Proverbs 4
1 Give ear, my sons, to the teaching of a father; give attention so that you may have knowledge:
Oíd, hijos, el castigo del padre; y estad atentos para que sepáis inteligencia.
2 For I give you good teaching; do not give up the knowledge you are getting from me.
Porque os doy buena enseñanza; no desamparéis mi ley.
3 For I was a son to my father, a gentle and an only one to my mother.
Porque yo fui hijo de mi padre, delicado y único delante de mi madre.
4 And he gave me teaching, saying to me, Keep my words in your heart; keep my rules so that you may have life:
Y él me enseñaba, y me decía: Sustente tu corazón mis razones, guarda mis mandamientos, y vivirás.
5 Get wisdom, get true knowledge; keep it in memory, do not be turned away from the words of my mouth.
Adquiere sabiduría, adquiere inteligencia; no te olvides ni te apartes de las razones de mi boca;
6 Do not give her up, and she will keep you; give her your love, and she will make you safe.
no la dejes, y ella te guardará; ámala, y te conservará.
7 The first sign of wisdom is to get wisdom; go, give all you have to get true knowledge.
Sabiduría primero que todo; adquiere sabiduría; y ante toda tu posesión adquiere inteligencia.
8 Put her in a high place, and you will be lifted up by her; she will give you honour, when you give her your love.
Crece en ella, y ella te engrandecerá; ella te honrará, cuando tú la hubieres abrazado.
9 She will put a crown of grace on your head, giving you a head-dress of glory.
Dará a tu cabeza aumento de gracia; corona de hermosura te entregará.
10 Give ear, O my son, and let your heart be open to my sayings; and long life will be yours.
Oye, hijo mío, y recibe mis razones; y se te multiplicarán años de vida.
11 I have given you teaching in the way of wisdom, guiding your steps in the straight way.
Por el camino de la sabiduría te he encaminado, y por veredas derechas te he hecho andar.
12 When you go, your way will not be narrow, and in running you will not have a fall.
Cuando anduvieres por ellas no se estrecharán tus pasos; y si corrieres, no tropezarás.
13 Take learning in your hands, do not let her go: keep her, for she is your life.
Ten el castigo, no lo dejes; guárdalo, porque eso es tu vida.
14 Do not go in the road of sinners, or be walking in the way of evil men.
No entres por la vereda de los impíos, ni vayas por el camino de los malos.
15 Keep far from it, do not go near; be turned from it, and go on your way.
Desampárala, no pases por ella; apártate de ella, y pasa.
16 For they take no rest till they have done evil; their sleep is taken away if they have not been the cause of someone's fall.
Porque no duermen ellos, si no hicieren mal; y pierden su sueño, si no han hecho caer.
17 The bread of evil-doing is their food, the wine of violent acts their drink.
Porque comen pan de maldad, y beben vino de violencia.
18 But the way of the upright is like the light of early morning, getting brighter and brighter till the full day.
Mas la vereda de los justos es como la luz del lucero, que va en aumento hasta que el día es perfecto.
19 The way of sinners is dark; they see not the cause of their fall.
El camino de los impíos es como la oscuridad; no saben en qué tropiezan.
20 My son, give attention to my words; let your ear be turned to my sayings.
Hijo mío, está atento a mis palabras; inclina tu oído a mis razones.
21 Let them not go from your eyes; keep them deep in your heart.
No se aparten de tus ojos; guárdalas en medio de tu corazón.
22 For they are life to him who gets them, and strength to all his flesh.
Porque son vida a los que las hallan, y medicina a toda su carne.
23 And keep watch over your heart with all care; so you will have life.
Sobre toda cosa guardada, guarda tu corazón; porque de él mana la vida.
24 Put away from you an evil tongue, and let false lips be far from you.
Aparta de ti la perversidad de la boca, y aleja de ti la iniquidad de labios.
25 Keep your eyes on what is in front of you, looking straight before you.
Tus ojos miren lo recto, y tus párpados enderecen tu camino delante de ti.
26 Keep a watch on your behaviour; let all your ways be rightly ordered.
Pesa la vereda de tus pies, y todos tus caminos sean ordenados.
27 Let there be no turning to the right or to the left, keep your feet from evil.
No te desvíes a diestra, ni a siniestra; aparta tu pie del mal.
