Παροιμίαι 20
1 ἀκόλαστον οἶνος καὶ ὑβριστικὸν μέθη πᾶς δὲ ὁ συμμειγνύμενος αὐτῇ οὐκ ἔσται σοφός
Wine [is] a scorner — strong drink [is] noisy, And any going astray in it is not wise.
2 οὐ διαφέρει ἀπειλὴ βασιλέως θυμοῦ λέοντος ὁ δὲ παροξύνων αὐτὸν ἁμαρτάνει εἰς τὴν ἑαυτοῦ ψυχήν
The fear of a king [is] a growl as of a young lion, He who is causing him to be wroth is wronging his soul.
3 δόξα ἀνδρὶ ἀποστρέφεσθαι λοιδορίας πᾶς δὲ ἄφρων τοιούτοις συμπλέκεται
An honour to a man is cessation from strife, And every fool intermeddleth.
4 ὀνειδιζόμενος ὀκνηρὸς οὐκ αἰσχύνεται ὡσαύτως καὶ ὁ δανιζόμενος σῖτον ἐν ἀμήτῳ
Because of winter the slothful plougheth not, He asketh in harvest, and there is nothing.
5 ὕδωρ βαθὺ βουλὴ ἐν καρδίᾳ ἀνδρός ἀνὴρ δὲ φρόνιμος ἐξαντλήσει αὐτήν
Counsel in the heart of a man [is] deep water, And a man of understanding draweth it up.
6 μέγα ἄνθρωπος καὶ τίμιον ἀνὴρ ἐλεήμων ἄνδρα δὲ πιστὸν ἔργον εὑρεῖν
A multitude of men proclaim each his kindness, And a man of stedfastness who doth find?
7 ὃς ἀναστρέφεται ἄμωμος ἐν δικαιοσύνῃ μακαρίους τοὺς παῖδας αὐτοῦ καταλείψει
The righteous is walking habitually in his integrity, O the happiness of his sons after him!
8 ὅταν βασιλεὺς δίκαιος καθίσῃ ἐπὶ θρόνου οὐκ ἐναντιοῦται ἐν ὀφθαλμοῖς αὐτοῦ πᾶν πονηρόν
A king sitting on a throne of judgment, Is scattering with his eyes all evil,
9 τίς καυχήσεται ἁγνὴν ἔχειν τὴν καρδίαν ἢ τίς παρρησιάσεται καθαρὸς εἶναι ἀπὸ ἁμαρτιῶν κακολογοῦντος πατέρα ἢ μητέρα σβεσθήσεται λαμπτήρ αἱ δὲ κόραι τῶν ὀφθαλμῶν αὐτοῦ ὄψονται σκότος μερὶς ἐπισπουδαζομένη ἐν πρώτοις ἐν τοῖς τελευταίοις οὐκ εὐλογηθήσεται μὴ εἴπῃς τείσομαι τὸν ἐχθρόν ἀλλὰ ὑπόμεινον τὸν κύριον ἵνα σοι βοηθήσῃ
Who saith, 'I have purified my heart, I have been cleansed from my sin?'
10 στάθμιον μέγα καὶ μικρὸν καὶ μέτρα δισσά ἀκάθαρτα ἐνώπιον κυρίου καὶ ἀμφότερα
A stone and a stone, an ephah and an ephah, Even both of them [are] an abomination to Jehovah.
11 καὶ ὁ ποιῶν αὐτὰ ἐν τοῖς ἐπιτηδεύμασιν αὐτοῦ συμποδισθήσεται νεανίσκος μετὰ ὁσίου καὶ εὐθεῖα ἡ ὁδὸς αὐτοῦ
Even by his actions a youth maketh himself known, Whether his work be pure or upright.
12 οὖς ἀκούει καὶ ὀφθαλμὸς ὁρᾷ κυρίου ἔργα καὶ ἀμφότερα
A hearing ear, and a seeing eye, Jehovah hath made even both of them.
13 μὴ ἀγάπα καταλαλεῖν ἵνα μὴ ἐξαρθῇς διάνοιξον τοὺς ὀφθαλμούς σου καὶ ἐμπλήσθητι ἄρτων
Love not sleep, lest thou become poor, Open thine eyes — be satisfied [with] bread.
'Bad, bad,' saith the buyer, And going his way then he boasteth himself.
Substance, gold, and a multitude of rubies, Yea, a precious vessel, [are] lips of knowledge.
Take his garment when a stranger hath been surety, And for strangers pledge it.
Sweet to a man [is] the bread of falsehood, And afterwards is his mouth filled [with] gravel.
Purposes by counsel thou dost establish, And with plans make thou war.
A revealer of secret counsels is the busybody, And for a deceiver [with] his lips make not thyself surety.
Whoso is vilifying his father and his mother, Extinguished is his lamp in blackness of darkness.
An inheritance gotten wrongly at first, Even its latter end is not blessed.
Do not say, 'I recompense evil,' Wait for Jehovah, and He delivereth thee.
23 βδέλυγμα κυρίῳ δισσὸν στάθμιον καὶ ζυγὸς δόλιος οὐ καλὸν ἐνώπιον αὐτοῦ
An abomination to Jehovah [are] a stone and a stone, And balances of deceit [are] not good.
24 παρὰ κυρίου εὐθύνεται τὰ διαβήματα ἀνδρί θνητὸς δὲ πῶς ἂν νοήσαι τὰς ὁδοὺς αὐτοῦ
From Jehovah [are] the steps of a man, And man — how understandeth he his way?
25 παγὶς ἀνδρὶ ταχύ τι τῶν ἰδίων ἁγιάσαι μετὰ γὰρ τὸ εὔξασθαι μετανοεῖν γίνεται
A snare to a man [is] he hath swallowed a holy thing, And after vows to make inquiry.
26 λικμήτωρ ἀσεβῶν βασιλεὺς σοφὸς καὶ ἐπιβαλεῖ αὐτοῖς τροχόν
A wise king is scattering the wicked, And turneth back on them the wheel.
27 φῶς κυρίου πνοὴ ἀνθρώπων ὃς ἐρευνᾷ ταμίεια κοιλίας
The breath of man [is] a lamp of Jehovah, Searching all the inner parts of the heart.
28 ἐλεημοσύνη καὶ ἀλήθεια φυλακὴ βασιλεῖ καὶ περικυκλώσουσιν ἐν δικαιοσύνῃ τὸν θρόνον αὐτοῦ
Kindness and truth keep a king, And he hath supported by kindness his throne.
29 κόσμος νεανίαις σοφία δόξα δὲ πρεσβυτέρων πολιαί
The beauty of young men is their strength, And the honour of old men is grey hairs.
30 ὑπώπια καὶ συντρίμματα συναντᾷ κακοῖς πληγαὶ δὲ εἰς ταμίεια κοιλίας
The bandages of a wound thou removest with the evil, Also the plagues of the inner parts of the heart!
