Proverbia 17
Biblia Sacra Vulgata
17 Melior est buccella sicca cum gaudio quam domus plena victimis cum jurgio.
2 Servus sapiens dominabitur filiis stultis, et inter fratres haereditatem dividet.
3 Sicut igne probatur argentum et aurum camino, ita corda probat Dominus.
4 Malus obedit linguae iniquae, et fallax obtemperat labiis mendacibus.
5 Qui despicit pauperem exprobrat factori ejus, et qui ruina laetatur alterius non erit impunitus.
6 Corona senum filii filiorum, et gloria filiorum patres eorum.
7 Non decent stultum verba composita, nec principem labium mentiens.
8 Gemma gratissima exspectatio praestolantis; quocumque se vertit, prudenter intelligit.
9 Qui celat delictum quaerit amicitias; qui altero sermone repetit, separat foederatos.
10 Plus proficit correptio apud prudentem, quam centum plagae apud stultum.
11 Semper jurgia quaerit malus: angelus autem crudelis mittetur contra eum.
12 Expedit magis ursae occurrere raptis foetibus, quam fatuo confidenti in stultitia sua.
13 Qui reddit mala pro bonis, non recedet malum de domo ejus.
14 Qui dimittit aquam caput est jurgiorum, et antequam patiatur contumeliam judicium deserit.
15 Qui justificat impium, et qui condemnat justum, abominabilis est uterque apud Deum.
16 Quid prodest stulto habere divitias, cum sapientiam emere non possit? Qui altum facit domum suam quaerit ruinam, et qui evitat discere incidet in mala.
17 Omni tempore diligit qui amicus est, et frater in angustiis comprobatur.
18 Stultus homo plaudet manibus, cum spoponderit pro amico suo.
19 Qui meditatur discordias diligit rixas, et qui exaltat ostium quaerit ruinam.
20 Qui perversi cordis est non inveniet bonum, et qui vertit linguam incidet in malum.
21 Natus est stultus in ignominiam suam; sed nec pater in fatuo laetabitur.
22 Animus gaudens aetatem floridam facit; spiritus tristis exsiccat ossa.
23 Munera de sinu impius accipit, ut pervertat semitas judicii.
24 In facie prudentis lucet sapientia; oculi stultorum in finibus terrae.
25 Ira patris filius stultus, et dolor matris quae genuit eum.
26 Non est bonum damnum inferre justo, nec percutere principem qui recta judicat.
27 Qui moderatur sermones suos doctus et prudens est, et pretiosi spiritus vir eruditus.
28 Stultus quoque, si tacuerit, sapiens reputabitur, et si compresserit labia sua, intelligens.
Proverbs 17
New International Version
17 Better a dry crust with peace and quiet
than a house full of feasting, with strife.(A)
2 A prudent servant will rule over a disgraceful son
and will share the inheritance as one of the family.
4 A wicked person listens to deceitful lips;
a liar pays attention to a destructive tongue.
5 Whoever mocks the poor(D) shows contempt for their Maker;(E)
whoever gloats over disaster(F) will not go unpunished.(G)
6 Children’s children(H) are a crown to the aged,
and parents are the pride of their children.
7 Eloquent lips are unsuited to a godless fool—
how much worse lying lips to a ruler!(I)
8 A bribe is seen as a charm by the one who gives it;
they think success will come at every turn.(J)
9 Whoever would foster love covers over an offense,(K)
but whoever repeats the matter separates close friends.(L)
10 A rebuke impresses a discerning person
more than a hundred lashes a fool.
11 Evildoers foster rebellion against God;
the messenger of death will be sent against them.
12 Better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs
than a fool bent on folly.(M)
14 Starting a quarrel is like breaching a dam;
so drop the matter before a dispute breaks out.(P)
16 Why should fools have money in hand to buy wisdom,
when they are not able to understand it?(S)
17 A friend loves at all times,
and a brother is born for a time of adversity.(T)
18 One who has no sense shakes hands in pledge
and puts up security for a neighbor.(U)
19 Whoever loves a quarrel loves sin;
whoever builds a high gate invites destruction.
20 One whose heart is corrupt does not prosper;
one whose tongue is perverse falls into trouble.
21 To have a fool for a child brings grief;
there is no joy for the parent of a godless fool.(V)
24 A discerning person keeps wisdom in view,
but a fool’s eyes(AA) wander to the ends of the earth.
25 A foolish son brings grief to his father
and bitterness to the mother who bore him.(AB)
26 If imposing a fine on the innocent is not good,(AC)
surely to flog honest officials is not right.
27 The one who has knowledge uses words with restraint,(AD)
and whoever has understanding is even-tempered.(AE)
28 Even fools are thought wise if they keep silent,
and discerning if they hold their tongues.(AF)
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