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