< 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 who walks in his integrity than he who is perverse in his lips and is a fool.
2 also in/on/with not knowledge soul: person not pleasant and to hasten in/on/with foot to sin
It isn't good to have zeal without knowledge; nor being hasty with one's feet and missing the way.
3 folly man to pervert way: conduct his and upon LORD to enrage heart his
The foolishness of man subverts his way; his heart rages against the LORD.
4 substance to add neighbor many and poor from neighbor his to separate
Wealth adds many friends, but the poor is separated from his friend.
5 witness deception not to clear and to breathe lie not to escape
A false witness shall not be unpunished. He who pours out lies shall not go free.
6 many to beg face of noble and all [the] neighbor to/for man gift
Many will seek the favor of a ruler, and everyone is a friend to a man who gives gifts.
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 relatives of the poor shun him: how much more do his friends avoid him. He pursues them with pleas, but they are gone.
8 to buy heart to love: lover soul his to keep: guard understanding to/for to find good
He who gets wisdom loves his own soul. He who keeps understanding shall find good.
9 witness deception not to clear and to breathe lie to perish
A false witness shall not be unpunished. He who utters lies shall perish.
10 not lovely to/for fool luxury also for to/for servant/slave to rule in/on/with ruler
Delicate living is not appropriate for a fool, much less for a servant to have rule over princes.
11 understanding man to prolong face: anger his and beauty his to pass upon transgression
The discretion of a man makes him slow to anger. It is his glory to overlook an offense.
12 roaring like/as lion rage king and like/as dew upon vegetation acceptance his
The king's wrath is like the roaring of a lion, but his favor 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 calamity of his father. A wife's quarrels are a continual dripping.
14 house: home and substance inheritance father and from LORD woman: wife be prudent
House and riches are an inheritance from fathers, but a prudent wife is from the LORD.
15 sluggishness to fall: fall deep sleep and soul: person slackness be hungry
Slothfulness casts into a deep sleep. The idle soul shall suffer hunger.
16 to keep: obey commandment to keep: guard soul: life his to despise way: conduct his (to die *Q(K)*)
He who keeps the commandment keeps his soul, but he who is contemptuous in his ways shall die.
17 to borrow LORD be gracious poor and recompense his to complete to/for him
He who has pity on the poor lends to the LORD; he will reward him.
18 to discipline son: child your for there hope and to(wards) to die him not to lift: trust soul your
Discipline your son, for there is hope; do not be a willing party to 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 hot-tempered man must pay the penalty, for if you rescue him, you must do it again.
20 to hear: hear counsel and to receive discipline: instruction because be wise in/on/with end your
Listen to counsel and receive instruction, that you may be wise in your latter end.
21 many plot in/on/with heart man and counsel LORD he/she/it to arise: establish
There are many plans in a man's heart, but the LORD's counsel will prevail.
22 desire man kindness his and pleasant be poor from man lie
That which makes a man to be desired is his kindness. A poor man is better than a liar.
23 fear LORD to/for life and sated to lodge not to reckon: visit bad: evil
The fear of the LORD leads to life, then contentment; he rests and will not be touched by trouble.
24 to hide sluggish hand his in/on/with dish also to(wards) lip his not to return: return her
The sluggard buries his hand in the dish; he will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.
25 to mock to smite and simple be shrewd and to rebuke to/for to understand to understand knowledge
Flog a scoffer, and the simple will learn prudence; rebuke one who has understanding, and he will gain knowledge.
26 to ruin father to flee mother son: child be ashamed and be ashamed
He who robs his father and drives away his mother, is a son who causes shame and brings reproach.
27 to cease son: child my to/for to hear: hear discipline: instruction to/for to wander from word knowledge
If you stop listening to instruction, my son, you will stray from the words of knowledge.
28 witness Belial: worthless to mock justice and lip wicked to swallow up evil: wickedness
A corrupt witness mocks justice, and the mouth of the wicked gulps down iniquity.
29 to establish: prepare to/for to mock judgment and blow to/for back fool
Penalties are prepared for scoffers, and beatings for the backs of fools.