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| 1 | 1 | Proverbs of Solomon, son of David, king of Israel: |
| 1 | 2 | For knowing wisdom and instruction, For understanding sayings of intelligence, |
| 1 | 3 | For receiving the instruction of wisdom, Righteousness, judgment, and uprightness, |
| 1 | 4 | For giving to simple ones -- prudence, To a youth -- knowledge and discretion. |
| 1 | 5 | (The wise doth hear and increaseth learning, And the intelligent doth obtain counsels.) |
| 1 | 6 | For understanding a proverb and its sweetness, Words of the wise and their acute sayings. |
| 1 | 7 | Fear of Jehovah [is] a beginning of knowledge, Wisdom and instruction fools have despised! |
| 1 | 8 | Hear, my son, the instruction of thy father, And leave not the law of thy mother, |
| 1 | 9 | For a graceful wreath [are] they to thy head, And chains to thy neck. |
| 1 | 10 | My son, if sinners entice thee be not willing. |
| 1 | 11 | If they say, `Come with us, we lay wait for blood, We watch secretly for the innocent without cause, |
| 1 | 12 | We swallow them as Sheol -- alive, And whole -- as those going down [to] the pit, |
| 1 | 13 | Every precious substance we find, We fill our houses [with] spoil, |
| 1 | 14 | Thy lot thou dost cast among us, One purse is -- to all of us.` |
| 1 | 15 | My son! go not in the way with them, Withhold thy foot from their path, |
| 1 | 16 | For their feet to evil do run, And they haste to shed blood. |
| 1 | 17 | Surely in vain is the net spread out before the eyes of any bird. |
| 1 | 18 | And they for their own blood lay wait, They watch secretly for their own lives. |
| 1 | 19 | So [are] the paths of every gainer of dishonest gain, The life of its owners it taketh. |
| 1 | 20 | Wisdom in an out-place crieth aloud, In broad places she giveth forth her voice, |
| 1 | 21 | At the head of the multitudes she calleth, In the openings of the gates, In the city her sayings she saith: |
| 1 | 22 | `Till when, ye simple, do ye love simplicity? And have scorners their scorning desired? And do fools hate knowledge? |
| 1 | 23 | Turn back at my reproof, lo, I pour forth to you my spirit, I make known my words with you. |
| 1 | 24 | Because I have called, and ye refuse, I stretched out my hand, and none is attending, |
| 1 | 25 | And ye slight all my counsel, And my reproof ye have not desired. |
| 1 | 26 | I also in your calamity do laugh, I deride when your fear cometh, |
| 1 | 27 | When your fear cometh as destruction, And your calamity as a hurricane doth come, When on you come adversity and distress. |
| 1 | 28 | Then they call me, and I do not answer, They seek me earnestly, and find me not. |
| 1 | 29 | Because that they have hated knowledge, And the fear of Jehovah have not chosen. |
| 1 | 30 | They have not consented to my counsel, They have despised all my reproof, |
| 1 | 31 | And they eat of the fruit of their way, And from their own counsels they are filled. |
| 1 | 32 | For the turning of the simple slayeth them, And the security of the foolish destroyeth them. |
| 1 | 33 | And whoso is hearkening to me dwelleth confidently, And [is] quiet from fear of evil!` |
| 2 | 1 | My son, if thou dost accept my sayings, And my commands dost lay up with thee, |
| 2 | 2 | To cause thine ear to attend to wisdom, Thou inclinest thy heart to understanding, |
| 2 | 3 | For, if for intelligence thou callest, For understanding givest forth thy voice, |
| 2 | 4 | If thou dost seek her as silver, And as hid treasures searchest for her, |
| 2 | 5 | Then understandest thou fear of Jehovah, And knowledge of God thou findest. |
| 2 | 6 | For Jehovah giveth wisdom, From His mouth knowledge and understanding. |
| 2 | 7 | Even to lay up for the upright substance, A shield for those walking uprightly. |
| 2 | 8 | To keep the paths of judgment, And the way of His saints He preserveth. |
| 2 | 9 | Then understandest thou righteousness, And judgment, and uprightness -- every good path. |
| 2 | 10 | For wisdom cometh into thy heart, And knowledge to thy soul is pleasant, |
| 2 | 11 | Thoughtfulness doth watch over thee, Understanding doth keep thee, |
| 2 | 12 | To deliver thee from an evil way, From any speaking froward things, |
| 2 | 13 | Who are forsaking paths of uprightness, To walk in ways of darkness, |
| 2 | 14 | Who are rejoicing to do evil, They delight in frowardness of the wicked, |
| 2 | 15 | Whose paths [are] crooked, Yea, they are perverted in their ways. |
| 2 | 16 | To deliver thee from the strange woman, From the stranger who hath made smooth her sayings, |
| 2 | 17 | Who is forsaking the guide of her youth, And the covenant of her God hath forgotten. |
| 2 | 18 | For her house hath inclined unto death, And unto Rephaim her paths. |
| 2 | 19 | None going in unto her turn back, Nor do they reach the paths of life. |
| 2 | 20 | That thou dost go in the way of the good, And the paths of the righteous dost keep. |
| 2 | 21 | For the upright do inhabit the earth, And the perfect are left in it, |
| 2 | 22 | And the wicked from the earth are cut off, And treacherous dealers plucked out of it! |
| 3 | 1 | My son! my law forget not, And my commands let thy heart keep, |
| 3 | 2 | For length of days and years, Life and peace they do add to thee. |
| 3 | 3 | Let not kindness and truth forsake thee, Bind them on thy neck, Write them on the tablet of thy heart, |
| 3 | 4 | And find grace and good understanding In the eyes of God and man. |
| 3 | 5 | Trust unto Jehovah with all thy heart, And unto thine own understanding lean not. |
| 3 | 6 | In all thy ways know thou Him, And He doth make straight thy paths. |
| 3 | 7 | Be not wise in thine own eyes, Fear Jehovah, and turn aside from evil. |
| 3 | 8 | Healing it is to thy navel, And moistening to thy bones. |
| 3 | 9 | Honour Jehovah from thy substance, And from the beginning of all thine increase; |
| 3 | 10 | And filled are thy barns [with] plenty, And [with] new wine thy presses break forth. |
| 3 | 11 | Chastisement of Jehovah, my son, despise not, And be not vexed with His reproof, |
| 3 | 12 | For whom Jehovah loveth He reproveth, Even as a father the son He is pleased with. |
| 3 | 13 | O the happiness of a man [who] hath found wisdom, And of a man [who] bringeth forth understanding. |
| 3 | 14 | For better [is] her merchandise Than the merchandise of silver, And than gold -- her increase. |
| 3 | 15 | Precious she [is] above rubies, And all thy pleasures are not comparable to her. |
| 3 | 16 | Length of days [is] in her right hand, In her left [are] wealth and honour. |
| 3 | 17 | Her ways [are] ways of pleasantness, And all her paths [are] peace. |
| 3 | 18 | A tree of life she [is] to those laying hold on her, And whoso is retaining her [is] happy. |
| 3 | 19 | Jehovah by wisdom did found the earth, He prepared the heavens by understanding. |
| 3 | 20 | By His knowledge depths have been rent, And clouds do drop dew. |
| 3 | 21 | My son! let them not turn from thine eyes, Keep thou wisdom and thoughtfulness, |
| 3 | 22 | And they are life to thy soul, and grace to thy neck. |
| 3 | 23 | Then thou goest thy way confidently, And thy foot doth not stumble. |
| 3 | 24 | If thou liest down, thou art not afraid, Yea, thou hast lain down, And sweet hath been thy sleep. |
| 3 | 25 | Be not afraid of sudden fear, And of the desolation of the wicked when it cometh. |
| 3 | 26 | For Jehovah is at thy side, And He hath kept thy foot from capture. |
| 3 | 27 | Withhold not good from its owners, When thy hand [is] toward God to do [it]. |
| 3 | 28 | Say not thou to thy friend, `Go, and return, and to-morrow I give,` And substance with thee. |
| 3 | 29 | Devise not against thy neighbour evil, And he sitting confidently with thee. |
| 3 | 30 | Strive not with a man without cause, If he have not done thee evil. |
| 3 | 31 | Be not envious of a man of violence, Nor fix thou on any of his ways. |
| 3 | 32 | For an abomination to Jehovah [is] the perverted, And with the upright [is] His secret counsel. |
| 3 | 33 | The curse of Jehovah [is] in the house of the wicked. And the habitation of the righteous He blesseth. |
| 3 | 34 | If the scorners He doth scorn, Yet to the humble He doth give grace. |
| 3 | 35 | Honour do the wise inherit, And fools are bearing away shame! |
| 4 | 1 | Hear, ye sons, the instruction of a father, And give attention to know understanding. |
| 4 | 2 | For good learning I have given to you, My law forsake not. |
| 4 | 3 | For, a son I have been to my father -- tender, And an only one before my mother. |
| 4 | 4 | And he directeth me, and he saith to me: `Let thy heart retain my words, Keep my commands, and live. |
| 4 | 5 | Get wisdom, get understanding, Do not forget, nor turn away From the sayings of my mouth. |
| 4 | 6 | Forsake her not, and she doth preserve thee, Love her, and she doth keep thee. |
| 4 | 7 | The first thing [is] wisdom -- get wisdom, And with all thy getting get understanding. |
| 4 | 8 | Exalt her, and she doth lift thee up, She honoureth thee, when thou dost embrace her. |
| 4 | 9 | She giveth to thy head a wreath of grace, A crown of beauty she doth give thee freely. |
| 4 | 10 | Hear, my son, and receive my sayings, And years of life [are] multiplied to thee. |
| 4 | 11 | In a way of wisdom I have directed thee, I have caused thee to tread in paths of uprightness. |
| 4 | 12 | In thy walking thy step is not straitened, And if thou runnest, thou stumblest not. |
| 4 | 13 | Lay hold on instruction, do not desist, Keep her, for she [is] thy life. |
| 4 | 14 | Into the path of the wicked enter not, And be not happy in a way of evil doers. |
| 4 | 15 | Avoid it, pass not over into it, Turn aside from it, and pass on. |
| 4 | 16 | For they sleep not if they do not evil, And their sleep hath been taken violently away, If they cause not [some] to stumble. |
| 4 | 17 | For they have eaten bread of wickedness, And wine of violence they drink. |
| 4 | 18 | And the path of the righteous [is] as a shining light, Going and brightening till the day is established, |
| 4 | 19 | The way of the wicked [is] as darkness, They have not known at what they stumble. |
| 4 | 20 | My son, to my words give attention, To my sayings incline thine ear, |
| 4 | 21 | Let them not turn aside from thine eyes, Preserve them in the midst of thy heart. |
| 4 | 22 | For life they [are] to those finding them, And to all their flesh healing. |
| 4 | 23 | Above every charge keep thy heart, For out of it [are] the outgoings of life. |
| 4 | 24 | Turn aside from thee a froward mouth, And perverse lips put far from thee, |
| 4 | 25 | Thine eyes do look straightforward, And thine eyelids look straight before thee. |
| 4 | 26 | Ponder thou the path of thy feet, And all thy ways [are] established. |
| 4 | 27 | Incline not [to] the right or to the left, Turn aside thy foot from evil! |
| 5 | 1 | My son! to my wisdom give attention, To mine understanding incline thine ear, |
| 5 | 2 | To observe thoughtfulness, And knowledge do thy lips keep. |
| 5 | 3 | For the lips of a strange woman drop honey, And smoother than oil [is] her mouth, |
| 5 | 4 | And her latter end [is] bitter as wormwood, Sharp as a sword [with] mouths. |
| 5 | 5 | Her feet are going down to death, Sheol do her steps take hold of. |
| 5 | 6 | The path of life -- lest thou ponder, Moved have her paths -- thou knowest not. |
| 5 | 7 | And now, ye sons, hearken to me, And turn not from sayings of my mouth. |
| 5 | 8 | Keep far from off her thy way, And come not near unto the opening of her house, |
| 5 | 9 | Lest thou give to others thy honour, And thy years to the fierce, |
| 5 | 10 | Lest strangers be filled [with] thy power, And thy labours in the house of a stranger, |
| 5 | 11 | And thou hast howled in thy latter end, In the consumption of thy flesh and thy food, |
| 5 | 12 | And hast said, `How have I hated instruction, And reproof hath my heart despised, |
| 5 | 13 | And I have not hearkened to the voice of my directors, And to my teachers have not inclined mine ear. |
| 5 | 14 | As a little thing I have been all evil, In the midst of an assembly and a company. |
| 5 | 15 | Drink waters out of thine own cistern, Even flowing ones out of thine own well. |
| 5 | 16 | Let thy fountains be scattered abroad, In broad places rivulets of waters. |
| 5 | 17 | Let them be to thee for thyself, And not to strangers with thee. |
| 5 | 18 | Let thy fountain be blessed, And rejoice because of the wife of thy youth, |
| 5 | 19 | A hind of loves, and a roe of grace! Let her loves satisfy thee at all times, In her love magnify thyself continually. |
| 5 | 20 | And why dost thou magnify thyself, My son, with a stranger? And embrace the bosom of a strange woman? |
| 5 | 21 | For over-against the eyes of Jehovah are the ways of each, And all his paths He is pondering. |
| 5 | 22 | His own iniquities do capture the wicked, And with the ropes of his sin he is holden. |
| 5 | 23 | He dieth without instruction, And in the abundance of his folly magnifieth himself! |
| 6 | 1 | My son! if thou hast been surety for thy friend, Hast stricken for a stranger thy hand, |
| 6 | 2 | Hast been snared with sayings of thy mouth, Hast been captured with sayings of thy mouth, |
| 6 | 3 | Do this now, my son, and be delivered, For thou hast come into the hand of thy friend. Go, trample on thyself, and strengthen thy friend, |
| 6 | 4 | Give not sleep to thine eyes, And slumber to thine eyelids, |
| 6 | 5 | Be delivered as a roe from the hand, And as a bird from the hand of a fowler. |
| 6 | 6 | Go unto the ant, O slothful one, See her ways and be wise; |
| 6 | 7 | Which hath not captain, overseer, and ruler, |
| 6 | 8 | She doth prepare in summer her bread, She hath gathered in harvest her food. |
| 6 | 9 | Till when, O slothful one, dost thou lie? When dost thou arise from thy sleep? |
| 6 | 10 | A little sleep, a little slumber, A little clasping of the hands to rest, |
| 6 | 11 | And thy poverty hath come as a traveller, And thy want as an armed man. |
| 6 | 12 | A man of worthlessness, a man of iniquity, Walking [with] perverseness of mouth, |
| 6 | 13 | Winking with his eyes, speaking with his feet, Directing with his fingers, |
| 6 | 14 | Frowardness [is] in his heart, devising evil at all times, Contentions he sendeth forth. |
| 6 | 15 | Therefore suddenly cometh his calamity, Instantly he is broken -- and no healing. |
| 6 | 16 | These six hath Jehovah hated, Yea, seven [are] abominations to His soul. |
| 6 | 17 | Eyes high -- tongues false -- And hands shedding innocent blood -- |
| 6 | 18 | A heart devising thoughts of vanity -- Feet hasting to run to evil -- |
| 6 | 19 | A false witness [who] doth breathe out lies -- And one sending forth contentions between brethren. |
| 6 | 20 | Keep, my son, the command of thy father, And leave not the law of thy mother. |
| 6 | 21 | Bind them on thy heart continually, Tie them on thy neck. |
| 6 | 22 | In thy going up and down, it leadeth thee, In thy lying down, it watcheth over thee, And thou hast awaked -- it talketh [with] thee. |
| 6 | 23 | For a lamp [is] the command, And the law a light, And a way of life [are] reproofs of instruction, |
| 6 | 24 | To preserve thee from an evil woman, From the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman. |
| 6 | 25 | Desire not her beauty in thy heart, And let her not take thee with her eyelids. |
| 6 | 26 | For a harlot consumeth unto a cake of bread, And an adulteress the precious soul hunteth. |
| 6 | 27 | Doth a man take fire into his bosom, And are his garments not burnt? |
| 6 | 28 | Doth a man walk on the hot coals, And are his feet not scorched? |
| 6 | 29 | So [is] he who hath gone in unto the wife of his neighbour, None who doth touch her is innocent. |
| 6 | 30 | They do not despise the thief, When he stealeth to fill his soul when he is hungry, |
| 6 | 31 | And being found he repayeth sevenfold, All the substance of his house he giveth. |
| 6 | 32 | He who committeth adultery [with] a woman lacketh heart, He is destroying his soul who doth it. |
| 6 | 33 | A stroke and shame he doth find, And his reproach is not wiped away, |
| 6 | 34 | For jealousy [is] the fury of a man, And he doth not spare in a day of vengeance. |
| 6 | 35 | He accepteth not the appearance of any atonement, Yea, he doth not consent, Though thou dost multiply bribes! |
| 7 | 1 | My son! keep my sayings, And my commands lay up with thee. |
| 7 | 2 | Keep my commands, and live, And my law as the pupil of thine eye. |
| 7 | 3 | Bind them on thy fingers, Write them on the tablet of thy heart. |
| 7 | 4 | Say to wisdom, `My sister Thou [art].` And cry to understanding, `Kinswoman!` |
| 7 | 5 | To preserve thee from a strange woman, From a stranger who hath made smooth her sayings. |
| 7 | 6 | For, at a window of my house, Through my casement I have looked out, |
| 7 | 7 | And I do see among the simple ones, I discern among the sons, A young man lacking understanding, |
| 7 | 8 | Passing on in the street, near her corner, And the way [to] her house he doth step, |
| 7 | 9 | In the twilight -- in the evening of day, In the darkness of night and blackness. |
| 7 | 10 | And, lo, a woman to meet him -- (A harlot`s dress, and watchful of heart, |
| 7 | 11 | Noisy she [is], and stubborn, In her house her feet rest not. |
| 7 | 12 | Now in an out-place, now in broad places, And near every corner she lieth in wait) -- |
| 7 | 13 | And she laid hold on him, and kissed him, She hath hardened her face, and saith to him, |
| 7 | 14 | `Sacrifices of peace-offerings [are] by me, To-day I have completed my vows. |
| 7 | 15 | Therefore I have come forth to meet thee, To seek earnestly thy face, and I find thee. |
| 7 | 16 | [With] ornamental coverings I decked my couch, Carved works -- cotton of Egypt. |
| 7 | 17 | I sprinkled my bed -- myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon. |
| 7 | 18 | Come, we are filled [with] loves till the morning, We delight ourselves in loves. |
| 7 | 19 | For the man is not in his house, He hath gone on a long journey. |
| 7 | 20 | A bag of money he hath taken in his hand, At the day of the new moon he cometh to his house.` |
| 7 | 21 | She turneth him aside with the abundance of her speech, With the flattery of her lips she forceth him. |
| 7 | 22 | He is going after her straightway, As an ox unto the slaughter he cometh, And as a fetter unto the chastisement of a fool, |
| 7 | 23 | Till an arrow doth split his liver, As a bird hath hastened unto a snare, And hath not known that it [is] for its life. |
| 7 | 24 | And now, ye sons, hearken to me, And give attention to sayings of my mouth. |
| 7 | 25 | Let not thy heart turn unto her ways, Do not wander in her paths, |
| 7 | 26 | For many [are] the wounded she caused to fall, And mighty [are] all her slain ones. |
| 7 | 27 | The ways of Sheol -- her house, Going down unto inner chambers of death! |
| 8 | 1 | Doth not wisdom call? And understanding give forth her voice? |
| 8 | 2 | At the head of high places by the way, Between the paths she hath stood, |
| 8 | 3 | At the side of the gates, at the mouth of the city, The entrance of the openings, she crieth aloud, |
| 8 | 4 | `Unto you, O men, I call, And my voice [is] unto the sons of men. |
| 8 | 5 | Understand, ye simple ones, prudence, And ye fools, understand the heart, |
| 8 | 6 | Hearken, for noble things I speak, And the opening of my lips [is] uprightness. |
| 8 | 7 | For truth doth my mouth utter, And an abomination to my lips [is] wickedness. |
| 8 | 8 | In righteousness [are] all the sayings of my mouth, Nothing in them is froward and perverse. |
| 8 | 9 | All of them [are] plain to the intelligent, And upright to those finding knowledge. |
| 8 | 10 | Receive my instruction, and not silver, And knowledge rather than choice gold. |
| 8 | 11 | For better [is] wisdom than rubies, Yea, all delights are not comparable with it. |
| 8 | 12 | I, wisdom, have dwelt with prudence, And a knowledge of devices I find out. |
| 8 | 13 | The fear of Jehovah [is] to hate evil; Pride, and arrogance, and an evil way, And a froward mouth, I have hated. |
| 8 | 14 | Mine [is] counsel and substance, I [am] understanding, I have might. |
| 8 | 15 | By me kings reign, and princes decree righteousness, |
| 8 | 16 | By me do chiefs rule, and nobles, All judges of the earth. |
| 8 | 17 | I love those loving me, And those seeking me earnestly do find me. |
| 8 | 18 | Wealth and honour [are] with me, Lasting substance and righteousness. |
| 8 | 19 | Better [is] my fruit than gold, even fine gold, And mine increase than choice silver. |
| 8 | 20 | In a path of righteousness I cause to walk, In midst of paths of judgment, |
| 8 | 21 | To cause my lovers to inherit substance, Yea, their treasures I fill. |
| 8 | 22 | Jehovah possessed me -- the beginning of His way, Before His works since then. |
| 8 | 23 | From the age I was anointed, from the first, From former states of the earth. |
| 8 | 24 | In there being no depths, I was brought forth, In there being no fountains heavy [with] waters, |
| 8 | 25 | Before mountains were sunk, Before heights, I was brought forth. |
| 8 | 26 | While He had not made the earth, and out-places, And the top of the dusts of the world. |
| 8 | 27 | In His preparing the heavens I [am] there, In His decreeing a circle on the face of the deep, |
| 8 | 28 | In His strengthening clouds above, In His making strong fountains of the deep, |
| 8 | 29 | In His setting for the sea its limit, And the waters transgress not His command, In His decreeing the foundations of earth, |
| 8 | 30 | Then I am near Him, a workman, And I am a delight -- day by day. Rejoicing before Him at all times, |
| 8 | 31 | Rejoicing in the habitable part of His earth, And my delights [are] with the sons of men. |
| 8 | 32 | And now, ye sons, hearken to me, Yea, happy are they who keep my ways. |
| 8 | 33 | Hear instruction, and be wise, and slight not. |
| 8 | 34 | O the happiness of the man hearkening to me, To watch at my doors day by day, To watch at the door-posts of my entrance. |
| 8 | 35 | For whoso is finding me, hath found life, And bringeth out good-will from Jehovah. |
| 8 | 36 | And whoso is missing me, is wronging his soul, All hating me have loved death! |
| 9 | 1 | Wisdom hath builded her house, She hath hewn out her pillars -- seven. |
| 9 | 2 | She hath slaughtered her slaughter, She hath mingled her wine, Yea, she hath arranged her table. |
| 9 | 3 | She hath sent forth her damsels, She crieth on the tops of the high places of the city: |
| 9 | 4 | `Who [is] simple? let him turn aside hither.` Whoso lacketh heart: she hath said to him, |
| 9 | 5 | `Come, eat of my bread, And drink of the wine I have mingled. |
| 9 | 6 | Forsake ye, the simple, and live, And be happy in the way of understanding. |
| 9 | 7 | The instructor of a scorner Is receiving for it -- shame, And a reprover of the wicked -- his blemish. |
| 9 | 8 | Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee, Give reproof to the wise, and he loveth thee. |
| 9 | 9 | Give to the wise, and he is wiser still, Make known to the righteous, And he increaseth learning. |
| 9 | 10 | The commencement of wisdom [is] the fear of Jehovah, And a knowledge of the Holy Ones [is] understanding. |
| 9 | 11 | For by me do thy days multiply, And added to thee are years of life. |
| 9 | 12 | If thou hast been wise, thou hast been wise for thyself, And thou hast scorned -- thyself bearest [it]. |
| 9 | 13 | A foolish woman [is] noisy, Simple, and hath not known what. |
| 9 | 14 | And she hath sat at the opening of her house, On a throne -- the high places of the city, |
| 9 | 15 | To call to those passing by the way, Who are going straight [on] their paths. |
| 9 | 16 | `Who [is] simple? let him turn aside hither.` And whoso lacketh heart -- she said to him, |
| 9 | 17 | `Stolen waters are sweet, And hidden bread is pleasant.` |
| 9 | 18 | And he hath not known that Rephaim [are] there, In deep places of Sheol her invited ones! |
| 10 | 1 | Proverbs of Solomon. A wise son causeth a father to rejoice, And a foolish son [is] an affliction to his mother. |
| 10 | 2 | Treasures of wickedness profit not, And righteousness delivereth from death. |
| 10 | 3 | Jehovah causeth not the soul of the righteous to hunger, And the desire of the wicked He thrusteth away. |
| 10 | 4 | Poor [is] he who is working -- a slothful hand, And the hand of the diligent maketh rich. |
| 10 | 5 | Whoso is gathering in summer [is] a wise son, Whoso is sleeping in harvest [is] a son causing shame. |
| 10 | 6 | Blessings [are] for the head of the righteous, And the mouth of the wicked cover doth violence. |
| 10 | 7 | The remembrance of the righteous [is] for a blessing, And the name of the wicked doth rot. |
| 10 | 8 | The wise in heart accepteth commands, And a talkative fool kicketh. |
| 10 | 9 | Whoso is walking in integrity walketh confidently, And whoso is perverting his ways is known. |
| 10 | 10 | Whoso is winking the eye giveth grief, And a talkative fool kicketh. |
| 10 | 11 | A fountain of life [is] the mouth of the righteous, And the mouth of the wicked cover doth violence. |
| 10 | 12 | Hatred awaketh contentions, And over all transgressions love covereth. |
| 10 | 13 | In the lips of the intelligent is wisdom found, And a rod [is] for the back of him who is lacking understanding. |
| 10 | 14 | The wise lay up knowledge, and the mouth of a fool [is] near ruin. |
| 10 | 15 | The wealth of the rich [is] his strong city, The ruin of the poor [is] their poverty. |
| 10 | 16 | The wage of the righteous [is] for life, The increase of the wicked for sin. |
| 10 | 17 | A traveller to life [is] he who is keeping instruction, And whoso is forsaking rebuke is erring. |
| 10 | 18 | Whoso is covering hatred with lying lips, And whoso is bringing out an evil report is a fool. |
| 10 | 19 | In the abundance of words transgression ceaseth not, And whoso is restraining his lips [is] wise. |
| 10 | 20 | The tongue of the righteous [is] chosen silver, The heart of the wicked -- as a little thing. |
| 10 | 21 | The lips of the righteous delight many, And fools for lack of heart die. |
| 10 | 22 | The blessing of Jehovah -- it maketh rich, And He addeth no grief with it. |
| 10 | 23 | To execute inventions [is] as play to a fool, And wisdom to a man of understanding. |
| 10 | 24 | The feared thing of the wicked it meeteth him, And the desire of the righteous is given. |
| 10 | 25 | As the passing by of a hurricane, So the wicked is not, And the righteous is a foundation age-during. |
| 10 | 26 | As vinegar to the teeth, And as smoke to the eyes, So [is] the slothful to those sending him. |
| 10 | 27 | The fear of Jehovah addeth days, And the years of the wicked are shortened. |
| 10 | 28 | The hope of the righteous [is] joyful, And the expectation of the wicked perisheth. |
| 10 | 29 | The way of Jehovah [is] strength to the perfect, And ruin to workers of iniquity. |
| 10 | 30 | The righteous to the age is not moved, And the wicked inhabit not the earth. |
| 10 | 31 | The mouth of the righteous uttereth wisdom, And the tongue of frowardness is cut out. |
| 10 | 32 | The lips of the righteous know a pleasing thing, And the mouth of the wicked perverseness! |
| 11 | 1 | Balances of deceit [are] an abomination to Jehovah, And a perfect weight [is] His delight. |
| 11 | 2 | Pride hath come, and shame cometh, And with the lowly [is] wisdom. |
| 11 | 3 | The integrity of the upright leadeth them, And the perverseness of the treacherous destroyeth them. |
| 11 | 4 | Wealth profiteth not in a day of wrath, And righteousness delivereth from death. |
| 11 | 5 | The righteousness of the perfect maketh right his way, And by his wickedness doth the wicked fall. |
| 11 | 6 | The righteousness of the upright delivereth them, And in mischief the treacherous are captured. |
| 11 | 7 | In the death of a wicked man, hope perisheth, And the expectation of the iniquitous hath been lost. |
| 11 | 8 | The righteous from distress is drawn out, And the wicked goeth in instead of him. |
| 11 | 9 | With the mouth a hypocrite corrupteth his friend, And by knowledge the righteous are drawn out. |
| 11 | 10 | In the good of the righteous a city exulteth, And in the destruction of the wicked [is] singing. |
| 11 | 11 | By the blessing of the upright is a city exalted, And by the mouth of the wicked thrown down. |
| 11 | 12 | Whoso is despising his neighbour lacketh heart, And a man of understanding keepeth silence. |
| 11 | 13 | A busybody is revealing secret counsel, And the faithful of spirit is covering the matter. |
| 11 | 14 | Without counsels do a people fall, And deliverance [is] in a multitude of counsellors. |
| 11 | 15 | Evil [one] suffereth when he hath been surety [for] a stranger, And whoso is hating suretyship is confident. |
| 11 | 16 | A gracious woman retaineth honour, And terrible [men] retain riches. |
| 11 | 17 | A kind man is rewarding his own soul, And the fierce is troubling his own flesh. |
| 11 | 18 | The wicked is getting a lying wage, And whoso is sowing righteousness -- a true reward. |
| 11 | 19 | Rightly [is] righteousness for life, And whoso is pursuing evil -- for his own death. |
| 11 | 20 | An abomination to Jehovah [are] the perverse of heart, And the perfect of the way [are] His delight. |
| 11 | 21 | Hand to hand, the wicked is not acquitted, And the seed of the righteous hath escaped. |
| 11 | 22 | A ring of gold in the nose of a sow -- A fair woman and stubborn of behaviour. |
| 11 | 23 | The desire of the righteous [is] only good, The hope of the wicked [is] transgression. |
| 11 | 24 | There is who is scattering, and yet is increased, And who is keeping back from uprightness, only to want. |
| 11 | 25 | A liberal soul is made fat, And whoso is watering, he also is watered. |
| 11 | 26 | Whoso is withholding corn, the people execrate him, And a blessing [is] for the head of him who is selling. |
| 11 | 27 | Whoso is earnestly seeking good Seeketh a pleasing thing, And whoso is seeking evil -- it meeteth him. |
| 11 | 28 | Whoso is confident in his wealth he falleth, And as a leaf, the righteous flourish. |
| 11 | 29 | Whoso is troubling his own house inheriteth wind, And a servant [is] the fool to the wise of heart. |
| 11 | 30 | The fruit of the righteous [is] a tree of life, And whoso is taking souls [is] wise. |
| 11 | 31 | Lo, the righteous in the earth is recompensed, Surely also the wicked and the sinner! |
| 12 | 1 | Whoso is loving instruction, is loving knowledge, And whoso is hating reproof [is] brutish. |
| 12 | 2 | The good bringeth forth favour from Jehovah, And the man of wicked devices He condemneth. |
| 12 | 3 | A man is not established by wickedness, And the root of the righteous is not moved. |
| 12 | 4 | A virtuous woman [is] a crown to her husband, And as rottenness in his bones [is] one causing shame. |
| 12 | 5 | The thoughts of the righteous [are] justice, The counsels of the wicked -- deceit. |
| 12 | 6 | The words of the wicked [are]: `Lay wait for blood,` And the mouth of the upright delivereth them. |
| 12 | 7 | Overthrow the wicked, and they are not, And the house of the righteous standeth. |
| 12 | 8 | According to his wisdom is a man praised, And the perverted of heart becometh despised. |
| 12 | 9 | Better [is] the lightly esteemed who hath a servant, Than the self-honoured who lacketh bread. |
| 12 | 10 | The righteous knoweth the life of his beast, And the mercies of the wicked [are] cruel. |
| 12 | 11 | Whoso is tilling the ground is satisfied [with] bread, And whoso is pursuing vanities is lacking heart, |
| 12 | 12 | The wicked hath desired the net of evil doers, And the root of the righteous giveth. |
| 12 | 13 | In transgression of the lips [is] the snare of the wicked, And the righteous goeth out from distress. |
| 12 | 14 | From the fruit of the mouth [is] one satisfied [with] good, And the deed of man`s hands returneth to him. |
| 12 | 15 | The way of a fool [is] right in his own eyes, And whoso is hearkening to counsel [is] wise. |
| 12 | 16 | The fool -- in a day is his anger known, And the prudent is covering shame. |
| 12 | 17 | Whoso uttereth faithfulness declareth righteousness, And a false witness -- deceit. |
| 12 | 18 | A rash speaker is like piercings of a sword, And the tongue of the wise is healing. |
| 12 | 19 | The lip of truth is established for ever, And for a moment -- a tongue of falsehood. |
| 12 | 20 | Deceit [is] in the heart of those devising evil, And to those counselling peace [is] joy. |
| 12 | 21 | No iniquity is desired by the righteous, And the wicked have been full of evil. |
| 12 | 22 | An abomination to Jehovah [are] lying lips, And stedfast doers [are] his delight. |
| 12 | 23 | A prudent man is concealing knowledge, And the heart of fools proclaimeth folly. |
| 12 | 24 | The hand of the diligent ruleth, And slothfulness becometh tributary. |
| 12 | 25 | Sorrow in the heart of a man boweth down, And a good word maketh him glad. |
| 12 | 26 | The righteous searcheth his companion, And the way of the wicked causeth them to err. |
| 12 | 27 | The slothful roasteth not his hunting, And the wealth of a diligent man is precious. |
| 12 | 28 | In the path of righteousness [is] life, And in the way of [that] path [is] no death! |
| 13 | 1 | A wise son -- the instruction of a father, And a scorner -- he hath not heard rebuke. |
| 13 | 2 | From the fruit of the mouth a man eateth good, And the soul of the treacherous -- violence. |
| 13 | 3 | Whoso is keeping his mouth, is keeping his soul, Whoso is opening wide his lips -- ruin to him! |
| 13 | 4 | The soul of the slothful is desiring, and hath not. And the soul of the diligent is made fat. |
| 13 | 5 | A false word the righteous hateth, And the wicked causeth abhorrence, and is confounded. |
| 13 | 6 | Righteousness keepeth him who is perfect in the way, And wickedness overthroweth a sin offering. |
| 13 | 7 | There is who is making himself rich, and hath nothing, Who is making himself poor, and wealth [is] abundant. |
| 13 | 8 | The ransom of a man`s life [are] his riches, And the poor hath not heard rebuke. |
| 13 | 9 | The light of the righteous rejoiceth, And the lamp of the wicked is extinguished. |
| 13 | 10 | A vain man through pride causeth debate, And with the counselled [is] wisdom. |
| 13 | 11 | Wealth from vanity becometh little, And whoso is gathering by the hand becometh great. |
| 13 | 12 | Hope prolonged is making the heart sick, And a tree of life [is] the coming desire. |
| 13 | 13 | Whoso is despising the Word is destroyed for it, And whoso is fearing the Command is repayed. |
| 13 | 14 | The law of the wise [is] a fountain of life, To turn aside from snares of death. |
| 13 | 15 | Good understanding giveth grace, And the way of the treacherous [is] hard. |
| 13 | 16 | Every prudent one dealeth with knowledge, And a fool spreadeth out folly. |
| 13 | 17 | A wicked messenger falleth into evil, And a faithful ambassador is healing. |
| 13 | 18 | Whoso is refusing instruction -- poverty and shame, And whoso is observing reproof is honoured. |
| 13 | 19 | A desire accomplished is sweet to the soul, And an abomination to fools [is]: Turn from evil. |
| 13 | 20 | Whoso is walking with wise men is wise, And a companion of fools suffereth evil. |
| 13 | 21 | Evil pursueth sinners, And good recompenseth the righteous. |
| 13 | 22 | A good man causeth sons` sons to inherit, And laid up for the righteous [is] the sinner`s wealth. |
| 13 | 23 | Abundance of food -- the tillage of the poor, And substance is consumed without judgment. |
| 13 | 24 | Whoso is sparing his rod is hating his son, And whoso is loving him hath hastened him chastisement. |
| 13 | 25 | The righteous is eating to the satiety of his soul, And the belly of the wicked lacketh! |
| 14 | 1 | Every wise woman hath builded her house, And the foolish with her hands breaketh it down. |
| 14 | 2 | Whoso is walking in his uprightness is fearing Jehovah, And the perverted [in] his ways is despising Him. |
| 14 | 3 | In the mouth of a fool [is] a rod of pride, And the lips of the wise preserve them. |
| 14 | 4 | Without oxen a stall [is] clean, And great [is] the increase by the power of the ox. |
| 14 | 5 | A faithful witness lieth not, And a false witness breatheth out lies. |
| 14 | 6 | A scorner hath sought wisdom, and it is not, And knowledge to the intelligent [is] easy. |
| 14 | 7 | Go from before a foolish man, Or thou hast not known the lips of knowledge. |
| 14 | 8 | The wisdom of the prudent [is] to understand his way, And the folly of fools [is] deceit. |
| 14 | 9 | Fools mock at a guilt-offering, And among the upright -- a pleasing thing. |
| 14 | 10 | The heart knoweth its own bitterness, And with its joy a stranger doth not intermeddle. |
| 14 | 11 | The house of the wicked is destroyed, And the tent of the upright flourisheth. |
| 14 | 12 | There is a way -- right before a man, And its latter end [are] ways of death. |
| 14 | 13 | Even in laughter is the heart pained, And the latter end of joy [is] affliction. |
| 14 | 14 | From his ways is the backslider in heart filled, And a good man -- from his fruits. |
| 14 | 15 | The simple giveth credence to everything, And the prudent attendeth to his step. |
| 14 | 16 | The wise is fearing and turning from evil, And a fool is transgressing and is confident. |
| 14 | 17 | Whoso is short of temper doth folly, And a man of wicked devices is hated. |
| 14 | 18 | The simple have inherited folly, And the prudent are crowned [with] knowledge. |
| 14 | 19 | The evil have bowed down before the good, And the wicked at the gates of the righteous. |
| 14 | 20 | Even of his neighbour is the poor hated, And those loving the rich [are] many. |
| 14 | 21 | Whoso is despising his neighbour sinneth, Whoso is favouring the humble, O his happiness. |
| 14 | 22 | Do not they err who are devising evil? And kindness and truth [are] to those devising good, |
| 14 | 23 | In all labour there is advantage, And a thing of the lips [is] only to want. |
| 14 | 24 | The crown of the wise is their wealth, The folly of fools [is] folly. |
| 14 | 25 | A true witness is delivering souls, And a deceitful one breatheth out lies. |
| 14 | 26 | In the fear of Jehovah [is] strong confidence, And to His sons there is a refuge. |
| 14 | 27 | The fear of Jehovah [is] a fountain of life, To turn aside from snares of death. |
| 14 | 28 | In the multitude of a people [is] the honour of a king, And in lack of people the ruin of a prince. |
| 14 | 29 | Whoso is slow to anger [is] of great understanding, And whoso is short in temper is exalting folly. |
| 14 | 30 | A healed heart [is] life to the flesh, And rottenness to the bones [is] envy. |
| 14 | 31 | An oppressor of the poor reproacheth his Maker, And whoso is honouring Him Is favouring the needy. |
| 14 | 32 | In his wickedness is the wicked driven away, And trustful in his death [is] the righteous. |
| 14 | 33 | In the heart of the intelligent wisdom doth rest. And in the midst of fools it is known. |
| 14 | 34 | Righteousness exalteth a nation, And the goodliness of peoples [is] a sin-offering. |
| 14 | 35 | The favour of a king [is] to a wise servant, And an object of his wrath is one causing shame! |
| 15 | 1 | A soft answer turneth back fury, And a grievous word raiseth up anger. |
| 15 | 2 | The tongue of the wise maketh knowledge good, And the mouth of fools uttereth folly. |
| 15 | 3 | In every place are the eyes of Jehovah, Watching the evil and the good. |
| 15 | 4 | A healed tongue [is] a tree of life, And perverseness in it -- a breach in the spirit. |
| 15 | 5 | A fool despiseth the instruction of his father, And whoso is regarding reproof is prudent. |
| 15 | 6 | [In] the house of the righteous [is] abundant strength, And in the increase of the wicked -- trouble. |
| 15 | 7 | The lips of the wise scatter knowledge, And the heart of fools [is] not right. |
| 15 | 8 | The sacrifice of the wicked [is] an abomination to Jehovah, And the prayer of the upright [is] His delight. |
| 15 | 9 | An abomination to Jehovah [is] the way of the wicked, And whoso is pursuing righteousness He loveth. |
| 15 | 10 | Chastisement [is] grievous to him who is forsaking the path, Whoso is hating reproof dieth. |
| 15 | 11 | Sheol and destruction [are] before Jehovah, Surely also the hearts of the sons of men. |
| 15 | 12 | A scorner loveth not his reprover, Unto the wise he goeth not. |
| 15 | 13 | A joyful heart maketh glad the face, And by grief of heart is the spirit smitten. |
| 15 | 14 | The heart of the intelligent seeketh knowledge, And the mouth of fools enjoyeth folly. |
| 15 | 15 | All the days of the afflicted [are] evil, And gladness of heart [is] a perpetual banquet. |
| 15 | 16 | Better [is] a little with the fear of Jehovah, Than much treasure, and tumult with it. |
| 15 | 17 | Better [is] an allowance of green herbs and love there, Than a fatted ox, and hatred with it. |
| 15 | 18 | A man of fury stirreth up contention, And the slow to anger appeaseth strife. |
| 15 | 19 | The way of the slothful [is] as a hedge of briers, And the path of the upright is raised up. |
| 15 | 20 | A wise son rejoiceth a father. And a foolish man is despising his mother. |
| 15 | 21 | Folly is joy to one lacking heart, And a man of intelligence directeth [his] going. |
| 15 | 22 | Without counsel [is] the making void of purposes, And in a multitude of counsellors it is established. |
| 15 | 23 | Joy [is] to a man in the answer of his mouth, And a word in its season -- how good! |
| 15 | 24 | A path of life [is] on high for the wise, To turn aside from Sheol beneath. |
| 15 | 25 | The house of the proud Jehovah pulleth down, And He setteth up the border of the widow. |
| 15 | 26 | An abomination to Jehovah [are] thoughts of wickedness, And pure [are] sayings of pleasantness. |
| 15 | 27 | A dishonest gainer is troubling his house, And whoso is hating gifts liveth. |
| 15 | 28 | The heart of the righteous meditateth to answer, And the mouth of the wicked uttereth evil things. |
| 15 | 29 | Far [is] Jehovah from the wicked, And the prayer of the righteous He heareth. |
| 15 | 30 | The light of the eyes rejoiceth the heart, A good report maketh fat the bone. |
| 15 | 31 | An ear that is hearing the reproof of life Doth lodge among the wise. |
| 15 | 32 | Whoso is refusing instruction is despising his soul, And whoso is hearing reproof Is getting understanding. |
| 15 | 33 | The fear of Jehovah [is] the instruction of wisdom, And before honour [is] humility! |
| 16 | 1 | Of man [are] arrangements of the heart, And from Jehovah an answer of the tongue. |
| 16 | 2 | All the ways of a man are pure in his own eyes, And Jehovah is pondering the spirits. |
| 16 | 3 | Roll unto Jehovah thy works, And established are thy purposes, |
| 16 | 4 | All things hath Jehovah wrought for Himself, And also the wicked [worketh] for a day of evil. |
| 16 | 5 | An abomination to Jehovah [is] every proud one of heart, Hand to hand he is not acquitted. |
| 16 | 6 | In kindness and truth pardoned is iniquity, And in the fear of Jehovah Turn thou aside from evil. |
| 16 | 7 | When a man`s ways please Jehovah, even his enemies, He causeth to be at peace with him. |
| 16 | 8 | Better [is] a little with righteousness, Than abundance of increase without justice. |
| 16 | 9 | The heart of man deviseth his way, And Jehovah establisheth his step. |
| 16 | 10 | An oath [is] on the lips of a king, In judgment his mouth trespasseth not. |
| 16 | 11 | A just beam and balances [are] Jehovah`s, His work [are] all the stones of the bag. |
| 16 | 12 | An abomination to kings [is] doing wickedness, For by righteousness is a throne established. |
| 16 | 13 | The delight of kings [are] righteous lips, And whoso is speaking uprightly he loveth, |
| 16 | 14 | The fury of a king [is] messengers of death, And a wise man pacifieth it. |
| 16 | 15 | In the light of a king`s face [is] life, And his good-will [is] as a cloud of the latter rain. |
| 16 | 16 | To get wisdom -- how much better than gold, And to get understanding to be chosen than silver! |
| 16 | 17 | A highway of the upright [is], `Turn from evil,` Whoso is preserving his soul is watching his way. |
| 16 | 18 | Before destruction [is] pride, And before stumbling -- a haughty spirit.` |
| 16 | 19 | Better is humility of spirit with the poor, Than to apportion spoil with the proud. |
| 16 | 20 | The wise in any matter findeth good, And whoso is trusting in Jehovah, O his happiness. |
| 16 | 21 | To the wise in heart is called, `Intelligent,` And sweetness of lips increaseth learning. |
| 16 | 22 | A fountain of life [is] understanding to its possessors, The instruction of fools is folly. |
| 16 | 23 | The heart of the wise causeth his mouth to act wisely, And by his lips he increaseth learning, |
| 16 | 24 | Sayings of pleasantness [are] a honeycomb, Sweet to the soul, and healing to the bone. |
| 16 | 25 | There is a way right before a man, And its latter end -- ways of death. |
| 16 | 26 | A labouring man hath laboured for himself, For his mouth hath caused [him] to bend over it. |
| 16 | 27 | A worthless man is preparing evil, And on his lips -- as a burning fire. |
| 16 | 28 | A froward man sendeth forth contention, A tale-bearer is separating a familiar friend. |
| 16 | 29 | A violent man enticeth his neighbour, And hath causeth him to go in a way not good. |
| 16 | 30 | Consulting his eyes to devise froward things, Moving his lips he hath accomplished evil. |
| 16 | 31 | A crown of beauty [are] grey hairs, In the way of righteousness it is found. |
| 16 | 32 | Better [is] the slow to anger than the mighty, And the ruler over his spirit than he who is taking a city. |
| 16 | 33 | Into the centre is the lot cast, And from Jehovah [is] all its judgment! |
| 17 | 1 | Better [is] a dry morsel, and rest with it, Than a house full of the sacrifices of strife. |
| 17 | 2 | A wise servant ruleth over a son causing shame, And in the midst of brethren He apportioneth an inheritance. |
| 17 | 3 | A refining pot [is] for silver, and a furnace for gold, And the trier of hearts [is] Jehovah. |
| 17 | 4 | An evil doer is attentive to lips of vanity, Falsehood is giving ear to a mischievous tongue. |
| 17 | 5 | Whoso is mocking at the poor Hath reproached his Maker, Whoso is rejoicing at calamity is not acquitted. |
| 17 | 6 | Sons` sons [are] the crown of old men, And the glory of sons [are] their fathers. |
| 17 | 7 | Not comely for a fool is a lip of excellency, Much less for a noble a lip of falsehood. |
| 17 | 8 | A stone of grace [is] the bribe in the eyes of its possessors, Whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth. |
| 17 | 9 | Whoso is covering transgression is seeking love, And whoso is repeating a matter Is separating a familiar friend. |
| 17 | 10 | Rebuke cometh down on the intelligent More than a hundred stripes on a fool. |
| 17 | 11 | An evil man seeketh only rebellion, And a fierce messenger is sent against him. |
| 17 | 12 | The meeting of a bereaved bear by a man, And -- not a fool in his folly. |
| 17 | 13 | Whoso is returning evil for good, Evil moveth not from his house. |
| 17 | 14 | The beginning of contention [is] a letting out of waters, And before it is meddled with leave the strife. |
| 17 | 15 | Whoso is justifying the wicked, And condemning the righteous, Even both of these [are] an abomination to Jehovah. |
| 17 | 16 | Why [is] this -- a price in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, And a heart there is none? |
| 17 | 17 | At all times is the friend loving, And a brother for adversity is born. |
| 17 | 18 | A man lacking heart is striking hands, A surety he becometh before his friend. |
| 17 | 19 | Whoso is loving transgression is loving debate, Whoso is making high his entrance is seeking destruction. |
| 17 | 20 | The perverse of heart findeth not good, And the turned in his tongue falleth into evil. |
| 17 | 21 | Whoso is begetting a fool hath affliction for it, Yea, the father of a fool rejoiceth not. |
| 17 | 22 | A rejoicing heart doth good to the body, And a smitten spirit drieth the bone. |
| 17 | 23 | A bribe from the bosom the wicked taketh, To turn aside the paths of judgment. |
| 17 | 24 | The face of the intelligent [is] to wisdom, And the eyes of a fool -- at the end of the earth. |
| 17 | 25 | A provocation to his father [is] a foolish son, And bitterness to her that bare him. |
| 17 | 26 | Also, to fine the righteous is not good, To smite nobles for uprightness. |
| 17 | 27 | One acquainted with knowledge is sparing his words, And the cool of temper [is] a man of understanding. |
| 17 | 28 | Even a fool keeping silence is reckoned wise, He who is shutting his lips intelligent! |
| 18 | 1 | For [an object of] desire he who is separated doth seek, With all wisdom he intermeddleth. |
| 18 | 2 | A fool delighteth not in understanding, But -- in uncovering his heart. |
| 18 | 3 | With the coming of the wicked come also hath contempt, And with shame -- reproach. |
| 18 | 4 | Deep waters [are] the words of a man`s mouth, The fountain of wisdom [is] a flowing brook. |
| 18 | 5 | Acceptance of the face of the wicked [is] not good, To turn aside the righteous in judgment. |
| 18 | 6 | The lips of a fool enter into strife, And his mouth for stripes calleth. |
| 18 | 7 | The mouth of a fool [is] ruin to him, And his lips [are] the snare of his soul. |
| 18 | 8 | The words of a tale-bearer [are] as self-inflicted wounds, And they have gone down [to] the inner parts of the heart. |
| 18 | 9 | He also that is remiss in his work, A brother he [is] to a destroyer. |
| 18 | 10 | A tower of strength [is] the name of Jehovah, Into it the righteous runneth, and is set on high. |
| 18 | 11 | The wealth of the rich [is] the city of his strength, And as a wall set on high in his own imagination. |
| 18 | 12 | Before destruction the heart of man is high, And before honour [is] humility. |
| 18 | 13 | Whoso is answering a matter before he heareth, Folly it is to him and shame. |
| 18 | 14 | The spirit of a man sustaineth his sickness, And a smitten spirit who doth bear? |
| 18 | 15 | The heart of the intelligent getteth knowledge, And the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge. |
| 18 | 16 | The gift of a man maketh room for him, And before the great it leadeth him. |
| 18 | 17 | Righteous [is] the first in his own cause, His neighbour cometh and hath searched him. |
| 18 | 18 | The lot causeth contentions to cease, And between the mighty it separateth. |
| 18 | 19 | A brother transgressed against is as a strong city, And contentions as the bar of a palace. |
| 18 | 20 | From the fruit of a man`s mouth is his belly satisfied, [From the] increase of his lips he is satisfied. |
| 18 | 21 | Death and life [are] in the power of the tongue, And those loving it eat its fruit. |
| 18 | 22 | [Whoso] hath found a wife hath found good, And bringeth out good-will from Jehovah. |
| 18 | 23 | [With] supplications doth the poor speak, And the rich answereth fierce things. |
| 18 | 24 | A man with friends [is] to show himself friendly, And there is a lover adhering more than a brother! |
| 19 | 1 | Better [is] the poor walking in his integrity, Than the perverse [in] his lips, who [is] a fool. |
| 19 | 2 | Also, without knowledge the soul [is] not good, And the hasty in feet is sinning. |
| 19 | 3 | The folly of man perverteth his way, And against Jehovah is his heart wroth. |
| 19 | 4 | Wealth addeth many friends, And the poor from his neighbour is separated. |
| 19 | 5 | A false witness is not acquitted, Whoso breatheth out lies is not delivered. |
| 19 | 6 | Many entreat the face of the noble, And all have made friendship to a man of gifts. |
| 19 | 7 | All the brethren of the poor have hated him, Surely also his friends have been far from him, He is pursuing words -- they are not! |
| 19 | 8 | Whoso is getting heart is loving his soul, He is keeping understanding to find good. |
| 19 | 9 | A false witness is not acquitted, And whoso breatheth out lies perisheth. |
| 19 | 10 | Luxury is not comely for a fool, Much less for a servant to rule among princes. |
| 19 | 11 | The wisdom of a man hath deferred his anger, And his glory [is] to pass over transgression. |
| 19 | 12 | The wrath of a king [is] a growl as of a young lion, And as dew on the herb his good-will. |
| 19 | 13 | A calamity to his father [is] a foolish son, And the contentions of a wife [are] a continual dropping. |
| 19 | 14 | House and wealth [are] the inheritance of fathers, And from Jehovah [is] an understanding wife. |
| 19 | 15 | Sloth causeth deep sleep to fall, And an indolent soul doth hunger. |
| 19 | 16 | Whoso is keeping the command is keeping his soul, Whoso is despising His ways dieth. |
| 19 | 17 | Whoso is lending [to] Jehovah is favouring the poor, And his deed He repayeth to him. |
| 19 | 18 | Chastise thy son, for there is hope, And to put him to death lift not up thy soul. |
| 19 | 19 | A man of great wrath is bearing punishment, For, if thou dost deliver, yet again thou dost add. |
| 19 | 20 | Hear counsel and receive instruction, So that thou art wise in thy latter end. |
| 19 | 21 | Many [are] the purposes in a man`s heart, And the counsel of Jehovah it standeth. |
| 19 | 22 | The desirableness of a man [is] his kindness, And better [is] the poor than a liar. |
| 19 | 23 | The fear of Jehovah [is] to life, And satisfied he remaineth -- he is not charged with evil. |
| 19 | 24 | The slothful hath hidden his hand in a dish, Even unto his mouth he bringeth it not back. |
| 19 | 25 | A scorner smite, and the simple acts prudently, And give reproof to the intelligent, He understandeth knowledge. |
| 19 | 26 | Whoso is spoiling a father causeth a mother to flee, A son causing shame, and bringing confusion. |
| 19 | 27 | Cease, my son, to hear instruction -- To err from sayings of knowledge. |
| 19 | 28 | A worthless witness scorneth judgment, And the mouth of the wicked swalloweth iniquity. |
| 19 | 29 | Judgments have been prepared for scorners, And stripes for the back of fools! |
| 20 | 1 | Wine [is] a scorner -- strong drink [is] noisy, And any going astray in it is not wise. |
| 20 | 2 | The fear of a king [is] a growl as of a young lion, He who is causing him to be wroth is wronging his soul. |
| 20 | 3 | An honour to a man is cessation from strife, And every fool intermeddleth. |
| 20 | 4 | Because of winter the slothful plougheth not, He asketh in harvest, and there is nothing. |
| 20 | 5 | Counsel in the heart of a man [is] deep water, And a man of understanding draweth it up. |
| 20 | 6 | A multitude of men proclaim each his kindness, And a man of stedfastness who doth find? |
| 20 | 7 | The righteous is walking habitually in his integrity, O the happiness of his sons after him! |
| 20 | 8 | A king sitting on a throne of judgment, Is scattering with his eyes all evil, |
| 20 | 9 | Who saith, `I have purified my heart, I have been cleansed from my sin?` |
| 20 | 10 | A stone and a stone, an ephah and an ephah, Even both of them [are] an abomination to Jehovah. |
| 20 | 11 | Even by his actions a youth maketh himself known, Whether his work be pure or upright. |
| 20 | 12 | A hearing ear, and a seeing eye, Jehovah hath made even both of them. |
| 20 | 13 | Love not sleep, lest thou become poor, Open thine eyes -- be satisfied [with] bread. |
| 20 | 14 | `Bad, bad,` saith the buyer, And going his way then he boasteth himself. |
| 20 | 15 | Substance, gold, and a multitude of rubies, Yea, a precious vessel, [are] lips of knowledge. |
| 20 | 16 | Take his garment when a stranger hath been surety, And for strangers pledge it. |
| 20 | 17 | Sweet to a man [is] the bread of falsehood, And afterwards is his mouth filled [with] gravel. |
| 20 | 18 | Purposes by counsel thou dost establish, And with plans make thou war. |
| 20 | 19 | A revealer of secret counsels is the busybody, And for a deceiver [with] his lips make not thyself surety. |
| 20 | 20 | Whoso is vilifying his father and his mother, Extinguished is his lamp in blackness of darkness. |
| 20 | 21 | An inheritance gotten wrongly at first, Even its latter end is not blessed. |
| 20 | 22 | Do not say, `I recompense evil,` Wait for Jehovah, and He delivereth thee. |
| 20 | 23 | An abomination to Jehovah [are] a stone and a stone, And balances of deceit [are] not good. |
| 20 | 24 | From Jehovah [are] the steps of a man, And man -- how understandeth he his way? |
| 20 | 25 | A snare to a man [is] he hath swallowed a holy thing, And after vows to make inquiry. |
| 20 | 26 | A wise king is scattering the wicked, And turneth back on them the wheel. |
| 20 | 27 | The breath of man [is] a lamp of Jehovah, Searching all the inner parts of the heart. |
| 20 | 28 | Kindness and truth keep a king, And he hath supported by kindness his throne. |
| 20 | 29 | The beauty of young men is their strength, And the honour of old men is grey hairs. |
| 20 | 30 | The bandages of a wound thou removest with the evil, Also the plagues of the inner parts of the heart! |
| 21 | 1 | Rivulets of waters [is] the heart of a king in the hand of Jehovah, Wherever He pleaseth He inclineth it. |
| 21 | 2 | Every way of a man [is] right in his own eyes, And Jehovah is pondering hearts. |
| 21 | 3 | To do righteousness and judgment, Is chosen of Jehovah rather than sacrifice. |
| 21 | 4 | Loftiness of eyes, and breadth of heart, Tillage of the wicked [is] sin. |
| 21 | 5 | The purposes of the diligent [are] only to advantage, And of every hasty one, only to want. |
| 21 | 6 | The making of treasures by a lying tongue, [Is] a vanity driven away of those seeking death. |
| 21 | 7 | The spoil of the wicked catcheth them, Because they have refused to do judgment. |
| 21 | 8 | Froward [is] the way of a man who is vile, And the pure -- upright [is] his work. |
| 21 | 9 | Better to sit on a corner of the roof, Than [with] a woman of contentions and a house of company. |
| 21 | 10 | The soul of the wicked hath desired evil, Not gracious in his eyes is his neighbour. |
| 21 | 11 | When the scorner is punished, the simple becometh wise, And in giving understanding to the wise He receiveth knowledge. |
| 21 | 12 | The Righteous One is acting wisely Towards the house of the wicked, He is overthrowing the wicked for wickedness. |
| 21 | 13 | Whoso is shutting his ear from the cry of the poor, He also doth cry, and is not answered. |
| 21 | 14 | A gift in secret pacifieth anger, And a bribe in the bosom strong fury. |
| 21 | 15 | To do justice [is] joy to the righteous, But ruin to workers of iniquity. |
| 21 | 16 | A man who is wandering from the way of understanding, In an assembly of Rephaim resteth. |
| 21 | 17 | Whoso [is] loving mirth [is] a poor man, Whoso is loving wine and oil maketh no wealth. |
| 21 | 18 | The wicked [is] an atonement for the righteous, And for the upright the treacherous dealer. |
| 21 | 19 | Better to dwell in a wilderness land, Than [with] a woman of contentions and anger. |
| 21 | 20 | A treasure to be desired, and oil, [Is] in the habitation of the wise, And a foolish man swalloweth it up. |
| 21 | 21 | Whoso is pursuing righteousness and kindness, Findeth life, righteousness, and honour. |
| 21 | 22 | A city of the mighty hath the wise gone up, And bringeth down the strength of its confidence. |
| 21 | 23 | Whoso is keeping his mouth and his tongue, Is keeping from adversities his soul. |
| 21 | 24 | Proud, haughty, scorner [is] his name, Who is working in the wrath of pride. |
| 21 | 25 | The desire of the slothful slayeth him, For his hands have refused to work. |
| 21 | 26 | All the day desiring he hath desired, And the righteous giveth and withholdeth not. |
| 21 | 27 | The sacrifice of the wicked [is] abomination, Much more when in wickedness he bringeth it. |
| 21 | 28 | A false witness doth perish, And an attentive man for ever speaketh. |
| 21 | 29 | A wicked man hath hardened by his face, And the upright -- he prepareth his way. |
| 21 | 30 | There is no wisdom, nor understanding, Nor counsel, over-against Jehovah. |
| 21 | 31 | A horse is prepared for a day of battle, And the deliverance [is] of Jehovah! |
| 22 | 1 | A name is chosen rather than much wealth, Than silver and than gold -- good grace. |
| 22 | 2 | Rich and poor have met together, The Maker of them all [is] Jehovah. |
| 22 | 3 | The prudent hath seen the evil, and is hidden, And the simple have passed on, and are punished. |
| 22 | 4 | The end of humility [is] the fear of Jehovah, Riches, and honour, and life. |
| 22 | 5 | Thorns -- snares [are] in the way of the perverse, Whoso is keeping his soul is far from them. |
| 22 | 6 | Give instruction to a youth about his way, Even when he is old he turneth not from it. |
| 22 | 7 | The rich over the poor ruleth, And a servant [is] the borrower to the lender. |
| 22 | 8 | Whoso is sowing perverseness reapeth sorrow, And the rod of his anger weareth out. |
| 22 | 9 | The good of eye -- he is blessed, For he hath given of his bread to the poor. |
| 22 | 10 | Cast out a scorner -- and contention goeth out, And strife and shame cease. |
| 22 | 11 | Whoso is loving cleanness of heart, Grace [are] his lips, a king [is] his friend. |
| 22 | 12 | The eyes of Jehovah have kept knowledge, And He overthroweth the words of the treacherous. |
| 22 | 13 | The slothful hath said, `A lion [is] without, In the midst of the broad places I am slain.` |
| 22 | 14 | A deep pit [is] the mouth of strange women, The abhorred of Jehovah falleth there. |
| 22 | 15 | Folly is bound up in the heart of a youth, The rod of chastisement putteth it far from him. |
| 22 | 16 | He is oppressing the poor to multiply to him, He is giving to the rich -- only to want. |
| 22 | 17 | Incline thine ear, and hear words of the wise, And thy heart set to my knowledge, |
| 22 | 18 | For they are pleasant when thou dost keep them in thy heart, They are prepared together for thy lips. |
| 22 | 19 | That thy trust may be in Jehovah, I caused thee to know to-day, even thou. |
| 22 | 20 | Have I not written to thee three times With counsels and knowledge? |
| 22 | 21 | To cause thee to know the certainty of sayings of truth, To return sayings of truth to those sending thee. |
| 22 | 22 | Rob not the poor because he [is] poor, And bruise not the afflicted in the gate. |
| 22 | 23 | For Jehovah pleadeth their cause, And hath spoiled the soul of their spoilers. |
| 22 | 24 | Shew not thyself friendly with an angry man, And with a man of fury go not in, |
| 22 | 25 | Lest thou learn his paths, And have received a snare to thy soul. |
| 22 | 26 | Be not thou among those striking hands, Among sureties [for] burdens. |
| 22 | 27 | If thou hast nothing to pay, Why doth he take thy bed from under thee? |
| 22 | 28 | Remove not a border of olden times, That thy fathers have made. |
| 22 | 29 | Hast thou seen a man speedy in his business? Before kings he doth station himself, He stations not himself before obscure men! |
| 23 | 1 | When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, Thou considerest diligently that which [is] before thee, |
| 23 | 2 | And thou hast put a knife to thy throat, If thou [art] a man of appetite. |
| 23 | 3 | Have no desire to his dainties, seeing it [is] lying food. |
| 23 | 4 | Labour not to make wealth, From thine own understanding cease, Dost thou cause thine eyes to fly upon it? Then it is not. |
| 23 | 5 | For wealth maketh to itself wings, As an eagle it flieth to the heavens. |
| 23 | 6 | Eat not the bread of an evil eye, And have no desire to his dainties, |
| 23 | 7 | For as he hath thought in his soul, so [is] he, `Eat and drink,` saith he to thee, And his heart [is] not with thee. |
| 23 | 8 | Thy morsel thou hast eaten thou dost vomit up, And hast marred thy words that [are] sweet. |
| 23 | 9 | In the ears of a fool speak not, For he treadeth on the wisdom of thy words. |
| 23 | 10 | Remove not a border of olden times, And into fields of the fatherless enter not, |
| 23 | 11 | For their Redeemer [is] strong, He doth plead their cause with thee. |
| 23 | 12 | Bring in to instruction thy heart, And thine ear to sayings of knowledge. |
| 23 | 13 | Withhold not from a youth chastisement, When thou smitest him with a rod he dieth not. |
| 23 | 14 | Thou with a rod smitest him, And his soul from Sheol thou deliverest. |
| 23 | 15 | My son, if thy heart hath been wise, My heart rejoiceth, even mine, |
| 23 | 16 | And my reins exult when thy lips speak uprightly. |
| 23 | 17 | Let not thy heart be envious at sinners, But -- in the fear of Jehovah all the day. |
| 23 | 18 | For, is there a posterity? Then thy hope is not cut off. |
| 23 | 19 | Hear thou, my son, and be wise, And make happy in the way thy heart, |
| 23 | 20 | Be not thou among quaffers of wine, Among gluttonous ones of flesh, |
| 23 | 21 | For the quaffer and glutton become poor, And drowsiness clotheth with rags. |
| 23 | 22 | Hearken to thy father, who begat thee, And despise not thy mother when she hath become old. |
| 23 | 23 | Truth buy, and sell not, Wisdom, and instruction, and understanding, |
| 23 | 24 | The father of the righteous rejoiceth greatly, The begetter of the wise rejoiceth in him. |
| 23 | 25 | Rejoice doth thy father and thy mother, Yea, she that bare thee is joyful. |
| 23 | 26 | Give, my son, thy heart to me, And let thine eyes watch my ways. |
| 23 | 27 | For a harlot [is] a deep ditch, And a strange woman [is] a strait pit. |
| 23 | 28 | She also, as catching prey, lieth in wait, And the treacherous among men she increaseth. |
| 23 | 29 | Who hath wo? who hath sorrow? Who hath contentions? who hath plaint? Who hath wounds without cause? Who hath redness of eyes? |
| 23 | 30 | Those tarrying by the wine, Those going in to search out mixed wine. |
| 23 | 31 | See not wine when it showeth itself red, When it giveth in the cup its colour, It goeth up and down through the upright. |
| 23 | 32 | Its latter end -- as a serpent it biteth, And as a basilisk it stingeth. |
| 23 | 33 | Thine eyes see strange women, And thy heart speaketh perverse things. |
| 23 | 34 | And thou hast been as one lying down in the heart of the sea, And as one lying down on the top of a mast. |
| 23 | 35 | `They smote me, I have not been sick, They beat me, I have not known. When I awake -- I seek it yet again!` |
| 24 | 1 | Be not envious of evil men, And desire not to be with them. |
| 24 | 2 | For destruction doth their heart meditate, And perverseness do their lips speak. |
| 24 | 3 | By wisdom is a house builded, And by understanding it establisheth itself. |
| 24 | 4 | And by knowledge the inner parts are filled, [With] all precious and pleasant wealth. |
| 24 | 5 | Mighty [is] the wise in strength, And a man of knowledge is strengthening power, |
| 24 | 6 | For by plans thou makest for thyself war, And deliverance [is] in a multitude of counsellors. |
| 24 | 7 | Wisdom [is] high for a fool, In the gate he openeth not his mouth. |
| 24 | 8 | Whoso is devising to do evil, Him they call a master of wicked thoughts. |
| 24 | 9 | The thought of folly [is] sin, And an abomination to man [is] a scorner. |
| 24 | 10 | Thou hast shewed thyself weak in a day of adversity, Straitened is thy power, |
| 24 | 11 | If [from] delivering those taken to death, And those slipping to the slaughter -- thou keepest back. |
| 24 | 12 | When thou sayest, `Lo, we knew not this.` Is not the Ponderer of hearts He who understandeth? And the Keeper of thy soul He who knoweth? And He hath rendered to man according to his work. |
| 24 | 13 | Eat my son, honey that [is] good, And the honeycomb -- sweet to thy palate. |
| 24 | 14 | So [is] the knowledge of wisdom to thy soul, If thou hast found that there is a posterity And thy hope is not cut off. |
| 24 | 15 | Lay not wait, O wicked one, At the habitation of the righteous. Do not spoil his resting-place. |
| 24 | 16 | For seven [times] doth the righteous fall and rise, And the wicked stumble in evil. |
| 24 | 17 | In the falling of thine enemy rejoice not, And in his stumbling let not thy heart be joyful, |
| 24 | 18 | Lest Jehovah see, and [it be] evil in His eyes, And He hath turned from off him His anger. |
| 24 | 19 | Fret not thyself at evil doers, Be not envious at the wicked, |
| 24 | 20 | For there is not a posterity to the evil, The lamp of the wicked is extinguished. |
| 24 | 21 | Fear Jehovah, my son, and the king, With changers mix not up thyself, |
| 24 | 22 | For suddenly doth their calamity rise, And the ruin of them both -- who knoweth! |
| 24 | 23 | These also are for the wise: -- To discern faces in judgment is not good. |
| 24 | 24 | Whoso is saying to the wicked, `Thou [art] righteous,` Peoples execrate him -- nations abhor him. |
| 24 | 25 | And to those reproving it is pleasant, And on them cometh a good blessing. |
| 24 | 26 | Lips he kisseth who is returning straightforward words. |
| 24 | 27 | Prepare in an out-place thy work, And make it ready in the field -- go afterwards, Then thou hast built thy house. |
| 24 | 28 | Be not a witness for nought against thy neighbour, Or thou hast enticed with thy lips. |
| 24 | 29 | Say not, `As he did to me, so I do to him, I render to each according to his work.` |
| 24 | 30 | Near the field of a slothful man I passed by, And near the vineyard of a man lacking heart. |
| 24 | 31 | And lo, it hath gone up -- all of it -- thorns! Covered its face have nettles, And its stone wall hath been broken down. |
| 24 | 32 | And I see -- I -- I do set my heart, I have seen -- I have received instruction, |
| 24 | 33 | A little sleep -- a little slumber -- A little folding of the hands to lie down. |
| 24 | 34 | And thy poverty hath come [as] a traveller, And thy want as an armed man! |
| 25 | 1 | Also these are Proverbs of Solomon, that men of Hezekiah king of Judah transcribed: -- |
| 25 | 2 | The honour of God [is] to hide a thing, And the honour of kings to search out a matter. |
| 25 | 3 | The heavens for height, and the earth for depth, And the heart of kings -- [are] unsearchable. |
| 25 | 4 | Take away dross from silver, And a vessel for the refiner goeth forth, |
| 25 | 5 | Take away the wicked before a king, And established in righteousness is his throne. |
| 25 | 6 | Honour not thyself before a king, And in the place of the great stand not. |
| 25 | 7 | For better [that] he hath said to thee, `Come thou up hither,` Than [that] he humble thee before a noble, Whom thine eyes have seen. |
| 25 | 8 | Go not forth to strive, haste, turn, What dost thou in its latter end, When thy neighbour causeth thee to blush? |
| 25 | 9 | Thy cause plead with thy neighbour, And the secret counsel of another reveal not, |
| 25 | 10 | Lest the hearer put thee to shame, And thine evil report turn not back. |
| 25 | 11 | Apples of gold in imagery of silver, [Is] the word spoken at its fit times. |
| 25 | 12 | A ring of gold, and an ornament of pure gold, [Is] the wise reprover to an attentive ear. |
| 25 | 13 | As a vessel of snow in a day of harvest, [So is] a faithful ambassador to those sending him, And the soul of his masters he refresheth. |
| 25 | 14 | Clouds and wind, and rain there is none, [Is] a man boasting himself in a false gift. |
| 25 | 15 | By long-suffering is a ruler persuaded, And a soft tongue breaketh a bone. |
| 25 | 16 | Honey thou hast found -- eat thy sufficiency, Lest thou be satiated [with] it, and hast vomited it. |
| 25 | 17 | Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour`s house, Lest he be satiated [with] thee, and have hated thee. |
| 25 | 18 | A maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow, [Is] the man testifying against his neighbour a false testimony. |
| 25 | 19 | A bad tooth, and a tottering foot, [Is] the confidence of the treacherous in a day of adversity. |
| 25 | 20 | Whoso is taking away a garment in a cold day, [Is as] vinegar on nitre, And a singer of songs on a sad heart. |
| 25 | 21 | If he who is hating thee doth hunger, cause him to eat bread, And if he thirst, cause him to drink water. |
| 25 | 22 | For coals thou art putting on his head, And Jehovah giveth recompense to thee. |
| 25 | 23 | A north wind bringeth forth rain, And a secret tongue -- indignant faces. |
| 25 | 24 | Better to sit on a corner of a roof, Than [with] a woman of contentions, and a house of company. |
| 25 | 25 | [As] cold waters for a weary soul, So [is] a good report from a far country. |
| 25 | 26 | A spring troubled, and a fountain corrupt, [Is] the righteous falling before the wicked. |
| 25 | 27 | The eating of much honey is not good, Nor a searching out of one`s own honour -- honour. |
| 25 | 28 | A city broken down without walls, [Is] a man without restraint over his spirit! |
| 26 | 1 | As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, So honour [is] not comely for a fool. |
| 26 | 2 | As a bird by wandering, as a swallow by flying, So reviling without cause doth not come. |
| 26 | 3 | A whip is for a horse, a bridle for an ass, And a rod for the back of fools. |
| 26 | 4 | Answer not a fool according to his folly, Lest thou be like to him -- even thou. |
| 26 | 5 | Answer a fool according to his folly, Lest he be wise in his own eyes. |
| 26 | 6 | He is cutting off feet, he is drinking injury, Who is sending things by the hand of a fool. |
| 26 | 7 | Weak have been the two legs of the lame, And a parable in the mouth of fools. |
| 26 | 8 | As one who is binding a stone in a sling, So [is] he who is giving honour to a fool. |
| 26 | 9 | A thorn hath gone up into the hand of a drunkard, And a parable in the mouth of fools. |
| 26 | 10 | Great [is] the Former of all, And He is rewarding a fool, And is rewarding transgressors. |
| 26 | 11 | As a dog hath returned to its vomit, A fool is repeating his folly. |
| 26 | 12 | Thou hast seen a man wise in his own eyes, More hope of a fool than of him! |
| 26 | 13 | The slothful hath said, `A lion [is] in the way, A lion [is] in the broad places.` |
| 26 | 14 | The door turneth round on its hinge, And the slothful on his bed. |
| 26 | 15 | The slothful hath hid his hand in a dish, He is weary of bringing it back to his mouth. |
| 26 | 16 | Wiser [is] the slothful in his own eyes, Than seven [men] returning a reason. |
| 26 | 17 | Laying hold on the ears of a dog, [Is] a passer-by making himself wrath for strife not his own. |
| 26 | 18 | As [one] pretending to be feeble, Who is casting sparks, arrows, and death, |
| 26 | 19 | So hath a man deceived his neighbour, And hath said, `Am not I playing?` |
| 26 | 20 | Without wood is fire going out, And without a tale-bearer, contention ceaseth, |
| 26 | 21 | Coal to burning coals, and wood to fire, And a man of contentions to kindle strife. |
| 26 | 22 | The words of a tale-bearer [are] as self-inflicted wounds, And they have gone down [to] the inner parts of the heart. |
| 26 | 23 | Silver of dross spread over potsherd, [Are] burning lips and an evil heart. |
| 26 | 24 | By his lips doth a hater dissemble, And in his heart he placeth deceit, |
| 26 | 25 | When his voice is gracious trust not in him, For seven abominations [are] in his heart. |
| 26 | 26 | Hatred is covered by deceit, Revealed is its wickedness in an assembly. |
| 26 | 27 | Whoso is digging a pit falleth into it, And the roller of a stone, to him it turneth. |
| 26 | 28 | A lying tongue hateth its bruised ones, And a flattering mouth worketh an overthrow! |
| 27 | 1 | Boast not thyself of to-morrow, For thou knowest not what a day bringeth forth. |
| 27 | 2 | Let another praise thee, and not thine own mouth, A stranger, and not thine own lips. |
| 27 | 3 | A stone [is] heavy, and the sand [is] heavy, And the anger of a fool Is heavier than they both. |
| 27 | 4 | Fury [is] fierce, and anger [is] overflowing, And who standeth before jealousy? |
| 27 | 5 | Better [is] open reproof than hidden love. |
| 27 | 6 | Faithful are the wounds of a lover, And abundant the kisses of an enemy. |
| 27 | 7 | A satiated soul treadeth down a honeycomb, And [to] a hungry soul every bitter thing [is] sweet. |
| 27 | 8 | As a bird wandering from her nest, So [is] a man wandering from his place. |
| 27 | 9 | Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart, And the sweetness of one`s friend -- from counsel of the soul. |
| 27 | 10 | Thine own friend, and the friend of thy father, forsake not, And the house of thy brother enter not In a day of thy calamity, Better [is] a near neighbour than a brother afar off. |
| 27 | 11 | Be wise, my son, and rejoice my heart. And I return my reproacher a word. |
| 27 | 12 | The prudent hath seen the evil, he is hidden, The simple have passed on, they are punished. |
| 27 | 13 | Take his garment, when a stranger hath been surety, And for a strange woman pledge it. |
| 27 | 14 | Whoso is saluting his friend with a loud voice, In the morning rising early, A light thing it is reckoned to him. |
| 27 | 15 | A continual dropping in a day of rain, And a woman of contentions are alike, |
| 27 | 16 | Whoso is hiding her hath hidden the wind, And the ointment of his right hand calleth out. |
| 27 | 17 | Iron by iron is sharpened, And a man sharpens the face of his friend. |
| 27 | 18 | The keeper of a fig-tree eateth its fruit, And the preserver of his master is honoured. |
| 27 | 19 | As [in] water the face [is] to face, So the heart of man to man. |
| 27 | 20 | Sheol and destruction are not satisfied, And the eyes of man are not satisfied. |
| 27 | 21 | A refining pot [is] for silver, and a furnace for gold, And a man according to his praise. |
| 27 | 22 | If thou dost beat the foolish in a mortar, Among washed things -- with a pestle, His folly turneth not aside from off him. |
| 27 | 23 | Know well the face of thy flock, Set thy heart to the droves, |
| 27 | 24 | For riches [are] not to the age, Nor a crown to generation and generation. |
| 27 | 25 | Revealed was the hay, and seen the tender grass, And gathered the herbs of mountains. |
| 27 | 26 | Lambs [are] for thy clothing, And the price of the field [are] he-goats, |
| 27 | 27 | And a sufficiency of goats` milk [is] for thy bread, For bread to thy house, and life to thy damsels! |
| 28 | 1 | The wicked have fled and there is no pursuer. And the righteous as a young lion is confident. |
| 28 | 2 | By the transgression of a land many [are] its heads. And by an intelligent man, Who knoweth right -- it is prolonged. |
| 28 | 3 | A man -- poor and oppressing the weak, [Is] a sweeping rain, and there is no bread. |
| 28 | 4 | Those forsaking the law praise the wicked, Those keeping the law plead against them. |
| 28 | 5 | Evil men understand not judgment, And those seeking Jehovah understand all. |
| 28 | 6 | Better [is] the poor walking in his integrity, Than the perverse of ways who is rich. |
| 28 | 7 | Whoso is keeping the law is an intelligent son, And a friend of gluttons, Doth cause his father to blush. |
| 28 | 8 | Whoso is multiplying his wealth by biting and usury, For one favouring the poor doth gather it. |
| 28 | 9 | Whoso is turning his ear from hearing the law, Even his prayer [is] an abomination. |
| 28 | 10 | Whoso is causing the upright to err in an evil way, Into his own pit he doth fall, And the perfect do inherit good. |
| 28 | 11 | A rich man is wise in his own eyes, And the intelligent poor searcheth him. |
| 28 | 12 | In the exulting of the righteous the glory [is] abundant, And in the rising of the wicked man is apprehensive. |
| 28 | 13 | Whoso is covering his transgressions prospereth not, And he who is confessing and forsaking hath mercy. |
| 28 | 14 | O the happiness of a man fearing continually, And whoso is hardening his heart falleth into evil. |
| 28 | 15 | A growling lion, and a ranging bear, [Is] the wicked ruler over a poor people. |
| 28 | 16 | A leader lacking understanding multiplieth oppressions, Whoso is hating dishonest gain prolongeth days. |
| 28 | 17 | A man oppressed with the blood of a soul, Unto the pit fleeth, none taketh hold on him. |
| 28 | 18 | Whoso is walking uprightly is saved, And the perverted of ways falleth at once. |
| 28 | 19 | Whoso is tilling his ground is satisfied [with] bread, And whoso is pursuing vanity, Is filled [with] poverty. |
| 28 | 20 | A stedfast man hath multiplied blessings, And whoso is hasting to be rich is not acquitted. |
| 28 | 21 | To discern faces is not good, And for a piece of bread doth a man transgress. |
| 28 | 22 | Troubled for wealth [is] the man [with] an evil eye, And he knoweth not that want doth meet him. |
| 28 | 23 | Whoso is reproving a man afterwards findeth grace, More than a flatterer with the tongue. |
| 28 | 24 | Whoso is robbing his father, or his mother, And is saying, `It is not transgression,` A companion he is to a destroyer. |
| 28 | 25 | Whoso is proud in soul stirreth up contention, And whoso is trusting on Jehovah is made fat. |
| 28 | 26 | Whoso is trusting in his heart is a fool, And whoso is walking in wisdom is delivered. |
| 28 | 27 | Whoso is giving to the poor hath no lack, And whoso is hiding his eyes multiplied curses. |
| 28 | 28 | In the rising of the wicked a man is hidden, And in their destruction the righteous multiply! |
| 29 | 1 | A man often reproved, hardening the neck, Is suddenly broken, and there is no healing. |
| 29 | 2 | In the multiplying of the righteous the people rejoice, And in the ruling of the wicked the people sigh. |
| 29 | 3 | A man loving wisdom rejoiceth his father, And a friend of harlots destroyeth wealth. |
| 29 | 4 | A king by judgment establisheth a land, And one receiving gifts throweth it down. |
| 29 | 5 | A man taking a portion above his neighbour, Spreadeth a net for his own steps. |
| 29 | 6 | In the transgression of the evil [is] a snare, And the righteous doth sing and rejoice. |
| 29 | 7 | The righteous knoweth the plea of the poor, The wicked understandeth not knowledge. |
| 29 | 8 | Men of scorning ensnare a city, And the wise turn back anger. |
| 29 | 9 | A wise man is judged by the foolish man, And he hath been angry, And he hath laughed, and there is no rest. |
| 29 | 10 | Men of blood hate the perfect, And the upright seek his soul. |
| 29 | 11 | A fool bringeth out all his mind, And the wise till afterwards restraineth it. |
| 29 | 12 | A ruler who is attending to lying words, All his ministers [are] wicked. |
| 29 | 13 | The poor and the man of frauds have met together, Jehovah is enlightening the eyes of them both. |
| 29 | 14 | a king that is judging truly the poor, His throne for ever is established. |
| 29 | 15 | A rod and reproof give wisdom, And a youth let away is shaming his mother. |
| 29 | 16 | In the multiplying of the wicked transgression multiplieth, And the righteous on their fall do look. |
| 29 | 17 | Chastise thy son, and he giveth thee comfort, Yea, he giveth delights to thy soul. |
| 29 | 18 | Without a Vision is a people made naked, And whoso is keeping the law, O his happiness! |
| 29 | 19 | By words a servant is not instructed though he understand, And there is nothing answering. |
| 29 | 20 | Thou hast seen a man hasty in his words! More hope of a fool than of him. |
| 29 | 21 | Whoso is bringing up his servant delicately, from youth, [At] his latter end also he is continuator. |
| 29 | 22 | An angry man stirreth up contention, And a furious man is multiplying transgression. |
| 29 | 23 | The pride of man humbleth him, And humility of spirit upholdeth honour. |
| 29 | 24 | Whoso is sharing with a thief is hating his own soul, Execration he heareth, and telleth not. |
| 29 | 25 | Fear of man causeth a snare, And the confident in Jehovah is set on high. |
| 29 | 26 | Many are seeking the face of a ruler, And from Jehovah [is] the judgment of each. |
| 29 | 27 | An abomination to the righteous [is] the perverse man, And an abomination to the wicked [is] the upright in the way! |
| 30 | 1 | Words of a Gatherer, son of an obedient one, the declaration, an affirmation of the man: -- I have wearied myself [for] God, I have wearied myself [for] God, and am consumed. |
| 30 | 2 | For I am more brutish than any one, And have not the understanding of a man. |
| 30 | 3 | Nor have I learned wisdom, Yet the knowledge of Holy Ones I know. |
| 30 | 4 | Who went up to heaven, and cometh down? Who hath gathered the wind in his fists? Who hath bound waters in a garment? Who established all ends of the earth? What [is] His name? and what His son`s name? Surely thou knowest! |
| 30 | 5 | Every saying of God [is] tried, A shield He [is] to those trusting in Him. |
| 30 | 6 | Add not to His words, lest He reason with thee, And thou hast been found false. |
| 30 | 7 | Two things I have asked from Thee, Withhold not from me before I die. |
| 30 | 8 | Vanity and a lying word put far from me, Poverty or wealth give not to me, Cause me to eat the bread of my portion, |
| 30 | 9 | Lest I become satiated, and have denied, And have said, `Who [is] Jehovah?` And lest I be poor, and have stolen, And have laid hold of the name of my God. |
| 30 | 10 | Accuse not a servant unto his lord, Lest he disesteem thee, and thou be found guilty. |
| 30 | 11 | A generation [is], that lightly esteemeth their father, And their mother doth not bless. |
| 30 | 12 | A generation -- pure in their own eyes, But from their own filth not washed. |
| 30 | 13 | A generation -- how high are their eyes, Yea, their eyelids are lifted up. |
| 30 | 14 | A generation -- swords [are] their teeth, And knives -- their jaw-teeth, To consume the poor from earth, And the needy from [among] men. |
| 30 | 15 | To the leech [are] two daughters, `Give, give, Lo, three things are not satisfied, Four have not said `Sufficiency;` |
| 30 | 16 | Sheol, and a restrained womb, Earth -- it [is] not satisfied [with] water, And fire -- it hath not said, `Sufficiency,` |
| 30 | 17 | An eye that mocketh at a father, And despiseth to obey a mother, Dig it out do ravens of the valley, And eat it do young eagles. |
| 30 | 18 | Three things have been too wonderful for me, Yea, four that I have not known: |
| 30 | 19 | The way of the eagle in the heavens, The way of a serpent on a rock, The way of a ship in the heart of the sea, And the way of a man in youth. |
| 30 | 20 | So -- the way of an adulterous woman, She hath eaten and hath wiped her mouth, And hath said, `I have not done iniquity.` |
| 30 | 21 | For three things hath earth been troubled, And for four -- it is not able to bear: |
| 30 | 22 | For a servant when he reigneth, And a fool when he is satisfied with bread, |
| 30 | 23 | For a hated one when she ruleth, And a maid-servant when she succeedeth her mistress. |
| 30 | 24 | Four [are] little ones of earth, And they are made wiser than the wise: |
| 30 | 25 | The ants [are] a people not strong, And they prepare in summer their food, |
| 30 | 26 | Conies [are] a people not strong, And they place in a rock their house, |
| 30 | 27 | A king there is not to the locust, And it goeth out -- each one shouting, |
| 30 | 28 | A spider with two hands taketh hold, And is in the palaces of a king. |
| 30 | 29 | Three there are going well, Yea, four are good in going: |
| 30 | 30 | An old lion -- mighty among beasts, That turneth not back from the face of any, |
| 30 | 31 | A girt one of the loins, or a he-goat, And a king -- no rising up with him. |
| 30 | 32 | If thou hast been foolish in lifting up thyself, And if thou hast devised evil -- hand to mouth! |
| 30 | 33 | For the churning of milk bringeth out butter, And the wringing of the nose bringeth out blood, And the forcing of anger bringeth out strife! |
| 31 | 1 | Words of Lemuel a king, a declaration that his mother taught him: |
| 31 | 2 | `What, my son? and what, son of my womb? And what, son of my vows? |
| 31 | 3 | Give not to women thy strength, And thy ways to wiping away of kings. |
| 31 | 4 | Not for kings, O Lemuel, Not for kings, to drink wine, And for princes a desire of strong drink. |
| 31 | 5 | Lest he drink, and forget the decree, And change the judgment of any of the sons of affliction. |
| 31 | 6 | Give strong drink to the perishing, And wine to the bitter in soul, |
| 31 | 7 | He drinketh, and forgetteth his poverty, And his misery he remembereth not again. |
| 31 | 8 | Open thy mouth for the dumb, For the right of all sons of change. |
| 31 | 9 | Open thy mouth, judge righteously, Both the cause of the poor and needy!` |
| 31 | 10 | A woman of worth who doth find? Yea, far above rubies [is] her price. |
| 31 | 11 | The heart of her husband hath trusted in her, And spoil he lacketh not. |
| 31 | 12 | She hath done him good, and not evil, All days of her life. |
| 31 | 13 | She hath sought wool and flax, And with delight she worketh [with] her hands. |
| 31 | 14 | She hath been as ships of the merchant, From afar she bringeth in her bread. |
| 31 | 15 | Yea, she riseth while yet night, And giveth food to her household, And a portion to her damsels. |
| 31 | 16 | She hath considered a field, and taketh it, From the fruit of her hands she hath planted a vineyard. |
| 31 | 17 | She hath girded with might her loins, And doth strengthen her arms. |
| 31 | 18 | She hath perceived when her merchandise [is] good, Her lamp is not extinguished in the night. |
| 31 | 19 | Her hands she hath sent forth on a spindle, And her hands have held a distaff. |
| 31 | 20 | Her hand she hath spread forth to the poor, Yea, her hands she sent forth to the needy. |
| 31 | 21 | She is not afraid of her household from snow, For all her household are clothed [with] scarlet. |
| 31 | 22 | Ornamental coverings she hath made for herself, Silk and purple [are] her clothing. |
| 31 | 23 | Known in the gates is her husband, In his sitting with elders of the land. |
| 31 | 24 | Linen garments she hath made, and selleth, And a girdle she hath given to the merchant. |
| 31 | 25 | Strength and honour [are] her clothing, And she rejoiceth at a latter day. |
| 31 | 26 | Her mouth she hath opened in wisdom, And the law of kindness [is] on her tongue. |
| 31 | 27 | She [is] watching the ways of her household, And bread of sloth she eateth not. |
| 31 | 28 | Her sons have risen up, and pronounce her happy, Her husband, and he praiseth her, |
| 31 | 29 | `Many [are] the daughters who have done worthily, Thou hast gone up above them all.` |
| 31 | 30 | The grace [is] false, and the beauty [is] vain, A woman fearing Jehovah, she may boast herself. |
| 31 | 31 | Give ye to her of the fruit of her hands, And her works do praise her in the gates! |