The Book of Proverbs
Chapter 11
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11:1 A deceitful balance is an abomination before the Lord: and a just weight is his will. Statera dolosa abominatio est apud Dominum, et pondus æquum voluntas ejus.
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11:2 Where pride is, there also shall be reproach: but where humility is, there also is wisdom. Ubi fuerit superbia, ibi erit et contumelia; ubi autem est humilitas, ibi et sapientia.
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11:3 The simplicity of the just shall guide them: and the deceitfulness of the wicked shall destroy them. Simplicitas justorum diriget eos, et supplantatio perversorum vastabit illos.
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11:4 Riches shall not profit in the day of revenge: but justice shall deliver from death. Non proderunt divitiæ in die ultionis; justitia autem liberabit a morte.
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11:5 The justice of the upright shall make his way prosperous: and the wicked man shall fall by his own wickedness. Justitia simplicis diriget viam ejus, et in impietate sua corruet impius.
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11:6 The justice of the righteous shall deliver them: and the unjust shall be caught in their own snares. Justitia rectorum liberabit eos, et in insidiis suis capientur iniqui.
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11:7 When the wicked man is dead, there shall be no hope any more: and the expectation of the solicitous shall perish. Mortuo homine impio, nulla erit ultra spes, et exspectatio sollicitorum peribit.
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11:8 The just is delivered out of distress: and the wicked shall be given up for him. Justus de angustia liberatus est, et tradetur impius pro eo.
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11:9 The dissembler with his mouth deceiveth his friend: but the just shall be delivered by knowledge. Simulator ore decipit amicum suum; justi autem liberabuntur scientia.
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11:10 When it goeth well with the just, the city shall rejoice: and when the wicked perish, there shall be praise. In bonis justorum exsultabit civitas, et in perditione impiorum erit laudatio.
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11:11 By the blessing of the just the city shall be exalted: and by the mouth of the wicked it shall be overthrown. Benedictione justorum exaltabitur civitas, et ore impiorum subvertetur.
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11:12 He that despiseth his friend, is mean of heart: but the wise man will hold his peace. Qui despicit amicum suum indigens corde est; vir autem prudens tacebit.
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11:13 He that walketh deceitfully, revealeth secrets: but he that is faithful, concealeth the thing committed to him by his friend. Qui ambulat fraudulenter, revelat arcana; qui autem fidelis est animi, celat amici commissum.
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11:14 Where there is no governor, the people shall fall: but there is safety where there is much counsel. Ubi non est gubernator, populus corruet; salus autem, ubi multa consilia.
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11:15 He shall be afflicted with evil, that is surety for a stranger: but he that is aware of the snares, shall be secure. Affligetur malo qui fidem facit pro extraneo; qui autem cavet laqueos securus erit.
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11:16 A gracious woman shall find glory: and the strong shall have riches. Mulier gratiosa inveniet gloriam, et robusti habebunt divitias.
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11:17 A merciful man doth good to his own soul: but he that is cruel casteth off even his own kindred. Benefacit animæ suæ vir misericors; qui autem crudelis est, etiam propinquos abjicit.
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11:18 The wicked maketh an unsteady work: but to him that soweth justice, there is a faithful reward. Impius facit opus instabile, seminanti autem justitiam merces fidelis.
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11:19 Clemency prepareth life: and the pursuing of evil things death. Clementia præparat vitam, et sectatio malorum mortem.
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11:20 A perverse heart is abominable to the Lord: and his will is in them that walk sincerely. Abominabile Domino cor pravum, et voluntas ejus in iis qui simpliciter ambulant.
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11:21 Hand in hand the evil man shall not be innocent: but the seed of the just shall be saved. Manus in manu non erit innocens malus; semen autem justorum salvabitur.
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11:22 A golden ring in a swine's snout, a woman fair and foolish. Circulus aureus in naribus suis, mulier pulchra et fatua.
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11:23 The desire of the just is all good, the expectation of the wicked is indignation. Desiderium justorum omne bonum est; præstolatio impiorum furor.
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11:24 Some distribute their own goods, and grow richer: others take away what is not their own, and are always in want. Alii dividunt propria, et ditiores fiunt; alii rapiunt non sua, et semper in egestate sunt.
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11:25 The soul that blesseth, shall be made fat: and he that inebriateth, shall be inebriated also himself. Anima quæ benedicit impinguabitur, et qui inebriat, ipse quoque inebriabitur.
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11:26 He that hideth up corn, shall be cursed among the people: but a blessing upon the head of them that sell. Qui abscondit frumenta maledicetur in populis; benedictio autem super caput vendentium.
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11:27 Well doth he rise early who seeketh good things: but he that seeketh after evil things, shall be oppressed by them. Bene consurgit diluculo qui quærit bona; qui autem investigator malorum est, opprimetur ab eis.
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11:28 He that trusteth in his riches shall fall: but the just shall spring up as a green leaf. Qui confidit in divitiis suis corruet: justi autem quasi virens folium germinabunt.
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11:29 He that troubleth his own house, shall inherit the winds: and the fool shall serve the wise. Qui conturbat domum suam possidebit ventos, et qui stultus est serviet sapienti.
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11:30 The fruit of the just man is a tree of life: and he that gaineth souls is wise. Fructus justi lignum vitæ, et qui suscipit animas sapiens est.
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11:31 If the just man receive in the earth, how much more the wicked and the sinner? Si justus in terra recipit, quanto magis impius et peccator !
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