Proverbiorum 11
1 [Statera dolosa abominatio est apud Dominum, et pondus æquum voluntas ejus.
Balances of deceit [are] an abomination to YHWH, And a perfect weight [is] His delight.
2 Ubi fuerit superbia, ibi erit et contumelia; ubi autem est humilitas, ibi et sapientia.
Pride has come, and shame comes, And wisdom [is] with the lowly.
3 Simplicitas justorum diriget eos, et supplantatio perversorum vastabit illos.
The integrity of the upright leads them, And the perverseness of the treacherous destroys them.
4 Non proderunt divitiæ in die ultionis; justitia autem liberabit a morte.
Wealth does not profit in a day of wrath, And righteousness delivers from death.
5 Justitia simplicis diriget viam ejus, et in impietate sua corruet impius.
The righteousness of the perfect makes his way right, And by his wickedness the wicked fall.
6 Justitia rectorum liberabit eos, et in insidiis suis capientur iniqui.
The righteousness of the upright delivers them, And in mischief the treacherous are captured.
7 Mortuo homine impio, nulla erit ultra spes, et exspectatio sollicitorum peribit.
In the death of a wicked man, hope perishes, And the expectation of the iniquitous has been lost.
8 Justus de angustia liberatus est, et tradetur impius pro eo.]
The righteous is drawn out from distress, And the wicked goes in instead of him.
9 [Simulator ore decipit amicum suum; justi autem liberabuntur scientia.
A hypocrite corrupts his friend with the mouth, And the righteous are drawn out by knowledge.
10 In bonis justorum exsultabit civitas, et in perditione impiorum erit laudatio.
A city exults in the good of the righteous, And in the destruction of the wicked [is] singing.
11 Benedictione justorum exaltabitur civitas, et ore impiorum subvertetur.
By the blessing of the upright is a city exalted, And by the mouth of the wicked thrown down.
12 Qui despicit amicum suum indigens corde est; vir autem prudens tacebit.
Whoever is despising his neighbor lacks heart, And a man of understanding keeps silence.
13 Qui ambulat fraudulenter, revelat arcana; qui autem fidelis est animi, celat amici commissum.
A busybody is revealing secret counsel, And the faithful of spirit is covering the matter.
14 Ubi non est gubernator, populus corruet; salus autem, ubi multa consilia.
Without counsels a people falls, And deliverance [is] in a multitude of counselors.
15 Affligetur malo qui fidem facit pro extraneo; qui autem cavet laqueos securus erit.
An evil [one] suffers when he has been guarantor [for] a stranger, And whoever hates striking hands [in agreement] is confident.
16 Mulier gratiosa inveniet gloriam, et robusti habebunt divitias.]
A gracious woman retains honor, And terrible [men] retain riches.
17 [Benefacit animæ suæ vir misericors; qui autem crudelis est, etiam propinquos abjicit.
A kind man is rewarding his own soul, And the fierce is troubling his own flesh.
18 Impius facit opus instabile, seminanti autem justitiam merces fidelis.
The wicked is getting a lying wage, And whoever is sowing righteousness—a true reward.
19 Clementia præparat vitam, et sectatio malorum mortem.
Correctly [is] righteousness for life, And whoever is pursuing evil—for his own death.
20 Abominabile Domino cor pravum, et voluntas ejus in iis qui simpliciter ambulant.
The perverse of heart are an abomination to YHWH, And the perfect of the way [are] His delight.
21 Manus in manu non erit innocens malus; semen autem justorum salvabitur.
Hand to hand, the wicked is not acquitted, And the seed of the righteous has escaped.
22 Circulus aureus in naribus suis, mulier pulchra et fatua.
A ring of gold in the nose of a sow—A beautiful woman and stubborn of behavior.
23 Desiderium justorum omne bonum est; præstolatio impiorum furor.
The desire of the righteous [is] only good, The hope of the wicked [is] transgression.
24 Alii dividunt propria, et ditiores fiunt; alii rapiunt non sua, et semper in egestate sunt.
There is [one] who is scattering, and yet is increased, And [one] who is keeping back from uprightness, only to want.
25 Anima quæ benedicit impinguabitur, et qui inebriat, ipse quoque inebriabitur.
A liberal soul is made fat, And whoever is watering, he also is watered.
26 Qui abscondit frumenta maledicetur in populis; benedictio autem super caput vendentium.
Whoever is withholding grain, the people execrate him, And a blessing [is] for the head of him who is selling.
27 Bene consurgit diluculo qui quærit bona; qui autem investigator malorum est, opprimetur ab eis.
Whoever is earnestly seeking good Seeks a pleasing thing, And whoever is seeking evil—it meets him.
28 Qui confidit in divitiis suis corruet: justi autem quasi virens folium germinabunt.
Whoever is confident in his wealth falls, And as a leaf, the righteous flourish.
29 Qui conturbat domum suam possidebit ventos, et qui stultus est serviet sapienti.
Whoever is troubling his own house inherits wind, And the fool [is] a servant to the wise of heart.
30 Fructus justi lignum vitæ, et qui suscipit animas sapiens est.
The fruit of the righteous [is] a tree of life, And whoever is taking souls [is] wise.
31 Si justus in terra recipit, quanto magis impius et peccator!]
Behold, the righteous is repaid in the earth, Surely also the wicked and the sinner!
