Proverbs 3
1 My son, mine instruction, do not thou forget, and, my commandment, let thy heart observe;
My son, do not forget my commands and keep my teachings in your heart,
2 For, length of days and years of life, and blessedness, shall they add to thee.
for length of days and years of life and peace they will 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 covenant faithfulness and trustworthiness ever leave you, tie them together about 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.
Then you will find favor and a good reputation in the sight of God and man.
5 Trust thou in Yahweh, with all thy heart, and, unto thine own understanding, do not lean:
Trust in Yahweh with all your heart and do not lean on your own understanding;
6 In all thy ways, acknowledge him, and, he, will make straight thy paths.
in all your ways acknowledge him and he will make 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 Yahweh and turn away from evil.
8 Healing, shall it be to thy body, and refreshing, to thy bones.
It will be healing to your flesh and refreshment for your body.
9 Honour thou Yahweh, with thy substance, and with the firstfruit of all thine increase;
Honor Yahweh with your wealth and with the firstfruits of all your produce,
10 So shall thy storehouses be filled with plenty, and, with new wine, shall thy vats overflow.
and your storehouses will be filled up and your vats will be bursting, full of new wine.
11 The, chastening of Yahweh, my son, do not reject, nor loathe his rebuke;
My son, do not despise Yahweh's instruction and do not hate his rebuke,
12 For, whom Yahweh loveth, he correcteth, he causeth pain to the son in whom he delighteth.
for Yahweh disciplines those he loves, as a father deals with a son who pleases him.
13 How happy the man who hath found wisdom, and the man who draweth forth understanding,
The one who finds wisdom is blessed; he also gets understanding.
14 For better is her merchandise, than the merchandise of silver, yea, than gold, her increase;
What you gain from wisdom is better than what silver will give in return and its profit is better than gold.
15 More precious, is she, than corals, yea, none of thy delightful things, doth equal her:
Wisdom is more precious than jewels and nothing you desire can compare to her.
16 Length of days, is in her right hand, in her left, are riches and honour;
She has length of days in her right hand; in her left hand are riches and honor.
17 Her ways, are ways of pleasantness, and, all her paths, are peace;
Her ways are ways of kindness 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 who take hold of it, those who hold on to it are happy.
19 Yahweh, in wisdom, founded the earth, establishing the heavens with understanding;
By wisdom Yahweh founded the earth, by understanding he established the heavens.
20 By his knowledge, the resounding deeps were burst open, and, the skies, drop down dew.
By his knowledge the depths broke open and the clouds dropped their dew.
21 My son, let them not depart from thine eyes, guard thou counsel, and purpose:
My son, keep sound judgment and discernment, and do not lose sight of them.
22 So shall they become life to thy soul, and an adorning to thy neck;
They will be life to your soul and an adornment of favor to wear around your neck.
23 Then, shalt thou walk securely in thy way, and, thy foot, shall not stumble;
Then you will walk on your way in safety and your foot will not stumble;
24 When thou sittest down, thou shalt have no dread, yea thou shalt lie down, and sweet shall be thy sleep.
when you lie down, you will not be afraid; when you lie down, your sleep will be 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 terror or devastation caused by the wicked, when it comes,
26 For, Yahweh, will be in all thy ways, and will keep thy foot from the snare.
for Yahweh will be on your side and will keep your foot from being caught in a trap.
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 those who deserve it, when it is in your power to act.
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 neighbor, “Go, and come again, and tomorrow I will give it,” when you have the money with you.
29 Devise not against thy neighbour an injury, seeing that, he, dwelleth securely by thee.
Do not make a plan to harm your neighbor— the one who lives close and trusts you.
30 Contend not with a man without cause, if he hath dealt thee no wrong.
Do not argue with a person without a reason, when he has done nothing to harm you.
31 Do not thou envy the man of violence, neither choose thou any of his ways;
Do not envy a violent person or choose any of his ways.
32 For, an abomination to Yahweh, is the tortuous man, but, with the upright, he is intimate.
For the devious person is detestable to Yahweh, but he brings the upright person into his confidence.
33 The curse of Yahweh, is in the house of the lawless one, but, the home of the righteous, he blesseth.
The curse of Yahweh is on the house of the wicked person, but he blesses the home of righteous people.
34 Though at scoffers he scoffeth, yet, to the humbled, he granteth favour.
He mocks mockers, but he gives his favor to humble people.
35 Honour, shall the wise inherit, —but, as for dullards, shame shall carry them away.
Wise people inherit honor, but fools will be lifted up in their shame.
