Proverbs 20
1 Wine is a mocker, strong drink is riotous; and whosoever reeleth 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 forfeiteth his life.
[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 keep aloof from strife; but every fool will be snarling.
[is] honor To person cessation from strife and every fool he bursts out.
4 The sluggard will not plow when winter setteth in; therefore 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 like deep water; but a man of understanding 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 Most men will proclaim every one his own goodness; but a faithful man who can find?
A multitude of person[s] he proclaims each one loyalty his and a person of faithfulness who? will he find.
7 He that walketh in his integrity as a just man, happy 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 that sitteth 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, and divers measures, both of them alike are an abomination to the LORD.
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, the LORD 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 have bread in plenty.
May not you love sleep lest you should become impoverished open eyes your be satisfied food.
14 'It is bad, it is 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 surety for a stranger; and hold him in pledge that is surety for an alien woman.
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 Every purpose is established by counsel; and with good advice carry on war.
Plans by counsel it is established and by wise directions make war.
19 He that goeth about as a talebearer revealeth secrets; therefore meddle not with him that openeth wide 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 estate may be gotten hastily at the beginning; but the end thereof shall not be blessed.
An inheritance (hastily gained *Q(K)*) at first and end its not it will be blessed.
22 Say not thou: 'I will requite evil'; wait for the LORD, and He will save thee.
May not you say I will repay evil wait for Yahweh so may he deliver you.
23 Divers weights are an abomination to the LORD; 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 A man's goings are of the LORD; how then can man look to his 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: 'Holy', 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 sifteth the wicked, and turneth the wheel over them.
[is] winnowing Wicked [people] a king wise and he brought back over them a wheel.
27 The spirit of man is the lamp of the LORD, searching all the inward parts.
[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 his throne is upheld 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 hoary head.
[the] glory of Young men [is] strength their and [the] splendor of old [people] [is] gray hair.
30 Sharp wounds cleanse away evil; so do stripes that reach the inward parts.
Wounds of bruise[s] ([are] a cleansing *Q(K)*) evil and blows [the] chambers of [the] belly.
