KJV ¹ Be not thou envious against evil men, neither desire to be with them.

VULC ¹ [Ne æmuleris viros malos,
nec desideres esse cum eis :

WLC ¹ אַל־ תְּ֭קַנֵּא בְּאַנְשֵׁ֣י רָעָ֑ה וְאַל־ לִהְי֥וֹת אִתָּֽם׃

KJV ² For their heart studieth destruction, and their lips talk of mischief.

VULC ² quia rapinas meditatur mens eorum,
et fraudes labia eorum loquuntur.

WLC ² כִּי־ שֹׁ֭ד יֶהְגֶּ֣ה לִבָּ֑ם וְ֝עָמָ֗ל שִׂפְתֵיהֶ֥ם תְּדַבֵּֽרְנָה׃

KJV ³ Through wisdom is an house builded; and by understanding it is established:

VULC ³ Sapientia ædificabitur domus,
et prudentia roborabitur.

WLC ³ בְּ֭חָכְמָה יִבָּ֣נֶה בָּ֑יִת וּ֝בִתְבוּנָ֗ה יִתְכּוֹנָֽן׃

KJV ⁴ And by knowledge shall the chambers be filled with all precious and pleasant riches.

VULC ⁴ In doctrina replebuntur cellaria,
universa substantia pretiosa et pulcherrima.

WLC ⁴ וּ֭בְדַעַת חֲדָרִ֣ים יִמָּלְא֑וּ כָּל־ ה֖וֹן יָקָ֣ר וְנָעִֽים׃

KJV ⁵ A wise man is strong; yea, a man of knowledge increaseth strength.

VULC ⁵ Vir sapiens fortis est,
et vir doctus robustus et validus :

WLC ⁵ גֶּֽבֶר־ חָכָ֥ם בַּע֑וֹז וְאִֽישׁ־ דַּ֝֗עַת מְאַמֶּץ־ כֹּֽחַ׃

KJV ⁶ For by wise counsel thou shalt make thy war: and in multitude of counsellors there is safety.

VULC ⁶ quia cum dispositione initur bellum,
et erit salus ubi multa consilia sunt.

WLC ⁶ כִּ֣י בְ֭תַחְבֻּלוֹת תַּעֲשֶׂה־ לְּךָ֣ מִלְחָמָ֑ה וּ֝תְשׁוּעָ֗ה בְּרֹ֣ב יוֹעֵֽץ׃

KJV ⁷ Wisdom is too high for a fool: he openeth not his mouth in the gate.

VULC ⁷ Excelsa stulto sapientia ;
in porta non aperiet os suum.

WLC ⁷ רָאמ֣וֹת לֶֽאֱוִ֣יל חָכְמ֑וֹת בַּ֝שַּׁ֗עַר לֹ֣א יִפְתַּח־ פִּֽיהוּ׃

KJV ⁸ He that deviseth to do evil shall be called a mischievous person.

VULC ⁸ Qui cogitat mala facere stultus vocabitur :

WLC ⁸ מְחַשֵּׁ֥ב לְהָרֵ֑עַ ל֝֗וֹ בַּֽעַל־ מְזִמּ֥וֹת יִקְרָֽאוּ׃

KJV ⁹ The thought of foolishness is sin: and the scorner is an abomination to men.

VULC ⁹ cogitatio stulti peccatum est,
et abominatio hominum detractor.

WLC ⁹ זִמַּ֣ת אִוֶּ֣לֶת חַטָּ֑את וְתוֹעֲבַ֖ת לְאָדָ֣ם לֵֽץ׃

KJV ¹⁰ If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is small.

VULC ¹⁰ Si desperaveris lassus in die angustiæ,
imminuetur fortitudo tua.]

WLC ¹⁰ הִ֭תְרַפִּיתָ בְּי֥וֹם צָרָ֗ה צַ֣ר כֹּחֶֽכָה׃

KJV ¹¹ If thou forbear to deliver them that are drawn unto death, and those that are ready to be slain;

VULC ¹¹ [Erue eos qui ducuntur ad mortem,
et qui trahuntur ad interitum, liberare ne cesses.

WLC ¹¹ הַ֭צֵּל לְקֻחִ֣ים לַמָּ֑וֶת וּמָטִ֥ים לַ֝הֶ֗רֶג אִם־ תַּחְשֽׂוֹךְ׃

KJV ¹² If thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not; doth not he that pondereth the heart consider it? and he that keepeth thy soul, doth not he know it? and shall not he render to every man according to his works?

VULC ¹² Si dixeris : Vires non suppetunt ;
qui inspector est cordis ipse intelligit :
et servatorem animæ tuæ nihil fallit,
reddetque homini juxta opera sua.

WLC ¹² כִּֽי־ תֹאמַ֗ר הֵן֮ לֹא־ יָדַ֪עְנ֫וּ זֶ֥ה הֲ‍ֽלֹא־ תֹ֘כֵ֤ן לִבּ֨וֹת ׀ הֽוּא־ יָבִ֗ין וְנֹצֵ֣ר נַ֭פְשְׁךָ ה֣וּא יֵדָ֑ע וְהֵשִׁ֖יב לְאָדָ֣ם כְּפָעֳלֽוֹ׃

KJV ¹³ My son, eat thou honey, because it is good; and the honeycomb, which is sweet to thy taste:

VULC ¹³ Comede, fili mi, mel, quia bonum est,
et favum dulcissimum gutturi tuo.

WLC ¹³ אֱכָל־ בְּנִ֣י דְבַ֣שׁ כִּי־ ט֑וֹב וְנֹ֥פֶת מָ֝ת֗וֹק עַל־ חִכֶּֽךָ׃

KJV ¹⁴ So shall the knowledge of wisdom be unto thy soul: when thou hast found it, then there shall be a reward, and thy expectation shall not be cut off.

VULC ¹⁴ Sic et doctrina sapientiæ animæ tuæ :
quam cum inveneris, habebis in novissimis spem,
et spes tua non peribit.

WLC ¹⁴ כֵּ֤ן ׀ דְּעֶ֥ה חָכְמָ֗ה לְנַ֫פְשֶׁ֥ךָ אִם־ מָ֭צָאתָ וְיֵ֣שׁ אַחֲרִ֑ית וְ֝תִקְוָתְךָ֗ לֹ֣א תִכָּרֵֽת׃

KJV ¹⁵ Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous; spoil not his resting place:

VULC ¹⁵ Ne insidieris, et quæras impietatem in domo justi,
neque vastes requiem ejus.

WLC ¹⁵ אַל־ תֶּאֱרֹ֣ב רָ֭שָׁע לִנְוֵ֣ה צַדִּ֑יק אַֽל־ תְּשַׁדֵּ֥ד רִבְצוֹ׃

KJV ¹⁶ For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again: but the wicked shall fall into mischief.

VULC ¹⁶ Septies enim cadet justus, et resurget :
impii autem corruent in malum.

WLC ¹⁶ כִּ֤י שֶׁ֨בַע ׀ יִפּ֣וֹל צַדִּ֣יק וָקָ֑ם וּ֝רְשָׁעִ֗ים יִכָּשְׁל֥וּ בְרָעָֽה׃

KJV ¹⁷ Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thine heart be glad when he stumbleth:

VULC ¹⁷ Cum ceciderit inimicus tuus ne gaudeas,
et in ruina ejus ne exsultet cor tuum :

WLC ¹⁷ בִּנְפֹ֣ל אַל־ תִּשְׂמָ֑ח וּ֝בִכָּשְׁל֗וֹ אַל־ יָגֵ֥ל לִבֶּֽךָ׃

KJV ¹⁸ Lest the LORD see it, and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him.

VULC ¹⁸ ne forte videat Dominus, et displiceat ei,
et auferat ab eo iram suam.

WLC ¹⁸ פֶּן־ יִרְאֶ֣ה יְ֭הוָה וְרַ֣ע בְּעֵינָ֑יו וְהֵשִׁ֖יב מֵעָלָ֣יו אַפּֽוֹ׃

KJV ¹⁹ Fret not thyself because of evil men, neither be thou envious at the wicked:

VULC ¹⁹ Ne contendas cum pessimis,
nec æmuleris impios :

WLC ¹⁹ אַל־ תִּתְחַ֥ר בַּמְּרֵעִ֑ים אַל־ תְּ֝קַנֵּ֗א בָּרְשָׁעִֽים׃

KJV ²⁰ For there shall be no reward to the evil man; the candle of the wicked shall be put out.

VULC ²⁰ quoniam non habent futurorum spem mali,
et lucerna impiorum extinguetur.

WLC ²⁰ כִּ֤י ׀ לֹֽא־ תִהְיֶ֣ה אַחֲרִ֣ית לָרָ֑ע נֵ֖ר רְשָׁעִ֣ים יִדְעָֽךְ׃

KJV ²¹ My son, fear thou the LORD and the king: and meddle not with them that are given to change:

VULC ²¹ Time Dominum, fili mi, et regem,
et cum detractoribus non commiscearis :

WLC ²¹ יְרָֽא־ אֶת־ יְהוָ֣ה בְּנִ֣י וָמֶ֑לֶךְ עִם־ שׁ֝וֹנִ֗ים אַל־ תִּתְעָרָֽב׃

KJV ²² For their calamity shall rise suddenly; and who knoweth the ruin of them both?

VULC ²² quoniam repente consurget perditio eorum,
et ruinam utriusque quis novit ?]

WLC ²² כִּֽי־ פִ֭תְאֹם יָק֣וּם אֵידָ֑ם וּפִ֥יד שְׁ֝נֵיהֶ֗ם מִ֣י יוֹדֵֽעַ׃

KJV ²³ These things also belong to the wise. It is not good to have respect of persons in judgment.

VULC ²³ Hæc quoque sapientibus. [Cognoscere personam in judicio non est bonum.

WLC ²³ גַּם־ אֵ֥לֶּה לַֽחֲכָמִ֑ים הַֽכֵּר־ פָּנִ֖ים בְּמִשְׁפָּ֣ט בַּל־ טֽוֹב׃

KJV ²⁴ He that saith unto the wicked, Thou are righteous; him shall the people curse, nations shall abhor him:

VULC ²⁴ Qui dicunt impio : Justus es : maledicent eis populi,
et detestabuntur eos tribus.

WLC ²⁴ אֹ֤מֵ֨ר ׀ לְרָשָׁע֮ צַדִּ֪יק אָ֥תָּה יִקְּבֻ֥הוּ עַמִּ֑ים יִזְעָמ֥וּהוּ לְאֻמִּֽים׃

KJV ²⁵ But to them that rebuke him shall be delight, and a good blessing shall come upon them.

VULC ²⁵ Qui arguunt eum laudabuntur,
et super ipsos veniet benedictio.

WLC ²⁵ וְלַמּוֹכִיחִ֥ים יִנְעָ֑ם וַֽ֝עֲלֵיהֶ֗ם תָּב֥וֹא בִרְכַּת־ טֽוֹב׃

KJV ²⁶ Every man shall kiss his lips that giveth a right answer.

VULC ²⁶ Labia deosculabitur
qui recta verba respondet.

WLC ²⁶ שְׂפָתַ֥יִם יִשָּׁ֑ק מֵ֝שִׁ֗יב דְּבָרִ֥ים נְכֹחִֽים׃

KJV ²⁷ Prepare thy work without, and make it fit for thyself in the field; and afterwards build thine house.

VULC ²⁷ Præpara foris opus tuum,
et diligenter exerce agrum tuum,
ut postea ædifices domum tuam.

WLC ²⁷ הָ֘כֵ֤ן בַּח֨וּץ ׀ מְלַאכְתֶּ֗ךָ וְעַתְּדָ֣הּ בַּשָּׂדֶ֣ה לָ֑ךְ אַ֝חַ֗ר וּבָנִ֥יתָ בֵיתֶֽךָ׃

KJV ²⁸ Be not a witness against thy neighbour without cause; and deceive not with thy lips.

VULC ²⁸ Ne sis testis frustra contra proximum tuum,
nec lactes quemquam labiis tuis.

WLC ²⁸ אַל־ תְּהִ֣י עֵד־ חִנָּ֣ם בְּרֵעֶ֑ךָ וַ֝הֲפִתִּ֗יתָ בִּשְׂפָתֶֽיךָ׃

KJV ²⁹ Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me: I will render to the man according to his work.

VULC ²⁹ Ne dicas : Quomodo fecit mihi, sic faciam ei ;
reddam unicuique secundum opus suum.]

WLC ²⁹ אַל־ תֹּאמַ֗ר כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר עָֽשָׂה־ לִ֭י כֵּ֤ן אֶֽעֱשֶׂה־ לּ֑וֹ אָשִׁ֖יב לָאִ֣ישׁ כְּפָעֳלֽוֹ׃

KJV ³⁰ I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;

VULC ³⁰ [Per agrum hominis pigri transivi,
et per vineam viri stulti :

WLC ³⁰ עַל־ שְׂדֵ֣ה אִישׁ־ עָצֵ֣ל עָבַ֑רְתִּי וְעַל־ כֶּ֝֗רֶם אָדָ֥ם חֲסַר־ לֵֽב׃

KJV ³¹ And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down.

VULC ³¹ et ecce totum repleverant urticæ,
et operuerant superficiem ejus spinæ,
et maceria lapidum destructa erat.

WLC ³¹ וְהִנֵּ֨ה עָ֘לָ֤ה כֻלּ֨וֹ ׀ קִמְּשֹׂנִ֗ים כָּסּ֣וּ פָנָ֣יו חֲרֻלִּ֑ים וְגֶ֖דֶר אֲבָנָ֣יו נֶהֱרָֽסָה׃

KJV ³² Then I saw, and considered it well: I looked upon it, and received instruction.

VULC ³² Quod cum vidissem, posui in corde meo,
et exemplo didici disciplinam.

WLC ³² וָֽאֶחֱזֶ֣ה אָ֭נֹכִֽי אָשִׁ֣ית לִבִּ֑י רָ֝אִ֗יתִי לָקַ֥חְתִּי מוּסָֽר׃

KJV ³³ Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:

VULC ³³ Parum, inquam, dormies, modicum dormitabis ;
pauxillum manus conseres ut quiescas :

WLC ³³ מְעַ֣ט שֵׁ֭נוֹת מְעַ֣ט תְּנוּמ֑וֹת מְעַ֓ט ׀ חִבֻּ֖ק יָדַ֣יִם לִשְׁכָּֽב׃

KJV ³⁴ So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth; and thy want as an armed man.

VULC ³⁴ et veniet tibi quasi cursor egestas,
et mendicitas quasi vir armatus.]

WLC ³⁴ וּבָֽא־ מִתְהַלֵּ֥ךְ רֵישֶׁ֑ךָ וּ֝מַחְסֹרֶ֗יךָ כְּאִ֣ישׁ מָגֵֽן׃