Proverbs 20
1 [is] a mocker Wine [is] noisy strong drink and any [one who] staggers in it not he is wise.
Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler, and whoever errs thereby is not wise.
2 [is] a roaring Like young lion [the] terror of a king [one who] infuriates him [is] missing life his.
The terror of a king is as the roaring of a lion. He who provokes him to anger sins against his own life.
3 [is] honor To person cessation from strife and every fool he bursts out.
It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife, but every fool will be quarrelling.
4 From winter a sluggard not he plows (and he asks *Q(K)*) at the harvest and nothing.
The sluggard will not plow because of the winter. Therefore he shall beg in harvest, and have nothing.
5 [is] water Deep a plan in [the] heart of a person and a person of understanding he draws out it.
Purpose in the heart of man is deep water, but a man of understanding will draw it out.
6 A multitude of person[s] he proclaims each one loyalty his and a person of faithfulness who? will he find.
Most men will proclaim every one his own goodness, but a faithful man who can find?
7 [one who] goes about In integrity his a righteous [person] how blessed! [are] sons his after him.
A righteous man who walks in his integrity, blessed are his sons after him.
8 A king [who] sits on a throne of judgment [is] winnowing with eyes his all evil.
A king who sits on the throne of judgment scatters away all evil with his eyes.
9 Who? will he say I have kept pure heart my I am pure from sin my.
Who can say, I have made my heart clean. I am pure from my sin?
10 A weight and a weight a measure and a measure [are] [the] abomination of Yahweh also both of them.
Diverse weights, and diverse measures, both of them alike are an abomination to Jehovah.
11 Also by deeds his he makes himself known a youth if [is] pure and if [is] upright activity his.
Even a child makes himself known by his doings, whether his work be pure, and whether it be right.
12 An ear [which] hears and an eye [which] sees Yahweh he has made also both of them.
The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, Jehovah has made even both of them.
13 May not you love sleep lest you should become impoverished open eyes your be satisfied food.
Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty. Open thine eyes, and thou shall be satisfied with bread.
14 Bad bad he says the buyer and [he is] going away himself then he boasts.
It is bad, it is bad, says the buyer, but when he is gone his way, then he boasts.
15 There [is] gold and abundance of jewels and [are] an article of preciousness lips of knowledge.
There is gold, and abundance of rubies, but the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.
16 Take garment his for he stands surety for a stranger and for (a foreign [woman] *Q(K)*) hold in pledge it.
Take his garment who is surety for a stranger, and hold him in pledge for foreigners.
17 [is] sweet To person food of falsehood and after it will be filled mouth his gravel.
Bread of falsehood is sweet to a man, but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.
18 Plans by counsel it is established and by wise directions make war.
Every purpose is established by counsel, and by wise guidance make thou war.
19 [is] uncovering Secret counsel [one who] goes about a slanderer and to [one who] opens lips his not you will get involved.
He who goes about as a tale-bearer reveals secrets. Therefore do not associate with him who opens wide his lips.
20 [one who] curses Father his and mother his it will be extinguished lamp his (in a time of *Q(K)*) darkness.
He who curses his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in blackness of darkness.
21 An inheritance (hastily gained *Q(K)*) at first and end its not it will be blessed.
An inheritance gotten hastily at the beginning shall not be blessed in the end.
22 May not you say I will repay evil wait for Yahweh so may he deliver you.
Say thou not, I will recompense evil. Wait for Jehovah, and he will save thee.
23 [are] [the] abomination of Yahweh a weight and a weight and balances of deceit not [are] good.
Diverse weights are an abomination to Jehovah, and a false balance is not good.
24 [are] from Yahweh [the] steps of a man and anyone what? will he understand own way his.
A man's goings are of Jehovah, how then can man understand his way?
25 A snare of a person he may say rashly holiness and after [the] vows to consider.
It is a snare to a man to say rashly, It is holy. And to make inquiry after vows.
26 [is] winnowing Wicked [people] a king wise and he brought back over them a wheel.
A wise king winnows the wicked, and brings the wheel over them.
27 [the] lamp of Yahweh [is the] breath of a human [it is] searching all [the] chambers of [the] belly.
The spirit of man is the lamp of Jehovah, searching all his innermost parts.
28 Loyalty and faithfulness they preserve a king and he sustains by loyalty throne his.
Kindness and truth preserve the king, and his throne is upheld by kindness.
29 [the] glory of Young men [is] strength their and [the] splendor of old [people] [is] gray hair.
The glory of young men is their strength, and the beauty of old men is the hoary head.
30 Wounds of bruise[s] ([are] a cleansing *Q(K)*) evil and blows [the] chambers of [the] belly.
Stripes that wound cleanse away evil, and strokes, the innermost parts.
