< Proverbs 20 >

1 Wine [is] a scorner — strong drink [is] noisy, And any going astray in it is not wise.
[is] a mocker Wine [is] noisy strong drink and any [one who] staggers in it not he is wise.
2 The fear of a king [is] a growl as of a young lion, He who is causing him to be wroth is wronging his soul.
[is] a roaring Like young lion [the] terror of a king [one who] infuriates him [is] missing life his.
3 An honour to a man is cessation from strife, And every fool intermeddleth.
[is] honor To person cessation from strife and every fool he bursts out.
4 Because of winter the slothful plougheth not, He asketh in harvest, and there is nothing.
From winter a sluggard not he plows (and he asks *Q(K)*) at the harvest and nothing.
5 Counsel in the heart of a man [is] deep water, And a man of understanding draweth it up.
[is] water Deep a plan in [the] heart of a person and a person of understanding he draws out it.
6 A multitude of men proclaim each his kindness, And a man of stedfastness who doth find?
A multitude of person[s] he proclaims each one loyalty his and a person of faithfulness who? will he find.
7 The righteous is walking habitually in his integrity, O the happiness of his sons after him!
[one who] goes about In integrity his a righteous [person] how blessed! [are] sons his after him.
8 A king sitting on a throne of judgment, Is scattering with his eyes all evil,
A king [who] sits on a throne of judgment [is] winnowing with eyes his all evil.
9 Who saith, 'I have purified my heart, I have been cleansed from my sin?'
Who? will he say I have kept pure heart my I am pure from sin my.
10 A stone and a stone, an ephah and an ephah, Even both of them [are] an abomination to Jehovah.
A weight and a weight a measure and a measure [are] [the] abomination of Yahweh also both of them.
11 Even by his actions a youth maketh himself known, Whether his work be pure or upright.
Also by deeds his he makes himself known a youth if [is] pure and if [is] upright activity his.
12 A hearing ear, and a seeing eye, Jehovah hath made even both of them.
An ear [which] hears and an eye [which] sees Yahweh he has made also both of them.
13 Love not sleep, lest thou become poor, Open thine eyes — be satisfied [with] bread.
May not you love sleep lest you should become impoverished open eyes your be satisfied food.
14 'Bad, bad,' saith the buyer, And going his way then he boasteth himself.
Bad bad he says the buyer and [he is] going away himself then he boasts.
15 Substance, gold, and a multitude of rubies, Yea, a precious vessel, [are] lips of knowledge.
There [is] gold and abundance of jewels and [are] an article of preciousness lips of knowledge.
16 Take his garment when a stranger hath been surety, And for strangers pledge it.
Take garment his for he stands surety for a stranger and for (a foreign [woman] *Q(K)*) hold in pledge it.
17 Sweet to a man [is] the bread of falsehood, And afterwards is his mouth filled [with] gravel.
[is] sweet To person food of falsehood and after it will be filled mouth his gravel.
18 Purposes by counsel thou dost establish, And with plans make thou war.
Plans by counsel it is established and by wise directions make war.
19 A revealer of secret counsels is the busybody, And for a deceiver [with] his lips make not thyself surety.
[is] uncovering Secret counsel [one who] goes about a slanderer and to [one who] opens lips his not you will get involved.
20 Whoso is vilifying his father and his mother, Extinguished is his lamp 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 gotten wrongly at first, Even its latter end is not blessed.
An inheritance (hastily gained *Q(K)*) at first and end its not it will be blessed.
22 Do not say, 'I recompense evil,' Wait for Jehovah, and He delivereth thee.
May not you say I will repay evil wait for Yahweh so may he deliver you.
23 An abomination to Jehovah [are] a stone and a stone, And balances of deceit [are] not good.
[are] [the] abomination of Yahweh a weight and a weight and balances of deceit not [are] good.
24 From Jehovah [are] the steps of a man, And man — how understandeth he his way?
[are] from Yahweh [the] steps of a man and anyone what? will he understand own way his.
25 A snare to a man [is] he hath swallowed a holy thing, And after vows to make inquiry.
A snare of a person he may say rashly holiness and after [the] vows to consider.
26 A wise king is scattering the wicked, And turneth back on them the wheel.
[is] winnowing Wicked [people] a king wise and he brought back over them a wheel.
27 The breath of man [is] a lamp of Jehovah, Searching all the inner parts of the heart.
[the] lamp of Yahweh [is the] breath of a human [it is] searching all [the] chambers of [the] belly.
28 Kindness and truth keep a king, And he hath supported by kindness his throne.
Loyalty and faithfulness they preserve a king and he sustains by loyalty throne his.
29 The beauty of young men is their strength, And the honour of old men is grey hairs.
[the] glory of Young men [is] strength their and [the] splendor of old [people] [is] gray hair.
30 The bandages of a wound thou removest with the evil, Also the plagues of the inner parts of the heart!
Wounds of bruise[s] ([are] a cleansing *Q(K)*) evil and blows [the] chambers of [the] belly.

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