< Proverbs 11 >
1 Balances of deceit [are] an abomination to Jehovah, And a perfect weight [is] His delight.
Scales of deceit [are] [the] abomination of Yahweh and a weight perfect [is] pleasure his.
2 Pride hath come, and shame cometh, And with the lowly [is] wisdom.
It comes pride and it came shame and [is] with modest [people] wisdom.
3 The integrity of the upright leadeth them, And the perverseness of the treacherous destroyeth them.
[the] integrity of Upright [people] it guides them and [the] crookedness of treacherous [people] (it destroys them. *Q(K)*)
4 Wealth profiteth not in a day of wrath, And righteousness delivereth from death.
Not it profits wealth in [the] day of fury and righteousness it delivers from death.
5 The righteousness of the perfect maketh right his way, And by his wickedness doth the wicked fall.
[the] righteousness of A blameless [person] it makes straight way his and by wickedness his he falls a wicked [person].
6 The righteousness of the upright delivereth them, And in mischief the treacherous are captured.
[the] righteousness of Upright [people] it delivers them and by [the] craving of treacherous [people] they are caught.
7 In the death of a wicked man, hope perisheth, And the expectation of the iniquitous hath been lost.
At [the] death of a person wicked it is lost hope and [the] hope of strength it perishes.
8 The righteous from distress is drawn out, And the wicked goeth in instead of him.
A righteous [person] from distress [is] delivered and he came a wicked [person] in place his.
9 With the mouth a hypocrite corrupteth his friend, And by knowledge the righteous are drawn out.
By [the] mouth a godless [person] he ruins neighbor his and by knowledge righteous [people] they are delivered.
10 In the good of the righteous a city exulteth, And in the destruction of the wicked [is] singing.
In [the] prosperity of righteous [people] it rejoices a town and when perish wicked [people] a shout of joy.
11 By the blessing of the upright is a city exalted, And by the mouth of the wicked thrown down.
By [the] blessing of upright [people] it is exalted a town and by [the] mouth of wicked [people] it is torn down.
12 Whoso is despising his neighbour lacketh heart, And a man of understanding keepeth silence.
[one who] despises Neighbor his [is] lacking of heart and a person of understanding he keeps quiet.
13 A busybody is revealing secret counsel, And the faithful of spirit is covering the matter.
[one who] goes about A slanderer [is] revealing a secret and a [person] faithful of spirit [is] concealing a matter.
14 Without counsels do a people fall, And deliverance [is] in a multitude of counsellors.
When there not [are] wise directions it falls a people and victory [is] in a multitude of counselor[s].
15 Evil [one] suffereth when he hath been surety [for] a stranger, And whoso is hating suretyship is confident.
Harm he is harmed for he stood surety for a stranger and [one who] hates those striking hands [is] secure.
16 A gracious woman retaineth honour, And terrible [men] retain riches.
A woman of grace she lays hold of honor and ruthless [people] they take hold of wealth.
17 A kind man is rewarding his own soul, And the fierce is troubling his own flesh.
[is] dealing bountifully with Self his a person of loyalty and [is] troubling body his a cruel [person].
18 The wicked is getting a lying wage, And whoso is sowing righteousness — a true reward.
A wicked [person] [is] making wage[s] of falsehood and [one who] sows righteousness wage[s] of truth.
19 Rightly [is] righteousness for life, And whoso is pursuing evil — for his own death.
True righteousness [is] to life and [one who] pursues evil [is] to own death his.
20 An abomination to Jehovah [are] the perverse of heart, And the perfect of the way [are] His delight.
[are] [the] abomination of Yahweh perverse [people] of heart and [are] pleasure his [people] blameless of way.
21 Hand to hand, the wicked is not acquitted, And the seed of the righteous hath escaped.
Hand to hand not he will go unpunished an evil [person] and [the] offspring of righteous [people] he will be delivered.
22 A ring of gold in the nose of a sow — A fair woman and stubborn of behaviour.
A ring of gold in [the] nose of a pig a woman beautiful and [who] turns aside from discernment.
23 The desire of the righteous [is] only good, The hope of the wicked [is] transgression.
[the] desire of Righteous [people] only [is] good [the] hope of wicked [people] [is] fury.
24 There is who is scattering, and yet is increased, And who is keeping back from uprightness, only to want.
There [is one who] scatters and [who is] increased still and [one who] withholds from uprightness only to poverty.
25 A liberal soul is made fat, And whoso is watering, he also is watered.
A person of blessing he will be made fat and [one who] gives water also he he will be given water.
26 Whoso is withholding corn, the people execrate him, And a blessing [is] for the head of him who is selling.
[one who] withholds Grain they curse him a people and a blessing [belongs] to [the] head of [one who] sells grain.
27 Whoso is earnestly seeking good Seeketh a pleasing thing, And whoso is seeking evil — it meeteth him.
[one who] seeks diligently Good he seeks favor and [one who] seeks carefully evil it will come to him.
28 Whoso is confident in his wealth he falleth, And as a leaf, the righteous flourish.
[one who] trusts In wealth his he he will fall and like leaf righteous [people] they will bud.
29 Whoso is troubling his own house inheriteth wind, And a servant [is] the fool to the wise of heart.
[one who] troubles Household his he will inherit wind and [will be] a servant a fool of [the] wise of heart.
30 The fruit of the righteous [is] a tree of life, And whoso is taking souls [is] wise.
[the] fruit of [the] righteous [is] a tree of Life and [one who] takes people [is] wise.
31 Lo, the righteous in the earth is recompensed, Surely also the wicked and the sinner!
There! a righteous [person] on the earth he is rewarded indeed? for a wicked [person] and a sinner.