< Proverbs 13 >

1 A wise son heeds his father’s discipline, but a mocker does not listen to rebuke.
A son wise [the] discipline of a father and a mocker not he listens to a rebuke.
2 From the fruit of his lips a man enjoys good things, but the desire of the faithless is violence.
From [the] fruit of [the] mouth of a person he eats good thing[s] and [the] appetite of treacherous [people] [is] violence.
3 He who guards his mouth protects his life, but the one who opens his lips invites his own ruin.
[one who] guards Mouth his [is] protecting life his [one who] opens lips his ruin [belongs] to him.
4 The slacker craves yet has nothing, but the soul of the diligent is fully satisfied.
[is] coveting And nothing appetite his a sluggard and [the] appetite of diligent [people] it will be made fat.
5 The righteous hate falsehood, but the wicked bring shame and disgrace.
A word of falsehood he hates a righteous [person] and a wicked [person] he acts odiously and he may act shamefully.
6 Righteousness guards the man of integrity, but wickedness undermines the sinner.
Righteousness it preserves integrity of way and wickedness it subverts sin.
7 One pretends to be rich, but has nothing; another pretends to be poor, yet has great wealth.
There [is one who] enriches himself and there not [is] anything [one who] impoverishes himself and wealth great.
8 Riches may ransom a man’s life, but a poor man hears no threat.
[the] ransom of [the] life of A person [is] wealth his and a poor [person] not he hears a threat.
9 The light of the righteous shines brightly, but the lamp of the wicked is extinguished.
[the] light of Righteous [people] it rejoices and [the] lamp of wicked [people] it is extinguished.
10 Arrogance leads only to strife, but wisdom is with the well-advised.
Only with pride it gives contention and [is] with [those who] receive advice wisdom.
11 Dishonest wealth will dwindle, but what is earned through hard work will be multiplied.
Wealth from vanity it will become small and [one who] gathers on hand he will increase.
12 Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but desire fulfilled is a tree of life.
Hope deferred [is] making sick [the] heart and [is] a tree of life a desire [which] comes.
13 He who despises instruction will pay the penalty, but the one who respects a command will be rewarded.
[one who] despises A word he will be pledged to it and [one] fearing a commandment he he will be rewarded.
14 The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, turning one from the snares of death.
[the] instruction of A wise [person] [is] a fountain of life to turn aside from [the] snares of death.
15 Good understanding wins favor, but the way of the faithless is difficult.
Insight good it gives favor and [the] way of treacherous [people] [is] enduring.
16 Every prudent man acts with knowledge, but a fool displays his folly.
Every sensible [person] he acts with knowledge and a fool he spreads out foolishness.
17 A wicked messenger falls into trouble, but a faithful envoy brings healing.
A messenger wicked he falls in trouble and an envoy of faithfulness [is] healing.
18 Poverty and shame come to him who ignores discipline, but whoever heeds correction is honored.
Poverty and shame [one who] ignores discipline and [one who] keeps correction he is honored.
19 Desire fulfilled is sweet to the soul, but turning from evil is detestable to fools.
A desire done (is pleasing *LAH(b)*) to a person and [is] an abomination of fools to turn aside from evil.
20 He who walks with the wise will become wise, but the companion of fools will be destroyed.
([one who] walks *Q(K)*) With wise [people] (he will become wise *Q(K)*) and [one who] associates with fools he will be harmed.
21 Disaster pursues sinners, but prosperity is the reward of the righteous.
Sinners it pursues calamity and righteous [people] it rewards good.
22 A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children, but the sinner’s wealth is passed to the righteous.
A good [person] he leaves an inheritance to children of children and [is] stored up for the righteous [the] wealth of a sinner.
23 Abundant food is in the fallow ground of the poor, but without justice it is swept away.
Abundance of food [the] unplowed ground of poor [people] and there [is what] is swept away in not justice.
24 He who spares the rod hates his son, but he who loves him disciplines him diligently.
[one who] restrains Rod his [is] hating son his and [one who] loves him he seeks early him discipline.
25 A righteous man eats to his heart’s content, but the stomach of the wicked is empty.
A righteous [person] [is] eating to [the] satiety of appetite his and [the] belly of wicked [people] it is lacking.

< Proverbs 13 >