Παροιμίαι 10
1 υἱὸς σοφὸς εὐφραίνει πατέρα υἱὸς δὲ ἄφρων λύπη τῇ μητρί
The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father; But a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.
2 οὐκ ὠφελήσουσιν θησαυροὶ ἀνόμους δικαιοσύνη δὲ ῥύσεται ἐκ θανάτου
Treasures of wickedness profit nothing; But righteousness delivereth from death.
3 οὐ λιμοκτονήσει κύριος ψυχὴν δικαίαν ζωὴν δὲ ἀσεβῶν ἀνατρέψει
Jehovah will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish; But he thrusteth away the desire of the wicked.
4 πενία ἄνδρα ταπεινοῖ χεῖρες δὲ ἀνδρείων πλουτίζουσιν υἱὸς πεπαιδευμένος σοφὸς ἔσται τῷ δὲ ἄφρονι διακόνῳ χρήσεται
He becometh poor that worketh with a slack hand; But the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
5 διεσώθη ἀπὸ καύματος υἱὸς νοήμων ἀνεμόφθορος δὲ γίνεται ἐν ἀμήτῳ υἱὸς παράνομος
He that gathereth in summer is a wise son; [But] he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame.
6 εὐλογία κυρίου ἐπὶ κεφαλὴν δικαίου στόμα δὲ ἀσεβῶν καλύψει πένθος ἄωρον
Blessings are upon the head of the righteous; But violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.
7 μνήμη δικαίων μετ’ ἐγκωμίων ὄνομα δὲ ἀσεβοῦς σβέννυται
The memory of the righteous is blessed; But the name of the wicked shall rot.
8 σοφὸς καρδίᾳ δέξεται ἐντολάς ὁ δὲ ἄστεγος χείλεσιν σκολιάζων ὑποσκελισθήσεται
The wise in heart will receive commandments; But a prating fool shall fall.
9 ὃς πορεύεται ἁπλῶς πορεύεται πεποιθώς ὁ δὲ διαστρέφων τὰς ὁδοὺς αὐτοῦ γνωσθήσεται
He that walketh uprightly walketh surely; But he that perverteth his ways shall be known.
10 ὁ ἐννεύων ὀφθαλμοῖς μετὰ δόλου συνάγει ἀνδράσι λύπας ὁ δὲ ἐλέγχων μετὰ παρρησίας εἰρηνοποιεῖ
He that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow; But a prating fool shall fall.
11 πηγὴ ζωῆς ἐν χειρὶ δικαίου στόμα δὲ ἀσεβοῦς καλύψει ἀπώλεια
The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life; But violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.
12 μῖσος ἐγείρει νεῖκος πάντας δὲ τοὺς μὴ φιλονεικοῦντας καλύπτει φιλία
Hatred stirreth up strifes; But love covereth all transgressions.
13 ὃς ἐκ χειλέων προφέρει σοφίαν ῥάβδῳ τύπτει ἄνδρα ἀκάρδιον
In the lips of him that hath discernment wisdom is found; But a rod is for the back of him that is void of understanding.
14 σοφοὶ κρύψουσιν αἴσθησιν στόμα δὲ προπετοῦς ἐγγίζει συντριβῇ
Wise men lay up knowledge; But the mouth of the foolish is a present destruction.
15 κτῆσις πλουσίων πόλις ὀχυρά συντριβὴ δὲ ἀσεβῶν πενία
The rich man’s wealth is his strong city: The destruction of the poor is their poverty.
16 ἔργα δικαίων ζωὴν ποιεῖ καρποὶ δὲ ἀσεβῶν ἁμαρτίας
The labor of the righteous [tendeth] to life; The increase of the wicked, to sin.
17 ὁδοὺς δικαίας ζωῆς φυλάσσει παιδεία παιδεία δὲ ἀνεξέλεγκτος πλανᾶται
He is in the way of life that heedeth correction; But he that forsaketh reproof erreth.
18 καλύπτουσιν ἔχθραν χείλη δίκαια οἱ δὲ ἐκφέροντες λοιδορίας ἀφρονέστατοί εἰσιν
He that hideth hatred is of lying lips; And he that uttereth a slander is a fool.
19 ἐκ πολυλογίας οὐκ ἐκφεύξῃ ἁμαρτίαν φειδόμενος δὲ χειλέων νοήμων ἔσῃ
In the multitude of words there wanteth not transgression; But he that refraineth his lips doeth wisely.
20 ἄργυρος πεπυρωμένος γλῶσσα δικαίου καρδία δὲ ἀσεβοῦς ἐκλείψει
The tongue of the righteous is [as] choice silver: The heart of the wicked is little worth.
21 χείλη δικαίων ἐπίσταται ὑψηλά οἱ δὲ ἄφρονες ἐν ἐνδείᾳ τελευτῶσιν
The lips of the righteous feed many; But the foolish die for lack of understanding.
22 εὐλογία κυρίου ἐπὶ κεφαλὴν δικαίου αὕτη πλουτίζει καὶ οὐ μὴ προστεθῇ αὐτῇ λύπη ἐν καρδίᾳ
The blessing of Jehovah, it maketh rich; And he addeth no sorrow therewith.
23 ἐν γέλωτι ἄφρων πράσσει κακά ἡ δὲ σοφία ἀνδρὶ τίκτει φρόνησιν
It is as sport to a fool to do wickedness; And [so is] wisdom to a man of understanding.
24 ἐν ἀπωλείᾳ ἀσεβὴς περιφέρεται ἐπιθυμία δὲ δικαίου δεκτή
The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him; And the desire of the righteous shall be granted.
25 παραπορευομένης καταιγίδος ἀφανίζεται ἀσεβής δίκαιος δὲ ἐκκλίνας σῴζεται εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα
When the whirlwind passeth, the wicked is no more; But the righteous is an everlasting foundation.
26 ὥσπερ ὄμφαξ ὀδοῦσι βλαβερὸν καὶ καπνὸς ὄμμασιν οὕτως παρανομία τοῖς χρωμένοις αὐτήν
As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, So is the sluggard to them that send him.
27 φόβος κυρίου προστίθησιν ἡμέρας ἔτη δὲ ἀσεβῶν ὀλιγωθήσεται
The fear of Jehovah prolongeth days; But the years of the wicked shall be shortened.
28 ἐγχρονίζει δικαίοις εὐφροσύνη ἐλπὶς δὲ ἀσεβῶν ὄλλυται
The hope of the righteous [shall be] gladness; But the expectation of the wicked shall perish.
29 ὀχύρωμα ὁσίου φόβος κυρίου συντριβὴ δὲ τοῖς ἐργαζομένοις κακά
The way of Jehovah is a stronghold to the upright; But it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.
30 δίκαιος τὸν αἰῶνα οὐκ ἐνδώσει ἀσεβεῖς δὲ οὐκ οἰκήσουσιν γῆν
The righteous shall never be removed; But the wicked shall not dwell in the land.
31 στόμα δικαίου ἀποστάζει σοφίαν γλῶσσα δὲ ἀδίκου ἐξολεῖται
The mouth of the righteous bringeth forth wisdom; But the perverse tongue shall be cut off.
32 χείλη ἀνδρῶν δικαίων ἀποστάζει χάριτας στόμα δὲ ἀσεβῶν ἀποστρέφεται
The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable; But the mouth of the wicked [speaketh] perverseness.
