< Proverbs 13 >
1 A wise son is obedient to his father: but a disobedient son will be destroyed.
son: child wise discipline father and to mock not to hear: hear rebuke
2 A good [man] shall eat of the fruits of righteousness: but the lives of transgressors shall perish before their time.
from fruit lip man to eat good and soul: appetite to act treacherously violence
3 He that keeps his own mouth keeps his own life: but he that is hasty with his lips shall bring terror upon himself.
to watch lip his to keep: guard soul: life his to open lips his terror to/for him
4 Every slothful man desires, but the hands of the active are diligent.
to desire and nothing soul his sluggish and soul sharp to prosper
5 A righteous man hates an unjust word: but an ungodly man is ashamed, and will have no confidence.
word: because deception to hate righteous and wicked to stink and be ashamed
righteousness to watch integrity way: conduct and wickedness to pervert sin
7 There are [some] who, having nothing, enrich themselves: and there are [some] who bring themselves down in [the midst of] much wealth.
there to enrich and nothing all be poor and substance many
8 A man's own wealth is the ransom of his life: but the poor endures not threatening.
ransom soul: life man riches his and be poor not to hear: hear rebuke
9 The righteous always have light: but the light of the ungodly is quenched. Crafty souls go astray in sins: but just men pity, and are merciful.
light righteous to rejoice and lamp wicked to put out
10 A bad man does evil with insolence: but they that are judges of themselves are wise.
except in/on/with arrogance to give: give strife and with to advise wisdom
11 Wealth gotten hastily with iniquity is diminished: but he that gathers for himself with godliness shall be increased. The righteous is merciful, and lends.
substance from vanity to diminish and to gather upon hand to multiply
12 Better is he that begins to help heartily, than he that promises and leads [another] to hope: for a good desire is a tree of life.
hope to draw be weak: ill heart and tree life desire to come (in): fulfill
13 He that slights a matter shall be slighted of it: but he that fears the commandment has health [of soul]. To a crafty son there shall be nothing good: but a wise servant shall have prosperous doings, and his way shall be directed aright.
to despise to/for word to destroy to/for him and afraid commandment he/she/it to complete
14 The law of the wise is fountain of life: but the man void of understanding shall die by a snare.
instruction wise fountain life to/for to turn aside: depart from snare death
15 Sound discretion gives favor, and to know the law is the part of a sound understanding: but the ways of scorners tend to destruction.
understanding pleasant to give: give favor and way: conduct to act treacherously strong
16 Every prudent man acts with knowledge: but the fool displays his own mischief.
all prudent to make: do in/on/with knowledge and fool to spread folly
17 A rash king shall fall into mischief: but a wise messenger shall deliver him.
messenger wicked to fall: fall in/on/with bad: evil and envoy faithful healing
18 Instruction removes poverty and disgrace: but he that attends to reproofs shall be honored.
poverty and dishonor to neglect discipline and to keep: guard argument to honor: honour
19 The desires of the godly gladden the soul, but the works of the ungodly are far from knowledge.
desire to be (to please *LAH(b)*) to/for soul and abomination fool to turn aside: depart from bad: evil
20 If you walk with wise men you shall be wise: but he that walks with fools shall be known.
(to go: walk *Q(K)*) with wise (be wise *Q(K)*) and to accompany fool be evil
21 Evil shall pursue sinners; but good shall overtake the righteous.
sinner to pursue distress: harm and [obj] righteous to complete good
22 A good man shall inherit children's children; and the wealth of ungodly men is laid up for the just.
pleasant to inherit son: child son: child and to treasure to/for righteous strength: rich to sin
23 The righteous shall spend many years in wealth: but the unrighteous shall perish suddenly.
abundance food fallow ground be poor and there to snatch in/on/with not justice
24 He that spares the rod hates his son: but he that loves, carefully chastens [him].
to withhold tribe: staff his to hate son: child his and to love: lover him to seek him discipline
25 A just [man] eats and satisfies his soul: but the souls of the ungodly are in lack.
righteous to eat to/for satiety soul: appetite his and belly: abdomen wicked to lack