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 transgressors [shall eat] violence.
De fructu oris sui homo satiabitur bonis: anima autem prævaricatorum iniqua.
3 He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: [but] he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.
Qui custodit os suum, custodit animam suam: qui autem inconsideratus est ad loquendum, sentiet mala.
4 The soul of the sluggard 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 a wicked [man] is loathsome, and cometh to shame.
Verbum mendax iustus detestabitur: impius autem confundit, et confundetur.
6 Righteousness keepeth [him that is] upright in the way: but wickedness overthroweth the sinner.
Iustitia custodit innocentis viam: impietas autem peccatorem supplantat.
7 There is that maketh himself rich, yet [hath] nothing: [there is] that maketh himself poor, yet [hath] great riches.
Est quasi dives cum nihil habeat: et est quasi pauper, cum in multis divitiis sit.
8 The ransom of a man’s life [are] his riches: but the poor 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 iustorum lætificat: lucerna autem impiorum extinguetur.
10 Only by pride cometh contention: but with the well advised [is] wisdom.
Inter superbos semper iurgia sunt: qui autem agunt omnia cum consilio, reguntur sapientia.
11 Wealth [gotten] by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase.
Substantia festinata minuetur: quæ autem paulatim colligitur manu, multiplicabitur.
12 Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but [when] the desire cometh, [it is] a tree of life.
Spes, quæ differtur, affligit animam: lignum vitæ desiderium veniens.
13 Whoso despiseth the word shall be destroyed: 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: iusti autem misericordes sunt, et miserantur.
14 The law of the wise [is] a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.
Lex sapientis fons vitæ, ut declinet a ruina mortis.
15 Good understanding giveth favour: but the way of transgressors [is] hard.
Doctrina bona dabit gratiam: in itinere contemptorum vorago.
16 Every prudent [man] dealeth with knowledge: but a fool layeth open [his] folly.
Astutus omnia agit cum consilio: qui autem fatuus est, aperit stultitiam.
17 A wicked messenger falleth into mischief: but a faithful ambassador [is] health.
Nuncius 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 fools to depart from evil.
Desiderium si compleatur, delectat animam: detestantur stulti eos, qui fugiunt mala.
20 He that walketh with wise [men] shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.
Qui cum sapientibus graditur, sapiens erit: amicus stultorum similis efficietur.
21 Evil pursueth sinners: but to the righteous good shall be repayed.
Peccatores persequitur malum: et iustis retribuentur bona.
22 A good [man] leaveth an inheritance to his children’s children: and the wealth of the sinner [is] laid up for the just.
Bonus reliquit heredes filios, et nepotes: et custoditur iusto substantia peccatoris.
23 Much food [is in] the tillage of the poor: but there is [that is] destroyed for want of judgment.
Multi cibi in novalibus patrum: et aliis congregantur absque iudicio.
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.
Iustus comedit, et replet animam suam: venter autem impiorum insaturabilis.
