Proverbs 4
1 Hear, ye sons, the instruction of a father, And give attention to know understanding.
Listen to O children [the] correction of a father and be attentive to know understanding.
2 For good learning I have given to you, My law forsake not.
For instruction good I give to you instruction my may not you neglect.
3 For, a son I have been to my father — tender, And an only one before my mother.
If a son I was of father my tender and only [child] before mother my.
4 And he directeth me, and he saith to me: 'Let thy heart retain my words, Keep my commands, and live.
And he taught me and he said to me let it hold fast to words my heart your keep commandments my and live.
5 Get wisdom, get understanding, Do not forget, nor turn away From the sayings of my mouth.
Acquire wisdom acquire understanding may not you forget and may not you turn aside from [the] utterances of mouth my.
6 Forsake her not, and she doth preserve thee, Love her, and she doth keep thee.
May not you abandon her and she will keep you love her and she will guard you.
7 The first thing [is] wisdom — get wisdom, And with all thy getting get understanding.
[is] first Wisdom acquire wisdom and by all acquisition your acquire understanding.
8 Exalt her, and she doth lift thee up, She honoureth thee, when thou dost embrace her.
Esteem her and she will exalt you she will honor you if you will embrace her.
9 She giveth to thy head a wreath of grace, A crown of beauty she doth give thee freely.
She will put to head your a wreath of grace a crown of beauty she will give you.
10 Hear, my son, and receive my sayings, And years of life [are] multiplied to thee.
Listen O son my and receive words my so they may increase for you years of life.
11 In a way of wisdom I have directed thee, I have caused thee to tread in paths of uprightness.
[the] way of Wisdom I taught you I led you in tracks of uprightness.
12 In thy walking thy step is not straitened, And if thou runnest, thou stumblest not.
When walking you not anyone will hinder step[s] your and if you will run not you will stumble.
13 Lay hold on instruction, do not desist, Keep her, for she [is] thy life.
Take hold on discipline may not you let go keep her for she [is] life your.
14 Into the path of the wicked enter not, And be not happy in a way of evil doers.
In [the] path of wicked [people] may not you go and may not you advance in [the] way of evil [people].
15 Avoid it, pass not over into it, Turn aside from it, and pass on.
Avoid it may not you pass along on it turn aside from on it and pass on.
16 For they sleep not if they do not evil, And their sleep hath been taken violently away, If they cause not [some] to stumble.
For not they will sleep if not they do harm and it is taken away sleep their if not (they bring injury. *Q(K)*)
17 For they have eaten bread of wickedness, And wine of violence they drink.
For they eat [the] bread of wickedness and [the] wine of violence they drink.
18 And the path of the righteous [is] as a shining light, Going and brightening till the day is established,
And [the] path of righteous [people] [is] like a light of brightness [which] goes and [which] shines until [the] established [part] of the day.
19 The way of the wicked [is] as darkness, They have not known at what they stumble.
[the] way of Wicked [people] [is] like darkness not they know on what? are they stumbling.
20 My son, to my words give attention, To my sayings incline thine ear,
O son my to words my be attentive! to utterances my incline ear your.
21 Let them not turn aside from thine eyes, Preserve them in the midst of thy heart.
Do not let them depart from eyes your keep them in [the] midst of heart your.
22 For life they [are] to those finding them, And to all their flesh healing.
For [are] life they to [those who] find them and to all flesh his health.
23 Above every charge keep thy heart, For out of it [are] the outgoings of life.
More than all guarding guard heart your for [are] from it [the] sources of life.
24 Turn aside from thee a froward mouth, And perverse lips put far from thee,
Remove from yourself crookedness of mouth and deviousness of lips put far away from yourself.
25 Thine eyes do look straightforward, And thine eyelids look straight before thee.
Eyes your before let them look and eyelids your let them look straight before you.
26 Ponder thou the path of thy feet, And all thy ways [are] established.
Make level [the] track of foot your and all ways your let them be steadfast.
27 Incline not [to] the right or to the left, Turn aside thy foot from evil!
May not you turn aside right and left turn aside foot your from evil.
