Proverbs 20
1 Wine [is] a scorner—strong drink [is] noisy, And any going astray in it is not wise.
[is] a mocker Wine [is] noisy strong drink and any [one who] staggers in it not he is wise.
2 The fear of a king [is] a growl as of a young lion, He who is causing him to be angry is wronging his soul.
[is] a roaring Like young lion [the] terror of a king [one who] infuriates him [is] missing life his.
3 Cessation from strife is an honor to a man, And every fool interferes.
[is] honor To person cessation from strife and every fool he bursts out.
4 The slothful does not plow because of winter, He asks in harvest, and there is nothing.
From winter a sluggard not he plows (and he asks *Q(K)*) at the harvest and nothing.
5 Counsel in the heart of a man [is] deep water, And a man of understanding draws it up.
[is] water Deep a plan in [the] heart of a person and a person of understanding he draws out it.
6 A multitude of men each proclaim his kindness, And a man of steadfastness who finds?
A multitude of person[s] he proclaims each one loyalty his and a person of faithfulness who? will he find.
7 The righteous is habitually walking in his integrity, O the blessedness of his sons after him!
[one who] goes about In integrity his a righteous [person] how blessed! [are] sons his after him.
8 A king sitting on a throne of judgment, Is scattering all evil with his eyes,
A king [who] sits on a throne of judgment [is] winnowing with eyes his all evil.
9 Who says, “I have purified my heart, I have been cleansed from my sin?”
Who? will he say I have kept pure heart my I am pure from sin my.
10 A stone and a stone, an ephah and an ephah, Even both of them [are] an abomination to YHWH.
A weight and a weight a measure and a measure [are] [the] abomination of Yahweh also both of them.
11 Even by his actions a youth makes himself known, Whether his work is pure or upright.
Also by deeds his he makes himself known a youth if [is] pure and if [is] upright activity his.
12 A hearing ear, and a seeing eye—YHWH has even made both of them.
An ear [which] hears and an eye [which] sees Yahweh he has made also both of them.
13 Do not love sleep, lest you become poor, Open your eyes—be satisfied [with] bread.
May not you love sleep lest you should become impoverished open eyes your be satisfied food.
14 “Bad, bad,” says the buyer, And then he boasts himself going his way.
Bad bad he says the buyer and [he is] going away himself then he boasts.
15 Substance, gold, and a multitude of rubies, Indeed, a precious vessel, [are] lips of knowledge.
There [is] gold and abundance of jewels and [are] an article of preciousness lips of knowledge.
16 When a stranger has been guarantor, take his garment, And pledge it for strangers.
Take garment his for he stands surety for a stranger and for (a foreign [woman] *Q(K)*) hold in pledge it.
17 The bread of falsehood [is] sweet to a man, And afterward his mouth is filled [with] gravel.
[is] sweet To person food of falsehood and after it will be filled mouth his gravel.
18 You establish purposes by counsel, And with plans you make war.
Plans by counsel it is established and by wise directions make war.
19 The busybody is a revealer of secret counsels, And do not make yourself guarantor for a deceiver [with] 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 Whoever is vilifying his father and his mother, his lamp is extinguished in blackness of darkness.
[one who] curses Father his and mother his it will be extinguished lamp his (in a time of *Q(K)*) darkness.
21 An inheritance gotten wrongly at first, Even its latter end is not blessed.
An inheritance (hastily gained *Q(K)*) at first and end its not it will be blessed.
22 Do not say, “I repay evil,” Wait for YHWH, and He delivers you.
May not you say I will repay evil wait for Yahweh so may he deliver you.
23 A stone and a stone [are] an abomination to YHWH, And balances of deceit [are] not good.
[are] [the] abomination of Yahweh a weight and a weight and balances of deceit not [are] good.
24 The steps of a man [are] from YHWH, And man—how does he understand his way?
[are] from Yahweh [the] steps of a man and anyone what? will he understand own way his.
25 A snare to a man [that] he has swallowed a holy thing, And to make inquiry after vows.
A snare of a person he may say rashly holiness and after [the] vows to consider.
26 A wise king is scattering the wicked, And turns the wheel back on them.
[is] winnowing Wicked [people] a king wise and he brought back over them a wheel.
27 The breath of man [is] a lamp of YHWH, Searching all the inner parts of the heart.
[the] lamp of Yahweh [is the] breath of a human [it is] searching all [the] chambers of [the] belly.
28 Kindness and truth keep a king, And he has supported his throne by kindness.
Loyalty and faithfulness they preserve a king and he sustains by loyalty throne his.
29 The beauty of young men is their strength, And the honor of old men is grey hairs.
[the] glory of Young men [is] strength their and [the] splendor of old [people] [is] gray hair.
30 Blows that wound cleanse away evil, Also the scourges of the inner parts of the heart!
Wounds of bruise[s] ([are] a cleansing *Q(K)*) evil and blows [the] chambers of [the] belly.
