< Proverbs 20 >

1 Wine is a scorner, strong drink is raging; and whoso erreth thereby is not wise.
[is] a mocker Wine [is] noisy strong drink and any [one who] staggers in it not he is wise.
2 The terror of a king is as the roaring of a lion: he that provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own soul.
[is] a roaring Like young lion [the] terror of a king [one who] infuriates him [is] missing life his.
3 It is an honour for a man to cease from strife; but every fool rusheth into it.
[is] honor To person cessation from strife and every fool he bursts out.
4 The sluggard will not plough by reason of the winter; he shall beg in harvest, and have nothing.
From winter a sluggard not he plows (and he asks *Q(K)*) at the harvest and nothing.
5 Counsel in the heart of man is deep water, and a man of understanding draweth it out.
[is] water Deep a plan in [the] heart of a person and a person of understanding he draws out it.
6 Most men will proclaim every one his own kindness; but a faithful man who shall find?
A multitude of person[s] he proclaims each one loyalty his and a person of faithfulness who? will he find.
7 The righteous walketh in his integrity: blessed are his children after him!
[one who] goes about In integrity his a righteous [person] how blessed! [are] sons his after him.
8 A king sitting on the throne of judgment scattereth away all evil with his eyes.
A king [who] sits on a throne of judgment [is] winnowing with eyes his all evil.
9 Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin?
Who? will he say I have kept pure heart my I am pure from sin my.
10 Divers weights, divers measures, even both of them are abomination to Jehovah.
A weight and a weight a measure and a measure [are] [the] abomination of Yahweh also both of them.
11 Even a child is known by his doings, whether his work be pure, and whether it be right.
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, Jehovah hath made even both of them.
An ear [which] hears and an eye [which] sees Yahweh he has made also both of them.
13 Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, [and] thou shalt be satisfied with bread.
May not you love sleep lest you should become impoverished open eyes your be satisfied food.
14 Bad! bad! saith the buyer; but when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.
Bad bad he says the buyer and [he is] going away himself then he boasts.
15 There is gold, and a multitude of rubies; but the lips of knowledge are a precious Jewel.
There [is] gold and abundance of jewels and [are] an article of preciousness lips of knowledge.
16 Take his garment that is become surety [for] another, and hold him in pledge for strangers.
Take garment his for he stands surety for a stranger and for (a foreign [woman] *Q(K)*) hold in pledge it.
17 Bread of falsehood is sweet to a man, but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.
[is] sweet To person food of falsehood and after it will be filled mouth his gravel.
18 Plans are established by counsel; and with good advice make war.
Plans by counsel it is established and by wise directions make war.
19 He that goeth about talebearing revealeth secrets; therefore meddle not with him that openeth 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 Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in the blackest darkness.
[one who] curses Father his and mother his it will be extinguished lamp his (in a time of *Q(K)*) darkness.
21 An inheritance obtained hastily at the beginning will not be blessed in the end.
An inheritance (hastily gained *Q(K)*) at first and end its not it will be blessed.
22 Say not, I will recompense evil: wait on Jehovah, and he shall save thee.
May not you say I will repay evil wait for Yahweh so may he deliver you.
23 Divers weights are an abomination unto Jehovah; and a false 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 a man are from Jehovah; and how can a man understand his own way?
[are] from Yahweh [the] steps of a man and anyone what? will he understand own way his.
25 It is a snare to a man rashly to say, It is hallowed, and after vows to make inquiry.
A snare of a person he may say rashly holiness and after [the] vows to consider.
26 A wise king scattereth the wicked, and bringeth the wheel over them.
[is] winnowing Wicked [people] a king wise and he brought back over them a wheel.
27 Man's spirit is the lamp of Jehovah, searching all the inner parts of the belly.
[the] lamp of Yahweh [is the] breath of a human [it is] searching all [the] chambers of [the] belly.
28 Mercy and truth preserve the king; and he upholdeth his throne by mercy.
Loyalty and faithfulness they preserve a king and he sustains by loyalty throne his.
29 The glory of young men is their strength; and the beauty of old men is the grey head.
[the] glory of Young men [is] strength their and [the] splendor of old [people] [is] gray hair.
30 Wounding stripes purge away evil, and strokes [purge] the inner parts of the belly.
Wounds of bruise[s] ([are] a cleansing *Q(K)*) evil and blows [the] chambers of [the] belly.

< Proverbs 20 >