< Proverbs 19 >
1 pleasant be poor to go: walk in/on/with integrity his from twisted lip: words his and he/she/it fool
Better is the poor man whose ways are upright, than the man of wealth whose ways are twisted.
2 also in/on/with not knowledge soul: person not pleasant and to hasten in/on/with foot to sin
Further, without knowledge desire is not good; and he who is over-quick in acting goes out of the right way.
3 folly man to pervert way: conduct his and upon LORD to enrage heart his
By his foolish behaviour a man's ways are turned upside down, and his heart is bitter against the Lord.
4 substance to add neighbor many and poor from neighbor his to separate
Wealth makes a great number of friends; but the poor man is parted from his friend.
5 witness deception not to clear and to breathe lie not to escape
A false witness will not go without punishment, and the breather out of deceit will not go free.
6 many to beg face of noble and all [the] neighbor to/for man gift
Great numbers will make attempts to get the approval of a ruler: and every man is the special friend of him who has something to give.
7 all brother: male-sibling be poor to hate him also for companion his to remove from him to pursue word (to/for him *Q(K)*) they(masc.)
All the brothers of the poor man are against him: how much more do his friends go far from him! ...
8 to buy heart to love: lover soul his to keep: guard understanding to/for to find good
He who gets wisdom has love for his soul: he who keeps good sense will get what is truly good.
9 witness deception not to clear and to breathe lie to perish
A false witness will not go without punishment, and the breather out of deceit will be cut off.
10 not lovely to/for fool luxury also for to/for servant/slave to rule in/on/with ruler
Material comfort is not good for the foolish; much less for a servant to be put over rulers.
11 understanding man to prolong face: anger his and beauty his to pass upon transgression
A man's good sense makes him slow to wrath, and the overlooking of wrongdoing is his glory.
12 roaring like/as lion rage king and like/as dew upon vegetation acceptance his
The king's wrath is like the loud cry of a lion, but his approval is like dew on the grass.
13 desire to/for father his son: child fool and dripping to pursue contention woman: wife
A foolish son is the destruction of his father; and the bitter arguments of a wife are like drops of rain falling without end.
14 house: home and substance inheritance father and from LORD woman: wife be prudent
House and wealth are a heritage from fathers, but a wife with good sense is from the Lord.
15 sluggishness to fall: fall deep sleep and soul: person slackness be hungry
Hate of work sends deep sleep on a man: and he who has no industry will go without food.
16 to keep: obey commandment to keep: guard soul: life his to despise way: conduct his (to die *Q(K)*)
He who keeps the law keeps his soul; but death will be the fate of him who takes no note of the word.
17 to borrow LORD be gracious poor and recompense his to complete to/for him
He who has pity on the poor gives to the Lord, and the Lord will give him his reward.
18 to discipline son: child your for there hope and to(wards) to die him not to lift: trust soul your
Give your son training while there is hope; let not your heart be purposing his death.
19 (great: large *Q(K)*) rage to lift: guilt fine that if: except if: except to rescue and still to add: again
A man of great wrath will have to take his punishment: for if you get him out of trouble you will have to do it again.
20 to hear: hear counsel and to receive discipline: instruction because be wise in/on/with end your
Let your ear be open to suggestion and take teaching, so that at the end you may be wise.
21 many plot in/on/with heart man and counsel LORD he/she/it to arise: establish
A man's heart may be full of designs, but the purpose of the Lord is unchanging.
22 desire man kindness his and pleasant be poor from man lie
The ornament of a man is his mercy, and a poor man is better than one who is false.
23 fear LORD to/for life and sated to lodge not to reckon: visit bad: evil
The fear of the Lord gives life: and he who has it will have need of nothing; no evil will come his way.
24 to hide sluggish hand his in/on/with dish also to(wards) lip his not to return: return her
The hater of work puts his hand deep into the basin, and will not even take it to his mouth again.
25 to mock to smite and simple be shrewd and to rebuke to/for to understand to understand knowledge
When blows overtake the man of pride, the simple will get sense; say sharp words to the wise, and knowledge will be made clear to him.
26 to ruin father to flee mother son: child be ashamed and be ashamed
He who is violent to his father, driving away his mother, is a son causing shame and a bad name.
27 to cease son: child my to/for to hear: hear discipline: instruction to/for to wander from word knowledge
A son who no longer gives attention to teaching is turned away from the words of knowledge.
28 witness Belial: worthless to mock justice and lip wicked to swallow up evil: wickedness
A good-for-nothing witness makes sport of the judge's decision: and the mouth of evil-doers sends out evil like a stream.
29 to establish: prepare to/for to mock judgment and blow to/for back fool
Rods are being made ready for the man of pride, and blows for the back of the foolish.