Proverbs 27

Boast not for tomorrow, for thou knowest not what the day to come may bring forth.

Ne glorieris in crastinum, ignorans quid superventura pariat dies.

μὴ καυχῶ τὰ εἰς αὔριον οὐ γὰρ γινώσκεις τί τέξεται ἡ ἐπιοῦσα

Let another praise thee, and not thy own mouth: a stranger, and not thy own lips.

Laudet te alienus, et non os tuum; extraneus, et non labia tua.

ἐγκωμιαζέτω σε ὁ πέλας καὶ μὴ τὸ σὸν στόμα ἀλλότριος καὶ μὴ τὰ σὰ χείλη

A stone is heavy, and sand weighty: but the anger of a fool is heavier than them both.

Grave est saxum, et onerosa arena, sed ira stulti utroque gravior.

βαρὺ λίθος καὶ δυσβάστακτον ἄμμος ὀργὴ δὲ ἄφρονος βαρυτέρα ἀμφοτέρων

Anger hath no mercy: nor fury, when it breaketh forth: and who can bear the violence of one provoked?

Ira non habet misericordiam nec erumpens furor, et impetum concitati ferre quis poterit?

ἀνελεήμων θυμὸς καὶ ὀξεῖα ὀργή ἀλλ' οὐδένα ὑφίσταται ζῆλος

Open rebuke is better than hidden love.

Melior est manifesta correptio quam amor absconditus.

κρείσσους ἔλεγχοι ἀποκεκαλυμμένοι κρυπτομένης φιλίας

Better are the wounds of a friend, than the deceitful kisses of an enemy.

Meliora sunt vulnera diligentis quam fraudulenta oscula odientis.

ἀξιοπιστότερά ἐστιν τραύματα φίλου ἢ ἑκούσια φιλήματα ἐχθροῦ

A soul that is full shall tread upon the honeycomb: and a soul that is hungry shall take even bitter for sweet.

Anima saturata calcabit favum, et anima esuriens etiam amarum pro dulci sumet.

ψυχὴ ἐν πλησμονῇ οὖσα κηρίοις ἐμπαίζει ψυχῇ δὲ ἐνδεεῖ καὶ τὰ πικρὰ γλυκεῖα φαίνεται

As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that leaveth his place.

Sicut avis transmigrans de nido suo, sic vir qui derelinquit locum suum.

ὥσπερ ὅταν ὄρνεον καταπετασθῇ ἐκ τῆς ἰδίας νοσσιᾶς οὕτως ἄνθρωπος δουλοῦται ὅταν ἀποξενωθῇ ἐκ τῶν ἰδίων τόπων

Ointment and perfumes rejoice the heart: and the good counsels of a friend are sweet to the soul.

Unguento et variis odoribus delectatur cor, et bonis amici consiliis anima dulcoratur.

μύροις καὶ οἴνοις καὶ θυμιάμασιν τέρπεται καρδία καταρρήγνυται δὲ ὑπὸ συμπτωμάτων ψυχή

Thy own friend, and thy father's friend, forsake not: and go not into thy brother's house in the day of thy affliction. Better is a neighbour that is near than a brother afar off.

Amicum tuum et amicum patris tui ne dimiseris, et domum fratris tui ne ingrediaris in die afflictionis tuæ. Melior est vicinus juxta quam frater procul.

φίλον σὸν ἢ φίλον πατρῷον μὴ ἐγκαταλίπῃς εἰς δὲ τὸν οἶκον τοῦ ἀδελφοῦ σου μὴ εἰσέλθῃς ἀτυχῶν κρείσσων φίλος ἐγγὺς ἢ ἀδελφὸς μακρὰν οἰκῶν

Study wisdom, my son, and make my heart joyful, that thou mayst give an answer to him that reproacheth.

Stude sapientiæ, fili mi, et lætifica cor meum, ut possis exprobranti respondere sermonem.

σοφὸς γίνου υἱέ ἵνα εὐφραίνηταί μου ἡ καρδία καὶ ἀπόστρεψον ἀπὸ σοῦ ἐπονειδίστους λόγους

The prudent man seeing evil hideth himself: little ones passing on have suffered losses.

Astutus videns malum, absconditus est : parvuli transeuntes sustinuerunt dispendia.

πανοῦργος κακῶν ἐπερχομένων ἀπεκρύβη ἄφρονες δὲ ἐπελθόντες ζημίαν τείσουσιν

Take away his garment that hath been surety for a stranger: and take from him a pledge for strangers.

Tolle vestimentum ejus qui spopondit pro extraneo, et pro alienis aufer ei pignus.

ἀφελοῦ τὸ ἱμάτιον αὐτοῦ παρῆλθεν γάρ ὑβριστὴς ὅστις τὰ ἀλλότρια λυμαίνεται

He that blesseth his neighbour with a loud voice, rising in the night, shall be like to him that curseth.

Qui benedicit proximo suo voce grandi, de nocte consurgens maledicenti similis erit.

ὃς ἂν εὐλογῇ φίλον τὸ πρωὶ μεγάλῃ τῇ φωνῇ καταρωμένου οὐδὲν διαφέρειν δόξει

Roofs dropping through in a cold day, and a contentious woman are alike.

Tecta perstillantia in die frigoris et litigiosa mulier comparantur.

σταγόνες ἐκβάλλουσιν ἄνθρωπον ἐν ἡμέρᾳ χειμερινῇ ἐκ τοῦ οἴκου αὐτοῦ ὡσαύτως καὶ γυνὴ λοίδορος ἐκ τοῦ ἰδίου οἴκου

He that retaineth her, is as he that would hold the wind, and shall call the oil of his right hand.

Qui retinet eam quasi qui ventum teneat, et oleum dexteræ suæ vocabit.

βορέας σκληρὸς ἄνεμος ὀνόματι δὲ ἐπιδέξιος καλεῖται

Iron sharpeneth iron, so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.

Ferrum ferro exacuitur, et homo exacuit faciem amici sui.

σίδηρος σίδηρον ὀξύνει ἀνὴρ δὲ παροξύνει πρόσωπον ἑταίρου

He that keepeth the fig tree, shall eat the fruit thereof: and he that is the keeper of his master, shall be glorified.

Qui servat ficum comedet fructus ejus, et qui custos est domini sui glorificabitur.

ὃς φυτεύει συκῆν φάγεται τοὺς καρποὺς αὐτῆς ὃς δὲ φυλάσσει τὸν ἑαυτοῦ κύριον τιμηθήσεται

As the faces of them that look therein, shine in the water, so the hearts of men are laid open to the wise.

Quomodo in aquis resplendent vultus prospicientium, sic corda hominum manifesta sunt prudentibus.

ὥσπερ οὐχ ὅμοια πρόσωπα προσώποις οὕτως οὐδὲ αἱ καρδίαι τῶν ἀνθρώπων

Hell and destruction are never filled: so the eyes of men are never satisfied.

Infernus et perditio numquam implentur : similiter et oculi hominum insatiabiles.

ᾅδης καὶ ἀπώλεια οὐκ ἐμπίμπλανται ὡσαύτως καὶ οἱ ὀφθαλμοὶ τῶν ἀνθρώπων ἄπληστοι βδέλυγμα κυρίῳ στηρίζων ὀφθαλμόν καὶ οἱ ἀπαίδευτοι ἀκρατεῖς γλώσσῃ

As silver is tried in the fining-pot, and gold in the furnace: so a man is tried by the mouth of him that praiseth. The heart of the wicked seeketh after evils, but the righteous heart seeketh after knowledge.

Quomodo probatur in conflatorio argentum et in fornace aurum, sic probatur homo ore laudantis. Cor iniqui inquirit mala, cor autem rectum inquirit scientiam.

δοκίμιον ἀργύρῳ καὶ χρυσῷ πύρωσις ἀνὴρ δὲ δοκιμάζεται διὰ στόματος ἐγκωμιαζόντων αὐτόν καρδία ἀνόμου ἐκζητεῖ κακά καρδία δὲ εὐθὴς ἐκζητεῖ γνῶσιν

Though thou shouldst bray a fool in the mortar, as when a pestle striketh upon sodden barley, his folly would not be taken from him.

Si contuderis stultum in pila quasi ptisanas feriente desuper pilo, non auferetur ab eo stultitia ejus.

ἐὰν μαστιγοῖς ἄφρονα ἐν μέσῳ συνεδρίου ἀτιμάζων οὐ μὴ περιέλῃς τὴν ἀφροσύνην αὐτοῦ

Be diligent to know the countenance of thy cattle, and consider thy own flocks:

Diligenter agnosce vultum pecoris tui, tuosque greges considera :

γνωστῶς ἐπιγνώσῃ ψυχὰς ποιμνίου σου καὶ ἐπιστήσεις καρδίαν σου σαῖς ἀγέλαις

For thou shalt not always have power: but a crown shall be given to generation and generation.

non enim habebis jugiter potestatem, sed corona tribuetur in generationem et generationem.

ὅτι οὐ τὸν αἰῶνα ἀνδρὶ κράτος καὶ ἰσχύς οὐδὲ παραδίδωσιν ἐκ γενεᾶς εἰς γενεάν

The meadows are open, and the green herbs have appeared, and the hay is gathered out of the mountains.

Aperta sunt prata, et apparuerunt herbæ virentes, et collecta sunt fœna de montibus.

ἐπιμελοῦ τῶν ἐν τῷ πεδίῳ χλωρῶν καὶ κερεῖς πόαν καὶ σύναγε χόρτον ὀρεινόν

Lambs are for thy clothing: and kids for the price of the field.

Agni ad vestimentum tuum, et hædi ad agri pretium.

ἵνα ἔχῃς πρόβατα εἰς ἱματισμόν τίμα πεδίον ἵνα ὦσίν σοι ἄρνες

Let the milk of the goats be enough for thy food, and for the necessities of thy house, and for maintenance for thy handmaids.

Sufficiat tibi lac caprarum in cibos tuos, et in necessaria domus tuæ, et ad victum ancillis tuis.

υἱέ παρ' ἐμοῦ ἔχεις ῥήσεις ἰσχυρὰς εἰς τὴν ζωήν σου καὶ εἰς τὴν ζωὴν σῶν θεραπόντων