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.
stream water heart king in/on/with hand LORD upon all which to delight in to stretch him
2 Every way of a man seems right to himself, but the Lord is the tester of hearts.
all way: conduct man upright in/on/with eye his and to measure heart LORD
3 To do what is right and true is more pleasing to the Lord than an offering.
to make: do righteousness and justice to choose to/for LORD from sacrifice
4 A high look and a heart of pride, of the evil-doer is sin.
height eye and broad: arrogant heart lamp wicked 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.
plot sharp surely to/for advantage and all to hasten surely to/for need
6 He who gets stores of wealth by a false tongue, is going after what is only breath, and searching for death.
work treasure in/on/with tongue deception vanity to drive to seek death
7 By their violent acts the evil-doers will be pulled away, because they have no desire to do what is right.
violence wicked to drag/chew/saw them for to refuse to/for to make: 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.
crooked way: conduct man guilty and pure 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.
pleasant to/for to dwell upon corner roof from woman: wife contention and house: home fellow
10 The desire of the evil-doer is fixed on evil: he has no kind feeling for his neighbour.
soul wicked to desire bad: evil not be gracious in/on/with eye his neighbor his
11 When the man of pride undergoes punishment, the simple man gets wisdom; and by watching the wise he gets knowledge.
in/on/with to fine to mock be wise simple and in/on/with be prudent to/for wise to take: recieve knowledge
12 The Upright One, looking on the house of the evil-doer, lets sinners be overturned to their destruction.
be prudent righteous to/for house: household wicked to pervert wicked to/for bad: evil
13 He whose ears are stopped at the cry of the poor, will himself get no answer to his cry for help.
to shutter ear his from outcry poor also he/she/it to call: call out and not to answer
14 By a secret offering wrath is turned away, and the heat of angry feelings by money in the folds of the robe.
gift in/on/with secrecy to subdue face: anger and bribe in/on/with bosom: secret rage strong
15 It is a joy to the good man to do right, but it is destruction to the workers of evil.
joy to/for righteous to make: do justice and terror to/for to work evil: wickedness
16 The wanderer from the way of knowledge will have his resting-place among the shades.
man to go astray from way: conduct be prudent in/on/with assembly shade to rest
17 The lover of pleasure will be a poor man: the lover of wine and oil will not get wealth.
man need to love: lover joy to love: lover wine and oil not to enrich
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.
ransom to/for righteous wicked and underneath: instead upright to act treacherously
19 It is better to be living in a waste land, than with a bitter-tongued and angry woman.
pleasant to dwell in/on/with land: country/planet wilderness from woman (contention *Q(K)*) and vexation
20 There is a store of great value in the house of the wise, but it is wasted by the foolish man.
treasure to desire and oil in/on/with pasture wise and fool man to swallow up him
21 He who goes after righteousness and mercy will get life, righteousness, and honour.
to pursue righteousness and kindness to find life righteousness and glory
22 A wise man goes up into the town of the strong ones, and overcomes its strength in which they put their faith.
city mighty man to ascend: rise wise and to go down strength confidence her
23 He who keeps watch over his mouth and his tongue keeps his soul from troubles.
to keep: guard lip his and tongue his to keep: guard from distress soul: myself his
24 The man of pride, lifted up in soul, is named high-hearted; he is acting in an outburst of pride.
arrogant proud to mock name his to make: do in/on/with fury arrogance
25 The desire of the hater of work is death to him, for his hands will do no work.
desire sluggish to die him for to refuse hand his to/for to make: do
26 All the day the sinner goes after his desire: but the upright man gives freely, keeping nothing back.
all [the] day to desire desire and righteous to give: give and not to withhold
27 The offering of evil-doers is disgusting: how much more when they give it with an evil purpose!
sacrifice wicked abomination also for in/on/with wickedness to come (in): bring him
28 A false witness will be cut off, ...
witness lie to perish and man to hear: hear to/for perpetuity to speak: speak
29 The evil-doer makes his face hard, but as for the upright, he gives thought to his way.
be strong man wicked in/on/with face his and upright he/she/it (to understand way: conduct his *Q(K)*)
30 Wisdom and knowledge and wise suggestions are of no use against the Lord.
nothing wisdom and nothing understanding and nothing counsel to/for before LORD
31 The horse is made ready for the day of war, but power to overcome is from the Lord.
horse to establish: prepare to/for day battle and to/for LORD [the] deliverance: victory
