< Proverbs 3 >

1 My son, do not forget my commands and keep my teachings in your heart,
O son my instruction my may not you forget and commandments my let it keep heart your.
2 for length of days and years of life and peace they will add to you.
For length of days and years of life and peace they will add to you.
3 Do not let covenant faithfulness and trustworthiness ever leave you, tie them together about your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart.
Loyalty and faithfulness may not they leave you bind them on necks your write them on [the] tablet of heart your.
4 Then you will find favor and a good reputation in the sight of God and man.
And find favor and insight good in [the] eyes of God and humankind.
5 Trust in Yahweh with all your heart and do not lean on your own understanding;
Trust to Yahweh with all heart your and to own understanding your may not you depend.
6 in all your ways acknowledge him and he will make your paths straight.
In all ways your acknowledge him and he he will make straight paths your.
7 Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear Yahweh and turn away from evil.
May not you be wise in own eyes your fear Yahweh and turn aside from evil.
8 It will be healing to your flesh and refreshment for your body.
Healing may it be to navel your and refreshment to bones your.
9 Honor Yahweh with your wealth and with the firstfruits of all your produce,
Honor Yahweh from wealth your and from [the] first of all produce your.
10 and your storehouses will be filled up and your vats will be bursting, full of new wine.
So they may be filled storehouses your plenty and new wine wine vats your they will burst open.
11 My son, do not despise Yahweh's instruction and do not hate his rebuke,
[the] discipline of Yahweh O son my may not you reject and may not you loath rebuke his.
12 for Yahweh disciplines those he loves, as a father deals with a son who pleases him.
For [the one] whom he loves Yahweh he reproves and like a father a son [whom] he is pleased with.
13 The one who finds wisdom is blessed; he also gets understanding.
How blessed! [is] a person [who] he finds wisdom and a person [who] he obtains understanding.
14 What you gain from wisdom is better than what silver will give in return and its profit is better than gold.
For [is] good profit her more than [the] profit of silver and more than gold gain her.
15 Wisdom is more precious than jewels and nothing you desire can compare to her.
[is] precious She (more than jewels *Q(k)*) and all pleasures your not they compare with her.
16 She has length of days in her right hand; in her left hand are riches and honor.
Length of days [is] in right [hand] her [are] in left [hand] her wealth and honor.
17 Her ways are ways of kindness and all her paths are peace.
Ways her [are] ways of kindness and all pathways her [are] well-being.
18 She is a tree of life to those who take hold of it, those who hold on to it are happy.
[is] a tree of Life she to [those who] take hold on her and [those who] hold fast to her [are] called blessed.
19 By wisdom Yahweh founded the earth, by understanding he established the heavens.
Yahweh by wisdom he founded [the] earth he established [the] heavens by understanding.
20 By his knowledge the depths broke open and the clouds dropped their dew.
By knowledge his [the] depths they were split open and clouds they dripped dew.
21 My son, keep sound judgment and discernment, and do not lose sight of them.
O son my may not they depart from eyes your keep sound wisdom and discretion.
22 They will be life to your soul and an adornment of favor to wear around your neck.
So they may be life for self your and grace for neck your.
23 Then you will walk on your way in safety and your foot will not stumble;
Then you will walk to security way your and foot your not it will strike.
24 when you lie down, you will not be afraid; when you lie down, your sleep will be sweet.
If you will lie down not you will fear and you will lie down and it will be pleasing sleep your.
25 Do not be afraid of sudden terror or devastation caused by the wicked, when it comes,
May not you be afraid from terror suddenly and from [the] devastation of wicked [people] that it will come.
26 for Yahweh will be on your side and will keep your foot from being caught in a trap.
For Yahweh he will be confidence your and he will keep foot your from capture.
27 Do not withhold good from those who deserve it, when it is in your power to act.
May not you withhold good from owners its when belongs to [the] power of (hand your *Q(K)*) to do [it].
28 Do not say to your neighbor, “Go, and come again, and tomorrow I will give it,” when you have the money with you.
May not you say (to neighbor your *Q(K)*) go and come back and tomorrow I will give [it] and there is with you.
29 Do not make a plan to harm your neighbor— the one who lives close and trusts you.
May not you devise on neighbor your harm and he [is] dwelling to security with you.
30 Do not argue with a person without a reason, when he has done nothing to harm you.
May not (you contend *Q(k)*) with anyone without cause if not he has dealt out to you evil.
31 Do not envy a violent person or choose any of his ways.
May not you be jealous of a person of violence and may not you choose all ways his.
32 For the devious person is detestable to Yahweh, but he brings the upright person into his confidence.
For [is] [the] abomination of Yahweh a crooked [person] and [is] with upright [people] intimacy his.
33 The curse of Yahweh is on the house of the wicked person, but he blesses the home of righteous people.
[the] curse of Yahweh [is] on [the] house of [the] wicked and [the] habitation of righteous [people] he blesses.
34 He mocks mockers, but he gives his favor to humble people.
Though mockers he he mocks (and to humble [people] *Q(K)*) he gives favor.
35 Wise people inherit honor, but fools will be lifted up in their shame.
Honor wise [people] they will inherit and fools [is] lifting up shame.

< Proverbs 3 >