18:1 Occasiones quærit qui vult recedere ab amico : omni tempore erit exprobrabilis.

18:1 He that hath a mind to depart from a friend, seeketh occasions: he shall ever be subject to reproach.

18:2 Non recipit stultus verba prudentiæ, nisi ea dixeris quæ versantur in corde ejus.

18:2 A fool receiveth not the words of prudence: unless thou say those things which are in his heart.

18:3 Impius, cum in profundum venerit peccatorum, contemnit ; sed sequitur eum ignominia et opprobrium.

18:3 The wicked man, when he is come into the depths of sins, contemneth: but ignominy and reproach follow him.

18:4 Aqua profunda verba ex ore viri, et torrens redundans fons sapientiæ.

18:4 Words from the mouth of a man are as deep water: and the fountain of wisdom is an overflowing stream.

18:5 Accipere personam impii non est bonum, ut declines a veritate judicii.

18:5 It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to decline from the truth of judgment.

18:6 Labia stulti miscent se rixis, et os ejus jurgia provocat.

18:6 The lips of a fool intermeddle with strife: and his mouth provoketh quarrels.

18:7 Os stulti contritio ejus, et labia ipsius ruina animæ ejus.

18:7 The mouth of a fool is his destruction: and his lips are the ruin of his soul.

18:8 Verba bilinguis quasi simplicia, et ipsa perveniunt usque ad interiora ventris. Pigrum dejicit timor ; animæ autem effeminatorum esurient.

18:8 The words of the double tongued are as if they were harmless: and they reach even to the inner parts of the bowels. Fear casteth down the slothful: and the souls of the effeminate shall be hungry.

18:9 Qui mollis et dissolutus est in opere suo frater est sua opera dissipantis.

18:9 He that is loose and slack in his work, is the brother of him that wasteth his own works.

18:10 Turris fortissima nomen Domini ; ad ipsum currit justus, et exaltabitur.

18:10 The name of the Lord is a strong tower: the just runneth to it, and shall be exalted.

18:11 Substantia divitis urbs roboris ejus, et quasi murus validus circumdans eum.

18:11 The substance of the rich man is the city of his strength, and as a strong wall compassing him about.

18:12 Antequam conteratur, exaltatur cor hominis, et antequam glorificetur, humiliatur.

18:12 Before destruction, the heart of a man is exalted: and before he be glorified, it is humbled.

18:13 Qui prius respondet quam audiat, stultum se esse demonstrat, et confusione dignum.

18:13 He that answereth before he heareth, sheweth himself to be a fool, and worthy of confusion.

18:14 Spiritus viri sustentat imbecillitatem suam ; spiritum vero ad irascendum facilem quis poterit sustinere ?

18:14 The spirit of a man upholdeth his infirmity: but a spirit that is easily angered, who can bear?

18:15 Cor prudens possidebit scientiam, et auris sapientium quærit doctrinam.

18:15 A wise heart shall acquire knowledge: and the ear of the wise seeketh instruction.

18:16 Donum hominis dilatat viam ejus, et ante principes spatium ei facit.

18:16 A man's gift enlargeth his way, and maketh him room before princes.

18:17 Justus prior est accusator sui : venit amicus ejus, et investigabit eum.

18:17 The just is first accuser of himself: his friend cometh, and shall search him.

18:18 Contradictiones comprimit sors, et inter potentes quoque dijudicat.

18:18 The lot suppresseth contentions, and determineth even between the mighty.

18:19 Frater qui adjuvatur a fratre quasi civitas firma, et judicia quasi vectes urbium.

18:19 A brother that is helped by his brother, is like a strong city: and judgments are like the bars of cities.

18:20 De fructu oris viri replebitur venter ejus, et genimina labiorum ipsius saturabunt eum.

18:20 Of the fruit of a man's mouth shall his belly be satisfied: and the offspring of his lips shall fill him.

18:21 Mors et vita in manu linguæ ; qui diligunt eam comedent fructus ejus.

18:21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue: they that love it, shall eat the fruits thereof.

18:22 Qui invenit mulierem bonam invenit bonum, et hauriet jucunditatem a Domino. Qui expellit mulierem bonam expellit bonum ; qui autem tenet adulteram stultus est et impius.

18:22 He that hath found a good wife, hath found a good thing, and shall receive a pleasure from the Lord. He that driveth away a good wife, driveth away a good thing: but he that keepeth an adulteress, is foolish and wicked.

18:23 Cum obsecrationibus loquetur pauper, et dives effabitur rigide.

18:23 The poor will speak with supplications, and the rich will speak roughly.

18:24 Vir amabilis ad societatem magis amicus erit quam frater.

18:24 A man amiable in society, shall be more friendly than a brother.