Proverbs 3
1 son: child my instruction my not to forget and commandment my to watch heart your
My son, do not forget what I have taught you. Keep my commands in your inner being,
2 for length day and year life and peace to add to/for you
because [if you obey them] you will live a long time and things will go well for you
3 kindness and truth: faithful not to leave: forsake you to conspire them upon neck your to write them upon tablet heart your
Always faithfully love others and (be faithful/do what you say that you will do); doing those things [will cause others to be pleased with you]; it will be as though you are wearing a beautiful necklace. Keep those things in your mind/inner being.
4 and to find favor and understanding pleasant in/on/with eye: seeing God and man
If you do, God and people will approve of you and think highly of you [MTY].
5 to trust to(wards) LORD in/on/with all heart your and to(wards) understanding your not to lean
Trust in Yahweh completely, and do not rely on what you yourself understand.
6 in/on/with all way: conduct your to know him and he/she/it to smooth way your
Always allow him to lead you. If you do that, he will (show you the right path/direct your life).
7 not to be wise in/on/with eye your to fear: revere [obj] LORD and to turn aside: depart from bad: evil
Do not be proud of being wise. [Instead], revere Yahweh and turn away from doing evil.
8 healing to be to/for umbilical cord your and drink to/for bone your
If you do that, your body will be healthy/strong; it will be [like] medicine for you.
9 to honor: honour [obj] LORD from substance your and from first: beginning all produce your
Honor Yahweh by [what you do with] your money; and [by giving him] the first part of your harvest.
10 and to fill storehouse your abundance and new wine wine your to break through
If you do that, [you will have a good harvest]. Yahweh will fill your barns [with grain], and your vats/containers will be overflowing with [grape juice for making] wine.
11 discipline LORD son: child my not to reject and not to loathe in/on/with argument his
My son, when Yahweh disciplines/corrects you, do not despise it, and if he rebukes you, do not resent it.
12 for [obj] which to love: lover LORD to rebuke and like/as father [obj] son: child to accept
[I say that] because it is the people whom Yahweh loves that he corrects/reproves, [just] like parents correct/reprove their sons whom they love.
13 blessed man to find wisdom and man to promote understanding
[Yahweh] is pleased with those who become wise and have good understanding.
14 for pleasant profit her from profit silver: money and from gold produce her
Being wise and having good understanding is worth more than silver, better than gold.
15 precious he/she/it (from jewel *Q(k)*) and all pleasure your not be like in/on/with her
Being wise is more precious than (jewels/precious stones); there is nothing that you could desire [that would be as valuable] as wisdom.
16 length day in/on/with right her in/on/with left her riches and glory
On the one hand, wisdom [PRS] enables [you] to live a long life, and on the other hand, wisdom enables [you] to become rich and to be honored.
17 way: conduct her way: conduct pleasantness and all path her peace
If [you] are wise, [your] life will be pleasant, and things will go well [for you].
18 tree life he/she/it to/for to strengthen: hold in/on/with her and to grasp her to bless
Wisdom is [like] a tree that gives long life to those who [eagerly] take hold of it, and [Yahweh] is pleased with those who hold onto it tightly.
19 LORD in/on/with wisdom to found land: country/planet to establish: establish heaven in/on/with understanding
By his wisdom Yahweh created the earth, and by his understanding he put everything in the skies.
20 in/on/with knowledge his abyss to break up/open and cloud to drip dew
By his knowledge [he caused] the water that was beneath the earth to burst forth, and he caused rain to fall from the clouds.
21 son: child my not be devious from eye: seeing your to watch wisdom and plot
My son, [always] keep doing things that are right and things that are smart. If you do that,
22 and to be life to/for soul your and favor to/for neck your
you will live [many years] and be honored and respected {people will honor and respect you}.
23 then to go: walk to/for security way: conduct your and foot your not to strike
If you do what is right and wise, you will [be able to] walk safely, and you will not (stumble/do things that are wrong) [MET].
24 if to lie down: lay down not to dread and to lie down: lay down and to please sleep your
You will [be able to] lie down [at night] and not be afraid [of anything], and you will sleep peacefully.
25 not to fear from dread suddenly and from devastation wicked for to come (in): come
You will not be afraid that something disastrous will happen to you or that storms that strike the wicked will strike you,
26 for LORD to be in/on/with loin your and to keep: guard foot your from capture
because you will be confident that Yahweh [will take care of you]. He will not let your foot be caught in a trap/snare.
27 not to withhold good from master: men his in/on/with to be to/for god: power (hand: power your *Q(K)*) to/for to make: do
If you are able to help people who deserve it, do not refuse to help them.
28 not to say (to/for neighbor your *Q(K)*) to go: went and to return: again and tomorrow to give: give and there with you
If you are able to help someone you interact with, do not say, “Come back later; [perhaps] I can help you tomorrow.”
29 not to plow/plot upon neighbor your distress: evil and he/she/it to dwell to/for security with you
Do not make plans to harm those you interact with regularly, [because] they live near you, and they trust you.
30 not (to contend *Q(k)*) with man for nothing if not to wean you distress: harm
If someone has not harmed you, do not accuse him [by saying that he has harmed you].
31 not be jealous in/on/with man violence and not to choose in/on/with all way: conduct his
Do not envy people who [obtain things by] violent actions, and do not imitate/do what they do.
32 for abomination LORD be devious and with upright counsel his
[I say that] because Yahweh considers such people to be abominable/detestable; but he is a friend to [all] those who do what is right.
33 curse LORD in/on/with house: home wicked and pasture righteous to bless
Yahweh curses the families [MTY] of those who are wicked, but he blesses the families of those who are good/righteous.
34 if: surely yes to/for to mock he/she/it to mock (and to/for poor *Q(K)*) to give: give favor
Yahweh makes fun of those who make fun [of others], but he kindly helps those who are humble.
35 glory wise to inherit and fool to exalt dishonor
Wise [people] will be honored {people will honor wise people}, but foolish people will be dishonored/disgraced.
