< Proverbiorum 15 >
1 [Responsio mollis frangit iram; sermo durus suscitat furorem.
An answer soft it turns away rage and a word of hurt it raises anger.
2 Lingua sapientium ornat scientiam; os fatuorum ebullit stultitiam.
[the] tongue of Wise [people] it makes good knowledge and [the] mouth of fools it pours forth foolishness.
3 In omni loco, oculi Domini contemplantur bonos et malos.
[are] in Every place [the] eyes of Yahweh watching evil [people] and good [people].
4 Lingua placabilis lignum vitæ; quæ autem immoderata est conteret spiritum.
Healing of tongue [is] a tree of life and perverseness with it [is] brokenness in spirit.
5 Stultus irridet disciplinam patris sui; qui autem custodit increpationes astutior fiet. In abundanti justitia virtus maxima est: cogitationes autem impiorum eradicabuntur.
A fool he spurns [the] discipline of father his and [one who] keeps correction he is prudent.
6 Domus justi plurima fortitudo, et in fructibus impii conturbatio.
[the] house of A righteous [person] wealth great and with [the] income of a wicked [person] trouble.
7 Labia sapientium disseminabunt scientiam; cor stultorum dissimile erit.
[the] lips of Wise [people] they scatter knowledge and [the] heart of fools [is] not right.
8 Victimæ impiorum abominabiles Domino; vota justorum placabilia.
[the] sacrifice of Wicked [people] [is] [the] abomination of Yahweh and [is the] prayer of upright [people] delight his.
9 Abominatio est Domino via impii; qui sequitur justitiam diligitur ab eo.
[is] [the] abomination of Yahweh [the] way of a wicked [person] and [one who] pursues righteousness he loves.
10 Doctrina mala deserenti viam vitæ; qui increpationes odit, morietur.
Discipline bad [is] for [one who] forsakes [the] path [one who] hates correction he will die.
11 Infernus et perditio coram Domino; quanto magis corda filiorum hominum! (Sheol )
Sheol and Abaddon [are] before Yahweh indeed? for [the] hearts of [the] children of humankind. (Sheol )
12 Non amat pestilens eum qui se corripit, nec ad sapientes graditur.]
Not he loves a mocker reproof to him to wise [people] not he goes.
13 [Cor gaudens exhilarat faciem; in mœrore animi dejicitur spiritus.
A heart joyful it makes good a face and by sorrow of heart a spirit [is] stricken.
14 Cor sapientis quærit doctrinam, et os stultorum pascitur imperitia.
A heart discerning it seeks knowledge (and [the] mouth of *Q(K)*) fools it feeds on foolishness.
15 Omnes dies pauperis, mali; secura mens quasi juge convivium.
All [the] days of [the] afflicted [are] displeasing and a [person] good of heart a feast continually.
16 Melius est parum cum timore Domini, quam thesauri magni et insatiabiles.
[is] good A little with [the] fear of Yahweh more than treasure great and turmoil with it.
17 Melius est vocari ad olera cum caritate, quam ad vitulum saginatum cum odio.
[is] good A portion of vegetables and love [is] there more than an ox fattened and hatred [is] with it.
18 Vir iracundus provocat rixas; qui patiens est mitigat suscitatas.
A person of rage he stirs up strife and a [person] long of anger he makes quiet a dispute.
19 Iter pigrorum quasi sepes spinarum; via justorum absque offendiculo.
[the] way of A sluggard [is] like a hedge of thorn[s] and [the] path of upright [people] [is] cast up.
20 Filius sapiens lætificat patrem, et stultus homo despicit matrem suam.
A son wise he makes glad a father and a fool a person [is] despising mother his.
21 Stultitia gaudium stulto, et vir prudens dirigit gressus suos.
Foolishness [is] a joy to [one] lacking of heart and a person of understanding (he makes straight *L(abh)*) to walk.
22 Dissipantur cogitationes ubi non est consilium; ubi vero sunt plures consiliarii, confirmantur.
They go wrong plans when there not [is] counsel and with multitude of counselors it is established.
23 Lætatur homo in sententia oris sui, et sermo opportunus est optimus.
Joy [belongs] to person in [the] answer of mouth his and [is] a word at appropriate time its how! good.
24 Semita vitæ super eruditum, ut declinet de inferno novissimo.] (Sheol )
[the] path of Life [is] upwards for [one who] acts prudently so as to turn aside from Sheol beneath. (Sheol )
25 [Domum superborum demolietur Dominus, et firmos faciet terminos viduæ.
[the] house of Proud [people] he tears down - Yahweh and he will establish [the] territory of a widow.
26 Abominatio Domini cogitationes malæ, et purus sermo pulcherrimus firmabitur ab eo.
[are] [the] abomination of Yahweh [the] plans of an evil [person] and [are] clean words of kindness.
27 Conturbat domum suam qui sectatur avaritiam; qui autem odit munera, vivet. Per misericordiam et fidem purgantur peccata: per timorem autem Domini declinat omnis a malo.
[is] troubling Own house his [one who] gains unjustly unjust gain and [one who] hates gifts he will live.
28 Mens justi meditatur obedientiam; os impiorum redundat malis.
[the] heart of A righteous [person] it considers to answer and [the] mouth of wicked [people] it pours forth evil things.
29 Longe est Dominus ab impiis, et orationes justorum exaudiet.
[is] far Yahweh from wicked [people] and [the] prayer of righteous [people] he hears.
30 Lux oculorum lætificat animam; fama bona impinguat ossa.
Light of eyes it makes glad a heart a report good it fattens [the] bone[s].
31 Auris quæ audit increpationes vitæ in medio sapientium commorabitur.
An ear [which] hears correction of life in [the] midst of wise [people] it will remain.
32 Qui abjicit disciplinam despicit animam suam; qui autem acquiescit increpationibus possessor est cordis.
[one who] ignores Discipline [is] rejecting self his and [one who] heeds correction [is] acquiring heart.
33 Timor Domini disciplina sapientiæ, et gloriam præcedit humilitas.]
[the] fear of Yahweh [is the] correction of wisdom and [is] before honor humility.