Pr 25 (King James)

¹ These are also proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied out.
² It is the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honour of kings is to search out a matter.
³ The heaven for height, and the earth for depth, and the heart of kings is unsearchable.
⁴ Take away the dross from the silver, and there shall come forth a vessel for the finer.
⁵ Take away the wicked from before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness.
⁶ Put not forth thyself in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of great men:
⁷ For better it is that it be said unto thee, Come up hither; than that thou shouldest be put lower in the presence of the prince whom thine eyes have seen.
⁸ Go not forth hastily to strive, lest thou know not what to do in the end thereof, when thy neighbour hath put thee to shame.
⁹ Debate thy cause with thy neighbour himself; and discover not a secret to another:
¹⁰ Lest he that heareth it put thee to shame, and thine infamy turn not away.
¹¹ A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.
¹² As an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.
¹³ As the cold of snow in the time of harvest, so is a faithful messenger to them that send him: for he refresheth the soul of his masters.
¹⁴ Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift is like clouds and wind without rain.
¹⁵ By long forbearing is a prince persuaded, and a soft tongue breaketh the bone.
¹⁶ Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it.
¹⁷ Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour's house; lest he be weary of thee, and so hate thee.
¹⁸ A man that beareth false witness against his neighbour is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.
¹⁹ Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble is like a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint.
²⁰ As he that taketh away a garment in cold weather, and as vinegar upon nitre, so is he that singeth songs to an heavy heart.
²¹ If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink:
²² For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the LORD shall reward thee.
²³ The north wind driveth away rain: so doth an angry countenance a backbiting tongue.
²⁴ It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman and in a wide house.
²⁵ As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.
²⁶ A righteous man falling down before the wicked is as a troubled fountain, and a corrupt spring.
²⁷ It is not good to eat much honey: so for men to search their own glory is not glory.
²⁸ He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls.

Pr 25 (Vulgate)

¹ Hæ quoque parabolæ Salomonis, quas transtulerunt viri Ezechiæ regis Juda.
² [Gloria Dei est celare verbum, et gloria regum investigare sermonem.
³ Cælum sursum, et terra deorsum, et cor regum inscrutabile.
⁴ Aufer rubiginem de argento, et egredietur vas purissimum.
⁵ Aufer impietatem de vultu regis, et firmabitur justitia thronus ejus.
⁶ Ne gloriosus appareas coram rege, et in loco magnorum ne steteris.
⁷ Melius est enim ut dicatur tibi : Ascende huc, quam ut humilieris coram principe.]
⁸ [Quæ viderunt oculi tui ne proferas in jurgio cito, ne postea emendare non possis, cum dehonestaveris amicum tuum.
⁹ Causam tuam tracta cum amico tuo, et secretum extraneo ne reveles :
¹⁰ ne forte insultet tibi cum audierit, et exprobrare non cesset. Gratia et amicitia liberant : quas tibi serva, ne exprobrabilis fias.
¹¹ Mala aurea in lectis argenteis, qui loquitur verbum in tempore suo.
¹² Inauris aurea, et margaritum fulgens, qui arguit sapientem et aurem obedientem.
¹³ Sicut frigus nivis in die messis, ita legatus fidelis ei qui misit eum : animam ipsius requiescere facit.
¹⁴ Nubes, et ventus, et pluviæ non sequentes, vir gloriosus et promissa non complens.
¹⁵ Patientia lenietur princeps, et lingua mollis confringet duritiam.]
¹⁶ [Mel invenisti : comede quod sufficit tibi, ne forte satiatus evomas illud.
¹⁷ Subtrahe pedem tuum de domo proximi tui, nequando satiatus oderit te.
¹⁸ Jaculum, et gladius, et sagitta acuta, homo qui loquitur contra proximum suum falsum testimonium.
¹⁹ Dens putridus, et pes lassus, qui sperat super infideli in die angustiæ,
²⁰ et amittit pallium in die frigoris. Acetum in nitro, qui cantat carmina cordi pessimo. Sicut tinea vestimento, et vermis ligno, ita tristitia viri nocet cordi.
²¹ Si esurierit inimicus tuus, ciba illum ; si sitierit, da ei aquam bibere :
²² prunas enim congregabis super caput ejus, et Dominus reddet tibi.
²³ Ventus aquilo dissipat pluvias, et facies tristis linguam detrahentem.
²⁴ Melius est sedere in angulo domatis quam cum muliere litigiosa et in domo communi.
²⁵ Aqua frigida animæ sitienti, et nuntius bonus de terra longinqua.
²⁶ Fons turbatus pede et vena corrupta, justus cadens coram impio.
²⁷ Sicut qui mel multum comedit non est ei bonum, sic qui scrutator est majestatis opprimetur a gloria.
²⁸ Sicut urbs patens et absque murorum ambitu, ita vir qui non potest in loquendo cohibere spiritum suum.]