Proverbs 11
1 Balances of deceit [are] an abomination to Jehovah, And a perfect weight [is] His delight.
ζυγοὶ δόλιοι βδέλυγμα ἐνώπιον κυρίου στάθμιον δὲ δίκαιον δεκτὸν αὐτῷ
2 Pride hath come, and shame cometh, And with the lowly [is] wisdom.
οὗ ἐὰν εἰσέλθῃ ὕβρις ἐκεῖ καὶ ἀτιμία στόμα δὲ ταπεινῶν μελετᾷ σοφίαν
3 The integrity of the upright leadeth them, And the perverseness of the treacherous destroyeth them.
ἀποθανὼν δίκαιος ἔλιπεν μετάμελον πρόχειρος δὲ γίνεται καὶ ἐπίχαρτος ἀσεβῶν ἀπώλεια
4 Wealth profiteth not in a day of wrath, And righteousness delivereth from death.
5 The righteousness of the perfect maketh right his way, And by his wickedness doth the wicked fall.
δικαιοσύνη ἀμώμους ὀρθοτομεῖ ὁδούς ἀσέβεια δὲ περιπίπτει ἀδικίᾳ
6 The righteousness of the upright delivereth them, And in mischief the treacherous are captured.
δικαιοσύνη ἀνδρῶν ὀρθῶν ῥύεται αὐτούς τῇ δὲ ἀπωλείᾳ αὐτῶν ἁλίσκονται παράνομοι
7 In the death of a wicked man, hope perisheth, And the expectation of the iniquitous hath been lost.
τελευτήσαντος ἀνδρὸς δικαίου οὐκ ὄλλυται ἐλπίς τὸ δὲ καύχημα τῶν ἀσεβῶν ὄλλυται
8 The righteous from distress is drawn out, And the wicked goeth in instead of him.
δίκαιος ἐκ θήρας ἐκδύνει ἀντ’ αὐτοῦ δὲ παραδίδοται ὁ ἀσεβής
9 With the mouth a hypocrite corrupteth his friend, And by knowledge the righteous are drawn out.
ἐν στόματι ἀσεβῶν παγὶς πολίταις αἴσθησις δὲ δικαίων εὔοδος
10 In the good of the righteous a city exulteth, And in the destruction of the wicked [is] singing.
ἐν ἀγαθοῖς δικαίων κατώρθωσεν πόλις
11 By the blessing of the upright is a city exalted, And by the mouth of the wicked thrown down.
στόμασιν δὲ ἀσεβῶν κατεσκάφη
12 Whoso is despising his neighbour lacketh heart, And a man of understanding keepeth silence.
μυκτηρίζει πολίτας ἐνδεὴς φρενῶν ἀνὴρ δὲ φρόνιμος ἡσυχίαν ἄγει
13 A busybody is revealing secret counsel, And the faithful of spirit is covering the matter.
ἀνὴρ δίγλωσσος ἀποκαλύπτει βουλὰς ἐν συνεδρίῳ πιστὸς δὲ πνοῇ κρύπτει πράγματα
14 Without counsels do a people fall, And deliverance [is] in a multitude of counsellors.
οἷς μὴ ὑπάρχει κυβέρνησις πίπτουσιν ὥσπερ φύλλα σωτηρία δὲ ὑπάρχει ἐν πολλῇ βουλῇ
15 Evil [one] suffereth when he hath been surety [for] a stranger, And whoso is hating suretyship is confident.
πονηρὸς κακοποιεῖ ὅταν συμμείξῃ δικαίῳ μισεῖ δὲ ἦχον ἀσφαλείας
16 A gracious woman retaineth honour, And terrible [men] retain riches.
γυνὴ εὐχάριστος ἐγείρει ἀνδρὶ δόξαν θρόνος δὲ ἀτιμίας γυνὴ μισοῦσα δίκαια πλούτου ὀκνηροὶ ἐνδεεῖς γίνονται οἱ δὲ ἀνδρεῖοι ἐρείδονται πλούτῳ
17 A kind man is rewarding his own soul, And the fierce is troubling his own flesh.
τῇ ψυχῇ αὐτοῦ ἀγαθὸν ποιεῖ ἀνὴρ ἐλεήμων ἐξολλύει δὲ αὐτοῦ σῶμα ὁ ἀνελεήμων
18 The wicked is getting a lying wage, And whoso is sowing righteousness — a true reward.
ἀσεβὴς ποιεῖ ἔργα ἄδικα σπέρμα δὲ δικαίων μισθὸς ἀληθείας
19 Rightly [is] righteousness for life, And whoso is pursuing evil — for his own death.
υἱὸς δίκαιος γεννᾶται εἰς ζωήν διωγμὸς δὲ ἀσεβοῦς εἰς θάνατον
20 An abomination to Jehovah [are] the perverse of heart, And the perfect of the way [are] His delight.
βδέλυγμα κυρίῳ διεστραμμέναι ὁδοί προσδεκτοὶ δὲ αὐτῷ πάντες ἄμωμοι ἐν ταῖς ὁδοῖς αὐτῶν
21 Hand to hand, the wicked is not acquitted, And the seed of the righteous hath escaped.
χειρὶ χεῖρας ἐμβαλὼν ἀδίκως οὐκ ἀτιμώρητος ἔσται ὁ δὲ σπείρων δικαιοσύνην λήμψεται μισθὸν πιστόν
22 A ring of gold in the nose of a sow — A fair woman and stubborn of behaviour.
ὥσπερ ἐνώτιον ἐν ῥινὶ ὑός οὕτως γυναικὶ κακόφρονι κάλλος
23 The desire of the righteous [is] only good, The hope of the wicked [is] transgression.
ἐπιθυμία δικαίων πᾶσα ἀγαθή ἐλπὶς δὲ ἀσεβῶν ἀπολεῖται
24 There is who is scattering, and yet is increased, And who is keeping back from uprightness, only to want.
εἰσὶν οἳ τὰ ἴδια σπείροντες πλείονα ποιοῦσιν εἰσὶν καὶ οἳ συνάγοντες ἐλαττονοῦνται
25 A liberal soul is made fat, And whoso is watering, he also is watered.
ψυχὴ εὐλογουμένη πᾶσα ἁπλῆ ἀνὴρ δὲ θυμώδης οὐκ εὐσχήμων
26 Whoso is withholding corn, the people execrate him, And a blessing [is] for the head of him who is selling.
ὁ συνέχων σῖτον ὑπολίποιτο αὐτὸν τοῖς ἔθνεσιν εὐλογία δὲ εἰς κεφαλὴν τοῦ μεταδιδόντος
27 Whoso is earnestly seeking good Seeketh a pleasing thing, And whoso is seeking evil — it meeteth him.
τεκταινόμενος ἀγαθὰ ζητεῖ χάριν ἀγαθήν ἐκζητοῦντα δὲ κακά καταλήμψεται αὐτόν
28 Whoso is confident in his wealth he falleth, And as a leaf, the righteous flourish.
ὁ πεποιθὼς ἐπὶ πλούτῳ οὗτος πεσεῖται ὁ δὲ ἀντιλαμβανόμενος δικαίων οὗτος ἀνατελεῖ
29 Whoso is troubling his own house inheriteth wind, And a servant [is] the fool to the wise of heart.
ὁ μὴ συμπεριφερόμενος τῷ ἑαυτοῦ οἴκῳ κληρονομήσει ἄνεμον δουλεύσει δὲ ἄφρων φρονίμῳ
30 The fruit of the righteous [is] a tree of life, And whoso is taking souls [is] wise.
ἐκ καρποῦ δικαιοσύνης φύεται δένδρον ζωῆς ἀφαιροῦνται δὲ ἄωροι ψυχαὶ παρανόμων
31 Lo, the righteous in the earth is recompensed, Surely also the wicked and the sinner!
εἰ ὁ μὲν δίκαιος μόλις σῴζεται ὁ ἀσεβὴς καὶ ἁμαρτωλὸς ποῦ φανεῖται
