Proverbs 26
As dew in harvest, and as rain in summer, so honour is not [seemly] for a fool.
ΩΣΠΕΡ δρόσος ἐν ἀμήτῳ καὶ ὥσπερ ὑετὸς ἐν θέρει, οὕτως οὐκ ἔστιν ἄφρονι τιμή.
As birds and sparrows fly, so a curse shall not come upon any one without a cause.
ὥσπερ ὄρνεα πέταται καὶ στρουθοί, οὕτως ἀρὰ ματαία οὐκ ἐπελεύσεται οὐδενί.
As a whip for a horse, and a goad for an ass, so [is] a rod for a simple nation.
ὥσπερ μάστιξ ἵππῳ καὶ κέντρον ὄνῳ, οὕτως ῥάβδος ἔθνει παρανόμῳ.
Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou become like him.
μὴ ἀποκρίνου ἄφρονι πρὸς τὴν ἐκείνου ἀφροσύνην, ἵνα μὴ ὅμοιος γένῃ αὐτῷ·
Yet answer a fool according to his folly, lest he seem wise in his own conceit.
ἀλλὰ ἀποκρίνου ἄφρονι κατὰ τὴν ἀφροσύνην αὐτοῦ, ἵνα μὴ φαίνηται σοφός παρ᾿ ἑαυτῷ.
He that sends a message by a foolish messenger procures for himself a reproach from his own ways.
ἐκ τῶν ὁδῶν ἑαυτοῦ ὄνειδος ποιεῖται ὁ ἀποστείλας δι᾿ ἀγγέλου ἄφρονος λόγον.
[As well] take away the motion of the legs, as transgression from the mouth of fools.
ἀφελοῦ πορείαν σκελῶν καὶ παρανομίαν ἐκ στόματος ἀφρόνων.
He that binds up a stone in a sling, is like one that gives glory to a fool.
ὃς ἀποδεσμεύει λίθον ἐν σφενδόνῃ, ὅμοιός ἐστι τῷ διδόντι ἄφρονι δόξαν.
Thorns grow in the hand of a drunkard, and servitude in the hand of fools.
ἄκανθαι φύονται ἐν χειρὶ μεθύσου, δουλεία δὲ ἐν χειρὶ τῶν ἀφρόνων.
All the flesh of fools endures much hardship; for their fury is brought to nought.
πολλὰ χειμάζεται πᾶσα σάρξ ἀφρόνων· συντρίβεται γὰρ ἡ ἔκστασις αὐτῶν.
As when a dog goes to his own vomit, and becomes abominable, so is fool who returns in his wickedness to his own sin. [[ 11α There is a shame that brings sin: and there is a shame [that is] glory and grace.]]
α ἔστιν αἰσχύνη ἐπάγουσα ἁμαρτίαν, καί ἐστιν αἰσχύνη δόξα καὶ χάρις.
I have seen a man who seemed to himself to be wise; but a fool had more hope than he.
εἶδον ἄνδρα δόξαντα παρ᾿ αὑτῷ σοφὸν εἶναι, ἐλπίδα μέντοι ἔσχε μᾶλλον ἄφρων αὐτοῦ.
A sluggard when sent on a journey says, [There is] a lion in the ways, and [there are] murderers in the streets.
λέγει ὀκνηρὸς ἀποστελλόμενος εἰς ὁδόν· λέων ἐν ταῖς ὁδοῖς, ἐν δὲ ταῖς πλατείαις φονευταί.
As a door turns on the hinge, so does a sluggard on his bed.
ὥσπερ θύρα στρέφεται ἐπὶ τοῦ στρόφιγγος, οὕτως ὀκνηρὸς ἐπὶ τῆς κλίνης αὐτοῦ.
A sluggard having hid his hand in his bosom, will not be able to bring it up to his mouth.
κρύψας ὀκνηρὸς τὴν χεῖρα ἐν τῷ κόλπῳ αὐτοῦ, οὐ δυνήσεται ἐπενεγκεῖν ἐπὶ στόμα.
A sluggard seems to himself wiser than one who most satisfactorily brings back a message.
σοφώτερος ἑαυτῷ ὀκνηρὸς φαίνεται τοῦ ἐν πλησμονῇ ἀποκομίζοντος ἀγγελίαν.
As he that lays hold of a dog’s tail, so is he that makes himself the champion of another’s cause.
ὥσπερ ὁ κρατῶν κέρκου κυνός, οὕτως ὁ προεστὼς ἀλλοτρίας κρίσεως.
As those who need correction put forth [fair] words to men, and he that first falls in with the proposal will be overthrown;
ὥσπερ οἱ ἰώμενοι προβάλλουσι λόγους εἰς ἀνθρώπους, ὁ δὲ ἀπαντήσας τῷ λόγῳ πρῶτος ὑποσκελισθήσεται,
so are all that lay wait for their own friends, and when they are discovered, say, I did it in jest.
οὕτως πάντες οἱ ἐνεδρεύοντες τοὺς ἑαυτῶν φίλους, ὅταν δὲ ὁραθῶσι, λέγουσι ὅτι παίζων ἔπραξα.
With much wood fire increases; but where there is not a double-minded man, strife ceases.
ἐν πολλοῖς ξύλοις θάλλει πῦρ, ὅπου δὲ οὐκ ἔστι δίθυμος, ἡσυχάζει μάχη.
A hearth for coals, and wood for fire; and railing man for the tumult of strife.
ἐσχάρα ἄνθραξι καὶ ξύλα πυρί, ἀνὴρ δὲ λοίδορος εἰς ταραχὴν μάχης.
The words of cunning knaves are soft; but they smite [even] to the inmost parts of the bowels.
λόγοι κερκώπων μαλακοί, οὗτοι δὲ τύπτουσιν εἰς ταμιεῖα σπλάγχνων.
Silver dishonestly given is to be considered as a potsherd: smooth lips cover a grievous heart.
ἀργύριον διδόμενον μετὰ δόλου, ὥσπερ ὄστρακον ἡγητέον. χείλη λεῖα καρδίαν καλύπτει λυπηράν.
A weeping enemy promises all things with his lips, but in his heart he contrives deceit.
χείλεσι πάντα ἐπινεύει ἀποκλαιόμενος ἐχθρός, ἐν δὲ τῇ καρδίᾳ τεκταίνεται δόλους.
Though [thine] enemy intreat thee with a loud voice, consent not: for there are seven abominations in his heart.
ἐάν σου δέηται ὁ ἐχθρὸς μεγάλῃ τῇ φωνῇ, μὴ πεισθῆς, ἑπτὰ γάρ εἰσι πονηρίαι ἐν τῇ ψυχῇ αὐτοῦ.
He that hides enmity frames deceit: but being easily discerned, exposes his own sins in the public assemblies.
ὁ κρύπτων ἔχθραν συνίστησι δόλον, ἐκκαλύπτει δὲ τὰς ἑαυτοῦ ἁμαρτίας εὔγνωστος ἐν συνεδρίοις.
He that digs a pit for his neighbour shall fall into it: and he that rolls a stone, rolls it upon himself.
ὁ ὀρύσσων βόθρον τῷ πλησίον ἐμπεσεῖται εἰς αὐτόν, ὁ δὲ κυλίων λίθον ἐφ᾿ ἑαυτὸν κυλίει.
A lying tongue hates the truth; and an unguarded mouth causes tumults.
γλῶσσα ψευδὴς μισεῖ ἀλήθειαν, στόμα δὲ ἄστεγον ποιεῖ ἀκαταστασίας.