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Vulgate (Latin)   
nihil enim est timor nisi praesumptionis adiutorium proditio cogitationis auxiliorum

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Other translations
New Catholic Bible   
For wickedness is a cowardly trait that is condemned by its own testimony, and when confronted by conscience, it tends to magnify difficulties.
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
For wickedness is a cowardly thing, condemned by its own testimony; distressed by conscience, it has always exaggerated the difficulties.
Good News Translation®   
Wickedness is cowardly in itself and stands self-condemned. Someone with a guilty conscience will always imagine things to be worse than they really are.
Wycliffe Bible   
For since wickedness is dreadful, it is given into condemnation of (or by) all men; for why a conscience disturbed (or troubled) presumeth (for)ever(more) wicked things. [When forsooth there is fearful shrewdness (or depravity), it is given into the condemnation of all things; evermore presumeth cruel things a conscience disturbed.]
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
For wickedness is a cowardly thing, condemned by its own testimony; distressed by conscience, it has always exaggerated the difficulties.
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition   
For wickedness is a cowardly thing, condemned by its own testimony; distressed by conscience, it has always exaggerated the difficulties.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition   
For wickedness is a cowardly thing, condemned by its own testimony; distressed by conscience, it has always exaggerated the difficulties.
Common English Bible © 2011   
Wickedness is cowardly, condemned by its own witness. Distressed by conscience, the wicked person thinks everything is worse than it is.
New American Bible (Revised Edition)   
For wickedness, of its nature cowardly, testifies in its own condemnation, and because of a distressed conscience, always magnifies misfortunes.
Revised Standard Version   
For wickedness is a cowardly thing, condemned by its own testimony; distressed by conscience, it has always exaggerated the difficulties.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised   
For wickedness is a cowardly thing, condemned by its own testimony; distressed by conscience, it has always exaggerated the difficulties.