Proverbs 20
1 to mock [the] wine to roar strong drink and all to wander in/on/with him not be wise
Wine is a mocker and beer is a brawler. Whoever is led astray by them is not wise.
2 roaring like/as lion terror king be angry him to sin soul: life his
The terror of a king is like the roaring of a lion. He who provokes him to anger forfeits his own life.
3 glory to/for man cessation from strife and all fool(ish) to quarrel
It is an honour for a man to keep aloof from strife, but every fool will be quarrelling.
4 from autumn sluggish not to plow/plot (and to ask *Q(K)*) in/on/with harvest and nothing
The sluggard will not plough by reason of the winter; therefore he shall beg in harvest, and have nothing.
5 water deep counsel in/on/with heart man and man understanding to draw (up/out) her
Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water, but a man of understanding will draw it out.
6 abundance man to call: call out man: anyone kindness his and man faithful who? to find
Many men claim to be men of unfailing love, but who can find a faithful man?
7 to go: walk in/on/with integrity his righteous blessed son: child his after him
A righteous man walks in integrity. Blessed are his children after him.
8 king to dwell upon throne judgment to scatter in/on/with eye his all bad: evil
A king who sits on the throne of judgement scatters away all evil with his eyes.
9 who? to say to clean heart my be pure from sin my
Who can say, “I have made my heart pure. I am clean and without sin”?
10 stone: weight and stone: weight ephah and ephah abomination LORD also two their
Differing weights and differing measures, both of them alike are an abomination to the LORD.
11 also in/on/with deed his to recognize youth if pure and if upright work his
Even a child makes himself known by his doings, whether his work is pure, and whether it is right.
12 ear to hear: hear and eye to see: see LORD to make also two their
The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, the LORD has made even both of them.
13 not to love: lover sleep lest to possess: poor to open eye your to satisfy food: bread
Don’t love sleep, lest you come to poverty. Open your eyes, and you shall be satisfied with bread.
14 bad: harmful bad: harmful to say [the] to buy and be gone to/for him then to boast: boast
“It’s no good, it’s no good,” says the buyer; but when he is gone his way, then he boasts.
15 there gold and abundance jewel and article/utensil preciousness lips knowledge
There is gold and abundance of rubies, but the lips of knowledge are a rare jewel.
16 to take: take garment his for to pledge be a stranger and about/through/for (foreign *Q(K)*) to pledge him
Take the garment of one who puts up collateral for a stranger; and hold him in pledge for a wayward woman.
17 sweet to/for man food: bread deception and after to fill lip his gravel
Fraudulent food is sweet to a man, but afterwards his mouth is filled with gravel.
18 plot in/on/with counsel to establish: establish and in/on/with counsel to make battle
Plans are established by advice; by wise guidance you wage war!
19 to reveal: reveal counsel to go: went slander and to/for to open wide lip: words his not to pledge
He who goes about as a tale-bearer reveals secrets; therefore don’t keep company with him who opens wide his lips.
20 to lighten father his and mother his to put out lamp his (in/on/with pupil *Q(K)*) darkness
Whoever curses his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in blackness of darkness.
21 inheritance (to dismay *Q(K)*) in/on/with first and end her not to bless
An inheritance quickly gained at the beginning won’t be blessed in the end.
22 not to say to complete bad: evil to await to/for LORD and to save to/for you
Don’t say, “I will pay back evil.” Wait for the LORD, and he will save you.
23 abomination LORD stone: weight and stone: weight and balance deceit not pleasant
The LORD detests differing weights, and dishonest scales are not pleasing.
24 from LORD step great man and man what? to understand way: conduct his
A man’s steps are from the LORD; how then can man understand his way?
25 snare man to blurt holiness and after vow to/for to enquire
It is a snare to a man to make a rash dedication, then later to consider his vows.
26 to scatter wicked king wise and to return: return upon them wheel
A wise king winnows out the wicked, and drives the threshing wheel over them.
27 lamp LORD breath man to search all chamber belly: abdomen
The spirit of man is the LORD’s lamp, searching all his innermost parts.
28 kindness and truth: faithful to watch king and to support in/on/with kindness throne his
Love and faithfulness keep the king safe. His throne is sustained by love.
29 beauty youth strength their and glory old greyheaded
The glory of young men is their strength. The splendour of old men is their grey hair.
30 wound wound (cosmetic *Q(K)*) in/on/with bad: evil and wound chamber belly: abdomen
Wounding blows cleanse away evil, and beatings purge the innermost parts.
