Proverbs 3
1 My son, mine instruction, do not thou forget, and, my commandment, let thy heart observe;
My son! Do not forget my law, And let your heart keep my commands,
2 For, length of days and years of life, and blessedness, shall they add to thee.
For [the] length of [your] days and years, Life and peace they add to you.
3 Lovingkindness and faithfulness, let them not forsake thee, —bind them, upon thy neck, write them upon the tablet of thy heart:
Do not let kindness and truth forsake you, Bind them on your neck, Write them on the tablet of your heart,
4 So find thou favour and good repute, in the eyes of God and man.
And find grace and good understanding In the eyes of God and man.
5 Trust thou in Yahweh, with all thy heart, and, unto thine own understanding, do not lean:
Trust to YHWH with all your heart, And do not lean to your own understanding.
6 In all thy ways, acknowledge him, and, he, will make straight thy paths.
In all your ways know Him, And He makes your paths straight.
7 Do not become wise in thine own eyes, revere Yahweh, and avoid evil:
Do not be wise in your own eyes, Fear YHWH, and turn aside from evil.
8 Healing, shall it be to thy body, and refreshing, to thy bones.
It is healing to your navel, And moistening to your bones.
9 Honour thou Yahweh, with thy substance, and with the firstfruit of all thine increase;
Honor YHWH from your substance, And from the beginning of all your increase;
10 So shall thy storehouses be filled with plenty, and, with new wine, shall thy vats overflow.
And your barns are filled [with] plenty, And your presses break forth [with] new wine.
11 The, chastening of Yahweh, my son, do not reject, nor loathe his rebuke;
Discipline of YHWH, my son, do not despise, And do not be distressed with His reproof,
12 For, whom Yahweh loveth, he correcteth, he causeth pain to the son in whom he delighteth.
For whom YHWH loves He reproves, Even as a father the son He is pleased with.
13 How happy the man who hath found wisdom, and the man who draweth forth understanding,
O the blessedness of a man [who] has found wisdom, And of a man [who] brings forth understanding.
14 For better is her merchandise, than the merchandise of silver, yea, than gold, her increase;
For better [is] her merchandise Than the merchandise of silver, And than gold—her increase.
15 More precious, is she, than corals, yea, none of thy delightful things, doth equal her:
She [is] precious above rubies, And all your pleasures are not comparable to her.
16 Length of days, is in her right hand, in her left, are riches and honour;
Length of days [is] in her right hand, In her left [are] wealth and honor.
17 Her ways, are ways of pleasantness, and, all her paths, are peace;
Her ways [are] ways of pleasantness, And all her paths [are] peace.
18 A tree of life, is she, to them who secure her, —and, they who hold her fast, are every one to be pronounced happy.
She [is] a tree of life to those laying hold on her, And whoever is retaining her [is] blessed.
19 Yahweh, in wisdom, founded the earth, establishing the heavens with understanding;
YHWH founded the earth by wisdom, He prepared the heavens by understanding.
20 By his knowledge, the resounding deeps were burst open, and, the skies, drop down dew.
By His knowledge depths have been broken, And clouds drop dew.
21 My son, let them not depart from thine eyes, guard thou counsel, and purpose:
My son! Do not let them turn from your eyes, Keep wisdom and thoughtfulness,
22 So shall they become life to thy soul, and an adorning to thy neck;
And they are life to your soul, and grace to your neck.
23 Then, shalt thou walk securely in thy way, and, thy foot, shall not stumble;
Then you go your way confidently, And your foot does not stumble.
24 When thou sittest down, thou shalt have no dread, yea thou shalt lie down, and sweet shall be thy sleep.
If you lie down, you are not afraid, Indeed, you have lain down, And your sleep has been sweet.
25 Be not thou afraid of sudden dread, nor of the desolation of the lawless, when it cometh.
Do not be afraid of sudden fear, And of the desolation of the wicked when it comes.
26 For, Yahweh, will be in all thy ways, and will keep thy foot from the snare.
For YHWH is at your side, And He has kept your foot from capture.
27 Withhold not good from them who ask it, when it is in power of thy hand to do it:
Do not withhold good from its owners, When your hand [is] toward God to do [it].
28 Do not say to thy neighbour, Go and come again, and to-morrow I will give, when thou hast it by thee.
Do not say to your friend, “Go, and return, and tomorrow I give,” When substance [is] with you.
29 Devise not against thy neighbour an injury, seeing that, he, dwelleth securely by thee.
Do not devise evil against your neighbor, And he sitting confidently with you.
30 Contend not with a man without cause, if he hath dealt thee no wrong.
Do not strive with a man without cause, If he has not done you evil.
31 Do not thou envy the man of violence, neither choose thou any of his ways;
Do not be envious of a man of violence, Nor fix on any of his ways.
32 For, an abomination to Yahweh, is the tortuous man, but, with the upright, he is intimate.
For the perverted [is] an abomination to YHWH, And His secret counsel [is] with the upright.
33 The curse of Yahweh, is in the house of the lawless one, but, the home of the righteous, he blesseth.
The curse of YHWH [is] in the house of the wicked. And He blesses the habitation of the righteous.
34 Though at scoffers he scoffeth, yet, to the humbled, he granteth favour.
If He scorns the scorners, Yet He gives grace to the humble.
35 Honour, shall the wise inherit, —but, as for dullards, shame shall carry them away.
The wise inherit glory, And fools are bearing away shame!
