Proverbs 18
1 Desire he seeks [one who] separates himself on all sound wisdom he bursts out.
He who is separated seeks [his own] desire, He interferes with all wisdom.
2 Not he delights a fool in understanding that except in revealing itself heart his.
A fool does not delight in understanding, But in uncovering his heart.
3 When comes a wicked [person] it comes also contempt and with shame reproach.
Contempt has also come with the coming of the wicked, And with shame—reproach.
4 [are] waters Deep [the] words of [the] mouth of a person a wadi flowing a fountain of wisdom.
The words of a man’s mouth [are] deep waters, The fountain of wisdom [is] a flowing brook.
5 To lift up [the] face of a wicked [person] not [is] good to turn aside a righteous [person] in judgment.
Favoring of the face of the wicked [is] not good, To turn aside the righteous in judgment.
6 [the] lips of A fool they go in strife and mouth his for blows it calls.
The lips of a fool enter into strife, And his mouth calls for stripes.
7 [the] mouth of A fool [is] ruin of him and lips his [are] [the] snare of life his.
The mouth of a fool [is] ruin to him, And his lips [are] the snare of his soul.
8 [the] words of A slanderer [are] like delicacies and they they go down [the] chambers of [the] belly.
The words of a tale-bearer [are] as self-inflicted wounds, And they have gone down [to] the inner parts of the heart.
9 Also [one who] shows himself idle in work his [is] a brother he of a master of destruction.
He also that is remiss in his work, He [is] a brother to a destroyer.
10 [is] a tower of Strength [the] name of Yahweh in it he runs a righteous [person] and he is set on high.
The Name of YHWH [is] a tower of strength, The righteous runs into it, and is set on high.
11 [the] wealth of A rich [person] [is] [the] town of strength his and like a wall high in own imagination his.
The wealth of the rich [is] the city of his strength, And as a wall set on high in his own imagination.
12 Before destruction it is haughty [the] heart of a person and [is] before honor humility.
The heart of man is high before destruction, And humility [is] before honor.
13 [one who] brings back A word before he listens [is] folly it of him and ignominy.
Whoever is answering a matter before he hears, It is folly to him—and shame.
14 [the] spirit of A person it will endure sickness his and a spirit stricken who? will he bear it.
The spirit of a man sustains his sickness, And who bears a struck spirit?
15 A heart discerning it acquires knowledge and [the] ear of wise [people] it seeks knowledge.
The heart of the intelligent gets knowledge, And the ear of the wise seeks knowledge.
16 [the] gift of A person it makes space for him and before great [people] it leads him.
The gift of a man makes room for him, And it leads him before the great.
17 [is] righteous The first in case his (and he will come *Q(K)*) neighbor his and he will examine him.
The first in his own cause [seems] righteous, [But] his neighbor comes and has searched him.
18 Contentions it puts an end to the lot and between mighty [people] it separates.
The lot causes contentions to cease, And it separates between the mighty.
19 A brother transgressed [is] more than a town of strength (and contentions *Q(K)*) [are] like [the] bar of a fortress.
A brother transgressed against is as a strong city, And contentions as the bar of a palace.
20 From [the] fruit of [the] mouth of a person it is satisfied belly his [the] produce of lips his he is satisfied.
From the fruit of a man’s mouth is his belly satisfied, [From the] increase of his lips he is satisfied.
21 Death and life [are] in [the] hand of [the] tongue and [those who] love it he will eat fruit its.
Death and life [are] in the power of the tongue, And those loving it eat its fruit.
22 He finds a wife he finds a good thing and he obtained pleasure from Yahweh.
[Whoever] has found a wife has found good, And brings out goodwill from YHWH.
23 Supplications he speaks a poor [person] and a rich [person] he answers strong [words].
The poor speaks [with] supplications, And the rich answers fierce things.
24 A person of companions [is] to be broken and there [is one who] loves cleaving more than a brother.
A man with friends—to show himself friendly, And there is a lover adhering more than a brother!
