1 Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than an house full of sacrifices with strife.

1 Melior est buccella sicca cum gaudio
quam domus plena victimis cum jurgio.

2 A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren.

2 Servus sapiens dominabitur filiis stultis,
et inter fratres hæreditatem dividet.

3 The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the Lord trieth the hearts.

3 Sicut igne probatur argentum et aurum camino,
ita corda probat Dominus.

4 A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips; and a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue.

4 Malus obedit linguæ iniquæ,
et fallax obtemperat labiis mendacibus.

5 Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: and he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished.

5 Qui despicit pauperem exprobrat factori ejus,
et qui ruina lætatur alterius non erit impunitus.

6 Children's children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children are their fathers.

6 Corona senum filii filiorum,
et gloria filiorum patres eorum.

7 Excellent speech becometh not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince.

7 Non decent stultum verba composita,
nec principem labium mentiens.

8 A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it: whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.

8 Gemma gratissima exspectatio præstolantis;
quocumque se vertit, prudenter intelligit.

9 He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends.

9 Qui celat delictum quærit amicitias;
qui altero sermone repetit, separat fœderatos.

10 A reproof entereth more into a wise man than an hundred stripes into a fool.

10 Plus proficit correptio apud prudentem,
quam centum plagæ apud stultum.

11 An evil man seeketh only rebellion: therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.

11 Semper jurgia quærit malus:
angelus autem crudelis mittetur contra eum.

12 Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.

12 Expedit magis ursæ occurrere raptis fœtibus,
quam fatuo confidenti in stultitia sua.

13 Whoso rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.

13 Qui reddit mala pro bonis,
non recedet malum de domo ejus.

14 The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with.

14 Qui dimittit aquam caput est jurgiorum,
et antequam patiatur contumeliam judicium deserit.

15 He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even they both are abomination to the Lord.

15 ¶ Qui justificat impium, et qui condemnat justum,
abominabilis est uterque apud Deum.

16 Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing he hath no heart to it?

16 Quid prodest stulto habere divitias,
cum sapientiam emere non possit?
Qui altum facit domum suam quærit ruinam,
et qui evitat discere incidet in mala.

17 A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.

17 Omni tempore diligit qui amicus est,
et frater in angustiis comprobatur.

18 A man void of understanding striketh hands, and becometh surety in the presence of his friend.

18 Stultus homo plaudet manibus,
cum spoponderit pro amico suo.

19 He loveth transgression that loveth strife: and he that exalteth his gate seeketh destruction.

19 Qui meditatur discordias diligit rixas,
et qui exaltat ostium quærit ruinam.

20 He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.

20 Qui perversi cordis est non inveniet bonum,
et qui vertit linguam incidet in malum.

21 He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy.

21 Natus est stultus in ignominiam suam;
sed nec pater in fatuo lætabitur.

22 A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.

22 Animus gaudens ætatem floridam facit;
spiritus tristis exsiccat ossa.

23 A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment.

23 Munera de sinu impius accipit,
ut pervertat semitas judicii.

24 Wisdom is before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.

24 In facie prudentis lucet sapientia;
oculi stultorum in finibus terræ.

25 A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him.

25 Ira patris filius stultus,
et dolor matris quæ genuit eum.

26 Also to punish the just is not good, nor to strike princes for equity.

26 Non est bonum damnum inferre justo,
nec percutere principem qui recta judicat.

27 He that hath knowledge spareth his words: and a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit.

27 Qui moderatur sermones suos doctus et prudens est,
et pretiosi spiritus vir eruditus.

28 Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding.

28 Stultus quoque, si tacuerit, sapiens reputabitur,
et si compresserit labia sua, intelligens.