< Proverbs 24 >

1 Don't be jealous of evil people; don't long to spend time with them,
not be jealous in/on/with human distress: evil and not (to desire *Q(k)*) to/for to be with them
2 for they think up cruel plans and discuss how to cause trouble.
for violence to mutter heart their and trouble lips their to speak: speak
3 A house is built by wisdom; its foundation is made secure through understanding.
in/on/with wisdom to build house: home and in/on/with understanding to establish: establish
4 Its rooms are filled by knowledge with all kinds of valuable and beautiful objects.
and in/on/with knowledge chamber to fill all substance precious and pleasant
5 If you have wisdom, you are strong; if you have knowledge, your power increases,
great man wise in/on/with strength and man knowledge to strengthen strength
6 for with wise guidance you can go to war; you will be victorious by having many good advisors.
for in/on/with counsel to make to/for you battle and deliverance: victory in/on/with abundance to advise
7 Wisdom goes over the heads of stupid people; they have nothing to contribute when important matters are discussed.
to exalt to/for fool(ish) wisdom in/on/with gate not to open lip his
8 Anyone who plans to do evil will be seen as a troublemaker.
to devise: devise to/for be evil to/for him master: [master of] plot to call: call to
9 Plans thought up by stupid people are sinful. Everyone hates those who are scornful of others.
wickedness folly sin and abomination to/for man to mock
10 If you give up in times of trouble, it shows how weak you are.
to slacken in/on/with day distress narrow strength your
11 Rescue those who are being led away to be executed; save those who are stumbling on their way to be slaughtered.
to rescue to take: take to/for death and to shake to/for slaughter if to withhold
12 If you say, “Look, we didn't know anything about this,” don't you think the God who judges your motives will see what's happening? He who watches over you knows, and he will pay people back for what they've done.
for to say look! not to know this not to measure heart he/she/it to understand and to watch soul your he/she/it to know and to return: pay to/for man like/as work his
13 My son, eating honey is good for you; the honeycomb tastes sweet.
to eat son: child my honey for pleasant and honey sweet upon palate your
14 In the same way, you should know that wisdom is good for you; if you find it, there will be a future for you, and your hope will not be crushed.
so to know [emph?] wisdom to/for soul your if to find and there end and hope your not to cut: eliminate
15 Don't be like a criminal waiting to ambush the home of good people; don't attack the place where they live.
not to ambush wicked to/for pasture righteous not to ruin rest his
16 Those who do right may fall down seven times, and still get up again; but the wicked are brought down by disaster.
for seven to fall: fall righteous and to arise: rise and wicked to stumble in/on/with distress: harm
17 Don't celebrate when your enemies fall; don't be glad when they trip up,
in/on/with to fall: fall (enemy your *Q(K)*) not to rejoice and in/on/with to stumble he not to rejoice heart your
18 otherwise when the Lord sees it, he'll be unhappy with you and won't punish your enemies as he planned.
lest to see: see LORD and be evil in/on/with eye: appearance his and to return: turn back from upon him face: anger his
19 Don't get all upset over the wicked, or be jealous of those who do wrong,
not to be incensed in/on/with be evil not be jealous in/on/with wicked
20 for evil people have no future—the lamp of the wicked will be snuffed out.
for not to be end to/for bad: evil lamp wicked to put out
21 My son, honor the Lord and the king, and don't join those who are rebellious,
to fear: revere [obj] LORD son: child my and king with to change not to pledge
22 for disaster will suddenly fall on them. Who knows how the Lord and king will punish them?
for suddenly to arise: rise calamity their and disaster two their who? to know
23 These are more sayings of the wise: Showing favoritism when passing judgment is wrong.
also these to/for wise to recognize face: kindness in/on/with justice: judgement not pleasant
24 Those who tell the guilty, “You're innocent,” will be cursed by the people and hated by the nation,
to say to/for wicked righteous you(m. s.) to curse him people be indignant him people
25 while those who convict the guilty will be appreciated, and will receive a rich blessing.
and to/for to rebuke be pleasant and upon them to come (in): come blessing good
26 An honest answer is a kiss on the lips.
lips to kiss to return: reply word: speaking straightforward
27 Do the work you need to do outside first, then prepare and sow your fields, and only after that start building your house.
to establish: prepare in/on/with outside work your and be ready her in/on/with land: country to/for you after and to build house: home your
28 Don't testify against your neighbors without having a good reason, and don't tell lies.
not to be witness for nothing in/on/with neighbor your and to open wide in/on/with lips your
29 Don't say to yourself, “I'm going to do to him what he did to me! I'll pay him back for what he's done!”
not to say like/as as which to make: do to/for me so to make: do to/for him to return: pay to/for man like/as work his
30 I walked past the field of a lazy man, past a vineyard of someone with no sense.
upon land: country man sluggish to pass and upon vineyard man lacking heart
31 It was all overgrown with thorns, the ground was covered with weeds, and the stone wall had fallen down.
and behold to ascend: rise all his thorn to cover face: surface his nettle and wall stone his to overthrow
32 As I looked I thought about it, and what I saw taught me a lesson:
and to see I to set: consider heart my to see: see to take: recieve discipline: instruction
33 You may say, “Please, just a little more sleep, a little longer snooze, a little more folding of the arms to rest”—
little sleep little slumber little folding hand to/for to lie down: sleep
34 and poverty will attack you like a robber, destitution like an armed warrior.
and to come (in): come to go: follow poverty your and need your like/as man shield

< Proverbs 24 >