Proverbs 17
1 [is] good A morsel dry and quietness with it more than a house full sacrifices of strife.
Better [is] a dry morsel, and rest with it, Than a house full of the sacrifices of strife.
2 A servant [who] acts prudently he will rule over a son [who] acts shamefully and in among brothers he will share [the] inheritance.
A wise servant rules over a son causing shame, And he apportions an inheritance in the midst of brothers.
3 A crucible [is] for silver and a smelting furnace [is] for gold and [is] testing hearts Yahweh.
A refining pot [is] for silver, and a furnace for gold, And the trier of hearts [is] YHWH.
4 An evil-doer [is] paying attention on a lip of wickedness deception [is] giving ear on a tongue of destruction.
An evildoer is attentive to lips of vanity, Falsehood is giving ear to a mischievous tongue.
5 [one who] mocks the Poor [person] he reproaches maker his [a person] joyful for calamity not he will go unpunished.
Whoever is mocking at the poor Has reproached his Maker, Whoever is rejoicing at calamity is not acquitted.
6 [are the] crown of Old [people] children of children and [are the] honor of children parents their.
Sons’ sons [are] the crown of old men, And the glory of sons [are] their fathers.
7 Not [is] suitable for a fool a lip of excellence indeed? for for a noble [person] a lip of deception.
A lip of excellence is not fitting for a fool, much less a lip of falsehood for a noble.
8 [is] a stone of Favor the bribe in [the] eyes of owners its to all that he turns he prospers.
A stone of grace [is] the bribe in the eyes of its possessors, Wherever it turns, it prospers.
9 [one who] conceals A transgression [is] seeking love and [one who] repeats a matter [is] separating a close friend.
Whoever is covering transgression is seeking love, And whoever is repeating a matter Is separating a familiar friend.
10 It goes deep a rebuke in [one who] understands more than striking a fool a hundred [times].
Rebuke comes down on the intelligent More than one hundred stripes on a fool.
11 Only rebellion he seeks an evil [person] and a messenger cruel he will be sent in him.
An evil man seeks only rebellion, And a fierce messenger is sent against him.
12 May he meet a bear robbed of cubs a person and may not [he meet] a fool in foolishness his.
The meeting of a bereaved bear by a man, And—not a fool in his folly.
13 [one who] returns Evil for good not (it will depart *Q(k)*) evil from house his.
Whoever is returning evil for good, Evil does not move from his house.
14 [is one who] lets out Water [the] beginning of strife and before it has broken out the dispute abandon.
The beginning of contention [is] a letting out of waters, And leave the strife before it is meddled with.
15 [one who] justifies [the] wicked And [one who] condemns as guilty [the] righteous [are] [the] abomination of Yahweh also both of them.
Whoever is justifying the wicked, And condemning the righteous, Even both of these [are] an abomination to YHWH.
16 Why? this [is] a price in [the] hand of a fool to acquire wisdom and [is] heart there not.
Why [is] this—a price in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, And a heart—there is none?
17 At every time [is] loving the friend and a brother for adversity he is born.
The friend is loving at all times, And a brother is born for adversity.
18 A person lacking of heart [is] striking a palm [is] pledging a pledge before neighbor his.
A man lacking heart is striking hands, He becomes a guarantor before his friend.
19 [one who] loves Transgression [is] loving contention [one who] makes high entrance his [is] seeking ruin.
Whoever is loving transgression is loving debate, Whoever is making his entrance high is seeking destruction.
20 [a person] twisted of Heart not he finds good and [one who] is perverted in tongue his he falls in trouble.
The perverse of heart does not find good, And the [one] turned in his tongue falls into evil.
21 [one who] begets A fool to grief of him and not he rejoices [the] father of a fool.
Whoever is begetting a fool has affliction for it, Indeed, the father of a fool does not rejoice.
22 A heart joyful it makes good healing and a spirit stricken it dries up bone[s].
A rejoicing heart does good to the body, And a struck spirit dries the bone.
23 A bribe from [the] bosom a wicked [person] he accepts to turn aside [the] paths of justice.
The wicked takes a bribe from the bosom, To turn aside the paths of judgment.
24 [is] with [the] face of [one who] has understanding Wisdom and [the] eyes of a fool [are] at [the] end of [the] earth.
The face of the intelligent [is] to wisdom, And the eyes of a fool—at the end of the earth.
25 [is] grief To father his a son a fool and bitterness to [the] [one who] bore him.
A foolish son [is] a provocation to his father, And bitterness to her bearing him.
26 Also to impose a fine to righteous [person] not [is] good to strike noble [people] [is] on uprightness.
Also, [it] is not good to fine the righteous, To strike nobles for uprightness.
27 [one who] restrains Words his [is] knowing knowledge ([a person] noble of *Q(K)*) spirit [is] a person of understanding.
One acquainted with knowledge is sparing his words, And the cool of temper [is] a man of understanding.
28 Also a fool [who] keeps silent wise he is considered [who] shuts lips his discerning.
Even a fool keeping silence is reckoned wise, He who is shutting his lips [seems] intelligent!
