< 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 scorner hears not 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 transgressors shall eat violence.
3 [one who] guards Mouth his [is] protecting life his [one who] opens lips his ruin [belongs] to him.
He that keeps his mouth keeps his life: but he that 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 keeps him that 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 that makes himself rich, yet has nothing: there is that makes himself poor, yet has great riches.
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 are his riches: but the poor hears not rebuke.
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.
Only by pride comes contention: but with the well advised is wisdom.
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 that gathers by labor shall 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.
Whoever despises the word shall be destroyed: but he that 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 the wise 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 transgressors is hard.
16 Every sensible [person] he acts with knowledge and a fool he spreads out foolishness.
Every prudent man deals with knowledge: but a fool lays open his folly.
17 A messenger wicked he falls in trouble and an envoy of faithfulness [is] healing.
A wicked messenger falls into mischief: 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 shall be to him that refuses instruction: but he that 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 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.
He that walks with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.
21 Sinners it pursues calamity and righteous [people] it rewards good.
Evil pursues sinners: but to the righteous good shall be repaid.
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 children’s children: and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just.
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 destroyed for want of judgment.
24 [one who] restrains Rod his [is] hating son his and [one who] loves him he seeks early him discipline.
He that spares his rod hates his son: but he that loves him chastens him betimes.
25 A righteous [person] [is] eating to [the] satiety of appetite his and [the] belly of wicked [people] it is lacking.
The righteous eats to the satisfying of his soul: but the belly of the wicked shall want.