Proverbs 20
1 Wine is a mocker and beer is a brawler. Whoever is led astray by them is not wise.
[is] a mocker Wine [is] noisy strong drink and any [one who] staggers in it not he is wise.
2 The terror of a king is like the roaring of a lion. He who provokes him to anger forfeits his own life.
[is] a roaring Like young lion [the] terror of a king [one who] infuriates him [is] missing life his.
3 It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife, but every fool will be quarreling.
[is] honor To person cessation from strife and every fool he bursts out.
4 The sluggard will not plow by reason of the winter; therefore he shall beg in harvest, and have nothing.
From winter a sluggard not he plows (and he asks *Q(K)*) at the harvest and nothing.
5 Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water, but a man of understanding will draw it out.
[is] water Deep a plan in [the] heart of a person and a person of understanding he draws out it.
6 Many men claim to be men of unfailing love, but who can find a faithful man?
A multitude of person[s] he proclaims each one loyalty his and a person of faithfulness who? will he find.
7 A righteous man walks in integrity. Blessed are his children after him.
[one who] goes about In integrity his a righteous [person] how blessed! [are] sons his after him.
8 A king who sits on the throne of judgment scatters away all evil with his eyes.
A king [who] sits on a throne of judgment [is] winnowing with eyes his all evil.
9 Who can say, “I have made my heart pure. I am clean and without sin”?
Who? will he say I have kept pure heart my I am pure from sin my.
10 Differing weights and differing measures, both of them alike are an abomination to Yahweh.
A weight and a weight a measure and a measure [are] [the] abomination of Yahweh also both of them.
11 Even a child makes himself known by his doings, whether his work is pure, and whether it is right.
Also by deeds his he makes himself known a youth if [is] pure and if [is] upright activity his.
12 The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, Yahweh has made even both of them.
An ear [which] hears and an eye [which] sees Yahweh he has made also both of them.
13 Don’t love sleep, lest you come to poverty. Open your eyes, and you shall be satisfied with bread.
May not you love sleep lest you should become impoverished open eyes your be satisfied food.
14 “It’s no good, it’s no good,” says the buyer; but when he is gone his way, then he boasts.
Bad bad he says the buyer and [he is] going away himself then he boasts.
15 There is gold and abundance of rubies, but the lips of knowledge are a rare jewel.
There [is] gold and abundance of jewels and [are] an article of preciousness lips of knowledge.
16 Take the garment of one who puts up collateral for a stranger; and hold him in pledge for a wayward woman.
Take garment his for he stands surety for a stranger and for (a foreign [woman] *Q(K)*) hold in pledge it.
17 Fraudulent food is sweet to a man, but afterwards his mouth is filled with gravel.
[is] sweet To person food of falsehood and after it will be filled mouth his gravel.
18 Plans are established by advice; by wise guidance you wage war!
Plans by counsel it is established and by wise directions make war.
19 He who goes about as a tale-bearer reveals secrets; therefore don’t keep company with him who opens wide his lips.
[is] uncovering Secret counsel [one who] goes about a slanderer and to [one who] opens lips his not you will get involved.
20 Whoever curses his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in blackness of darkness.
[one who] curses Father his and mother his it will be extinguished lamp his (in a time of *Q(K)*) darkness.
21 An inheritance quickly gained at the beginning won’t be blessed in the end.
An inheritance (hastily gained *Q(K)*) at first and end its not it will be blessed.
22 Don’t say, “I will pay back evil.” Wait for Yahweh, and he will save you.
May not you say I will repay evil wait for Yahweh so may he deliver you.
23 Yahweh detests differing weights, and dishonest scales are not pleasing.
[are] [the] abomination of Yahweh a weight and a weight and balances of deceit not [are] good.
24 A man’s steps are from Yahweh; how then can man understand his way?
[are] from Yahweh [the] steps of a man and anyone what? will he understand own way his.
25 It is a snare to a man to make a rash dedication, then later to consider his vows.
A snare of a person he may say rashly holiness and after [the] vows to consider.
26 A wise king winnows out the wicked, and drives the threshing wheel over them.
[is] winnowing Wicked [people] a king wise and he brought back over them a wheel.
27 The spirit of man is Yahweh’s lamp, searching all his innermost parts.
[the] lamp of Yahweh [is the] breath of a human [it is] searching all [the] chambers of [the] belly.
28 Love and faithfulness keep the king safe. His throne is sustained by love.
Loyalty and faithfulness they preserve a king and he sustains by loyalty throne his.
29 The glory of young men is their strength. The splendor of old men is their gray hair.
[the] glory of Young men [is] strength their and [the] splendor of old [people] [is] gray hair.
30 Wounding blows cleanse away evil, and beatings purge the innermost parts.
Wounds of bruise[s] ([are] a cleansing *Q(K)*) evil and blows [the] chambers of [the] belly.
