Proverbs 13
1 A wise son — the instruction of a father, And a scorner — he hath not heard rebuke.
A wise son [becometh so] by the correction of his father; but a scorner hearkeneth not to rebuke.
2 From the fruit of the mouth a man eateth good, And the soul of the treacherous — violence.
From the fruit of a man's mouth doth he eat what is good; but the longing of the treacherous is for violence.
3 Whoso is keeping his mouth, is keeping his soul, Whoso is opening wide his lips — ruin to him!
He that watcheth his mouth guardeth his soul; but he that openeth wide his lips [prepareth] himself destruction.
4 The soul of the slothful is desiring, and hath not. And the soul of the diligent is made fat.
The sluggard longeth [in] his soul, and there [cometh] nothing; but the soul of the diligent will be abundantly gratified.
5 A false word the righteous hateth, And the wicked causeth abhorrence, and is confounded.
The righteous hateth the word of falsehood; but the wicked bringeth shame and dishonor.
6 Righteousness keepeth him who is perfect in the way, And wickedness overthroweth a sin offering.
Righteousness keepeth [him that is] upright on his way; but wickedness perverteth the [man of] sin.
7 There is who is making himself rich, and hath nothing, Who is making himself poor, and wealth [is] abundant.
There is some one that pretendeth to be rich without having any thing; another that pretendeth to be poor while having abundant wealth.
8 The ransom of a man's life [are] his riches, And the poor hath not heard rebuke.
As the ransom of a man's life [hath he often to give] his riches; but the poor heareth no threat.
9 The light of the righteous rejoiceth, And the lamp of the wicked is extinguished.
The light of the righteous burneth joyfully; but the lamp of the wicked will be quenched.
10 A vain man through pride causeth debate, And with the counselled [is] wisdom.
Only through presumptuous conduct doth man produce contention; but with the well-advised is wisdom.
11 Wealth from vanity becometh little, And whoso is gathering by the hand becometh great.
Wealth [gotten] by vain deeds will be diminished; but he that gathereth by close labor will increase it.
12 Hope prolonged is making the heart sick, And a tree of life [is] the coming desire.
Expectation long deferred maketh the heart sick; but a tree of life is a desire which is fulfilled.
13 Whoso is despising the Word is destroyed for it, And whoso is fearing the Command is repayed.
Whoso despiseth the word shall fall in debt to it; but he that feareth the commandment will be rewarded.
14 The law of the wise [is] a fountain of life, To turn aside from snares of death.
The instruction of the wise is a source of life, [teaching] to avoid the snares of death.
15 Good understanding giveth grace, And the way of the treacherous [is] hard.
Good intelligence giveth grace; but the way of the treacherous is hard.
16 Every prudent one dealeth with knowledge, And a fool spreadeth out folly.
Every prudent man acteth with knowledge; but a fool spreadeth abroad his folly.
17 A wicked messenger falleth into evil, And a faithful ambassador is healing.
A wicked messenger falleth into unhappiness; but a faithful ambassador [bringeth] healing.
18 Whoso is refusing instruction — poverty and shame, And whoso is observing reproof is honoured.
Poverty and disgrace will overtake him that rejecteth correction; but he that observeth admonition will be honored.
19 A desire accomplished is sweet to the soul, And an abomination to fools [is]: Turn from evil.
A desire accomplished is pleasant to the soul; but it is abomination to fools to depart from evil.
20 Whoso is walking with wise men is wise, And a companion of fools suffereth evil.
He that walketh with wise men will become wise; but he that associateth with fools will be destroyed.
21 Evil pursueth sinners, And good recompenseth the righteous.
Evil pursueth the sinners; but the righteous will [God] repay with happiness.
22 A good man causeth sons' sons to inherit, And laid up for the righteous [is] the sinner's wealth.
A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children's children; but the wealth of the sinner is treasured up for the righteous.
23 Abundance of food — the tillage of the poor, And substance is consumed without judgment.
Much food bringeth the new-tilled ground of the poor; but there are many others that are taken away through injustice.
24 Whoso is sparing his rod is hating his son, And whoso is loving him hath hastened him chastisement.
He that withholdeth his rod hateth his son; but he that loveth him chastiseth him betimes.
25 The righteous is eating to the satiety of his soul, And the belly of the wicked lacketh!
The righteous eateth to satisfy his desire [to eat]; but the belly of the wicked always suffereth want.
