Proverbs 3
1 My son, mine instruction, do not thou forget, and, my commandment, let thy heart observe;
My son! my law forget not, And my commands let thy heart keep,
2 For, length of days and years of life, and blessedness, shall they add to thee.
For length of days and years, Life and peace they do add to thee.
3 Lovingkindness and faithfulness, let them not forsake thee, —bind them, upon thy neck, write them upon the tablet of thy heart:
Let not kindness and truth forsake thee, Bind them on thy neck, Write them on the tablet of thy 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 unto Jehovah with all thy heart, And unto thine own understanding lean not.
6 In all thy ways, acknowledge him, and, he, will make straight thy paths.
In all thy ways know thou Him, And He doth make straight thy paths.
7 Do not become wise in thine own eyes, revere Yahweh, and avoid evil:
Be not wise in thine own eyes, Fear Jehovah, and turn aside from evil.
8 Healing, shall it be to thy body, and refreshing, to thy bones.
Healing it is to thy navel, And moistening to thy bones.
9 Honour thou Yahweh, with thy substance, and with the firstfruit of all thine increase;
Honour Jehovah from thy substance, And from the beginning of all thine increase;
10 So shall thy storehouses be filled with plenty, and, with new wine, shall thy vats overflow.
And filled are thy barns [with] plenty, And [with] new wine thy presses break forth.
11 The, chastening of Yahweh, my son, do not reject, nor loathe his rebuke;
Chastisement of Jehovah, my son, despise not, And be not vexed with His reproof,
12 For, whom Yahweh loveth, he correcteth, he causeth pain to the son in whom he delighteth.
For whom Jehovah loveth He reproveth, 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 happiness of a man [who] hath found wisdom, And of a man [who] bringeth 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:
Precious she [is] above rubies, And all thy 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 honour.
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.
A tree of life she [is] to those laying hold on her, And whoso is retaining her [is] happy.
19 Yahweh, in wisdom, founded the earth, establishing the heavens with understanding;
Jehovah by wisdom did found the earth, 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 rent, And clouds do drop dew.
21 My son, let them not depart from thine eyes, guard thou counsel, and purpose:
My son! let them not turn from thine eyes, Keep thou wisdom and thoughtfulness,
22 So shall they become life to thy soul, and an adorning to thy neck;
And they are life to thy soul, and grace to thy neck.
23 Then, shalt thou walk securely in thy way, and, thy foot, shall not stumble;
Then thou goest thy way confidently, And thy foot doth not stumble.
24 When thou sittest down, thou shalt have no dread, yea thou shalt lie down, and sweet shall be thy sleep.
If thou liest down, thou art not afraid, Yea, thou hast lain down, And sweet hath been thy sleep.
25 Be not thou afraid of sudden dread, nor of the desolation of the lawless, when it cometh.
Be not afraid of sudden fear, And of the desolation of the wicked when it cometh.
26 For, Yahweh, will be in all thy ways, and will keep thy foot from the snare.
For Jehovah is at thy side, And He hath kept thy foot from capture.
27 Withhold not good from them who ask it, when it is in power of thy hand to do it:
Withhold not good from its owners, When thy 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.
Say not thou to thy friend, 'Go, and return, and to-morrow I give,' And substance with thee.
29 Devise not against thy neighbour an injury, seeing that, he, dwelleth securely by thee.
Devise not against thy neighbour evil, And he sitting confidently with thee.
30 Contend not with a man without cause, if he hath dealt thee no wrong.
Strive not with a man without cause, If he have not done thee evil.
31 Do not thou envy the man of violence, neither choose thou any of his ways;
Be not envious of a man of violence, Nor fix thou on any of his ways.
32 For, an abomination to Yahweh, is the tortuous man, but, with the upright, he is intimate.
For an abomination to Jehovah [is] the perverted, And with the upright [is] His secret counsel.
33 The curse of Yahweh, is in the house of the lawless one, but, the home of the righteous, he blesseth.
The curse of Jehovah [is] in the house of the wicked. And the habitation of the righteous He blesseth.
34 Though at scoffers he scoffeth, yet, to the humbled, he granteth favour.
If the scorners He doth scorn, Yet to the humble He doth give grace.
35 Honour, shall the wise inherit, —but, as for dullards, shame shall carry them away.
Honour do the wise inherit, And fools are bearing away shame!
