| 1 | A man who isolates himself seeks his own desire; He rages against all wise judgment. |
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προφάσειςζητεῖανὴρβουλόμενοςχωρίζεσθαιαπὸφίλων,ενπαντὶδὲκαιρῶεπονείδιστοςέσται.
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| 2 | A fool has no delight in understanding, But in expressing his own heart. |
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ουχρείανέχεισοφίαςενδεὴςφρενῶν·μᾶλλονγὰράγεταιαφροσύνη.
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| 3 | When the wicked comes, contempt comes also; And with dishonor comes reproach. |
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ότανέλθηασεβὴςειςβάθοςκακῶν,καταφρονεῖ,επέρχεταιδὲαυτῶατιμίακαὶόνειδος.
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| 4 | The words of a man’s mouth are deep waters; The wellspring of wisdom is a flowing brook. |
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ύδωρβαθὺλόγοςενκαρδίαανδρός,ποταμὸςδὲαναπηδύεικαὶπηγὴζωῆς.
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| 5 | It is not good to show partiality to the wicked, Or to overthrow the righteous in judgment. |
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θαυμάσαιπρόσωπονασεβοῦςουκαλόν,ουδὲόσιονεκκλίνειντὸδίκαιονενκρίσει.
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| 6 | A fool’s lips enter into contention, And his mouth calls for blows. |
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χείληάφρονοςάγουσιναυτὸνειςκακά,τὸδὲστόμααυτοῦτὸθρασὺθάνατονεπικαλεῖται.
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| 7 | A fool’s mouth is his destruction, And his lips are the snare of his soul. |
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στόμαάφρονοςσυντριβὴαυτῶ,τὰδὲχείληαυτοῦπαγὶςτῆψυχῆαυτοῦ.
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| 8 | The words of a talebearer are like tasty trifles, And they go down into the inmost body. |
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οκνηροὺςκαταβάλλειφόβος,ψυχαὶδὲανδρογύνωνπεινάσουσιν.
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| 9 | He who is slothful in his work Is a brother to him who is a great destroyer. |
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ομὴιώμενοςεαυτὸνεντοῖςέργοιςαυτοῦαδελφόςεστιντοῦλυμαινομένουεαυτόν.
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| 10 | The name of the LORD is a strong tower; The righteous run to it and are safe. |
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εκμεγαλωσύνηςισχύοςόνομακυρίου,αυτῶδὲπροσδραμόντεςδίκαιοιυψοῦνται.
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| 11 | The rich man’s wealth is his strong city, And like a high wall in his own esteem. |
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ύπαρξιςπλουσίουανδρὸςπόλιςοχυρά,ηδὲδόξααυτῆςμέγαεπισκιάζει.
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| 12 | Before destruction the heart of a man is haughty, And before honor is humility. |
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πρὸσυντριβῆςυψοῦταικαρδίαανδρός,καὶπρὸδόξηςταπεινοῦται.
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| 13 | He who answers a matter before he hears it, It is folly and shame to him. |
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ὸςαποκρίνεταιλόγονπρὶνακοῦσαι,αφροσύνηαυτῶεστινκαὶόνειδος.
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| 14 | The spirit of a man will sustain him in sickness, But who can bear a broken spirit? |
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θυμὸνανδρὸςπραύνειθεράπωνφρόνιμος·ολιγόψυχονδὲάνδρατίςυποίσει;
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| 15 | The heart of the prudent acquires knowledge, And the ear of the wise seeks knowledge. |
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καρδίαφρονίμουκτᾶταιαίσθησιν,ῶταδὲσοφῶνζητεῖέννοιαν.
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| 16 | A man’s gift makes room for him, And brings him before great men. |
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δόμαανθρώπουεμπλατύνειαυτὸνκαὶπαρὰδυνάσταιςκαθιζάνειαυτόν.
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| 17 | The first one to plead his cause seems right, Until his neighbor comes and examines him. |
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δίκαιοςεαυτοῦκατήγοροςενπρωτολογία·ωςδ᾿ὰνεπιβάληοαντίδικος,ελέγχεται.
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| 18 | Casting lots causes contentions to cease, And keeps the mighty apart. |
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αντιλογίαςπαύεικλῆρος,ενδὲδυνάσταιςορίζει.
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| 19 | A brother offended is harder to win than a strong city, And contentions are like the bars of a castle. |
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αδελφὸςυπὸαδελφοῦβοηθούμενοςωςπόλιςοχυρὰκαὶυψηλή,ισχύειδὲώσπερτεθεμελιωμένονβασίλειον.
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| 20 | A man’s stomach shall be satisfied from the fruit of his mouth; From the produce of his lips he shall be filled. |
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απὸκαρπῶνστόματοςανὴρπίμπλησινκοιλίαναυτοῦ,απὸδὲκαρπῶνχειλέωναυτοῦεμπλησθήσεται.
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| 21 | Death and life are in the power of the tongue, And those who love it will eat its fruit. |
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θάνατοςκαὶζωὴενχειρὶγλώσσης,οιδὲκρατοῦντεςαυτῆςέδονταιτοὺςκαρποὺςαυτῆς.
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| 22 | He who finds a wife finds a good thing, And obtains favor from the LORD. |
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ὸςεῦρενγυναῖκααγαθήν,εῦρενχάριτας,έλαβενδὲπαρὰθεοῦιλαρότητα.22aὸςεκβάλλειγυναῖκααγαθήν,εκβάλλειτὰαγαθά·οδὲκατέχωνμοιχαλίδαάφρωνκαὶασεβής.
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| 23 | The poor man uses entreaties, But the rich answers roughly. |
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| 24 | A man who has friends must himself be friendly, But there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother. |
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