Proverbs 13
1 A wise son — the instruction of a father, And a scorner — he hath not heard rebuke.
A son wise [the] discipline of a father and a mocker not he listens to a rebuke.
2 From the fruit of the mouth a man eateth good, And the soul of the treacherous — violence.
From [the] fruit of [the] mouth of a person he eats good thing[s] and [the] appetite of treacherous [people] [is] violence.
3 Whoso is keeping his mouth, is keeping his soul, Whoso is opening wide his lips — ruin to him!
[one who] guards Mouth his [is] protecting life his [one who] opens lips his ruin [belongs] to him.
4 The soul of the slothful is desiring, and hath not. And the soul of the diligent is made fat.
[is] coveting And nothing appetite his a sluggard and [the] appetite of diligent [people] it will be made fat.
5 A false word the righteous hateth, And the wicked causeth abhorrence, and is confounded.
A word of falsehood he hates a righteous [person] and a wicked [person] he acts odiously and he may act shamefully.
6 Righteousness keepeth him who is perfect in the way, And wickedness overthroweth a sin offering.
Righteousness it preserves integrity of way and wickedness it subverts sin.
7 There is who is making himself rich, and hath nothing, Who is making himself poor, and wealth [is] abundant.
There [is one who] enriches himself and there not [is] anything [one who] impoverishes himself and wealth great.
8 The ransom of a man's life [are] his riches, And the poor hath not heard rebuke.
[the] ransom of [the] life of A person [is] wealth his and a poor [person] not he hears a threat.
9 The light of the righteous rejoiceth, And the lamp of the wicked is extinguished.
[the] light of Righteous [people] it rejoices and [the] lamp of wicked [people] it is extinguished.
10 A vain man through pride causeth debate, And with the counselled [is] wisdom.
Only with pride it gives contention and [is] with [those who] receive advice wisdom.
11 Wealth from vanity becometh little, And whoso is gathering by the hand becometh great.
Wealth from vanity it will become small and [one who] gathers on hand he will increase.
12 Hope prolonged is making the heart sick, And a tree of life [is] the coming desire.
Hope deferred [is] making sick [the] heart and [is] a tree of life a desire [which] comes.
13 Whoso is despising the Word is destroyed for it, And whoso is fearing the Command is repayed.
[one who] despises A word he will be pledged to it and [one] fearing a commandment he he will be rewarded.
14 The law of the wise [is] a fountain of life, To turn aside from snares of death.
[the] instruction of A wise [person] [is] a fountain of life to turn aside from [the] snares of death.
15 Good understanding giveth grace, And the way of the treacherous [is] hard.
Insight good it gives favor and [the] way of treacherous [people] [is] enduring.
16 Every prudent one dealeth with knowledge, And a fool spreadeth out folly.
Every sensible [person] he acts with knowledge and a fool he spreads out foolishness.
17 A wicked messenger falleth into evil, And a faithful ambassador is healing.
A messenger wicked he falls in trouble and an envoy of faithfulness [is] healing.
18 Whoso is refusing instruction — poverty and shame, And whoso is observing reproof is honoured.
Poverty and shame [one who] ignores discipline and [one who] keeps correction he is honored.
19 A desire accomplished is sweet to the soul, And an abomination to fools [is]: Turn from evil.
A desire done (is pleasing *LAH(b)*) to a person and [is] an abomination of fools to turn aside from evil.
20 Whoso is walking with wise men is wise, And a companion of fools suffereth evil.
([one who] walks *Q(K)*) With wise [people] (he will become wise *Q(K)*) and [one who] associates with fools he will be harmed.
21 Evil pursueth sinners, And good recompenseth the righteous.
Sinners it pursues calamity and righteous [people] it rewards good.
22 A good man causeth sons' sons to inherit, And laid up for the righteous [is] the sinner's wealth.
A good [person] he leaves an inheritance to children of children and [is] stored up for the righteous [the] wealth of a sinner.
23 Abundance of food — the tillage of the poor, And substance is consumed without judgment.
Abundance of food [the] unplowed ground of poor [people] and there [is what] is swept away in not justice.
24 Whoso is sparing his rod is hating his son, And whoso is loving him hath hastened him chastisement.
[one who] restrains Rod his [is] hating son his and [one who] loves him he seeks early him discipline.
25 The righteous is eating to the satiety of his soul, And the belly of the wicked lacketh!
A righteous [person] [is] eating to [the] satiety of appetite his and [the] belly of wicked [people] it is lacking.
