Young's Literal Translation
Chapter 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
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:m15 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!
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