ಜ್ಞಾನೋಕ್ತಿಗಳು 10
Proverbs of Solomon. A wise son causes a father to rejoice, And a foolish son [is] an affliction to his mother.
Treasures of wickedness do not profit, And righteousness delivers from death.
YHWH does not cause the soul of the righteous to hunger, And He thrusts away the desire of the wicked.
Poor [is] he who is working [with] a slothful hand, And the hand of the diligent makes rich.
Whoever is gathering in summer [is] a wise son, Whoever is sleeping in harvest [is] a son causing shame.
Blessings [are] for the head of the righteous, And the mouth of the wicked covers violence.
The remembrance of the righteous [is] for a blessing, And the name of the wicked rots.
The wise in heart accepts commands, And a talkative fool kicks.
Whoever is walking in integrity walks confidently, And whoever is perverting his ways is known.
Whoever is winking the eye gives grief, And a talkative fool kicks.
A fountain of life [is] the mouth of the righteous, And the mouth of the wicked covers violence.
Hatred awakens contentions, And love covers over all transgressions.
Wisdom is found in the lips of the intelligent, And a rod [is] for the back of him who is lacking understanding.
The wise lay up knowledge, and the mouth of a fool [is] near ruin.
The wealth of the rich [is] his strong city, The ruin of the poor [is] their poverty.
The wage of the righteous [is] for life, The increase of the wicked for sin.
17 ೧೭ ಶಿಕ್ಷೆಯನ್ನು ಕೈಕೊಳ್ಳುವವನು ಜೀವದ ಮಾರ್ಗವನ್ನು ತೋರಿಸುವನು, ಗದರಿಕೆಯನ್ನು ಕೈಕೊಳ್ಳದವನು ಸನ್ಮಾರ್ಗದಿಂದ ತಪ್ಪಿಸುವನು.
A traveler to life [is] he who is keeping instruction, And whoever is forsaking rebuke is erring.
Whoever is covering hatred with lying lips, And whoever is bringing out an evil report is a fool.
In the abundance of words transgression does not cease, And whoever is restraining his lips [is] wise.
The tongue of the righteous [is] chosen silver, The heart of the wicked—as a little thing.
The lips of the righteous delight many, And fools die for lack of heart.
The blessing of YHWH—it makes rich, And He adds no grief with it.
To execute inventions [is] as play to a fool, And wisdom to a man of understanding.
The feared thing of the wicked meets him, And the desire of the righteous is given.
As the passing by of a windstorm, So the wicked is not, And the righteous is a perpetual foundation.
As vinegar to the teeth, And as smoke to the eyes, So [is] the slothful to those sending him.
The fear of YHWH adds days, And the years of the wicked are shortened.
The hope of the righteous [is] joyful, And the expectation of the wicked perishes.
The way of YHWH [is] strength to the perfect, And ruin to workers of iniquity.
The righteous is not moved for all time, And the wicked do not inhabit the earth.
The mouth of the righteous utters wisdom, And the tongue of contrariness is cut out.
The lips of the righteous know a pleasing thing, And the mouth of the wicked perverseness!
