Septuaginta, Proverbs, ed. Henry Barclay Swete D.D., 21

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ὥσπερ ὁρμὴ ὕδατος, οὕτως καρδία βασιλέως ἐν χειρὶ θεοῦ·

οὗ ἐὰν θέλων νεῦσαι, ἐκεῖ ἔκλινεν αὐτήν.

πᾶς ἀνὴρ φαίνεται ἑαυτῷ δίκαιος,

κατευθύνει δὲ καρδίας Κύριος.

ποιεῖν δίκαια καὶ ἀληθεύειν

ἀρεστὰ παρὰ θεῷ μᾶλλον ἢ θυσιῶν αἷμα.

μεγαλόφρων ἐφʼ ὕβρει θρασυκάρδιος·

λαμπτὴρ δὲ ἀσεβῶν ἁμαρτία.

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ὁ ἐνεργῶν θησαυρίσματα γλώσσῃ ψευδεῖ

μάταια διώκει ἐπὶ παγίδας θανάτου.

ὄλεθρος ἀσεβέσιν ἐπιξενωθήσεται,

οὐ γὰρ βούλονται πράσσειν τὰ δίκαια.

πρὸς τοὺς σκολιοὺς σκολιὰς ὁδοὺς ἀποστέλλει ὁ θεός,

ἁγνὰ γὰρ καὶ ὀρθὰ τὰ ἔργα αὐτοῦ.

κρεῖσσον οἰκεῖν ἐπὶ γωνίας ὑπαίθρου

ἢ ἐν κεκονιαμένοις μετὰ ἀδικίας καὶ ἐν οἴκῳ κοινῷ.

ψυχὴ ἀσεβοῦς οὐκ ἐλεηθήσεται ὑπʼ οὐδενὸς τῶν ἀνθρώπων.

ζημιουμένου ἀκολάστου πανουργότερος γίνεται ὁ κακός,

συνίων δὲ σοφὸς δέξεται γνῶσιν.

συνίει δίκαιος καρδίας ἀσεβῶν

καὶ φαυλίζει ἀσεβεῖς ἐν κακοῖς.

ὃς φράσσει τὰ ὦτα τοῦ μὴ ἐπακοῦσαι ἀσθενοῦς,

καὶ αὐτὸς ἐπικαλέσεται καὶ οὐκ ἔσται ὁ εἰσακούων.

δόσις λάθριος ἀνατρέπει ὀργάς,

δώρων δὲ ὁ φειδόμενος θυμὸν ἐγείρει ἰσχυρόν.

εὐφροσύνη δικαίων ποιεῖ κρίμα,

ὅσιος δὲ ἀκάθαρτος παρὰ κακούργοις.

ἀνὴρ πλανώμενος ἐξ ὁδοῦ δικαιοσύνης

ἐν συναγωγῇ γιγάντων ἀναπαύσεται.

ἀνὴρ ἐνδεὴς ἀγαπᾷ εὐφροσύνην,

φιλῶν οἶνον καὶ ἔλαιον εἰς πλοῦτον·

περικάθαρμα δὲ δικαίου ἄνομος.

κρεῖσσον οἰκεῖν ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ

ἢ μετὰ γυναικὸς γλωσσώδους καὶ μαχίμου καὶ ὀργίλου.

θησαυρὸς ἐπιθυμητὸς ἀναπαύσεται ἐπὶ στόματος σοφοῦ,

ἄφρονες δὲ ἄνδρες καταπίονται αὐτόν.

ὁδὸς δικαιοσύνης καὶ ἐλεημοσύνης εὑρήσει ζωὴν καὶ δόξαν.

πόλεις ὀχυρὰς ἐπέβη σοφὸς

καὶ καθεῖλεν τὸ ὀχύρωμα ἐφʼ ᾧ ἐπεποίθεισαν οἱ ἀσεβεῖς.

ὃς φυλάσσει τὸ στόμα αὐτοῦ καὶ τὴν γλῶσσαν,

διατηρεῖ ἐκ θλίψεως τὴν ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ.

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θρασὺς καὶ αὐθάδης καὶ ἀλαζὼν λοιμὸς καλεῖται,

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ὃς δὲ μνησικακεῖ παράνομος.

ἐπιθυμίαι ὀκνηρὸν ἀποκτείνουσιν,

οὐ γὰρ προαιροῦνται αἱ χεῖρες αὐτοῦ ποιεῖν τι.

ἀσεβὴς ἐπιθυμεῖ ὅλην τὴν ἡμέραν ἐπιθυμίας κακάς,

ὁ δὲ δίκαιος ἐλεᾷ καὶ οἰκτείρει ἀφειδῶς.

θυσίαι ἀσεβῶν βδέλυγμα Κυρίῳ,

καὶ γὰρ παρανόμως προσφέρουσιν αὐτάς.

μάρτυς ψευδὴς ἀπολεῖται,

ἀνὴρ δὲ ὑπήκοος φυλασσόμενος λαλήσει.

ἀσεβὴς ἀνὴρ ἀναιδῶς ὑφίσταται προσώπῳ,

ὁ δὲ εὐθὴς αὐτὸς συνίει τὰς ὁδοὺς αὐτοῦ.

οὐκ ἔστιν σοφία, οὐκ ἔστιν ἀνδρία,

οὐκ ἔστιν βουλὴ πρὸς τὸν ἀσεβῆ.

ἵππος ἑτοιμάζεται εἰς ἡμέραν πολέμου,

παρὰ δὲ Κυρίου ἡ βοήθεια.

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.) — 21 focus

The king's heart is in Yahweh's hand like the watercourses. He turns it wherever he desires.

Every way of a man is right in his own eyes, But Yahweh weighs the hearts.

To do righteousness and justice Is more acceptable to Yahweh than sacrifice.

A high look, and a proud heart, The lamp of the wicked, is sin.

The plans of the diligent surely lead to profit; And everyone who is hasty surely rushes to poverty.

Getting treasures by a lying tongue Is a fleeting vapor for those who seek death.

The violence of the wicked will drive them away, Because they refuse to do what is right.

The way of the guilty is devious, But the conduct of the innocent is upright.

It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, Than to share a house with a contentious woman.

The soul of the wicked desires evil; His neighbor finds no mercy in his eyes.

When the mocker is punished, the simple gains wisdom; When the wise is instructed, he receives knowledge.

The Righteous One considers the house of the wicked, And brings the wicked to ruin.

Whoever stops his ears at the cry of the poor, He will also cry out, but shall not be heard.

A gift in secret pacifies anger; And a bribe in the cloak, strong wrath.

It is joy to the righteous to do justice; But it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.

The man who wanders out of the way of understanding Shall rest in the assembly of the dead.

He who loves pleasure shall be a poor man: He who loves wine and oil shall not be rich.

The wicked is a ransom for the righteous; The treacherous for the upright.

It is better to dwell in a desert land, Than with a contentious and fretful woman.

There is precious treasure and oil in the dwelling of the wise; But a foolish man swallows it up.

He who follows after righteousness and kindness Finds life, righteousness, and honor.

A wise man scales the city of the mighty, And brings down the strength of its confidence.

Whoever guards his mouth and his tongue Keeps his soul from troubles.

The proud and haughty man, "scoffer" is his name; He works in the arrogance of pride.

The desire of the sluggard kills him, For his hands refuse to labor.

There are those who covet greedily all the day long; But the righteous give and don't withhold.

The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination: How much more, when he brings it with a wicked mind!

A false witness will perish, And a man who listens speaks to eternity.

A wicked man hardens his face; But as for the upright, he establishes his ways.

There is no wisdom nor understanding Nor counsel against Yahweh.

The horse is prepared for the day of battle; But victory is with Yahweh.

Notes on the current edition

Proverbs

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