Septuaginta, Proverbs, ed. Henry Barclay Swete D.D., 26

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ὥσπερ δρόσος ἐν ἀμήτῳ καὶ ὥσπερ ὑετὸς ἐν θέρει,

οὕτως οὐκ ἔστιν ἄφρονι τιμή.

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ὥσπερ ὄρνεα πέταται καὶ στρουθοί,

οὕτως ἀρὰ ματαία οὐκ ἐπελεύσεται οὐδενί.

ὥσπερ μάστιξ ἵππῳ καὶ κέντρον ὄνῳ,

οὕτως ῥάβδος ἔθνει παρανόμῳ.

μὴ ἀποκρίνου ἄφρονι πρὸς τὴν ἐκείνου ἀφροσύνην,

ἵνα μὴ ὅμοιος γένῃ αὐτῷ·

ἀλλὰ ἀποκρίνου ἄφρονι κατὰ τὴν ἀφροσύνην αὐτοῦ,

ἵνα μὴ φαίνηται σοφὸς παρʼ ἑαυτῷ.

ἐκ τῶν ἑαυτοῦ ὁδῶν ὄνειδος ποιεῖται

ὁ ἀποστείλας δι᾿ ἀγγέλου ἄφρονος λόγον.

ἀφελοῦ πορείαν σκελῶν

καὶ παρανομίαν ἐκ στόματος ἀφρόνων.

ὃς ἀποδεσμεύει λίθον ἐν σφενδόνῃ,

ὅμοιός ἐστιν τῷ διδόντι ἄφρονι δόξαν.

ἄκανθαι φύονται ἐν χειρὶ μεθύσου,

δουλεία δὲ ἐν χειρὶ τῶν ἀφρόνων.

πολλὰ χειμάζεται πᾶσα σὰρξ ἀφρόνων,

συντρίβεται γὰρ ἡ ἔκστασις αὐτῶν.

ὥσπερ κύων ὅταν ἐπέλθῃ ἐπὶ τὸν ἑαυτοῦ ἔμετον καὶ μισητὸς

γένηται,

οὕτως ἄφρων τῇ ἑαυτοῦ κακίᾳ ἀναστρέψας ἐπὶ τὴν ἑαυτοῦ

ἁμαρτίαν.

ἔστιν αἰσχύνη ἐπάγουσα ἁμαρτίαν,

καὶ ἔστιν αἰσχύνη δόξα καὶ χάρις.

εἶδον ἄνδρα δόξαντα παρʼ ἑαυτῷ σοφὸν εἶναι,

ἐλπίδα μέντοι ἔσχεν μᾶλλον ἄφρων αὐτοῦ.

λέγει ὀκνηρὸς ἀποστελλόμενος εἰς ὁδόν

Λέων ἐν ταῖς ὁδοῖς.

ὥσπερ θύρα στρέφεται ἐπὶ τοῦ στρόφιγγος,

οὕτως ὀκνηρὸς ἐπὶ τῆς κλίνης αὐτοῦ.

κρύψας ὀκνηρὸς τὴν χεῖρα ἐν τῷ κόλπῳ αὐτοῦ

οὐ δυνήσεται ἐπενεγκεῖν ἐπὶ στόμα.

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σοφώτερος ἑαυτῷ ὀκνηρὸς φαίνεται

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τοῦ ἐν πλησμονῇ ἀποκομίζοντος ἀγγελίαν.

ὥσπερ ὁ κρατῶν κέρκου κυνός,

οὕτως ὁ προεστὼς ἀλλοτρίας κρίσεως.

ὥσπερ οἱ ἰώμενοι προβάλλουσιν λόγους εἰς ἀνθρώπους,

ὁ δὲ ἀπαντήσας τῷ λόγῳ πρῶτος ὑποσκελισθήσεται·

οὕτως πάντες οἱ ἐνεδρεύοντες τοὺς ἑαυτῶν φίλους,

ὅταν δὲ ὁραθῶσιν, λέγουσιν ὅτι Παίζων ἔπραξα.

ἐν πολλοῖς ξύλοις θάλλει πῦρ,

ὅπου δὲ οὐκ ἔστιν δίθυμος, ἡσυχάζει μάχη.

ἐσχάρα ἄνθραξιν καὶ ξύλα πυρί,

ἀνὴρ δὲ λοίδορος εἰς ταραχὴν μάχης.

λόγοι κερκώπων μαλακοί,

οὗτοι δὲ τύπτουσιν εἰς ταμεῖα σπλάγχνων.

ἀργύριον διδόμενον μετὰ δόλου ὥσπερ ὄστρακον ἡγητέον·

§χείλη λεῖα καρδίαν καλύπτει λυπηράν.

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χείλεσιν πάντα ἐπινεύει ἀποκλαιόμενος ἐχθρούς,

ἐν δὲ τῇ καρδίᾳ τεκταίνεται λόγους.

ἐάν σου δέηται ὁ ἐχθρὸς μεγάλῃ τῇ φωνῇ, μὴ πεισθῇς·

ἑπτὰ γὰρ πονηρίαι ἐν τῇ ψυχῇ αὐτοῦ.

ὁ κρύπτων ἔχθραν συνίστησιν δόλον,

ἐνκαλύπτει δὲ τὰς ἑαυτοῦ ἁμαρτίας εὔγνωστος ἐν

συνεδρίοις.

ὁ ὀρύσσων βόθρον τῷ πλησίον ἐμπεσεῖται εἰς αὐτόν·

ὁ δὲ κυλίων λίθον ἐφʼ ἑαυτὸν κυλίει.

γλῶσσα ψευδὴς μισεῖ ἀλήθειαν,

στόμα δὲ ἄστεγον ποιεῖ ἀκαταστασίας.

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

Funding provided by Harvard Library Arcadia Fund.

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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.) — 26 focus

Like snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, So honor is not fitting for a fool.

Like a fluttering sparrow, Like a darting swallow, So the undeserved curse doesn't come to rest.

A whip for the horse, A bridle for the donkey, And a rod for the back of fools!

Don't answer a fool according to his folly, Lest you also be like him.

Answer a fool according to his folly, Lest he be wise in his own eyes.

One who sends a message by the hand of a fool Is cutting off feet and drinking violence.

Like the legs of the lame that hang loose: So is a parable in the mouth of fools.

As one who binds a stone in a sling, So is he who gives honor to a fool.

Like a thornbush that goes into the hand of a drunkard, So is a parable in the mouth of fools.

As an archer who wounds all, So is he who hires a fool Or he who hires those who pass by.

As a dog that returns to his vomit, So is a fool who repeats his folly.

Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.

The sluggard says, "There is a lion in the road! A fierce lion roams the streets!"

As the door turns on its hinges, So does the sluggard on his bed.

The sluggard buries his hand in the dish. He is too lazy to bring it back to his mouth.

The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes Than seven men who answer with discretion.

Like one who grabs a dog's ears Is one who passes by and meddles in a quarrel not his own.

Like a madman who shoots firebrands, arrows, and death,

Is the man who deceives his neighbor and says, "Am I not joking?"

For lack of wood a fire goes out; Without gossip, a quarrel dies down.

As coals are to hot embers, And wood to fire, So is a contentious man to kindling strife.

The words of a whisperer are as dainty morsels, They go down into the innermost parts.

Like silver dross on an earthen vessel Are the lips of a fervent one with an evil heart.

A malicious man disguises himself with his lips, But he harbors evil in his heart.

When his speech is charming, don't believe him; For there are seven abominations in his heart:

His malice may be concealed by deception, But his wickedness will be exposed in the assembly.

Whoever digs a pit shall fall into it. Whoever rolls a stone, it will come back on him.

A lying tongue hates those it hurts; And a flattering mouth works ruin.

Notes on the current edition

Proverbs

1. U+05D0A

1. 16 πλησθεις] εμπλησθεις U+05D0 17 εισαγαγε U+05D0 | σεαυτου] pr τον U+05D0A | ¹ μσησει A 18 ροπανον U+05D0* (ροπαλον U+05D0c.a) | ακιδωτον] ακηλιδωτον U+05D0c.aA | om και 3° U+05D0c.a | ανηρ] pr ο A | καταμαρτυρων] + κατα A | αυτου] εαυτου A 9 οδους A 20 om εν U+05D0A 20a om εν U+05D0 | βλαπτει] βαπτει U+05D0* βλ. U+05D0c.a) 21 ψωμιζε] τρεφε U+05D0A 22 ποιων] ποιησας U+05D0* (ποιων U+05D0c.a) | om πυρος A | της κεφαλης U+05D0* (την κεφαλην U+05D0c.a) | ανταποδωσει] ανταπο- ειδωσει A 23 βορρεας Bᵇ?c? 24 κρισσον A 25 διψωση] ωση U+05D0* (διψ. U+05D0c.a) 26 λοιμαινοιτο B* (λυμ. Bᵇ) 28 πολι U+05D0* πολις U+05D0c.a)

3. B

4. U+05D0A

5. XXVI 2 πετανται A 4 προς] κατα A 5 κατα] προς 6 εαυτου] αυτου U+05D0 | ο αποστειλας] om ο U+05D0* (pr ο U+05D01mg sinistr) 7 πορεια πορνιαν U+05D0* (ποριαν U+05D0c.a) 8 διδουντι U+05D0 9 μεθυσου] pr του U+05D0A | δο λια U+05D0 11 εαυτου εμετον] εμ. αυτου A | αναστρεψας κακια U+05D0 12 ιδ A | εσχε U+05D0* (εσχεν U+05D0c.a) | αφρων μαλλον A 13 ο"ՎࠎڏÝ + εν δε ταις πλ τειαις (-τισις U+05D0) φονευται Bᵇ(ᵐᵍ)U+05D0A 14 του στροφιγγος] τω στροφιγγι 15 δυνησεται] δυναται U+05D0A | επι στομα] επι το στομα U+05D0c.a εις το στ. A

6. B

7. §C

Septuaginta Proverbs 26

ed. Henry Barclay Swete D.D.

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