμου καὶ γλωσσώδους καὶ ὀργίλου
20 In the house of the wise is a pleasant treasure and oyle: but a foolish man deuoureth it.
θησαυρὸς ἐπιθυμητὸς ἀναπαύσεται ἐπὶ στόματος σοφοῦ ἄφρονες δὲ ἄνδρες καταπίονται αὐτόν
21 He that followeth after righteousnes and mercy, shall finde life, righteousnes, and glory.
ὁδὸς δικαιοσύνης καὶ ἐλεημοσύνης εὑρήσει ζωὴν καὶ δόξαν
22 A wise man goeth vp into the citie of the mightie, and casteth downe the strength of the confidence thereof.
πόλεις ὀχυρὰς ἐπέβη σοφὸς καὶ καθεῖλεν τὸ ὀχύρωμα ἐφ’ ᾧ ἐπεποίθεισαν οἱ ἀσεβεῖς
23 He that keepeth his mouth and his tongue, keepeth his soule from afflictions.
ὃς φυλάσσει τὸ στόμα αὐτοῦ καὶ τὴν γλῶσσαν διατηρεῖ ἐκ θλίψεως τὴν ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ
24 Proude, hautie and scornefull is his name that worketh in his arrogancie wrath.
θρασὺς καὶ αὐθάδης καὶ ἀλαζὼν λοιμὸς καλεῖται ὃς δὲ μνησικακεῖ παράνομος
25 The desire of the slouthfull slayeth him: for his hands refuse to worke.
ἐπιθυμίαι ὀκνηρὸν ἀποκτείνουσιν οὐ γὰρ προαιροῦνται αἱ χεῖρες αὐτοῦ ποιεῖν τι
26 He coueteth euermore greedily, but the righteous giueth and spareth not.
ἀσεβὴς ἐπιθυμεῖ ὅλην τὴν ἡμέραν ἐπιθυμίας κακάς ὁ δὲ δίκαιος ἐλεᾷ καὶ οἰκτίρει ἀφειδῶς
27 The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination: how much more when he bringeth it with a wicked minde?
θυσίαι ἀσεβῶν βδέλυγμα κυρίῳ καὶ γὰρ παρανόμως προσφέρουσιν αὐτάς
28 A false witnes shall perish: but hee that heareth, speaketh continually.
μάρτυς ψευδὴς ἀπολεῖται ἀνὴρ δὲ ὑπήκοος φυλασσόμενος λαλήσει
29 A wicked man hardeneth his face: but the iust, he will direct his way.
ἀσεβὴς ἀνὴρ ἀναιδῶς ὑφίσταται προσώπῳ ὁ δὲ εὐθὴς αὐτὸς συνίει τὰς ὁδοὺς αὐτοῦ
30 There is no wisedome, neither vnderstanding, nor counsell against the Lord.
οὐκ ἔστιν σοφία οὐκ ἔστιν ἀνδρεία οὐκ ἔστιν βουλὴ πρὸς τὸν ἀσεβῆ
31 The horse is prepared against the day of battell: but saluation is of the Lord.
ἵππος ἑτοιμάζεται εἰς ἡμέραν πολέμου παρὰ δὲ κυρίου ἡ βοήθεια
