Παροιμίαι 10
1 υἱὸς σοφὸς εὐφραίνει πατέρα υἱὸς δὲ ἄφρων λύπη τῇ μητρί
A wise son maketh the father glad: but a foolish son is the sorrow of his mother.
2 οὐκ ὠφελήσουσιν θησαυροὶ ἀνόμους δικαιοσύνη δὲ ῥύσεται ἐκ θανάτου
Treasures of wickedness shall profit nothing: but justice shall deliver from death.
3 οὐ λιμοκτονήσει κύριος ψυχὴν δικαίαν ζωὴν δὲ ἀσεβῶν ἀνατρέψει
The Lord will not afflict the soul of the just with famine, and he will disappoint the deceitful practices of the wicked.
4 πενία ἄνδρα ταπεινοῖ χεῖρες δὲ ἀνδρείων πλουτίζουσιν υἱὸς πεπαιδευμένος σοφὸς ἔσται τῷ δὲ ἄφρονι διακόνῳ χρήσεται
The slothful hand hath wrought poverty: but the hand of the industrious getteth riches. He that trusteth to lies feedeth the winds: and the same runneth after birds that fly away.
5 διεσώθη ἀπὸ καύματος υἱὸς νοήμων ἀνεμόφθορος δὲ γίνεται ἐν ἀμήτῳ υἱὸς παράνομος
He that gathered in the harvest is a wise son: but he that snorteth in the summer, is the son of confusion.
6 εὐλογία κυρίου ἐπὶ κεφαλὴν δικαίου στόμα δὲ ἀσεβῶν καλύψει πένθος ἄωρον
The blessing of the Lord is upon the head of the just: but iniquity covereth the mouth of the wicked.
7 μνήμη δικαίων μετ’ ἐγκωμίων ὄνομα δὲ ἀσεβοῦς σβέννυται
The memory of the just is with praises: and the name of the wicked shall rot.
8 σοφὸς καρδίᾳ δέξεται ἐντολάς ὁ δὲ ἄστεγος χείλεσιν σκολιάζων ὑποσκελισθήσεται
The wise of heart receiveth precepts: a fool is beaten with lips.
9 ὃς πορεύεται ἁπλῶς πορεύεται πεποιθώς ὁ δὲ διαστρέφων τὰς ὁδοὺς αὐτοῦ γνωσθήσεται
He that walketh sincerely, walketh confidently: but he that perverteth his ways, shall be manifest.
10 ὁ ἐννεύων ὀφθαλμοῖς μετὰ δόλου συνάγει ἀνδράσι λύπας ὁ δὲ ἐλέγχων μετὰ παρρησίας εἰρηνοποιεῖ
He that winketh with the eye shall cause sorrow: and the foolish in lips shall be beaten.
11 πηγὴ ζωῆς ἐν χειρὶ δικαίου στόμα δὲ ἀσεβοῦς καλύψει ἀπώλεια
The mouth of the just is a vein of life: and the mouth of the wicked covereth iniquity.
12 μῖσος ἐγείρει νεῖκος πάντας δὲ τοὺς μὴ φιλονεικοῦντας καλύπτει φιλία
Hatred stirreth up strifes: and charity covereth all sins.
13 ὃς ἐκ χειλέων προφέρει σοφίαν ῥάβδῳ τύπτει ἄνδρα ἀκάρδιον
In the lips of the wise is wisdom found: and a rod on the back of him that wanteth sense.
14 σοφοὶ κρύψουσιν αἴσθησιν στόμα δὲ προπετοῦς ἐγγίζει συντριβῇ
Wise men lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the fool is next to confusion.
15 κτῆσις πλουσίων πόλις ὀχυρά συντριβὴ δὲ ἀσεβῶν πενία
The substance of a rich man is the city of his strength: the fear of the poor is their poverty.
16 ἔργα δικαίων ζωὴν ποιεῖ καρποὶ δὲ ἀσεβῶν ἁμαρτίας
The work of the just is unto life: but the fruit of the wicked, unto sin.
17 ὁδοὺς δικαίας ζωῆς φυλάσσει παιδεία παιδεία δὲ ἀνεξέλεγκτος πλανᾶται
The way of life, to him that observeth correction: but he that forsaketh reproofs goeth astray.
18 καλύπτουσιν ἔχθραν χείλη δίκαια οἱ δὲ ἐκφέροντες λοιδορίας ἀφρονέστατοί εἰσιν
Lying lips hide hatred: he that uttereth reproach is foolish.
19 ἐκ πολυλογίας οὐκ ἐκφεύξῃ ἁμαρτίαν φειδόμενος δὲ χειλέων νοήμων ἔσῃ
In the multitude of words there shall not want sin: but he that refraineth his lips is most wise.
20 ἄργυρος πεπυρωμένος γλῶσσα δικαίου καρδία δὲ ἀσεβοῦς ἐκλείψει
The tongue of the just is as choice silver: but the heart of the wicked is nothing worth.
21 χείλη δικαίων ἐπίσταται ὑψηλά οἱ δὲ ἄφρονες ἐν ἐνδείᾳ τελευτῶσιν
The lips of the just teach many: but they that are ignorant, shall die in the want of understanding.
22 εὐλογία κυρίου ἐπὶ κεφαλὴν δικαίου αὕτη πλουτίζει καὶ οὐ μὴ προστεθῇ αὐτῇ λύπη ἐν καρδίᾳ
The blessing of the Lord maketh men rich: neither shall affliction be joined to them.
23 ἐν γέλωτι ἄφρων πράσσει κακά ἡ δὲ σοφία ἀνδρὶ τίκτει φρόνησιν
A fool worketh mischief as it were for sport: but wisdom is prudence to a man.
24 ἐν ἀπωλείᾳ ἀσεβὴς περιφέρεται ἐπιθυμία δὲ δικαίου δεκτή
That which the wicked feareth, shall come upon him: to the just their desire shall be given.
25 παραπορευομένης καταιγίδος ἀφανίζεται ἀσεβής δίκαιος δὲ ἐκκλίνας σῴζεται εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα
As a tempest that passeth, so the wicked shall be no more: but the just is as an everlasting foundation.
26 ὥσπερ ὄμφαξ ὀδοῦσι βλαβερὸν καὶ καπνὸς ὄμμασιν οὕτως παρανομία τοῖς χρωμένοις αὐτήν
As vinegar to the teeth, and smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that sent him.
27 φόβος κυρίου προστίθησιν ἡμέρας ἔτη δὲ ἀσεβῶν ὀλιγωθήσεται
The fear of the Lord shall prolong days: and the years of the wicked shall be shortened.
28 ἐγχρονίζει δικαίοις εὐφροσύνη ἐλπὶς δὲ ἀσεβῶν ὄλλυται
The expectation of the just is joy; but the hope of the wicked shall perish.
29 ὀχύρωμα ὁσίου φόβος κυρίου συντριβὴ δὲ τοῖς ἐργαζομένοις κακά
The strength of the upright is the way of the Lord: and fear to them that work evil.
30 δίκαιος τὸν αἰῶνα οὐκ ἐνδώσει ἀσεβεῖς δὲ οὐκ οἰκήσουσιν γῆν
The just shall never be moved: but the wicked shall not dwell on the earth.
31 στόμα δικαίου ἀποστάζει σοφίαν γλῶσσα δὲ ἀδίκου ἐξολεῖται
The mouth of the just shall bring forth wisdom: the tongue of the perverse shall perish.
32 χείλη ἀνδρῶν δικαίων ἀποστάζει χάριτας στόμα δὲ ἀσεβῶν ἀποστρέφεται
The lips of the just consider what is acceptable: and the mouth of the wicked uttereth perverse things.
