Proverbs 3
1 My sonne, forget not thou my Lawe, but let thine heart keepe my commandements.
My son, mine instruction, do not thou forget, and, my commandment, let thy heart observe;
2 For they shall increase the length of thy dayes and the yeeres of life, and thy prosperitie.
For, length of days and years of life, and blessedness, shall they add to thee.
3 Let not mercie and trueth forsake thee: binde them on thy necke, and write them vpon the table of thine heart.
Lovingkindness and faithfulness, let them not forsake thee, —bind them, upon thy neck, write them upon the tablet of thy heart:
4 So shalt thou finde fauour and good vnderstanding in the sight of God and man.
So find thou favour and good repute, in the eyes of God and man.
5 Trust in the Lord with all thine heart, and leane not vnto thine owne wisdome.
Trust thou in Yahweh, with all thy heart, and, unto thine own understanding, do not lean:
6 In all thy wayes acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy wayes.
In all thy ways, acknowledge him, and, he, will make straight thy paths.
7 Be not wise in thine owne eyes: but feare the Lord, and depart from euill.
Do not become wise in thine own eyes, revere Yahweh, and avoid evil:
8 So health shalbe vnto thy nauel, and marowe vnto thy bones.
Healing, shall it be to thy body, and refreshing, to thy bones.
9 Honour the Lord with thy riches, and with the first fruites of all thine increase.
Honour thou Yahweh, with thy substance, and with the firstfruit of all thine increase;
10 So shall thy barnes be filled with abundance, and thy presses shall burst with newe wine.
So shall thy storehouses be filled with plenty, and, with new wine, shall thy vats overflow.
11 My sonne, refuse not the chastening of the Lord, neither be grieued with his correction.
The, chastening of Yahweh, my son, do not reject, nor loathe his rebuke;
12 For the Lord correcteth him, whome he loueth, euen as the father doeth the childe in whom he deliteth.
For, whom Yahweh loveth, he correcteth, he causeth pain to the son in whom he delighteth.
13 Blessed is the man that findeth wisedome, and the man that getteth vnderstanding.
How happy the man who hath found wisdom, and the man who draweth forth understanding,
14 For the marchandise thereof is better then the marchandise of siluer, and the gaine thereof is better then golde.
For better is her merchandise, than the merchandise of silver, yea, than gold, her increase;
15 It is more precious then pearles: and all things that thou canst desire, are not to be compared vnto her.
More precious, is she, than corals, yea, none of thy delightful things, doth equal her:
16 Length of dayes is in her right hand, and in her left hand riches and glory.
Length of days, is in her right hand, in her left, are riches and honour;
17 Her wayes are wayes of pleasure, and all her pathes prosperitie.
Her ways, are ways of pleasantness, and, all her paths, are peace;
18 She is a tree of life to them that lay holde on her, and blessed 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 The Lord by wisdome hath layde the foundation of the earth, and hath stablished the heauens through vnderstanding.
Yahweh, in wisdom, founded the earth, establishing the heavens with understanding;
20 By his knowledge the depthes are broken vp, and the cloudes droppe downe the dewe.
By his knowledge, the resounding deeps were burst open, and, the skies, drop down dew.
21 My sonne, let not these things depart from thine eyes, but obserue wisdome, and counsell.
My son, let them not depart from thine eyes, guard thou counsel, and purpose:
22 So they shalbe life to thy soule, and grace vnto thy necke.
So shall they become life to thy soul, and an adorning to thy neck;
23 Then shalt thou walke safely by thy way: and thy foote shall not stumble.
Then, shalt thou walk securely in thy way, and, thy foot, shall not stumble;
24 If thou sleepest, thou shalt not bee afraide, and when thou sleepest, thy sleepe shalbe sweete.
When thou sittest down, thou shalt have no dread, yea thou shalt lie down, and sweet shall be thy sleep.
25 Thou shalt not feare for any sudden feare, neither for the destruction of the wicked, when it commeth.
Be not thou afraid of sudden dread, nor of the desolation of the lawless, when it cometh.
26 For the Lord shall be for thine assurance, and shall preserue thy foote from taking.
For, Yahweh, will be in all thy ways, and will keep thy foot from the snare.
27 Withhold not the good from the owners thereof, though there be power in thine hand to doe it.
Withhold not good from them who ask it, when it is in power of thy hand to do it:
28 Say not vnto thy neighbour, Go and come againe, and to morow wil I giue thee, if thou now haue it.
Do not say to thy neighbour, Go and come again, and to-morrow I will give, when thou hast it by thee.
29 Intend none hurt against thy neighbour, seeing he doeth dwell without feare by thee.
Devise not against thy neighbour an injury, seeing that, he, dwelleth securely by thee.
30 Striue not with a man causelesse, when he hath done thee no harme.
Contend not with a man without cause, if he hath dealt thee no wrong.
31 Bee not enuious for the wicked man, neither chuse any of his wayes.
Do not thou envy the man of violence, neither choose thou any of his ways;
32 For the frowarde is abomination vnto the Lord: but his secret is with the righteous.
For, an abomination to Yahweh, is the tortuous man, but, with the upright, he is intimate.
33 The curse of the Lord 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 With the scornefull he scorneth, but hee giueth grace vnto the humble.
Though at scoffers he scoffeth, yet, to the humbled, he granteth favour.
35 The wise shall inherite glorie: but fooles dishonour, though they be exalted.
Honour, shall the wise inherit, —but, as for dullards, shame shall carry them away.
