Proverbs 21
1 stream water heart king in/on/with hand LORD upon all which to delight in to stretch him
Just as with the dividing of the waters, so also is the heart of the king in the hand of the Lord. He shall bend it whichever way he wills.
2 all way: conduct man upright in/on/with eye his and to measure heart LORD
Every way of a man seems right to himself. But the Lord weighs hearts.
3 to make: do righteousness and justice to choose to/for LORD from sacrifice
To do mercy and judgment is more pleasing to the Lord than sacrifices.
4 height eye and broad: arrogant heart lamp wicked sin
To lift up the eyes is to enlarge the heart. The lamp of the impious is sin.
5 plot sharp surely to/for advantage and all to hasten surely to/for need
The intentions of the robust continually bring forth abundance. But all the lazy are continually in need.
6 work treasure in/on/with tongue deception vanity to drive to seek death
Whoever gathers treasures by a lying tongue is vain and heartless. And he will stumble into the snares of death.
7 violence wicked to drag/chew/saw them for to refuse to/for to make: do justice
The robberies of the impious will drag them down, because they were not willing to do judgment.
8 crooked way: conduct man guilty and pure upright work his
The perverse way of a man is foreign. But whoever is pure: his work is upright.
9 pleasant to/for to dwell upon corner roof from woman: wife contention and house: home fellow
It is better to sit in a corner of the attic, than with a contentious woman and in a shared house.
10 soul wicked to desire bad: evil not be gracious in/on/with eye his neighbor his
The soul of the impious desires evil; he will not take pity on his neighbor.
11 in/on/with to fine to mock be wise simple and in/on/with be prudent to/for wise to take: recieve knowledge
When the pestilent is punished, a little one will become wiser. And if he pursues what is wise, he will receive knowledge.
12 be prudent righteous to/for house: household wicked to pervert wicked to/for bad: evil
The just thinks carefully about the house of the impious, so that he may draw the impious away from evil.
13 to shutter ear his from outcry poor also he/she/it to call: call out and not to answer
Whoever blocks his ears to the outcry of the poor shall also cry out himself, and he will not be heeded.
14 gift in/on/with secrecy to subdue face: anger and bribe in/on/with bosom: secret rage strong
A surprise gift extinguishes anger. And a gift concealed in the bosom extinguishes the greatest indignation.
15 joy to/for righteous to make: do justice and terror to/for to work evil: wickedness
It is gladness for the just to do judgment; and it is dread for those who work iniquity.
16 man to go astray from way: conduct be prudent in/on/with assembly shade to rest
A man who wanders astray from the way of doctrine will linger in the company of the giants.
17 man need to love: lover joy to love: lover wine and oil not to enrich
Whoever loves a feast will be in deprivation. Whoever loves wine and fatness will not be enriched.
18 ransom to/for righteous wicked and underneath: instead upright to act treacherously
The impious is given over instead of the just, and the iniquitous is given over in place of the upright.
19 pleasant to dwell in/on/with land: country/planet wilderness from woman (contention *Q(K)*) and vexation
It is better to live in a deserted land, than with a quarrelsome and emotional woman.
20 treasure to desire and oil in/on/with pasture wise and fool man to swallow up him
There is desirable treasure, as well as oil, in the habitations of the just. And the imprudent man will waste it.
21 to pursue righteousness and kindness to find life righteousness and glory
Whoever follows justice and mercy shall discover life, justice, and glory.
22 city mighty man to ascend: rise wise and to go down strength confidence her
The wise has ascended the city of the strong, and he has torn down the bulwark of its confidence.
23 to keep: guard lip his and tongue his to keep: guard from distress soul: myself his
Whoever guards his mouth and his tongue guards his soul from anguish.
24 arrogant proud to mock name his to make: do in/on/with fury arrogance
A proud and arrogant one is also called ignorant, if he, in anger, acts according to pride.
25 desire sluggish to die him for to refuse hand his to/for to make: do
Desires kill the lazy, for his hands are not willing to work at all.
26 all [the] day to desire desire and righteous to give: give and not to withhold
He covets and desires all day long. But whoever is just shall distribute and shall not cease.
27 sacrifice wicked abomination also for in/on/with wickedness to come (in): bring him
The sacrifices of the impious are abominable, because they are offered out of wickedness.
28 witness lie to perish and man to hear: hear to/for perpetuity to speak: speak
A lying witness will perish. An obedient man shall speak of victory.
29 be strong man wicked in/on/with face his and upright he/she/it (to understand way: conduct his *Q(K)*)
The impious man insolently hardens his face. But whoever is upright corrects his own way.
30 nothing wisdom and nothing understanding and nothing counsel to/for before LORD
There is no wisdom, there is no prudence, there is no counsel, which is against the Lord.
31 horse to establish: prepare to/for day battle and to/for LORD [the] deliverance: victory
The horse is prepared for the day of battle. But the Lord bestows salvation.
