Proverbs 13
1 A wise son, [cometh of] a father’s correction, but, a scoffer, heareth not a rebuke.
A wise son—the instruction of a father, And a scorner—he has not heard rebuke.
2 Of the fruit of his mouth, shall a man eat what is good, but, the soul of the treacherous, [shall be sated with] violence.
A man eats good from the fruit of the mouth, And the soul of the treacherous—violence.
3 He that watcheth his mouth, guardeth his soul, He that openeth wide his lips, [it shall be] his ruin.
Whoever is keeping his mouth, is keeping his soul, Whoever is opening wide his lips—ruin to him!
4 The sluggard, desireth, but his soul hath, nothing. But, the soul of the diligent, shall be enriched.
The soul of the slothful is desiring, and does not have. And the soul of the diligent is made fat.
5 A word of falsehood, the righteous man, hateth, but, the lawless, causeth shame and disgrace.
The righteous hates a false word, And the wicked causes abhorrence, and is confounded.
6 Righteousness, guardeth the man of blameless way, but, lawlessness, overthroweth the sinner.
Righteousness keeps him who is perfect in the way, And wickedness overthrows a sin offering.
7 There is who feigneth himself rich, yet hath nothing at all, who pleadeth poverty, yet hath great substance.
There is [he] who is making himself rich, and has nothing, Who is making himself poor, and wealth [is] abundant.
8 The ransom of a man’s life, is his wealth, but, the poor, heareth not rebuke.
The ransom of a man’s life [are] his riches, And the poor has not heard rebuke.
9 The light of the righteous, rejoiceth, but, the lamp of the lawless, goeth out.
The light of the righteous rejoices, And the lamp of the wicked is extinguished.
10 Only by pride, doth one cause contention, but, with the well-advised, is wisdom.
A vain man causes debate through pride, And wisdom [is] with the counseled.
11 Wealth gotten by greed, diminisheth, but, he that gathereth by little, increaseth.
Wealth from vanity becomes little, And whoever is gathering by the hand becomes great.
12 Hope deferred, sickeneth the heart, —but, a tree of life, is desire fulfilled.
Hope prolonged is making the heart sick, And a tree of life [is] the coming desire.
13 He that despiseth a matter, shall get pledged thereto, but, he that revereth a commandment, the same shall be recompensed.
Whoever is despising the word is destroyed for it, And whoever is fearing the command is repaid.
14 the instruction of the wise, is a well-spring of life, by departing from the snares of death.
The law of the wise [is] a fountain of life, To turn aside from snares of death.
15 Sound discretion, yieldeth favour, but, the way of the treacherous, is rugged.
Good understanding gives grace, And the way of the treacherous [is] hard.
16 Every prudent man, maketh use of knowledge, but, a dullard, spreadeth folly.
Every prudent one deals with knowledge, And a fool spreads out folly.
17 A lawless messenger, falleth into mischief, but, a faithful herald, bringeth healing.
A wicked messenger falls into evil, And a faithful ambassador is healing.
18 Poverty and contempt, are for him that neglecteth correction, but, he that regardeth reproof, shall be honoured.
Whoever is refusing instruction—poverty and shame, And whoever is observing reproof is honored.
19 A desire fulfilled, is sweet to the soul, but it is, an abomination to the lawless, to depart from evil.
A desire accomplished is sweet to the soul, And an abomination to fools [Is] to turn from evil.
20 He that walketh with the wise, becometh wise, but, the friend of dullards, becometh foolish.
Whoever is walking with wise men is wise, And a companion of fools suffers evil.
21 Evil pursueth, sinners, but, unto the righteous, shall good be recompensed.
Evil pursues sinners, And good repays the righteous.
22 A good man, leaveth an inheritance to children’s children, but, laid up for the righteous, is the wealth of the sinner.
A good man causes sons’ sons to inherit, And the sinner’s wealth [is] laid up for the righteous.
23 Much food, is in the fallow ground of the poor, but there is that is swept away, for want of justice.
Abundance of food—the tillage of the poor, And substance is consumed without judgment.
24 He that withholdeth his rod, hateth his son, —but, he that loveth him, carefully correcteth him.
Whoever is sparing his rod is hating his son, And whoever is loving him has hurried his discipline.
25 The righteous, eateth to satisfy his appetite, but, the belly of the lawless, shall want.
The righteous is eating to the satiety of his soul, And the belly of the wicked lacks!
