Catholic Public Domain Version
"Whoever has a will to withdraw from a friend, seeks occasions; he shall be reproached at all times. "
— Proverbs 18:1, Catholic Public Domain Version
“Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh and intermeddleth with all wisdom.”
“He that separateth himself seeketh his own desire, And rageth against all sound wisdom. ”
“An unfriendly man pursues selfishness, and defies all sound judgment.”
“One who has isolated himself seeks his own desires; he rejects all sound judgment.”
“He that hath a mind to depart from a friend, seeketh occasions: he shall ever be subject to reproach.”
“He who keeps himself separate for his private purpose goes against all good sense.”
“Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh and intermeddleth with all wisdom.”
Whoever has a will to withdraw from a friend, seeks occasions; he shall be reproached at all times.
The foolish do not accept words of prudence, unless you say what is already turning in his heart.
The impious, when he has arrived within the depths of sin, thinks little of it. But ill repute and disgrace follow him.
Words from the mouth of a man are deep waters. And the fountain of wisdom is a torrent overflowing.