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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

VULC 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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