Proverbs 3
1 My son, forget not my teaching, and let thy heart observe my commandments;
My son, mine instruction, do not thou forget, and, my commandment, let thy heart observe;
2 for length of days, and years of life, and peace shall they add to thee.
For, length of days and years of life, and blessedness, shall they add to thee.
3 Let not loving-kindness and truth forsake thee; bind them about thy neck, write them upon the tablet of thy heart:
Lovingkindness and faithfulness, let them not forsake thee, —bind them, upon thy neck, write them upon the tablet of thy heart:
4 and thou shalt find favour and good understanding in the sight of God and man.
So find thou favour and good repute, in the eyes of God and man.
5 Confide in Jehovah with all thy heart, and lean not unto thine own intelligence;
Trust thou in Yahweh, with all thy heart, and, unto thine own understanding, do not lean:
6 in all thy ways acknowledge him, and he will make plain thy paths.
In all thy ways, acknowledge him, and, he, will make straight thy paths.
7 Be not wise in thine own eyes; fear Jehovah, and depart from evil:
Do not become wise in thine own eyes, revere Yahweh, and avoid evil:
8 it shall be health for thy navel, and moisture for thy bones.
Healing, shall it be to thy body, and refreshing, to thy bones.
9 Honour Jehovah with thy substance, and with the first-fruits of all thine increase;
Honour thou Yahweh, with thy substance, and with the firstfruit of all thine increase;
10 so shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy vats shall overflow with new wine.
So shall thy storehouses be filled with plenty, and, with new wine, shall thy vats overflow.
11 My son, despise not the instruction of Jehovah, neither be weary of his chastisement;
The, chastening of Yahweh, my son, do not reject, nor loathe his rebuke;
12 for whom Jehovah loveth he chasteneth, even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.
For, whom Yahweh loveth, he correcteth, he causeth pain to the son in whom he delighteth.
13 Blessed is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding.
How happy the man who hath found wisdom, and the man who draweth forth understanding,
14 For the gain thereof is better than the gain of silver, and her revenue than fine gold.
For better is her merchandise, than the merchandise of silver, yea, than gold, her increase;
15 She is more precious than rubies; and all the things thou canst desire are not equal unto her.
More precious, is she, than corals, yea, none of thy delightful things, doth equal her:
16 Length of days is in her right hand; in her left hand riches and honour.
Length of days, is in her right hand, in her left, are riches and honour;
17 Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace.
Her ways, are ways of pleasantness, and, all her paths, are peace;
18 She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her; and happy is he that retaineth her.
A tree of life, is she, to them who secure her, —and, they who hold her fast, are every one to be pronounced happy.
19 Jehovah by wisdom founded the earth; by understanding he established the heavens.
Yahweh, in wisdom, founded the earth, establishing the heavens with understanding;
20 By his knowledge the deeps were broken up, and the skies drop down the dew.
By his knowledge, the resounding deeps were burst open, and, the skies, drop down dew.
21 My son, let them not depart from thine eyes; keep sound wisdom and discretion:
My son, let them not depart from thine eyes, guard thou counsel, and purpose:
22 so shall they be life unto thy soul, and grace unto thy neck.
So shall they become life to thy soul, and an adorning to thy neck;
23 Then shalt thou walk in thy way securely, and thy foot shall not stumble;
Then, shalt thou walk securely in thy way, and, thy foot, shall not stumble;
24 when thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid, but thou shalt lie down and thy sleep shall be sweet.
When thou sittest down, thou shalt have no dread, yea thou shalt lie down, and sweet shall be thy sleep.
25 Be not afraid of sudden fear, neither of the destruction of the wicked, when it cometh;
Be not thou afraid of sudden dread, nor of the desolation of the lawless, when it cometh.
26 for Jehovah shall be thy confidence, and he will keep thy foot from being taken.
For, Yahweh, will be in all thy ways, and will keep thy foot from the snare.
27 Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thy hand to do it.
Withhold not good from them who ask it, when it is in power of thy hand to do it:
28 Say not unto thy neighbour, Go, and come again, and to-morrow I will give, when thou hast it by thee.
Do not say to thy neighbour, Go and come again, and to-morrow I will give, when thou hast it by thee.
29 Devise not evil against thy neighbour, seeing he dwelleth securely by thee.
Devise not against thy neighbour an injury, seeing that, he, dwelleth securely by thee.
30 Strive not with a man without cause, if he have done thee no harm.
Contend not with a man without cause, if he hath dealt thee no wrong.
31 Envy not the man of violence, and choose none of his ways.
Do not thou envy the man of violence, neither choose thou any of his ways;
32 For the perverse is an abomination to Jehovah; but his secret is with the upright.
For, an abomination to Yahweh, is the tortuous man, but, with the upright, he is intimate.
33 The curse of Jehovah is in the house of the wicked; but he blesseth the habitation of the righteous.
The curse of Yahweh, is in the house of the lawless one, but, the home of the righteous, he blesseth.
34 He indeed scorneth the scorners; but he giveth grace unto the lowly.
Though at scoffers he scoffeth, yet, to the humbled, he granteth favour.
35 The wise shall inherit glory; but shame shall be the promotion of the foolish.
Honour, shall the wise inherit, —but, as for dullards, shame shall carry them away.
