// Copyright 2009 by Frederick Manligas Nacino. Some rights reserved. // This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify // it under the terms of the Lesser GNU General Public License as published // by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or // (at your option) any later version. // This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, // but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of // MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the // Lesser GNU General Public License for more details. // See http://www.gnu.org/licenses/. // Visit the project page at http://www.celledoor.com/cpdv-ebe/. // Legal usage requires this notice always remain in place. Do not remove. var r1 = 'Wine is a luxurious thing, and drunkenness riotous: whosoever is delighted therewith shell not be wise.
'; var p1 = 'Wine is a mocker, and beer is a brawler. Whoever is led astray by them is not wise.
Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.
'; var v_en1 = 'Luxuriosa res, vinum, et tumultuosa ebrietas: quicumque his delectatur, non erit sapiens.
'+r1; var v_ln1 = 'It is a luxurious thing, wine, and inebriation is tumultuous. Anyone who is delighted by this will not be wise.
'+r1; var r2 = 'As the roaring of a lion, so also is the dread of a king: he that provoketh him, sinneth against his own soul.
'; var p2 = 'The terror of a king is like the roaring of a lion. He who provokes him to anger forfeits his own life.
The fear of a king is as the roaring of a lion: whoso provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own soul.
'; var v_en2 = 'Sicut rugitus leonis, ita et terror regis: qui provocat eum, peccat in animam suam.
'+r2; var v_ln2 = 'Just like the roaring of a lion, so also is the dread of a king. Whoever provokes him sins in his own soul.
'+r2; var r3 = 'It is an honour for a man to separate himself from quarrels: but all fools are meddling with reproaches.
'; var p3 = 'It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife; but every fool will be quarreling.
It is an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling.
'; var v_en3 = 'Honor est homini, qui separat se a contentionibus: omnes autem stulti miscentur contumeliis.
'+r3; var v_ln3 = 'Honor is for the man who separates himself from contentions. But all the foolish meddle in altercations.
'+r3; var r4 = 'Because of the cold the sluggard would not plough: he shall beg therefore in the summer, and it shall not be given him.
'; var p4 = 'The sluggard will not plow by reason of the winter; therefore he shall beg in harvest, and have nothing.
The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing.
'; var v_en4 = 'Propter frigus piger arare noluit: mendicabit ergo ?state, et non dabitur illi.
'+r4; var v_ln4 = 'Because of the cold, the lazy one was not willing to plough. Therefore, in the summer, he will beg, and it will not be given to him.
'+r4; var r5 = 'Counsel in the heart of a man is like deep water: but a wise man will draw it out.
'; var p5 = 'Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water; but a man of understanding will draw it out.
Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water; but a man of understanding will draw it out.
'; var v_en5 = 'Sicut aqua profunda, sic consilium in corde viri: sed homo sapiens exhauriet illud.
'+r5; var v_ln5 = 'Counsel in the heart of a man is like deep waters. But a wise man will draw it out.
'+r5; var r6 = 'Many men are called merciful: but who shall find a faithful man?
'; var p6 = 'Many men claim to be men of unfailing love, but who can find a faithful man?
Most men will proclaim every one his own goodness: but a faithful man who can find?
'; var v_en6 = 'Multi homines misericordes vocantur: virum autem fidelem quis inveniet?
'+r6; var v_ln6 = 'Many men are called merciful. But who will find a faithful man?
'+r6; var r7 = 'The just that walketh in his simplicity, shall leave behind him blessed children.
'; var p7 = 'A righteous man walks in integrity. Blessed are his children after him.
The just man walketh in his integrity: his children are blessed after him.
'; var v_en7 = 'Iustus, qui ambulat in simplicitate sua, beatos post se filios derelinquet.
'+r7; var v_ln7 = 'The just who walks in his simplicity shall leave behind him blessed sons.
'+r7; var r8 = 'The king, that sitteth on the throne of judgment, scattereth away all evil with his look.
'; var p8 = 'A king who sits on the throne of judgment scatters away all evil with his eyes.
A king that sitteth in the throne of judgment scattereth away all evil with his eyes.
'; var v_en8 = 'Rex, qui sedet in solio iudicii, dissipat omne malum intuitu suo.
'+r8; var v_ln8 = 'The king who sits on the throne of judgment scatters all evil with his gaze.
'+r8; var r9 = 'Who can say: My heart is clean, I am pure from sin?
'; var p9 = 'Who can say, “I have made my heart pure. I am clean and without sin?”
Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin?
'; var v_en9 = 'Quis potest dicere: Mundum est cor meum, purus sum a peccato?
'+r9; var v_ln9 = 'Who is able to say: “My heart is clean. I am pure from sin?”
'+r9; var r10 = 'Diverse weights and diverse measures, both are abominable before God.
'; var p10 = 'Differing weights and differing measures, both of them alike are an abomination to Yahweh.
Divers weights, and divers measures, both of them are alike abomination to the LORD.
'; var v_en10 = 'Pondus et pondus, mensura et mensura: utrumque abominabile est apud Deum.
'+r10; var v_ln10 = 'Diverse weights, diverse measures: both are abominable with God.
'+r10; var r11 = 'By his inclinations a child is known, if his works be clean and right.
'; var p11 = 'Even a child makes himself known by his doings, whether his work is pure, and whether it is right.
Even a child is known by his doings, whether his work be pure, and whether it be right.
'; var v_en11 = 'Ex studiis suis intelligitur puer, si munda et recta sint opera eius.
'+r11; var v_ln11 = 'A child may be understood by his interests: whether his works may be clean and upright.
'+r11; var r12 = 'The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, the Lord hath made them both.
'; var p12 = 'The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, Yahweh has made even both of them.
The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, the LORD hath made even both of them.
'; var v_en12 = 'Aurem audientem, et oculum videntem, Dominus fecit utrumque.
'+r12; var v_ln12 = 'The hearing ear and the seeing eye: the Lord has made them both.
'+r12; var r13 = 'Love not sleep, lest poverty oppress thee: open thy eyes, and be filled with bread.
'; var p13 = 'Don’t love sleep, lest you come to poverty. Open your eyes, and you shall be satisfied with bread.
Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.
'; var v_en13 = 'Noli diligere somnum, ne te egestas opprimat: aperi oculos tuos, et saturare panibus.
'+r13; var v_ln13 = 'Do not love sleep, lest deprivation oppress you. Open your eyes and be satisfied with bread.
'+r13; var r14 = 'It is nought, it is nought, saith every buyer: and when he is gone away, then he will boast.
'; var p14 = '“It’s no good, it’s no good,” says the buyer; but when he is gone his way, then he boasts.
It is naught, it is naught, saith the buyer: but when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.
'; var v_en14 = 'Malum est, malum est, dicit omnis emptor: et cum recesserit, tunc gloriabitur.
'+r14; var v_ln14 = '“It is bad, it is bad,” says every buyer; and when he has withdrawn, then he will boast.
'+r14; var r15 = 'There is gold, and a multitude of jewels: but the lips of knowledge are a precious vessel.
'; var p15 = 'There is gold and abundance of rubies; but the lips of knowledge are a rare jewel.
There is gold, and a multitude of rubies: but the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.
'; var v_en15 = 'Est aurum, et multitudo gemmarum: et vas pretiosum labia scienti?.
'+r15; var v_ln15 = 'There is gold, and there are a multitude of jewels. But lips of knowledge are a precious vessel.
'+r15; var r16 = 'Take away the garment of him that is surety for a stranger, and take a pledge from him for strangers.
'; var p16 = 'Take the garment of one who puts up collateral for a stranger; and hold him in pledge for a wayward woman.
Take his garment that is surety for a stranger: and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.
'; var v_en16 = 'Tolle vestimentum eius, qui fideiussor extitit alieni, et pro extraneis aufer pignus ab eo.
'+r16; var v_ln16 = 'Take away the vestments of him who stands up to vouch for a stranger, and take a pledge from him instead of from outsiders.
'+r16; var r17 = 'The bread of lying is sweet to a man: but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.
'; var p17 = 'Fraudulent food is sweet to a man, but afterwards his mouth is filled with gravel.
Bread of deceit is sweet to a man; but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.
'; var v_en17 = 'Suavis est homini panis mendacii: et postea implebitur os eius calculo.
'+r17; var v_ln17 = 'The bread of lies is sweet to a man. But afterwards, his mouth will be filled with pebbles.
'+r17; var r18 = 'Designs are strengthened by counsels: and wars are to be managed by governments.
'; var p18 = 'Plans are established by advice; by wise guidance you wage war!
Every purpose is established by counsel: and with good advice make war.
'; var v_en18 = 'Cogitationes consiliis roborantur: et gubernaculis tractanda sunt bella.
'+r18; var v_ln18 = 'Plans are strengthened by counsels. And wars are to be handled by governments.
'+r18; var r19 = 'Meddle not with him that revealeth secrets, and walketh deceitfully, and openeth wide his lips.
'; var p19 = 'He who goes about as a tale-bearer reveals secrets; therefore don’t keep company with him who opens wide his lips.
He that goeth about as a talebearer revealeth secrets: therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips.
'; var v_en19 = 'Ei, qui revelat mysteria, et ambulat fraudulenter, et dilatat labia sua, ne commiscearis.
'+r19; var v_ln19 = 'Do not become involved with him who reveals mysteries, and who walks deceitfully, and who enlarges his lips.
'+r19; var r20 = 'He that curseth his father, and mother, his lamp shall be put out in the midst of darkness.
'; var p20 = 'Whoever curses his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in blackness of darkness.
Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness.
'; var v_en20 = 'Qui maledicit patri suo, et matri, extinguetur lucerna eius in mediis tenebris.
'+r20; var v_ln20 = 'Whoever curses his father and mother, his lamp will be extinguished in the midst of darkness.
'+r20; var r21 = 'The inheritance gotten hastily in the beginning, in the end shall be without a blessing.
'; var p21 = 'An inheritance quickly gained at the beginning, won’t be blessed in the end.
An inheritance may be gotten hastily at the beginning; but the end thereof shall not be blessed.
'; var v_en21 = 'Hereditas, ad quam festinatur in principio, in novissimo benedictione carebit.
'+r21; var v_ln21 = 'When an inheritance is obtained hastily in the beginning, in the end it will be without a blessing.
'+r21; var r22 = 'Say not: I will return evil: wait for the Lord and he will deliver thee.
'; var p22 = 'Don’t say, “I will pay back evil.” Wait for Yahweh, and he will save you.
Say not thou, I will recompense evil; but wait on the LORD, and he shall save thee.
'; var v_en22 = 'Ne dicas: Reddam malum: expecta Dominum, et liberabit te.
'+r22; var v_ln22 = 'Do not say, “I will repay evil.” Wait for the Lord, and he will free you.
'+r22; var r23 = 'Diverse weights are an abomination before the Lord: a deceitful balance is not good.
'; var p23 = 'Yahweh detests differing weights, and dishonest scales are not pleasing.
Divers weights are an abomination unto the LORD; and a false balance is not good.
'; var v_en23 = 'Abominatio est apud Dominum pondus et pondus: statera dolosa non est bona.
'+r23; var v_ln23 = 'Diverse weights are an abomination with the Lord. A deceitful balance is not good.
'+r23; var r24 = 'The steps of man are guided by the Lord: but who is the man that can understand his own way?
'; var p24 = 'A man’s steps are from Yahweh; how then can man understand his way?
Man’s goings are of the LORD; how can a man then understand his own way?
'; var v_en24 = 'A Domino diriguntur gressus viri: quis autem hominum intelligere potest viam suam?
'+r24; var v_ln24 = 'The steps of men are directed by the Lord. But who is the man able to understand his own way?
'+r24; var r25 = 'It is ruin to a man to devour holy ones, and after vows to retract.
'; var p25 = 'It is a snare to a man to make a rash dedication, then later to consider his vows.
It is a snare to the man who devoureth that which is holy, and after vows to make enquiry.
'; var v_en25 = 'Ruina est homini devorare sanctos, et post vota retractare.
'+r25; var v_ln25 = 'It is ruin for a man to devour what is holy, or, after making vows, to retract them.
'+r25; var r26 = 'A wise king scattereth the wicked, and bringeth over them the wheel.
'; var p26 = 'A wise king winnows out the wicked, and drives the threshing wheel over them.
A wise king scattereth the wicked, and bringeth the wheel over them.
'; var v_en26 = 'Dissipat impios rex sapiens, et incurvat super eos fornicem.
'+r26; var v_ln26 = 'A wise king scatters the impious and bends an archway over them.
'+r26; var r27 = 'The spirit of a man is the lamp of the Lord, which searcheth all the hidden things of the bowels.
'; var p27 = 'The spirit of man is Yahweh’s lamp, searching all his innermost parts.
The spirit of man is the candle of the LORD, searching all the inward parts of the belly.
'; var v_en27 = 'Lucerna Domini spiraculum hominis, qu? investigat omnia secreta ventris.
'+r27; var v_ln27 = 'The spirit of a man is a lamp to the Lord, which investigates all the secrets of the inner self.
'+r27; var r28 = 'Mercy and truth preserve the king, and his throne is strengthened by clemency.
'; var p28 = 'Love and faithfulness keep the king safe. His throne is sustained by love.
Mercy and truth preserve the king: and his throne is upholden by mercy.
'; var v_en28 = 'Misericordia, et veritas custodiunt regem, et roboratur clementia thronus eius.
'+r28; var v_ln28 = 'Mercy and truth guard the king, and his throne is strengthened by clemency.
'+r28; var r29 = 'The joy of young men is their strength: and the dignity of old men, their grey hairs.
'; var p29 = 'The glory of young men is their strength. The splendor of old men is their gray hair.
The glory of young men is their strength: and the beauty of old men is the grey head.
'; var v_en29 = 'Exultatio iuvenum, fortitudo eorum: et dignitas senum canities.
'+r29; var v_ln29 = 'The joy of youths is their strength. And the dignity of old men is their grey hairs.
'+r29; var r30 = 'The blueness of a wound shall wipe away evils: and stripes in the more inward parts of the belly.
'; var p30 = 'Wounding blows cleanse away evil, and beatings purge the innermost parts.
The blueness of a wound cleanseth away evil: so do stripes the inward parts of the belly.
'; var v_en30 = 'Livor vulneris absterget mala: et plag? in secretioribus ventris.
'+r30; var v_ln30 = 'The bruise of a wound, as well as scourges, shall wipe away evils in the more secret places of the inner self.
'+r30; var c1 = ' A luxurious thing. Hebrew, "a scoffer." Chaldean, "renders one a scoffer."

Drunkenness. Hebrew ssocor, any strong drink, particularly palm-wine. Intemperance places the strongest obstacles in the way of wisdom. It causes a person to mock at all sacred things, and to be quarrelsome, chap. xxiii. 29., and Ephesians v. 18.
'; var c3 = ' Reproaches. It is better not to commence a lawsuit, even when we are in the right, chap. xvii. 11. (Calmet)

Plena victoria est ad clamantem tacere. (Val. Max.)
'; var c5 = ' Out. So David discovered the meaning of the Thecuite, 2 Kings xiv. 18. A wise politician carefully examines everything in a foreign court.
'; var c6 = ' Faithful. Few continue steady to their engagements or friends, whom they will assist to a certain point. In God these two virtues always go together, Psalm lxxxiv. 11. But they are rarely found in men. (Calmet)
'; var c8 = ' Look. It is the duty of kings to administer justice.
'; var c9 = ' Sin. Protestants, "my sin?" We know not when it is remitted. (Haydock)

Without a special revelation, no one can be secure, 1 John i. 8., and Ecclesiastes ix. 1. (Bayn.) (St. Augustine in Psalm cxlix.)
'; var c10 = ' Measures. In commerce, (Calmet) as well as in judging. (St. Gregory in Ezechiel iv.)
'; var c11 = ' Right. We may form some judgment of his future conduct, from the inclinations which he manifests in his infancy. Naturam expellas furca, tamen ipsa recurret, Et mala perrumpet furtim fastidia victrix. (Horace)
'; var c12 = ' Both. Consequently he will know all our actions, Psalm xciii. 9. We must refer all to him, as he gives us the means of learning. (Calmet)
'; var c13 = ' Sleep. Septuagint, "back-biting, that thou mayst not be taken off." (Haydock)
'; var c14 = ' Buyer. This is the common practice; yet it is not without exceptions. St. Augustine (Trin. xiii. 3.) observes, that the mountebank having promised to tell what every person had in his heart, many came to the theatre, when he told them that they all wished to by cheap, and to sell dear. They all applauded the remark. (Calmet)

Septuagint is here defective. (Haydock)
'; var c16 = ' Strangers. For whom he has bound himself foolishly, chap. vi. 1. All who have the care of others, must answer for them. (Calmet)
'; var c17 = ' Lying. Deceit, and unlawful pleasures, chap. ix. 17. But God mingles disgust with them, and will punish the guilty, at least hereafter. Worldly enjoyments seem sweet, but they are full of gravel, and hurtful.
'; var c18 = ' Governments. Or prudence, else the best designs may prove abortive.
'; var c19 = ' Lips. And speaketh much. These people are unworthy of our friendship.
'; var c20 = ' Lamp. Prosperity, or children.
'; var c21 = ' Blessing. It is morally impossible that they should have been acquired justly, chap. xiii. 11., and xxi. 5.
'; var c22 = ' Evil. And revenge myself. This belongs to the Lord, Deuteronomy xxxii. 35. Man would be too favourable to himself, and would also pronounce his own condemnation, as he is also a sinner.
'; var c24 = ' Way? Jeremias x. 23. Independently of God, who can do any good? (Calmet)
'; var c25 = ' Ones. Hebrew, "the saint or holy thing." (Haydock)

Chaldean, "to make a vow for the sanctuary, and afterwards repent;" having acted inconsiderately at first. To attack the persons or relics of the saints, or to plunder what is consecrated to pious uses, will bring on destruction; so also to make vows, and then seek to evade them, will not pass unpunished. (Calmet)
'; var c26 = ' Wheel. Or triumphal arch, fornicem. (Ven. Bede; Jansenius)

He will make his enemies lie prostrate under his chariot-wheels, 2 Kings xii. 31.
'; var c27 = ' Lamp. The breath of life, (Genesis ii. 7.) and the light of man, 1 Corinthians ii. 11.
'; var c28 = ' Clemency. Such a king need not fear rebellion. (Calmet)
'; var c29 = ' Hairs, and experience. They have a greater contempt of death and pleasures. (St. Ambrose, Hex. i. 8.)
'; var c30 = ' Evils. The wicked shall derive benefit from correction.

Belly. They shall feel the remorse of conscience, as Chaldean seems to indicate. (Calmet)

A serious illness often causes people to repent. (Menochius)

'; // Copyright 2009 by Frederick Manligas Nacino. Some rights reserved. // This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify // it under the terms of the Lesser GNU General Public License as published // by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or // (at your option) any later version. // This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, // but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of // MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the // Lesser GNU General Public License for more details. // See http://www.gnu.org/licenses/. // Visit the project page at http://www.celledoor.com/cpdv-ebe/. // Legal usage requires this notice always remain in place. Do not remove.