Proverbs 11
1 Yahweh detests [people who use] scales that do not weigh correctly; he is delighted with [those who use] correct weights on the scales.
A deceitful balance is an abomination before the Lord: and a just weight is his will.
2 [People who are] proud will [eventually] be disgraced; it is wise to be humble.
Where pride is, there also shall be reproach: but where humility is, there also is wisdom.
3 [People who are] good are guided by [doing what is] honest; those who are not honest will be ruined because of the wrong things that they do.
The simplicity of the just shall guide them: and the deceitfulness of the wicked shall destroy them.
4 [Your] money will not help [you] on the day that [God] judges [and punishes people]; but if you live righteously, you will live a long time.
Riches shall not profit in the day of revenge: but justice shall deliver from death.
5 When people are honest and good, that will (direct their paths/show them what is right for them to do); but wicked [people will] experience disasters because of the evil things that they do.
The justice of the upright shall make his way prosperous: and the wicked man shall fall by his own wickedness.
6 [God] rescues/protects righteous [people] because they (are honest/do what is right), but those who (are treacherous/cannot be trusted) will be trapped because of their being greedy.
The justice of the righteous shall deliver them: and the unjust shall be caught in their own snares.
7 When wicked [people] die, they cannot confidently expect to receive anything [that is good]; they expect that [their money] will help/save them, but it will not.
When the wicked man is dead, there shall be no hope any more: and the expectation of the solicitous shall perish.
8 [Yahweh] rescues righteous [people] from their troubles/difficulties; instead, it is the wicked who will have troubles.
The just is delivered out of distress: and the wicked shall be given up for him.
9 Godless people can ruin others by what they say [MTY], but righteous [people will] be saved by [their (own] good sense/being wise).
The dissembler with his mouth deceiveth his friend: but the just shall be delivered by knowledge.
10 When things go well for righteous [people], [the people in] [MTY] their city are happy, and they shout joyfully when wicked [people] die.
When it goeth well with the just the city shall rejoice: and when the wicked perish there shall be praise.
11 When righteous [people request God to] bless a city, that city will become great, but cities are ruined by what wicked [people] say [MTY].
By the blessing of the just the city shall be exalted: and by the mouth of the wicked it shall be overthrown.
12 It is foolish to despise others; those who (have good sense/are wise) do not say anything [to criticize others].
He that despiseth his friend, is mean of heart: but the wise man will hold his peace.
13 Those who (spread gossip/tell bad things about others) will tell your secrets [to others], but if there is someone whom you can trust, you can trust him to not tell your secrets [to others].
He that walketh deceitfully, revealeth secrets: but he that is faithful, concealeth the thing committed to him by his friend.
14 A nation will be destroyed/ruined if it does not have [leaders] who guide it [wisely]; but if there are many [good] advisors, the nation remains secure.
Where there is no governor, the people shall fall: but there is safety where there is much counsel.
15 If you promise a stranger that you will pay his debt [if he cannot pay it himself], you will regret it. You will be safe if you refuse to guarantee that you will pay someone else’s debts.
He shall be afflicted with evil, that is surety for a stranger: but he that is aware of the snares, shall be secure.
16 [People] honor/respect women who are kind/gracious; ruthless/violent people may get a lot of money, [but that is all that they will get].
A gracious woman shall find glory: and the strong shall have riches.
17 Those who are kind benefit themselves [because others will be kind to them], but those who are cruel will hurt themselves [because others will be cruel to them].
A merciful man doth good to his own soul: but he that is cruel casteth off even his own kindred.
18 If wicked people earn a lot of money, that will deceive them [because they will not keep it for very long], but those who do what is right will surely be rewarded [by God forever].
The wicked maketh an unsteady work: but to him that soweth justice, there is a faithful reward.
19 Those who always do what is right will live [a long/happy life], but those who insist on doing what is wrong will not live [very long].
Clemency prepareth life: and the pursuing of evil things, death.
20 Yahweh hates those who are always thinking about doing evil things, but he is delighted with those who always do what is right.
A perverse heart is abominable to the Lord: and his will is in them that walk sincerely.
21 It is certain that [Yahweh] will punish evil people and that righteous people will escape [from being punished].
Hand in hand the evil man shall not be innocent: but the seed of the just shall be saved.
22 [It is] ([unsuitable/not proper/disgusting]) for a beautiful woman not to know what is right to do, like [SIM] [it is unsuitable/disgusting] for a pig to have a gold ring in its snout/nose.
A golden ring in a swine’s snout, a woman fair and foolish.
23 When the things that righteous people want happen, it brings good [to them and to others], but when the wicked get what they want, it causes everyone else to become angry.
The desire of the just is all good: the expectation of the wicked is indignation.
24 Some people give [their money] generously [to poor people], but they become richer [in spite of that], and some people hold tightly to their money, but they still become poor [in spite of that].
Some distribute their own goods, and grow richer: others take away what is not their own, and are always in want.
25 Those who give generously [to others] will prosper; if you help others, [they/someone] will help you, too.
The soul which blesseth, shall be made fat: and he that inebriateth, shall be inebriated also himself.
26 People curse/despise someone who hoards his grain [and does not sell it], waiting to get a higher/bigger price for it, but they praise someone who sells it [when people need it, even when the price is not high].
He that hideth up corn, shall be cursed among the people: but a blessing upon the head of them that sell.
27 If you sincerely want to [do what is] right, [people] will respect you, but if you are wanting to cause trouble, trouble is what you will get.
Well doth he rise early who seeketh good things; but he that seeketh after evil things shall be oppressed by them.
28 Those who trust in their money will [disappear like the] withered [leaves that fall from the trees], but righteous [people] will keep going strong, like green leaves [in the summer].
He that trusteth in his riches shall fall: but the just shall spring up as a green leaf.
29 Those who bring troubles to their families will inherit nothing [MET] [from them], and those who do foolish things [like that] will [some day] become the servants of wise [people].
He that troubleth his own house, shall inherit the winds: and the fool shall serve the wise.
30 Those who live righteously will live [for a long time], but [those who act] violently will destroy [their own] lives (OR, those who are wise will have many people come and live with them).
The fruit of the just man is a tree of life: and he that gaineth souls, is wise.
31 [Sometimes] righteous [people] are rewarded [here] on the earth, but it is much more certain that very wicked people [DOU] [will be rewarded by being punished].
If the just man receive in the earth, how much more the wicked and the sinner.
