| 1 | As snow in summer and rain in harvest, So honor is not fitting for a fool. |
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ώσπερδρόσοςεναμήτωκαὶώσπερυετὸςενθέρει,ούτωςουκέστινάφρονιτιμή.
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| 2 | Like a flitting sparrow, like a flying swallow, So a curse without cause shall not alight. |
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ώσπερόρνεαπέταταικαὶστρουθοί,ούτωςαρὰματαίαουκεπελεύσεταιουδενί.
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| 3 | A whip for the horse, A bridle for the donkey, And a rod for the fool’s back. |
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ώσπερμάστιξίππωκαὶκέντρονόνω,ούτωςράβδοςέθνειπαρανόμω.
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| 4 | Do not answer a fool according to his folly, Lest you also be like him. |
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μὴαποκρίνουάφρονιπρὸςτὴνεκείνουαφροσύνην,ίναμὴόμοιοςγένηαυτῶ·
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| 5 | Answer a fool according to his folly, Lest he be wise in his own eyes. |
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αλλὰαποκρίνουάφρονικατὰτὴναφροσύνηναυτοῦ,ίναμὴφαίνηταισοφὸςπαρ᾿εαυτῶ.
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| 6 | He who sends a message by the hand of a fool Cuts off his own feet and drinks violence. |
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εκτῶνεαυτοῦποδῶνόνειδοςπίεταιοαποστείλαςδι᾿αγγέλουάφρονοςλόγον.
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| 7 | Like the legs of the lame that hang limp Is a proverb in the mouth of fools. |
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αφελοῦπορείανσκελῶνκαὶπαροιμίανεκστόματοςαφρόνων.
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| 8 | Like one who binds a stone in a sling Is he who gives honor to a fool. |
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ὸςαποδεσμεύειλίθονενσφενδόνη,όμοιόςεστιντῶδιδόντιάφρονιδόξαν.
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| 9 | Like a thorn that goes into the hand of a drunkard Is a proverb in the mouth of fools. |
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άκανθαιφύονταιενχειρὶτοῦμεθύσου,δουλείαδὲενχειρὶτῶναφρόνων.
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| 10 | The great God who formed everything Gives the fool his hire and the transgressor his wages. |
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πολλὰχειμάζεταιπᾶσασὰρξαφρόνων·συντρίβεταιγὰρηέκστασιςαυτῶν.
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| 11 | As a dog returns to his own vomit, So a fool repeats his folly. |
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ώσπερκύωνότανεπέλθηεπὶτὸνεαυτοῦέμετονκαὶμισητὸςγένηται,ούτωςάφρωντῆεαυτοῦκακίααναστρέψαςεπὶτὴνεαυτοῦαμαρτίαν.11aέστιναισχύνηεπάγουσααμαρτίαν,καὶέστιναισχύνηδόξακαὶχάρις.
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| 12 | Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him. |
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εῖδονάνδραδόξανταπαρ᾿εαυτῶσοφὸνεῖναι,ελπίδαμέντοιέσχενμᾶλλονάφρωναυτοῦ.
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| 13 | The lazy man says, “There is a lion in the road! A fierce lion is in the streets!” |
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λέγειοκνηρὸςαποστελλόμενοςειςοδόνΛέωνενταῖςοδοῖς.
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| 14 | As a door turns on its hinges, So does the lazy man on his bed. |
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ώσπερθύραστρέφεταιεπὶτοῦστρόφιγγος,ούτωςοκνηρὸςεπὶτῆςκλίνηςαυτοῦ.
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| 15 | The lazy man buries his hand in the bowl; It wearies him to bring it back to his mouth. |
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κρύψαςοκνηρὸςτὴνχεῖραεντῶκόλπωαυτοῦουδυνήσεταιεπενεγκεῖνεπὶτὸστόμα.
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| 16 | The lazy man is wiser in his own eyes Than seven men who can answer sensibly. |
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σοφώτεροςεαυτῶοκνηρὸςφαίνεταιτοῦενπλησμονῆαποκομίζοντοςαγγελίαν.
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| 17 | He who passes by and meddles in a quarrel not his own Is like one who takes a dog by the ears. |
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ώσπεροκρατῶνκέρκουκυνός,ούτωςοπροεστὼςαλλοτρίαςκρίσεως.
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| 18 | Like a madman who throws firebrands, arrows, and death, |
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ώσπεροιιώμενοιπροβάλλουσινλόγουςειςανθρώπους,οδὲαπαντήσαςτῶλόγωπρῶτοςυποσκελισθήσεται,
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| 19 | Is the man who deceives his neighbor, And says, “I was only joking!” |
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ούτωςπάντεςοιενεδρεύοντεςτοὺςεαυτῶνφίλους,ότανδὲφωραθῶσιν,λέγουσινότιΠαίζωνέπραξα.
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| 20 | Where there is no wood, the fire goes out; And where there is no talebearer, strife ceases. |
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ενπολλοῖςξύλοιςθάλλειπῦρ,όπουδὲουκέστινδίθυμος,ησυχάζειμάχη.
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| 21 | As charcoal is to burning coals, and wood to fire, So is a contentious man to kindle strife. |
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εσχάραάνθραξινκαὶξύλαπυρί,ανὴρδὲλοίδοροςειςταραχὴνμάχης.
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| 22 | The words of a talebearer are like tasty trifles, And they go down into the inmost body. |
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λόγοικερκώπωνμαλακοί,οῦτοιδὲτύπτουσινειςταμίειασπλάγχνων.
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| 23 | Fervent lips with a wicked heart Are like earthenware covered with silver dross. |
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αργύριονδιδόμενονμετὰδόλουώσπερόστρακονηγητέον.χείληλεῖακαρδίανκαλύπτειλυπηράν.
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| 24 | He who hates, disguises it with his lips, And lays up deceit within himself; |
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χείλεσινπάνταεπινεύειαποκλαιόμενοςεχθρός,ενδὲτῆκαρδίατεκταίνεταιδόλους·
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| 25 | When he speaks kindly, do not believe him, For there are seven abominations in his heart; |
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εάνσουδέηταιοεχθρὸςμεγάλητῆφωνῆ,μὴπεισθῆς·επτὰγάρεισινπονηρίαιεντῆψυχῆαυτοῦ.
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| 26 | Though his hatred is covered by deceit, His wickedness will be revealed before the assembly. |
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οκρύπτωνέχθρανσυνίστησινδόλον,εκκαλύπτειδὲτὰςεαυτοῦαμαρτίαςεύγνωστοςενσυνεδρίοις.
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| 27 | Whoever digs a pit will fall into it, And he who rolls a stone will have it roll back on him. |
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οορύσσωνβόθροντῶπλησίονεμπεσεῖταιειςαυτόν,οδὲκυλίωνλίθονεφ᾿εαυτὸνκυλίει.
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| 28 | A lying tongue hates those who are crushed by it, And a flattering mouth works ruin. |
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γλῶσσαψευδὴςμισεῖαλήθειαν,στόμαδὲάστεγονποιεῖακαταστασίας.
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