Proverbs 10
1 These [are more] proverbs/wise sayings from Solomon: If children are wise, they cause their parents to be happy; but if children are foolish, they cause their parents to be very sad.
Proverbs of Solomon. A wise son causeth a father to rejoice, And a foolish son [is] an affliction to his mother.
2 Money that you get by doing dishonest/wicked things will really not benefit you; but by living righteously you will live for (a long time/many years).
Treasures of wickedness profit not, And righteousness delivereth from death.
3 Yahweh does not allow righteous [people] to starve, but he will prevent wicked [people] from getting what they want.
Jehovah causeth not the soul of the righteous to hunger, And the desire of the wicked He thrusteth away.
4 Lazy people [soon] become poor; it is those who work hard who become rich.
Poor [is] he who is working — a slothful hand, And the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
5 Those who are wise, harvest the crops when they are ripe; it is shameful/disgraceful to sleep [and not work] during harvest time.
Whoso is gathering in summer [is] a wise son, Whoso is sleeping in harvest [is] a son causing shame.
6 Righteous [people will] be blessed [by God]; [the nice things] that wicked [people] say [MTY] [sometimes] conceal the fact that they [are planning to] act violently.
Blessings [are] for the head of the righteous, And the mouth of the wicked cover doth violence.
7 After righteous [people die], other people are blessed as they remember [what those people did before they died]; but we will soon forget wicked people [MTY] after they die.
The remembrance of the righteous [is] for a blessing, And the name of the wicked doth rot.
8 Wise people heed good instruction/advice, but people who talk foolishly will ruin themselves.
The wise in heart accepteth commands, And a talkative fool kicketh.
9 Honest people will be safe, but [others] (OR, God) will find out those who are dishonest.
Whoso is walking in integrity walketh confidently, And whoso is perverting his ways is known.
10 Those who signal with their eyes [that they are about to do something that is wrong] cause trouble, but those who rebuke others truthfully cause them to be peaceful.
Whoso is winking the eye giveth grief, And a talkative fool kicketh.
11 What righteous [people] say [MTY] is [like] a fountain that (gives life/enables people to live many years) [MET], but what wicked [people] say [MTY] hides [the fact] that they intend to act violently.
A fountain of life [is] the mouth of the righteous, And the mouth of the wicked cover doth violence.
12 When we hate others, it causes quarrels, but if we love others, we forgive them [for the wrong things that they do].
Hatred awaketh contentions, And over all transgressions love covereth.
13 Those who have good sense say [MTY] what is wise, but people who do not have good sense must be punished.
In the lips of the intelligent is wisdom found, And a rod [is] for the back of him who is lacking understanding.
14 Wise people continue to learn all that they can, but when foolish people speak, they soon cause trouble.
The wise lay up knowledge, and the mouth of a fool [is] near ruin.
15 The wealth that rich people have [protects them like a city is protected by a] strong wall around it [MET], but people who are poor suffer much [because they have no one to help them].
The wealth of the rich [is] his strong city, The ruin of the poor [is] their poverty.
16 If you are righteous, your reward will be a good life, [but] all that sinful people gain is to sin more.
The wage of the righteous [is] for life, The increase of the wicked for sin.
17 Those who pay attention when others try to (correct them/teach them what they are doing that is wrong) will live (happily/for many years); but those who reject being rebuked will not find the road to life (OR, cause others to go astray).
A traveller to life [is] he who is keeping instruction, And whoso is forsaking rebuke is erring.
18 Those who will not admit that they hate [others] are liars, and those who slander [others] are foolish.
Whoso is covering hatred with lying lips, And whoso is bringing out an evil report is a fool.
19 When people talk a lot, that will lead them to sin a lot [by what they say]; if you are wise, you will refuse to say very much.
In the abundance of words transgression ceaseth not, And whoso is restraining his lips [is] wise.
20 What righteous/good [people] say [MTY] is [as valuable as] pure silver [MET]; what wicked [people] think is worthless.
The tongue of the righteous [is] chosen silver, The heart of the wicked — as a little thing.
21 What righteous [people] say [MTY] benefits many [people], but foolish people die because of the stupid [things that they do].
The lips of the righteous delight many, And fools for lack of heart die.
22 Yahweh blesses [some people] by enabling them to become rich, and working hard will not make them to become richer (OR, and he will not also cause them to become sad).
The blessing of Jehovah — it maketh rich, And He addeth no grief with it.
23 Foolish people (have fun/enjoy) doing what is wrong, but wise/sensible people enjoy doing what is wise.
To execute inventions [is] as play to a fool, And wisdom to a man of understanding.
24 Righteous [people] will get the good things that they want/desire, but what wicked [people] are afraid of is what will happen to them.
The feared thing of the wicked it meeteth him, And the desire of the righteous is given.
25 When storms come, the wicked will (be blown away/never be safe), but righteous [people will] be safe forever.
As the passing by of a hurricane, So the wicked is not, And the righteous is a foundation age-during.
26 We do not like a lazy person who refuses to do the job that he is given to do, [just] like we do not like vinegar in our mouths or smoke in our eyes.
As vinegar to the teeth, And as smoke to the eyes, So [is] the slothful to those sending him.
27 If you revere Yahweh, you will live for a long time; but wicked [people] die before they become old.
The fear of Jehovah addeth days, And the years of the wicked are shortened.
28 Righteous [people] confidently expect [that good things will happen to them], and that causes them to be happy/joyful; but when wicked [people] confidently expect something good to happen, it does not happen.
The hope of the righteous [is] joyful, And the expectation of the wicked perisheth.
29 Yahweh protects [MET] those who live righteously, but he destroys those who do what is evil.
The way of Jehovah [is] strength to the perfect, And ruin to workers of iniquity.
30 Righteous [people] will always be secure [LIT], but wicked people will be removed from their land (OR, from this earth).
The righteous to the age is not moved, And the wicked inhabit not the earth.
31 Righteous people [MTY] say things that are wise, but [God] will shut the mouths of people [MTY] who say what is not true.
The mouth of the righteous uttereth wisdom, And the tongue of frowardness is cut out.
32 Righteous people [MTY] know what to say that is acceptable, but wicked [people] [MTY] are [constantly] saying things that are not true.
The lips of the righteous know a pleasing thing, And the mouth of the wicked perverseness!
