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| [1]A wise son heareth his father's instruction: but a scorner heareth not rebuke. |
[1]A wise son -- the instruction of a father, And a scorner -- he hath not heard rebuke. |
| [2]A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth: but the soul of the transgressors shall eat violence. |
[2]From the fruit of the mouth a man eateth good, And the soul of the treacherous -- violence. |
| [3]He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: but he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction. |
[3]Whoso is keeping his mouth, is keeping his soul, Whoso is opening wide his lips -- ruin to him! |
| [4]The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat. |
[4]The soul of the slothful is desiring, and hath not. And the soul of the diligent is made fat. |
| [5]A righteous man hateth lying: but a wicked man is lothsome, and cometh to shame. |
[5]A false word the righteous hateth, And the wicked causeth abhorrence, and is confounded. |
| [6]Righteousness keepeth him that is upright in the way: but wickedness overthroweth the sinner. |
[6]Righteousness keepeth him who is perfect in the way, And wickedness overthroweth a sin offering. |
| [7]There is that maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing: there is that maketh himself poor, yet hath great riches. |
[7]There is who is making himself rich, and hath nothing, Who is making himself poor, and wealth [is] abundant. |
| [8]The ransom of a man's life is his riches: but the poor heareth not rebuke. |
[8]The ransom of a man's life [are] his riches, And the poor hath not heard rebuke. |
| [9]The light of the righteous rejoiceth: but the lamp of the wicked shall be extinguished. |
[9]The light of the righteous rejoiceth, And the lamp of the wicked is extinguished. |
| [10]Only by pride cometh contention: but with the well-advised is wisdom. |
[10]A vain man through pride causeth debate, And with the counselled [is] wisdom. |
| [11]Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labor shall increase. |
[11]Wealth from vanity becometh little, And whoso is gathering by the hand becometh great. |
| [12]Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life. |
[12]Hope prolonged is making the heart sick, And a tree of life [is] the coming desire. |
| [13]Whoever despiseth the word shall be destroyed: but he that feareth the commandment shall be rewarded. |
[13]Whoso is despising the Word is destroyed for it, And whoso is fearing the Command is repayed. |
| [14]The law of the wise is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death. |
[14]The law of the wise [is] a fountain of life, To turn aside from snares of death. |
| [15]Good understanding giveth favor: but the way of transgressors is hard. |
[15]Good understanding giveth grace, And the way of the treacherous [is] hard. |
| [16]Every prudent man dealeth with knowledge: but a fool layeth open his folly. |
[16]Every prudent one dealeth with knowledge, And a fool spreadeth out folly. |
| [17]A wicked messenger falleth into mischief: but a faithful embassador is health. |
[17]A wicked messenger falleth into evil, And a faithful ambassador is healing. |
| [18]Poverty and shame shall be to him that refuseth instruction: but he that regardeth reproof shall be honored. |
[18]Whoso is refusing instruction -- poverty and shame, And whoso is observing reproof is honoured. |
| [19]The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul: but it is abomination to fools to depart from evil. |
[19]A desire accomplished is sweet to the soul, And an abomination to fools [is]: Turn from evil. |
| [20]He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed. |
[20]Whoso is walking with wise men is wise, And a companion of fools suffereth evil. |
| [21]Evil pursueth sinners: but to the righteous good shall be repaid. |
[21]Evil pursueth sinners, And good recompenseth the righteous. |
| [22]A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children's children: and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just. |
[22]A good man causeth sons' sons to inherit, And laid up for the righteous [is] the sinner's wealth. |
| [23]Much food is in the tillage of the poor: but there is that is destroyed for want of judgment. |
[23]Abundance of food -- the tillage of the poor, And substance is consumed without judgment. |
| [24]He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes. |
[24]Whoso is sparing his rod is hating his son, And whoso is loving him hath hastened him chastisement. |
| [25]The righteous eateth to the satisfying of his soul: but the belly of the wicked shall want. |
[25]The righteous is eating to the satiety of his soul, And the belly of the wicked lacketh! |