Proverbs 10
1 proverb Solomon son: child wise to rejoice father and son: child fool grief mother his
Proverbs of Solomon. A wise son causes a father to rejoice, And a foolish son [is] an affliction to his mother.
2 not to gain treasure wickedness and righteousness to rescue from death
Treasures of wickedness do not profit, And righteousness delivers from death.
3 not be hungry LORD soul: appetite righteous and desire wicked to thrust
YHWH does not cause the soul of the righteous to hunger, And He thrusts away the desire of the wicked.
4 be poor to make palm slackness and hand sharp to enrich
Poor [is] he who is working [with] a slothful hand, And the hand of the diligent makes rich.
5 to gather in/on/with summer son: child be prudent to sleep in/on/with harvest son: child be ashamed
Whoever is gathering in summer [is] a wise son, Whoever is sleeping in harvest [is] a son causing shame.
6 blessing to/for head righteous and lip wicked to cover violence
Blessings [are] for the head of the righteous, And the mouth of the wicked covers violence.
7 memorial righteous to/for blessing and name wicked to rot
The remembrance of the righteous [is] for a blessing, And the name of the wicked rots.
8 wise heart to take: recieve commandment and fool(ish) lip: words to ruin
The wise in heart accepts commands, And a talkative fool kicks.
9 to go: walk in/on/with integrity to go: walk security and to twist way: conduct his to know
Whoever is walking in integrity walks confidently, And whoever is perverting his ways is known.
10 to wink eye to give: give injury and fool(ish) lip: words to ruin
Whoever is winking the eye gives grief, And a talkative fool kicks.
11 fountain life lip righteous and lip wicked to cover violence
A fountain of life [is] the mouth of the righteous, And the mouth of the wicked covers violence.
12 hating to rouse strife and upon all transgression to cover love
Hatred awakens contentions, And love covers over all transgressions.
13 in/on/with lips to understand to find wisdom and tribe: staff to/for back lacking heart
Wisdom is found in the lips of the intelligent, And a rod [is] for the back of him who is lacking understanding.
14 wise to treasure knowledge and lip fool(ish) terror near
The wise lay up knowledge, and the mouth of a fool [is] near ruin.
15 substance rich town strength his terror poor poverty their
The wealth of the rich [is] his strong city, The ruin of the poor [is] their poverty.
16 wages righteous to/for life produce wicked to/for sin
The wage of the righteous [is] for life, The increase of the wicked for sin.
17 way to/for life to keep: careful discipline and to leave: neglect argument to go astray
A traveler to life [is] he who is keeping instruction, And whoever is forsaking rebuke is erring.
18 to cover hating lips deception and to come out: speak slander he/she/it fool
Whoever is covering hatred with lying lips, And whoever is bringing out an evil report is a fool.
19 in/on/with abundance word not to cease transgression and to withhold lips his be prudent
In the abundance of words transgression does not cease, And whoever is restraining his lips [is] wise.
20 silver: money to choose tongue righteous heart wicked like/as little
The tongue of the righteous [is] chosen silver, The heart of the wicked—as a little thing.
21 lips righteous to pasture many and fool(ish) in/on/with lacking heart to die
The lips of the righteous delight many, And fools die for lack of heart.
22 blessing LORD he/she/it to enrich and not to add toil with her
The blessing of YHWH—it makes rich, And He adds no grief with it.
23 like/as laughter to/for fool to make: do wickedness and wisdom to/for man understanding
To execute inventions [is] as play to a fool, And wisdom to a man of understanding.
24 fear wicked he/she/it to come (in): come him and desire righteous to give: give
The feared thing of the wicked meets him, And the desire of the righteous is given.
25 like/as to pass whirlwind and nothing wicked and righteous foundation forever: enduring
As the passing by of a windstorm, So the wicked is not, And the righteous is a perpetual foundation.
26 like/as vinegar to/for tooth and like/as smoke to/for eye so [the] sluggish to/for to send: depart him
As vinegar to the teeth, And as smoke to the eyes, So [is] the slothful to those sending him.
27 fear LORD to add: again day and year wicked be short
The fear of YHWH adds days, And the years of the wicked are shortened.
28 hope righteous joy and hope wicked to perish
The hope of the righteous [is] joyful, And the expectation of the wicked perishes.
29 security to/for integrity way: conduct LORD and terror to/for to work evil: wickedness
The way of YHWH [is] strength to the perfect, And ruin to workers of iniquity.
30 righteous to/for forever: any time not to shake and wicked not to dwell land: country/planet
The righteous is not moved for all time, And the wicked do not inhabit the earth.
31 lip righteous to bear fruit wisdom and tongue perversity to cut: cut
The mouth of the righteous utters wisdom, And the tongue of contrariness is cut out.
32 lips righteous to know [emph?] acceptance and lip wicked perversity
The lips of the righteous know a pleasing thing, And the mouth of the wicked perverseness!
