Septuaginta, Proverbs, ed. Henry Barclay Swete D.D., 18

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προφάσεις ζητεῖ ἀνὴρ βουλόμενος χωρίζεσθαι ἀπὸ φίλων,

ἐν παντὶ δὲ καιρῷ ἐπονείδιστος ἔσται.

οὐ χρείαν ἔχει σοφίας ἐνδεὴς φρενῶν,

μᾶλλον γὰρ ἄγεται ἀφροσύνῃ.

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ὅταν ἔλθῃ ἀσεβὴς εἰς βάθος κακῶν, καταφρονεῖ,

ἐπέρχεται δὲ αὐτῷ ἀτιμία καὶ ὄνειδος.

ὕδωρ βαθὺ λόγος ἐν καρδίᾳ ἀνδρός,

ποταμὸς δὲ ἀναπηδύει καὶ πηγὴ ζωῆς.

θαυμάσαι πρόσωπον ἀσεβοῦς οὐ καλόν,

οὐδὲ ὅσιον ἐκκλίνειν τὸ δίκαιον ἐν κρίσει.

χείλη ἄφρονος ἄγουσιν αὐτὸν εἰς κακά,

τὸ δὲ στόμα αὐτοῦ τὸ θρασὺ θάνατον ἐπικαλεῖται.

στόμα ἄφρονος συντριβὴ αὐτῷ,

τὰ δὲ χείλη αὐτοῦ παγὶς τῇ ψυχῇ αὐτοῦ.

ὀκνηροὺς καταβάλλει φόβος,

ψυχαὶ δὲ ἀνδρογύνων πεινάσουσιν.

ὁ μὴ ἰώμενος αὐτὸν ἐν τοῖς ἔργοις αὐτοῦ

ἀδελφός ἐστιν τοῦ λυμαινομένου ἑαυτόν.

ἐκ μεγαλωσύνης ἰσχύος ὄνομα Κυρίου,

αὐτῷ δὲ προσδραμόντες δίκαιοι ὑψοῦνται.

ὕπαρξις πλουσίου ἀνδρὸς πόλις ὀχυρά,

§ἡ δὲ δόξα αὐτῆς μέγα ἐπισκιάζει.

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πρὸ συντριβῆς ὑψοῦται καρδία ἀνδρός,

καὶ πρὸ δόξης ταπεινοῦται.

ὃς ἀποκρίνεται λόγον πρὶν ἀκοῦσαι,

ἀφροσύνη αὐτῷ ἐστιν καὶ ὄνειδος.

θυμὸν ἀνδρὸς πρᾳύνει θεράπων φρόνιμος,

ὀλιγόψυχον δὲ ἄνδρα τίς ὑποίσει;

καρδία φρονίμου κτᾶται αἴσθησιν,

ὦτα δὲ σοφῶν ζητεῖ ἔννοιαν.

δόμα ἀνθρώπου ἐμπλατύνει αὐτόν,

καὶ παρὰ δυνάσταις καθιζάνει αὐτόν.

δίκαιος ἑαυτοῦ κατήγορος ἐν πρωτολογίᾳ·

ὡς δ᾿ ἂν ἐπιβάλῃ ὁ ἀντίδικος, ἐλέγχεται.

ἀντιλογίας παύει σιγηρός,

ἐν δὲ δυναστείαις ὁρίζει.

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ἀδελφὸς ὑπὸ ἀδελφοῦ βοηθούμενος ὡς πόλις ὀχυρὰ καὶ ὑψηλή,

ἰσχύει δὲ ὥσπερ τεθεμελιωμένον βασίλειον.

ἀπὸ καρπῶν στόματος ἀνὴρ πίμπλησιν κοιλίαν αὐτοῦ,

ἀπὸ δὲ καρπῶν χειλέων αὐτοῦ ἐμπλησθήσεται.

θάνατος καὶ ζωὴ ἐν χειρὶ γλώσσης,

οἱ δὲ κρατοῦντες αὐτῆς ἔδονται τοὺς καρποὺς αὐτῆς.

ὃς εὗρεν γυναῖκα ἀγαθὴν εὗρεν χάριτας,

ἔλαβεν δὲ παρὰ θεοῦ ἱλαρότητα·

ὃς ἐκβάλλει γυναῖκα ἀγαθὴν ἐκβάλλει τὰ ἀγαθά,

ὁ δὲ κατέχων μοιχαλίδα ἄφρων καὶ ἀσεβής.

ἀφροσύνη ἀνδρὸς λυμαίνεται τὰς ὁδοὺς αὐτοῦ,

τὸν δὲ θεὸν αἰτιᾶται τῇ καρδίᾳ αὐτοῦ.

Proverbs. Septuaginta. ed. Henry Barclay Swete D.D.. United States. 2017.

Funding provided by Harvard Library Arcadia Fund.

Current edition First1KGreek

Παροιμίαι (Greek) (Septuaginta. The Old Testament in Greek According to the Septuagint. Volume 2: I Chronicles-Tobit. Swete, Henry Barclay, editor. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1896.)

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Proverbs Perseus (World English Bible. Revision of the American Standard Version of 1901. Rainbow Missions, Inc., 2000-2024.) — 18 focus

An unfriendly man pursues selfishness, And defies all sound judgment.

A fool has no delight in understanding, But only in revealing his own opinion.

When wickedness comes, contempt also comes, And with shame comes disgrace.

The words of a man's mouth are like deep waters. The fountain of wisdom is like a flowing brook.

To be partial to the faces of the wicked is not good, Nor to deprive the innocent of justice.

A fool's lips come into strife, And his mouth invites beatings.

A fool's mouth is his destruction, And his lips are a snare to his soul.

The words of a gossip are like dainty morsels: They go down into a person's innermost parts.

One who is slack in his work Is brother to him who is a master of destruction.

The name of Yahweh is a strong tower: The righteous run to him, and are safe.

The rich man's wealth is his strong city, Like an unscalable wall in his own imagination.

Before destruction the heart of man is proud, But before honor is humility.

He who gives answer before he hears, That is folly and shame to him.

A man's spirit will sustain him in sickness, But a crushed spirit, who can bear?

The heart of the discerning gets knowledge. The ear of the wise seeks knowledge.

A man's gift makes room for him, And brings him before great men.

He who pleads his cause first seems right; Until another comes and questions him.

The lot settles disputes, And keeps strong ones apart.

A brother offended is more difficult than a fortified city; And disputes are like the bars of a castle.

A man's stomach is filled with the fruit of his mouth. With the harvest of his lips he is satisfied.

Death and life are in the power of the tongue; Those who love it will eat its fruit.

Whoever finds a wife finds a good thing, And obtains favor of Yahweh.

The poor plead for mercy, But the rich answer harshly.

A man of many companions may be ruined, But there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.

Notes on the current edition

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