Παροιμίαι 14
1 σοφαὶ γυναῖκες ᾠκοδόμησαν οἴκους ἡ δὲ ἄφρων κατέσκαψεν ταῖς χερσὶν αὐτῆς
Every wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands.
2 ὁ πορευόμενος ὀρθῶς φοβεῖται τὸν κύριον ὁ δὲ σκολιάζων ταῖς ὁδοῖς αὐτοῦ ἀτιμασθήσεται
He that walketh in his uprightness feareth the LORD: but he that is perverse in his ways despiseth him.
3 ἐκ στόματος ἀφρόνων βακτηρία ὕβρεως χείλη δὲ σοφῶν φυλάσσει αὐτούς
In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride: but the lips of the wise shall preserve them.
4 οὗ μή εἰσιν βόες φάτναι καθαραί οὗ δὲ πολλὰ γενήματα φανερὰ βοὸς ἰσχύς
Where no oxen are, the crib is clean: but much increase is by the strength of the ox.
5 μάρτυς πιστὸς οὐ ψεύδεται ἐκκαίει δὲ ψεύδη μάρτυς ἄδικος
A faithful witness will not lie: but a false witness will utter lies.
6 ζητήσεις σοφίαν παρὰ κακοῖς καὶ οὐχ εὑρήσεις αἴσθησις δὲ παρὰ φρονίμοις εὐχερής
A scorner seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not: but knowledge is easy to him that understandeth.
7 πάντα ἐναντία ἀνδρὶ ἄφρονι ὅπλα δὲ αἰσθήσεως χείλη σοφά
Go from the presence of a foolish man, when thou perceivest not in him the lips of knowledge.
8 σοφία πανούργων ἐπιγνώσεται τὰς ὁδοὺς αὐτῶν ἄνοια δὲ ἀφρόνων ἐν πλάνῃ
The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way: but the folly of fools is deceit.
9 οἰκίαι παρανόμων ὀφειλήσουσιν καθαρισμόν οἰκίαι δὲ δικαίων δεκταί
Fools make a mock at sin: but among the righteous there is favour.
10 καρδία ἀνδρὸς αἰσθητική λυπηρὰ ψυχὴ αὐτοῦ ὅταν δὲ εὐφραίνηται οὐκ ἐπιμείγνυται ὕβρει
The heart knoweth its own bitterness; and a stranger doth not intermeddle with its joy.
11 οἰκίαι ἀσεβῶν ἀφανισθήσονται σκηναὶ δὲ κατορθούντων στήσονται
The house of the wicked shall be overthrown: but the tabernacle of the upright shall flourish.
12 ἔστιν ὁδὸς ἣ δοκεῖ ὀρθὴ εἶναι παρὰ ἀνθρώποις τὰ δὲ τελευταῖα αὐτῆς ἔρχεται εἰς πυθμένα ᾅδου
There is a way which seemeth right to a man, but the end of it are the ways of death.
13 ἐν εὐφροσύναις οὐ προσμείγνυται λύπη τελευταία δὲ χαρὰ εἰς πένθος ἔρχεται
Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; and the end of that mirth is heaviness.
14 τῶν ἑαυτοῦ ὁδῶν πλησθήσεται θρασυκάρδιος ἀπὸ δὲ τῶν διανοημάτων αὐτοῦ ἀνὴρ ἀγαθός
The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways: and a good man shall be satisfied from himself.
15 ἄκακος πιστεύει παντὶ λόγῳ πανοῦργος δὲ ἔρχεται εἰς μετάνοιαν
The simple believeth every word: but the prudent man looketh well to his going.
16 σοφὸς φοβηθεὶς ἐξέκλινεν ἀπὸ κακοῦ ὁ δὲ ἄφρων ἑαυτῷ πεποιθὼς μείγνυται ἀνόμῳ
A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil: but the fool rageth, and is confident.
17 ὀξύθυμος πράσσει μετὰ ἀβουλίας ἀνὴρ δὲ φρόνιμος πολλὰ ὑποφέρει
He that is soon angry dealeth foolishly: and a man of wicked devices is hated.
18 μεριοῦνται ἄφρονες κακίαν οἱ δὲ πανοῦργοι κρατήσουσιν αἰσθήσεως
The simple inherit folly: but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
19 ὀλισθήσουσιν κακοὶ ἔναντι ἀγαθῶν καὶ ἀσεβεῖς θεραπεύσουσιν θύρας δικαίων
The evil bow before the good; and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
20 φίλοι μισήσουσιν φίλους πτωχούς φίλοι δὲ πλουσίων πολλοί
The poor is hated even by his own neighbour: but the rich hath many friends.
21 ὁ ἀτιμάζων πένητας ἁμαρτάνει ἐλεῶν δὲ πτωχοὺς μακαριστός
He that despiseth his neighbour sinneth: but he that hath mercy on the poor, happy is he.
22 πλανώμενοι τεκταίνουσι κακά ἔλεον δὲ καὶ ἀλήθειαν τεκταίνουσιν ἀγαθοί οὐκ ἐπίστανται ἔλεον καὶ πίστιν τέκτονες κακῶν ἐλεημοσύναι δὲ καὶ πίστεις παρὰ τέκτοσιν ἀγαθοῖς
Do they not err that devise evil? but mercy and truth shall be to them that devise good.
23 ἐν παντὶ μεριμνῶντι ἔνεστιν περισσόν ὁ δὲ ἡδὺς καὶ ἀνάλγητος ἐν ἐνδείᾳ ἔσται
In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to poverty.
24 στέφανος σοφῶν πανοῦργος ἡ δὲ διατριβὴ ἀφρόνων κακή
The crown of the wise is their riches: but the foolishness of fools is folly.
25 ῥύσεται ἐκ κακῶν ψυχὴν μάρτυς πιστός ἐκκαίει δὲ ψεύδη δόλιος
A true witness delivereth souls: but a deceitful witness speaketh lies.
26 ἐν φόβῳ κυρίου ἐλπὶς ἰσχύος τοῖς δὲ τέκνοις αὐτοῦ καταλείπει ἔρεισμα
In the fear of the LORD is strong confidence: and his children shall have a place of refuge.
27 πρόσταγμα κυρίου πηγὴ ζωῆς ποιεῖ δὲ ἐκκλίνειν ἐκ παγίδος θανάτου
The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.
28 ἐν πολλῷ ἔθνει δόξα βασιλέως ἐν δὲ ἐκλείψει λαοῦ συντριβὴ δυνάστου
In the multitude of people is the king’s honour: but in the lack of people is the destruction of the prince.
29 μακρόθυμος ἀνὴρ πολὺς ἐν φρονήσει ὁ δὲ ὀλιγόψυχος ἰσχυρῶς ἄφρων
He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding: but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly.
30 πραΰθυμος ἀνὴρ καρδίας ἰατρός σὴς δὲ ὀστέων καρδία αἰσθητική
A sound heart is the life of the flesh: but envy the rottenness of the bones.
31 ὁ συκοφαντῶν πένητα παροξύνει τὸν ποιήσαντα αὐτόν ὁ δὲ τιμῶν αὐτὸν ἐλεᾷ πτωχόν
He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor.
32 ἐν κακίᾳ αὐτοῦ ἀπωσθήσεται ἀσεβής ὁ δὲ πεποιθὼς τῇ ἑαυτοῦ ὁσιότητι δίκαιος
The wicked is driven away in his wickedness: but the righteous hath hope in his death.
33 ἐν καρδίᾳ ἀγαθῇ ἀνδρὸς σοφία ἐν δὲ καρδίᾳ ἀφρόνων οὐ διαγινώσκεται
Wisdom resteth in the heart of him that hath understanding: but that which is in the midst of fools is made known.
34 δικαιοσύνη ὑψοῖ ἔθνος ἐλασσονοῦσι δὲ φυλὰς ἁμαρτίαι
Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people.
35 δεκτὸς βασιλεῖ ὑπηρέτης νοήμων τῇ δὲ ἑαυτοῦ εὐστροφίᾳ ἀφαιρεῖται ἀτιμίαν
The king’s favour is toward a wise servant: but his wrath is against him that causeth shame.
