Proverbs Chapter 14

English (Douay-Rheims)

1 A wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish will pull down with her hands that also which is built.
2 He that walketh in the right way, and feareth God, is despised by him that goeth by an infamous way.
3 In the mouth of a fool is the rod of pride: but the lips of the wise preserve them.
4 Where there are no oxen, the crib is empty: but where there is much corn, there the strength of the ox is manifest.
5 A faithful witness will not lie: but a deceitful witness uttereth a lie.
6 A scorner seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not: the learning of the wise is easy.
7 Go against a foolish man, and he knoweth not the lips of prudence.
8 The wisdom of a discreet man is to understand his way: and the imprudence of fools erreth.
9 A fool will laugh at sin, but among the just grace shall abide.
10 The heart that knoweth the bitterness of his own soul, in his joy the stranger shall not intermeddle.
11 The house of the wicked shall be destroyed: but the tabernacles of the just shall flourish.
12 There is a way which seemeth just to a man: but the ends thereof lead to death.
13 Laughter shall be mingled with sorrow, and mourning taketh hold of the ends of joy.
14 A fool shall be filled with his own ways, and the good man shall be above him.

15 The innocent believeth every word: the discreet man considereth his steps. No good shall come to the deceitful son: but the wise servant shall prosper in his dealings, and his way shall be made straight.
16 A wise man feareth, and declineth from evil: the fool leapeth over, and is confident.
17 The impatient man shall work folly: and the crafty man is hateful.
18 The childish shall possess folly, and the prudent shall look for knowledge.
19 The evil shall fall down before the good: and the wicked before the gates of the just.
20 The poor man shall be hateful even to his own neighbour: but the friends of the rich are many.
21 He that despiseth his neighbour, sinneth: but he that showeth mercy to the poor, shall be blessed. He that believeth in the Lord, loveth mercy.
22 They err that work evil: but mercy and truth prepare good things.
23 In much work there shall be abundance: but where there are many words, there is oftentimes want.
24 The crown of the wise, is their riches: the folly of fools, imprudence.
25 A faithful witness delivereth souls: and the double dealer uttereth lies.

26 In the fear of the Lord is confidence of strength, and there shall be hope for his children.
27 The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, to decline from the ruin of death.
28 In the multitude of people is the dignity of the king: and in the small number of the people the dishonour of the prince.
29 He that is patient, is governed with much wisdom: but he that is impatient, exalteth his folly.
30 Soundness of heart is the life of the flesh: but envy is the rottenness of the bones.
31 He that oppresseth the poor, upbraideth his maker: but he that hath pity on the poor, honoureth him.
32 The wicked man shall be driven out in his wickedness: but the just hath hope in his death.
33 In the heart of the prudent resteth wisdom, and it shall instruct all the ignorant.
34 Justice exalteth a nation: but sin maketh nations miserable.
35 A wise servant is acceptable to the king: he that is good for nothing shall feel his anger.

Old Testament first published 1609 by the English College at Douay
New Testament first published 1582 by the English College at Rheims
Revised and Annotated 1749 by Bishop Richard Challoner
Imprimatur. +James Cardinal Gibbons, Archbishop of Baltimore, September 1, 1899

Latin (Clementine Vulgate)

1 Sapiens mulier ædificat domum suam;
insipiens exstructam quoque manibus destruet.
2 Ambulans recto itinere, et timens Deum,
despicitur ab eo qui infami graditur via.
3 In ore stulti virga superbiæ;
labia autem sapientium custodiunt eos.
4 Ubi non sunt boves, præsepe vacuum est;
ubi autem plurimæ segetes, ibi manifesta est fortitudo bovis.
5 Testis fidelis non mentitur;
profert autem mendacium dolosus testis.
6 Quærit derisor sapientiam, et non invenit;
doctrina prudentium facilis.
7 Vade contra virum stultum,
et nescit labia prudentiæ.
8 Sapientia callidi est intelligere viam suam,
et imprudentia stultorum errans.
9 Stultus illudet peccatum,
et inter justos morabitur gratia.
10 Cor quod novit amaritudinem animæ suæ,
in gaudio ejus non miscebitur extraneus.
11 Domus impiorum delebitur:
tabernacula vero justorum germinabunt.
12 Est via quæ videtur homini justa,
novissima autem ejus deducunt ad mortem.
13 Risus dolore miscebitur,
et extrema gaudii luctus occupat.
14 Viis suis replebitur stultus,
et super eum erit vir bonus.

15 Innocens credit omni verbo;
astutus considerat gressus suos.
Filio doloso nihil erit boni;
servo autem sapienti prosperi erunt actus,
et dirigetur via ejus.
16 Sapiens timet, et declinat a malo;
stultus transilit, et confidit.
17 Impatiens operabitur stultitiam,
et vir versutus odiosus est.
18 Possidebunt parvuli stultitiam,
et exspectabunt astuti scientiam.
19 Jacebunt mali ante bonos,
et impii ante portas justorum.
20 Etiam proximo suo pauper odiosus erit:
amici vero divitum multi.
21 Qui despicit proximum suum peccat;
qui autem miseretur pauperis beatus erit.
Qui credit in Domino misericordiam diligit.
22 Errant qui operantur malum;
misericordia et veritas præparant bona.
23 In omni opere erit abundantia;
ubi autem verba sunt plurima, ibi frequenter egestas.
24 Corona sapientium divitiæ eorum;
fatuitas stultorum imprudentia.
25 Liberat animas testis fidelis,
et profert mendacia versipellis.

26 In timore Domini fiducia fortitudinis,
et filiis ejus erit spes.
27 Timor Domini fons vitæ,
ut declinent a ruina mortis.
28 In multitudine populi dignitas regis,
et in paucitate plebis ignominia principis.
29 Qui patiens est multa gubernatur prudentia;
qui autem impatiens est exaltat stultitiam suam.
30 Vita carnium sanitas cordis;
putredo ossium invidia.
31 Qui calumniatur egentem exprobrat factori ejus;
honorat autem eum qui miseretur pauperis.
32 In malitia sua expelletur impius:
sperat autem justus in morte sua.
33 In corde prudentis requiescit sapientia,
et indoctos quosque erudiet.
34 Justitia elevat gentem;
miseros autem facit populos peccatum.
35 Acceptus est regi minister intelligens;
iracundiam ejus inutilis sustinebit.

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