< Proverbs 13 >
1 son: child wise discipline father and to mock not to hear: hear rebuke
A wise son [heareth] his father's instruction; but a scorner heareth not rebuke.
2 from fruit lip man to eat good and soul: appetite to act treacherously violence
A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth; but the soul of the treacherous, violence.
3 to watch lip his to keep: guard soul: life his to open lips his terror to/for him
He that guardeth his mouth keepeth his soul; destruction shall be to him that openeth wide his lips.
4 to desire and nothing soul his sluggish and soul sharp to prosper
A sluggard's soul desireth and hath nothing; but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
5 word: because deception to hate righteous and wicked to stink and be ashamed
A righteous [man] hateth lying; but the wicked maketh himself odious and cometh to shame.
6 righteousness to watch integrity way: conduct and wickedness to pervert sin
Righteousness preserveth him that is perfect in the way; but wickedness overthroweth the sinner.
7 there to enrich and nothing all be poor and substance many
There is that feigneth himself rich, and hath nothing; there is that maketh himself poor, and hath great wealth.
8 ransom soul: life man riches his and be poor not to hear: hear rebuke
The ransom of a man's life is his riches; but the indigent heareth not rebuke.
9 light righteous to rejoice and lamp wicked to put out
The light of the righteous rejoiceth; but the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.
10 except in/on/with arrogance to give: give strife and with to advise wisdom
By pride there only cometh contention; but with the well-advised is wisdom.
11 substance from vanity to diminish and to gather upon hand to multiply
Wealth [gotten] by vanity diminisheth; but he that gathereth by manual-labour shall increase [it].
12 hope to draw be weak: ill heart and tree life desire to come (in): fulfill
Hope deferred maketh the heart sick; but the desire [that] cometh to pass is a tree of life.
13 to despise to/for word to destroy to/for him and afraid commandment he/she/it to complete
Whoso despiseth the word shall be held by it; but he that feareth the commandment shall be rewarded.
14 instruction wise fountain life to/for to turn aside: depart from snare death
The teaching of the wise [man] is a fountain of life, to turn away from the snares of death.
15 understanding pleasant to give: give favor and way: conduct to act treacherously strong
Good understanding procureth favour; but the way of the treacherous is hard.
16 all prudent to make: do in/on/with knowledge and fool to spread folly
Every prudent [man] acteth with knowledge; but the foolish layeth open [his] folly.
17 messenger wicked to fall: fall in/on/with bad: evil and envoy faithful healing
A wicked messenger falleth into evil; but a faithful ambassador is health.
18 poverty and dishonor to neglect discipline and to keep: guard argument to honor: honour
Poverty and shame shall be [to] him that refuseth instruction; but he that regardeth reproof shall be honoured.
19 desire to be (to please *LAH(b)*) to/for soul and abomination fool to turn aside: depart from bad: evil
The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul; but it is abomination to the foolish to depart from evil.
20 (to go: walk *Q(K)*) with wise (be wise *Q(K)*) and to accompany fool be evil
He that walketh with wise [men] becometh wise; but a companion of the foolish will be depraved.
21 sinner to pursue distress: harm and [obj] righteous to complete good
Evil pursueth sinners; but to the righteous good shall be repaid.
22 pleasant to inherit son: child son: child and to treasure to/for righteous strength: rich to sin
A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children's children; but the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the righteous [man].
23 abundance food fallow ground be poor and there to snatch in/on/with not justice
Much food is in the tillage of the poor; but there is that is lost for want of judgment.
24 to withhold tribe: staff his to hate son: child his and to love: lover him to seek him discipline
He that spareth his rod hateth his son; but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.
25 righteous to eat to/for satiety soul: appetite his and belly: abdomen wicked to lack
The righteous eateth to the satisfying of his soul; but the belly of the wicked shall want.