¹Quomodo nix in æstate,In the manner of snow in the summer,et pluviæ in messe,and rain at the harvest,sic indecens est stulto gloria.so also is glory unfit for the foolish.

¹Quomodo nix in æstate,In the manner of snow in the summer,et pluviæ in messe,and rain at the harvest,sic indecens est stulto gloria.so also is glory unfit for the foolish.

²Sicut avis ad alia transvolans,Like a bird flying away to another place,et passer quolibet vadens,and like a sparrow that hurries away freely,sic maledictum frustra prolatum in quempiam superveniet.so also a curse uttered against someone without cause will pass away.

²Sicut avis ad alia transvolans,Like a bird flying away to another place,et passer quolibet vadens,and like a sparrow that hurries away freely,sic maledictum frustra prolatum in quempiam superveniet.so also a curse uttered against someone without cause will pass away.

³Flagellum equo,A whip is for a horse,et camus asino,and a muzzle is for donkey,et virga in dorso imprudentium.and a rod is for the back of the imprudent.

³Flagellum equo,A whip is for a horse,et camus asino,and a muzzle is for donkey,et virga in dorso imprudentium.and a rod is for the back of the imprudent.

⁴Ne respondeas stulto juxta stultitiam suam,Do not respond to the foolish according to his folly,ne efficiaris ei similis.lest you become like him.

⁴Ne respondeas stulto juxta stultitiam suam,Do not respond to the foolish according to his folly,ne efficiaris ei similis.lest you become like him.

⁵Responde stulto juxta stultitiam suam,Respond to the foolish according to his folly,ne sibi sapiens esse videatur.lest he imagine himself to be wise.

⁵Responde stulto juxta stultitiam suam,Respond to the foolish according to his folly,ne sibi sapiens esse videatur.lest he imagine himself to be wise.

⁶Claudus pedibus, et iniquitatem bibens, qui mittit verba per nuntium stultum.Whoever sends words by a foolish messenger has lame feet and drinks iniquity.

⁶Claudus pedibus, et iniquitatem bibens, qui mittit verba per nuntium stultum.Whoever sends words by a foolish messenger has lame feet and drinks iniquity.

⁷Quomodo pulchras frustra habet claudus tibias,In the manner of a lame man who has beautiful legs to no purpose,sic indecens est in ore stultorum parabola.so also is a parable unfit for the mouth of the foolish.

⁷Quomodo pulchras frustra habet claudus tibias,In the manner of a lame man who has beautiful legs to no purpose,sic indecens est in ore stultorum parabola.so also is a parable unfit for the mouth of the foolish.

⁸Sicut qui mittit lapidem in acervum Mercurii,Just like one who casts a stone into the pile of Mercury,ita qui tribuit insipienti honorem.so also is he who gives honor to the foolish.

⁸Sicut qui mittit lapidem in acervum Mercurii,Just like one who casts a stone into the pile of Mercury,ita qui tribuit insipienti honorem.so also is he who gives honor to the foolish.

⁹Quomodo si spina nascatur in manu temulenti,In the manner of a thorn, if it were to spring up from the hand of a drunkard,sic parabola in ore stultorum.so also is a parable in the mouth of the foolish.

⁹Quomodo si spina nascatur in manu temulenti,In the manner of a thorn, if it were to spring up from the hand of a drunkard,sic parabola in ore stultorum.so also is a parable in the mouth of the foolish.

¹⁰Judicium determinat causas,Judgment determines cases.et qui imponit stulto silentium iras mitigat.And whoever imposes silence on the foolish mitigates anger.

¹⁰Judicium determinat causas,Judgment determines cases.et qui imponit stulto silentium iras mitigat.And whoever imposes silence on the foolish mitigates anger.

¹¹Sicut canis qui revertitur ad vomitum suum,Like a dog that returns to his vomit,sic imprudens qui iterat stultitiam suam.so also is the imprudent who repeats his foolishness.

¹¹Sicut canis qui revertitur ad vomitum suum,Like a dog that returns to his vomit,sic imprudens qui iterat stultitiam suam.so also is the imprudent who repeats his foolishness.

¹²Vidisti hominem sapientem sibi videri?Have you seen a man who seems wise to himself?magis illo spem habebit insipiens.There will be greater hope held for the unwise than for him.

¹²Vidisti hominem sapientem sibi videri?Have you seen a man who seems wise to himself?magis illo spem habebit insipiens.There will be greater hope held for the unwise than for him.

¹³Dicit piger:The lazy one says,Leo est in via,“There is a lion along the way,et leæna in itineribus.and a lioness in the roads.”

¹³Dicit piger:The lazy one says,Leo est in via,“There is a lion along the way,et leæna in itineribus.and a lioness in the roads.”

¹⁴Sicut ostium vertitur in cardine suo,Just as a door turns upon its hinges,ita piger in lectulo suo.so also does the lazy one turn upon his bed.

¹⁴Sicut ostium vertitur in cardine suo,Just as a door turns upon its hinges,ita piger in lectulo suo.so also does the lazy one turn upon his bed.

¹⁵Abscondit piger manum sub ascella sua,The lazy one conceals his hand under his arms,et laborat si ad os suum eam converterit.and it is a labor for him to move it to his mouth.

¹⁵Abscondit piger manum sub ascella sua,The lazy one conceals his hand under his arms,et laborat si ad os suum eam converterit.and it is a labor for him to move it to his mouth.

¹⁶Sapientior sibi piger videtur septem viris loquentibus sententias.The lazy one seems wiser to himself than seven men speaking judgments.

¹⁶Sapientior sibi piger videtur septem viris loquentibus sententias.The lazy one seems wiser to himself than seven men speaking judgments.

¹⁷Sicut qui apprehendit auribus canem,Just like one who takes hold of a dog by the ears,sic qui transit impatiens et commiscetur rixæ alterius.so also is he who crosses impatiently and meddles in the quarrels of another.

¹⁷Sicut qui apprehendit auribus canem,Just like one who takes hold of a dog by the ears,sic qui transit impatiens et commiscetur rixæ alterius.so also is he who crosses impatiently and meddles in the quarrels of another.

¹⁸Sicut noxius est qui mittit sagittas et lanceas in mortem,Just as he is guilty who let loose the arrows and the lances unto death,

¹⁸Sicut noxius est qui mittit sagittas et lanceas in mortem,Just as he is guilty who let loose the arrows and the lances unto death,

¹⁹ita vir fraudulenter nocet amico suo,so also is the man who harms his friend by deceitfulness.et cum fuerit deprehensus dicit:And when he has been apprehended, he says,Ludens feci.“I did it jokingly.”

¹⁹ita vir fraudulenter nocet amico suo,so also is the man who harms his friend by deceitfulness.et cum fuerit deprehensus dicit:And when he has been apprehended, he says,Ludens feci.“I did it jokingly.”

²⁰Cum defecerint ligna extinguetur ignis,When the wood fails, the fire will be extinguished.et susurrone subtracto,And when the gossiper is taken away,jurgia conquiescent.conflicts will be quelled.

²⁰Cum defecerint ligna extinguetur ignis,When the wood fails, the fire will be extinguished.et susurrone subtracto,And when the gossiper is taken away,jurgia conquiescent.conflicts will be quelled.

²¹Sicut carbones ad prunas,Just as charcoals are to burning coals,et ligna ad ignem,and wood is to fire,sic homo iracundus suscitat rixas.so also is an angry man who stirs up quarrels.

²¹Sicut carbones ad prunas,Just as charcoals are to burning coals,et ligna ad ignem,and wood is to fire,sic homo iracundus suscitat rixas.so also is an angry man who stirs up quarrels.

²²Verba susurronis quasi simplicia,The words of a whisperer seem simple,et ipsa perveniunt ad intima ventris.but they penetrate to the innermost parts of the self.

²²Verba susurronis quasi simplicia,The words of a whisperer seem simple,et ipsa perveniunt ad intima ventris.but they penetrate to the innermost parts of the self.

²³Quomodo si argento sordido ornare velis vas fictile,In the same manner as an earthen vessel, if it were adorned with impure silver,sic labia tumentia cum pessimo corde sociata.conceited lips are allied with a wicked heart.

²³Quomodo si argento sordido ornare velis vas fictile,In the same manner as an earthen vessel, if it were adorned with impure silver,sic labia tumentia cum pessimo corde sociata.conceited lips are allied with a wicked heart.

²⁴Labiis suis intelligitur inimicus,An enemy is known by his lips,cum in corde tractaverit dolos.though it is from his heart that he draws out deceit.

²⁴Labiis suis intelligitur inimicus,An enemy is known by his lips,cum in corde tractaverit dolos.though it is from his heart that he draws out deceit.

²⁵Quando submiserit vocem suam,When he will have lowered his voice,ne credideris ei,do not believe him,quoniam septem nequitiæ sunt in corde illius.for there are seven vices in his heart.

²⁵Quando submiserit vocem suam,When he will have lowered his voice,ne credideris ei,do not believe him,quoniam septem nequitiæ sunt in corde illius.for there are seven vices in his heart.

²⁶Qui operit odium fraudulenter,Whoever covers hatred with deceit,revelabitur malitia ejus in consilio.his malice shall be revealed in the assembly.

²⁶Qui operit odium fraudulenter,Whoever covers hatred with deceit,revelabitur malitia ejus in consilio.his malice shall be revealed in the assembly.

²⁷Qui fodit foveam incidet in eam,Whoever digs a pit will fall into it.et qui volvit lapidem revertetur ad eum.And whoever rolls a stone, it will roll back to him.

²⁷Qui fodit foveam incidet in eam,Whoever digs a pit will fall into it.et qui volvit lapidem revertetur ad eum.And whoever rolls a stone, it will roll back to him.

²⁸Lingua fallax non amat veritatem,A false tongue does not love truth.et os lubricum operatur ruinas.And a slippery mouth works ruin.

²⁸Lingua fallax non amat veritatem,A false tongue does not love truth.et os lubricum operatur ruinas.And a slippery mouth works ruin.