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Proverbs 26 Latin original · 28 verses · some words can be tapped for a gloss
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Quomodo nix in aestate , et pluviae in messe , sic indecens est stulto gloria .
Like snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honor is not fitting for a fool.
夏天落雪，收割時下雨，都不相宜； 愚昧人得尊榮也是如此。
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Sicut avis ad alia transvolans , et passer quolibet vadens , sic maledictum frustra prolatum in quempiam superveniet .
Like a fluttering sparrow, like a darting swallow, so the undeserved curse doesn’t come to rest.
麻雀往來，燕子翻飛； 這樣，無故的咒詛也必不臨到。
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Flagellum equo , et camus asino , et virga in dorso imprudentium .
A whip is for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the back of fools!
鞭子是為打馬，轡頭是為勒驢； 刑杖是為打愚昧人的背。
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Ne respondeas stulto juxta stultitiam suam , ne efficiaris ei similis .
Don’t answer a fool according to his folly, lest you also be like him.
不要照愚昧人的愚妄話回答他， 恐怕你與他一樣。
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Responde stulto juxta stultitiam suam , ne sibi sapiens esse videatur .
Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own eyes.
要照愚昧人的愚妄話回答他， 免得他自以為有智慧。
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Claudus pedibus , et iniquitatem bibens , qui mittit verba per nuntium stultum .
One who sends a message by the hand of a fool is cutting off feet and drinking violence.
藉愚昧人手寄信的， 是砍斷自己的腳，自受 損害。
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Quomodo pulchras frustra habet claudus tibias , sic indecens est in ore stultorum parabola .
Like the legs of the lame that hang loose, so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
瘸子的腳空存無用； 箴言在愚昧人的口中也是如此。
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Sicut qui mittit lapidem in acervum Mercurii , ita qui tribuit insipienti honorem .
As one who binds a stone in a sling, so is he who gives honor to a fool.
將尊榮給愚昧人的， 好像人把石子包在機弦裏。
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Quomodo si spina nascatur in manu temulenti , sic parabola in ore stultorum .
Like a thorn bush that goes into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
箴言在愚昧人的口中， 好像荊棘刺入醉漢的手。
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Judicium determinat causas , et qui imponit stulto silentium iras mitigat .
As an archer who wounds all, so is he who hires a fool or he who hires those who pass by.
雇愚昧人的，與雇過路人的， 就像射傷眾人的弓箭手。
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Sicut canis qui revertitur ad vomitum suum , sic imprudens qui iterat stultitiam suam .
As a dog that returns to his vomit, so is a fool who repeats his folly.
愚昧人行愚妄事，行了又行， 就如狗轉過來吃牠所吐的。
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Vidisti hominem sapientem sibi videri ? magis illo spem habebit insipiens .
Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
你見自以為有智慧的人嗎？ 愚昧人比他更有指望。
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Dicit piger : Leo est in via , et leaena in itineribus .
The sluggard says, “There is a lion in the road! A fierce lion roams the streets!”
懶惰人說：道上有猛獅， 街上有壯獅。
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Sicut ostium vertitur in cardine suo , ita piger in lectulo suo .
As the door turns on its hinges, so does the sluggard on his bed.
門在樞紐轉動， 懶惰人在床上也是如此。
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Abscondit piger manum sub ascella sua , et laborat si ad os suum eam converterit .
The sluggard buries his hand in the dish. He is too lazy to bring it back to his mouth.
懶惰人放手在盤子裏， 就是向口撤回也以為勞乏。
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Sapientior sibi piger videtur septem viris loquentibus sententias .
The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who answer with discretion.
懶惰人看自己比七個善於應對的人更有智慧。
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Sicut qui apprehendit auribus canem , sic qui transit impatiens et commiscetur rixae alterius .
Like one who grabs a dog’s ears is one who passes by and meddles in a quarrel not his own.
過路被事激動，管理不干己的爭競， 好像人揪住狗耳。
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Sicut noxius est qui mittit sagittas et lanceas in mortem ,
Like a madman who shoots torches, arrows, and death,
人欺凌鄰舍，卻說： 我豈不是戲耍嗎？ 他就像瘋狂的人拋擲火把、利箭， 與殺人的兵器 。
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ita vir fraudulenter nocet amico suo , et cum fuerit deprehensus dicit : Ludens feci .
is the man who deceives his neighbor and says, “Am I not joking?”
人欺凌鄰舍，卻說： 我豈不是戲耍嗎？ 他就像瘋狂的人拋擲火把、利箭， 與殺人的兵器 。
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Cum defecerint ligna extinguetur ignis , et susurrone subtracto , jurgia conquiescent .
For lack of wood a fire goes out. Without gossip, a quarrel dies down.
火缺了柴就必熄滅； 無人傳舌，爭競便止息。
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Sicut carbones ad prunas , et ligna ad ignem , sic homo iracundus suscitat rixas .
As coals are to hot embers, and wood to fire, so is a contentious man to kindling strife.
好爭競的人煽惑爭端， 就如餘火加炭，火上加柴一樣。
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Verba susurronis quasi simplicia , et ipsa perveniunt ad intima ventris .
The words of a whisperer are as dainty morsels, they go down into the innermost parts.
傳舌人的言語，如同美食， 深入人的心腹。
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Quomodo si argento sordido ornare velis vas fictile , sic labia tumentia cum pessimo corde sociata .
Like silver dross on an earthen vessel are the lips of a fervent one with an evil heart.
火熱的嘴，奸惡的心， 好像銀渣包的瓦器。
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Labiis suis intelligitur inimicus , cum in corde tractaverit dolos .
A malicious man disguises himself with his lips, but he harbors evil in his heart.
怨恨人的，用嘴粉飾， 心裏卻藏着詭詐；
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Quando submiserit vocem suam , ne credideris ei , quoniam septem nequitiae sunt in corde illius .
When his speech is charming, don’t believe him, for there are seven abominations in his heart.
他用甜言蜜語，你不可信他， 因為他心中有七樣可憎惡的。
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Qui operit odium fraudulenter , revelabitur malitia ejus in consilio .
His malice may be concealed by deception, but his wickedness will be exposed in the assembly.
他雖用詭詐遮掩自己的怨恨， 他的邪惡必在會中顯露。
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Qui fodit foveam incidet in eam , et qui volvit lapidem revertetur ad eum .
Whoever digs a pit shall fall into it. Whoever rolls a stone, it will come back on him.
挖陷坑的，自己必掉在其中； 滾石頭的，石頭必反滾在他身上。
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Lingua fallax non amat veritatem , et os lubricum operatur ruinas .
A lying tongue hates those it hurts; and a flattering mouth works ruin.
虛謊的舌恨他所壓傷的人； 諂媚的口敗壞人的事。
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