Catholic Public Domain Version
"Just as whoever eats too much honey, it is not good for him, so also whoever is an investigator of what is majestic will be overwhelmed by glory. "
— Proverbs 25:27, Catholic Public Domain Version
“It is not good to eat much honey: so for men to search their own glory is not glory.”
“It is not good to eat much honey; Sofor mento search out their own glory is grievous. ”
“It is not good to eat much honey; nor is it honorable to seek one's own honor.”
“It is not good to eat too much honey, nor is it honorable for people to seek their own glory.”
“As it is not good for a man to eat much honey, so he that is a searcher of majesty shall be overwhelmed by glory.”
“It is not good to take much honey: so he who is not looking for honour will be honoured.”
“It is not good to eat much honey: so for men to search their own glory is not glory.”
It is better to sit in a corner of the attic, than with an argumentative woman and in a shared house.
Like cold water to a thirsty soul, so too are good reports from a far away land.
The just falling down before the impious is like a fountain stirred up by feet and like a corrupted spring.
Just as whoever eats too much honey, it is not good for him, so also whoever is an investigator of what is majestic will be overwhelmed by glory.
Just like a city lying in the open and without surrounding walls, so also is a man who is unable to restrain his own spirit in speaking.