< Proverbs 21 >
1 The king's heart in the hands of the Lord is like the water streams, and by him it is turned in any direction at his pleasure.
[is] streams of Water [the] heart of a king in [the] hand of Yahweh to all that he desires he turns it.
2 Every way of a man seems right to himself, but the Lord is the tester of hearts.
Every way of a person [is] upright in own eyes his and [is] weighing hearts Yahweh.
3 To do what is right and true is more pleasing to the Lord than an offering.
To do righteousness and justice [is] chosen by Yahweh more than sacrifice.
4 A high look and a heart of pride, of the evil-doer is sin.
Haughtiness of eyes and a [person] arrogant of heart [the] lamp of wicked [people] [is] sin.
5 The purposes of the man of industry have their outcome only in wealth; but one who is over-quick in acting will only come to be in need.
[the] plans of A diligent [person] only to advantage and every hasty [person] only to poverty.
6 He who gets stores of wealth by a false tongue, is going after what is only breath, and searching for death.
[the] acquisition of Treasures by a tongue of falsehood [is] a breath driven about seekers of death.
7 By their violent acts the evil-doers will be pulled away, because they have no desire to do what is right.
[the] violence of Wicked [people] it will drag away them for they refuse to do justice.
8 Twisted is the way of him who is full of crime; but as for him whose heart is clean, his work is upright.
[is] crooked [the] way of A person guilty and a pure [person] [is] upright work his.
9 It is better to be living in an angle of the house-top, than with a bitter-tongued woman in a wide house.
[is] good To dwell on a corner of a roof more than a woman of contentions and a house of association.
10 The desire of the evil-doer is fixed on evil: he has no kind feeling for his neighbour.
[the] appetite of A wicked [person] it craves evil not he is shown favor in view his neighbor his.
11 When the man of pride undergoes punishment, the simple man gets wisdom; and by watching the wise he gets knowledge.
When punish a mocker he becomes wise a naive person and when instruct a wise [person] he receives knowledge.
12 The Upright One, looking on the house of the evil-doer, lets sinners be overturned to their destruction.
[is] giving attention [the] righteous [one] To [the] house of a wicked [person] [he is] subverting wicked [people] to calamity.
13 He whose ears are stopped at the cry of the poor, will himself get no answer to his cry for help.
[one who] shuts Ear his from [the] cry of [the] poor also he he will call out and not he will be answered.
14 By a secret offering wrath is turned away, and the heat of angry feelings by money in the folds of the robe.
A gift in secrecy it subdues anger and a bribe in the bosom rage strong.
15 It is a joy to the good man to do right, but it is destruction to the workers of evil.
[is] a joy To the righteous [person] to do justice and terror to [those who] do wickedness.
16 The wanderer from the way of knowledge will have his resting-place among the shades.
A person [who] wanders from [the] way of insight in [the] assembly of [the] shades he will rest.
17 The lover of pleasure will be a poor man: the lover of wine and oil will not get wealth.
[will be] a person of Poverty [one who] loves pleasure [one who] loves wine and oil not he will gain riches.
18 The evil-doer will be given as a price for the life of the good man, and the worker of deceit in the place of the upright.
[is] a ransom For the righteous [person] a wicked [person] and in place of upright [people] [one who] acts treacherously.
19 It is better to be living in a waste land, than with a bitter-tongued and angry woman.
[is] good To dwell in a land of wilderness more than a woman of (contentions *Q(K)*) and anger.
20 There is a store of great value in the house of the wise, but it is wasted by the foolish man.
Treasure - desirable and oil [are] in [the] habitation of a wise [person] and a fool a person he swallows up it.
21 He who goes after righteousness and mercy will get life, righteousness, and honour.
[one who] pursues Righteousness and loyalty he finds life righteousness and honor.
22 A wise man goes up into the town of the strong ones, and overcomes its strength in which they put their faith.
A city of warriors he goes up a wise [person] and he brought down [the] strength of trust its.
23 He who keeps watch over his mouth and his tongue keeps his soul from troubles.
[one who] guards Mouth his and tongue his [is] keeping from troubles self his.
24 The man of pride, lifted up in soul, is named high-hearted; he is acting in an outburst of pride.
Proud arrogant [is] mocker name his [one who] acts in [the] overflowing of pride.
25 The desire of the hater of work is death to him, for his hands will do no work.
[the] desire of A sluggard it kills him for they refuse hands his to work.
26 All the day the sinner goes after his desire: but the upright man gives freely, keeping nothing back.
All the day he craves a craving and a righteous [person] he gives and not he keeps back.
27 The offering of evil-doers is disgusting: how much more when they give it with an evil purpose!
[the] sacrifice of Wicked [people] [is] an abomination indeed? if in wickedness he brings it.
28 A false witness will be cut off, ...
A witness of lies he will perish and a person [who] listens to perpetuity he will speak.
29 The evil-doer makes his face hard, but as for the upright, he gives thought to his way.
He makes strong a person wicked with face his and an upright [person] he - (he considers way his. *Q(K)*)
30 Wisdom and knowledge and wise suggestions are of no use against the Lord.
There not [is] wisdom and there not [is] understanding and there not [is] counsel to before Yahweh.
31 The horse is made ready for the day of war, but power to overcome is from the Lord.
A horse [is] prepared for a day of battle and [belongs] to Yahweh the victory.