Proverbs 20
1 It is a luxurious thing, wine, and inebriation is tumultuous. Anyone who is delighted by this will not be wise.
[is] a mocker Wine [is] noisy strong drink and any [one who] staggers in it not he is wise.
2 Just like the roaring of a lion, so also is the dread of a king. Whoever provokes him sins in his own soul.
[is] a roaring Like young lion [the] terror of a king [one who] infuriates him [is] missing life his.
3 Honor is for the man who separates himself from contentions. But all the foolish meddle in altercations.
[is] honor To person cessation from strife and every fool he bursts out.
4 Because of the cold, the lazy one was not willing to plough. Therefore, in the summer, he will beg, and it will not be given to him.
From winter a sluggard not he plows (and he asks *Q(K)*) at the harvest and nothing.
5 Counsel in the heart of a man is like deep waters. But a wise man will draw it out.
[is] water Deep a plan in [the] heart of a person and a person of understanding he draws out it.
6 Many men are called merciful. But who will find a faithful man?
A multitude of person[s] he proclaims each one loyalty his and a person of faithfulness who? will he find.
7 The just who walks in his simplicity shall leave behind him blessed sons.
[one who] goes about In integrity his a righteous [person] how blessed! [are] sons his after him.
8 The king who sits on the throne of judgment scatters all evil with his gaze.
A king [who] sits on a throne of judgment [is] winnowing with eyes his all evil.
9 Who is able to say: “My heart is clean. I am pure from sin?”
Who? will he say I have kept pure heart my I am pure from sin my.
10 Diverse weights, diverse measures: both are abominable with God.
A weight and a weight a measure and a measure [are] [the] abomination of Yahweh also both of them.
11 A child may be understood by his interests: whether his works may be clean and upright.
Also by deeds his he makes himself known a youth if [is] pure and if [is] upright activity his.
12 The hearing ear and the seeing eye: the Lord has made them both.
An ear [which] hears and an eye [which] sees Yahweh he has made also both of them.
13 Do not love sleep, lest deprivation oppress you. Open your eyes and be satisfied with bread.
May not you love sleep lest you should become impoverished open eyes your be satisfied food.
14 “It is bad, it is bad,” says every buyer; and when he has withdrawn, then he will boast.
Bad bad he says the buyer and [he is] going away himself then he boasts.
15 There is gold, and there are a multitude of jewels. But lips of knowledge are a precious vessel.
There [is] gold and abundance of jewels and [are] an article of preciousness lips of knowledge.
16 Take away the vestments of him who stands up to vouch for a stranger, and take a pledge from him instead of from outsiders.
Take garment his for he stands surety for a stranger and for (a foreign [woman] *Q(K)*) hold in pledge it.
17 The bread of lies is sweet to a man. But afterwards, his mouth will be filled with pebbles.
[is] sweet To person food of falsehood and after it will be filled mouth his gravel.
18 Plans are strengthened by counsels. And wars are to be handled by governments.
Plans by counsel it is established and by wise directions make war.
19 Do not become involved with him who reveals mysteries, and who walks deceitfully, and who enlarges his lips.
[is] uncovering Secret counsel [one who] goes about a slanderer and to [one who] opens lips his not you will get involved.
20 Whoever curses his father and mother, his lamp will be extinguished in the midst of darkness.
[one who] curses Father his and mother his it will be extinguished lamp his (in a time of *Q(K)*) darkness.
21 When an inheritance is obtained hastily in the beginning, in the end it will be without a blessing.
An inheritance (hastily gained *Q(K)*) at first and end its not it will be blessed.
22 Do not say, “I will repay evil.” Wait for the Lord, and he will free you.
May not you say I will repay evil wait for Yahweh so may he deliver you.
23 Diverse weights are an abomination with the Lord. A deceitful balance is not good.
[are] [the] abomination of Yahweh a weight and a weight and balances of deceit not [are] good.
24 The steps of men are directed by the Lord. But who is the man able to understand his own way?
[are] from Yahweh [the] steps of a man and anyone what? will he understand own way his.
25 It is ruin for a man to devour what is holy, or, after making vows, to retract them.
A snare of a person he may say rashly holiness and after [the] vows to consider.
26 A wise king scatters the impious and bends an archway over them.
[is] winnowing Wicked [people] a king wise and he brought back over them a wheel.
27 The spirit of a man is a lamp to the Lord, which investigates all the secrets of the inner self.
[the] lamp of Yahweh [is the] breath of a human [it is] searching all [the] chambers of [the] belly.
28 Mercy and truth guard the king, and his throne is strengthened by clemency.
Loyalty and faithfulness they preserve a king and he sustains by loyalty throne his.
29 The joy of youths is their strength. And the dignity of old men is their grey hairs.
[the] glory of Young men [is] strength their and [the] splendor of old [people] [is] gray hair.
30 The bruise of a wound, as well as scourges, shall wipe away evils in the more secret places of the inner self.
Wounds of bruise[s] ([are] a cleansing *Q(K)*) evil and blows [the] chambers of [the] belly.
