< Proverbs 13 >
1 A son wise [the] discipline of a father and a mocker not he listens to a rebuke.
A wise son hears his father's instruction, but a scoffer listens not to rebuke.
2 From [the] fruit of [the] mouth of a person he eats good thing[s] and [the] appetite of treacherous [people] [is] violence.
A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth, but the soul of the treacherous, violence.
3 [one who] guards Mouth his [is] protecting life his [one who] opens lips his ruin [belongs] to him.
He who guards his mouth keeps his life. He who opens wide his lips shall have destruction.
4 [is] coveting And nothing appetite his a sluggard and [the] appetite of diligent [people] it will be made fat.
The soul of the sluggard desires, and has nothing, but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
5 A word of falsehood he hates a righteous [person] and a wicked [person] he acts odiously and he may act shamefully.
A righteous man hates lying, but a wicked man is loathsome, and comes to shame.
6 Righteousness it preserves integrity of way and wickedness it subverts sin.
Righteousness guards him who is upright in the way, but wickedness overthrows the sinner.
7 There [is one who] enriches himself and there not [is] anything [one who] impoverishes himself and wealth great.
There is he who makes himself rich, yet has nothing, and he who makes himself poor, yet has great wealth.
8 [the] ransom of [the] life of A person [is] wealth his and a poor [person] not he hears a threat.
The ransom of a man's life is his riches, but the poor hears no threatening.
9 [the] light of Righteous [people] it rejoices and [the] lamp of wicked [people] it is extinguished.
The light of the righteous rejoices, but the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.
10 Only with pride it gives contention and [is] with [those who] receive advice wisdom.
Through pride a vain man causes contention, but wisdom is with the well-advised.
11 Wealth from vanity it will become small and [one who] gathers on hand he will increase.
Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished, but he who gathers by labor shall have increase.
12 Hope deferred [is] making sick [the] heart and [is] a tree of life a desire [which] comes.
Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but when the desire comes, it is a tree of life.
13 [one who] despises A word he will be pledged to it and [one] fearing a commandment he he will be rewarded.
He who despises the word brings destruction on himself, but he who fears the commandment shall be rewarded.
14 [the] instruction of A wise [person] [is] a fountain of life to turn aside from [the] snares of death.
The law of a wise man is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.
15 Insight good it gives favor and [the] way of treacherous [people] [is] enduring.
Good understanding gives favor, but the way of the transgressor is hard.
16 Every sensible [person] he acts with knowledge and a fool he spreads out foolishness.
Every prudent man works with knowledge, but a fool flaunts folly.
17 A messenger wicked he falls in trouble and an envoy of faithfulness [is] healing.
A wicked messenger falls into evil, but a faithful ambassador is health.
18 Poverty and shame [one who] ignores discipline and [one who] keeps correction he is honored.
Poverty and shame are to him who refuses correction, but he who regards reproof shall be honored.
19 A desire done (is pleasing *LAH(b)*) to a person and [is] an abomination of fools to turn aside from evil.
The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul, but it is an abomination to fools to depart from evil.
20 ([one who] walks *Q(K)*) With wise [people] (he will become wise *Q(K)*) and [one who] associates with fools he will be harmed.
Walk with wise men, and thou shall be wise. But the companion of fools shall smart for it.
21 Sinners it pursues calamity and righteous [people] it rewards good.
Evil pursues sinners, but the righteous shall be recompensed with good.
22 A good [person] he leaves an inheritance to children of children and [is] stored up for the righteous [the] wealth of a sinner.
A good man leaves an inheritance to his son's sons, and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the righteous.
23 Abundance of food [the] unplowed ground of poor [people] and there [is what] is swept away in not justice.
Much food is in the tillage of the poor, but there is that is consumed because of injustice.
24 [one who] restrains Rod his [is] hating son his and [one who] loves him he seeks early him discipline.
He who spares his rod hates his son, but he who loves him chastens him promptly.
25 A righteous [person] [is] eating to [the] satiety of appetite his and [the] belly of wicked [people] it is lacking.
A righteous man eats to the satisfying of his soul, but the belly of the wicked shall want.