Proverbs 27

1Boast not for to morrow, for thou knowest not what the day to come may bring forth.

Ne glorieris in crastinum, ignorans quid superventura pariat dies.

2Let 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.

3A 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.

4Anger 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?

5Open rebuke is better than hidden love.

Melior est manifesta correptio quam amor absconditus.

6Better are the wounds of a friend, than the deceitful kisses of an enemy.

Meliora sunt vulnera diligentis quam fraudulenta oscula odientis.

7A 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.

8As 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.

9Ointment 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.

10Thy 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.

11Study 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.

12The prudent man seeing evil hideth himself: little ones passing on have suffered losses.

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

13Take 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.

14He 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.

15Roofs dropping through in a cold day, and a contentious woman are alike.

Tecta perstillantia in die frigoris et litigiosa mulier comparantur.

16He 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.

17Iron sharpeneth iron, so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.

Ferrum ferro exacuitur, et homo exacuit faciem amici sui.

18He 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.

19As 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.

20Hell and destruction are never filled: so the eyes of men are never satisfied.

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

21As 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.

22Though 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.

23Be diligent to know the countenance of thy cattle, and consider thy own flocks:

Diligenter agnosce vultum pecoris tui, tuosque greges considera:

24For 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.

25The 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.

26Lambs are for thy clothing: and kids for the price of the field.

Agni ad vestimentum tuum, et hædi ad agri pretium.

27Let 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.