roverbs 1

1 1he proverbs ot So|omon, the son ot Dav|d, k|nq ot |srae|:

1 m pog o: mo o, o o : mo o l o _o u m ,
2 to know w|sdom and |nstruct|on; to d|scern the words ot understand|nq;
2 o : o o p @l po :o p o , o : mgo o o p o:o:o:
m ,
8 to rece|ve |nstruct|on |n w|se dea||nq, |n r|qhteousness, just|ce, and
equ|ty;
8 o : m :g p op po , o , :o p@ p ,
:mo:ooop mo p o ,
4 to q|ve prudence to the s|mp|e, know|edqe and d|scret|on to the younq
man:
4 o : m : po o omuo op op , :o p o p @l, : :oo
mo: oo o pop o lopo .
that the w|se man may hear, and |ncrease |n |earn|nq; that the man ot
understand|nq may atta|n to sound counse|:
uo p o gp . :muo mlo p, :o omo p o:o:o:
g op : po .
0 to understand a proverb, and parab|es, the words and r|dd|es ot the
w|se.
0 mg p :mgo m p mu a, o p o mo mol, :mo
o o .
1 1he tear ot Yahweh |s the beq|nn|nq ot know|edqe; but the too||sh
desp|se w|sdom and |nstruct|on.
1 o_ u g pu o p @l mo po :o . po :o p o g p o o:o o
o:opo .
8 My son, ||sten to your tather`s |nstruct|on, and don`t torsake your
mother`s teach|nq:
8 uo o lo, gp gomo p , :o op gu mo p o o .
0 tor they w||| be a qar|and to qrace your head, and cha|ns around your
neck.
0 mo m , o p mu mo mo p_ ogo p mo , :oo
og ao o .
10 My son, |t s|nners ent|ce you, don`t consent.
10 uo o lo, o :o:o u o ag :, mpo m o o .
11 |t they say, Come w|th us, Let`s |ay |n wa|t tor b|ood; |et`s |urk
secret|y tor the |nnocent w|thout cause;
11 u o :o :o , uoo :o o p oo p mo , uoo :
oo m :o: m p op o o m_ mo .
12 |et`s swa||ow them up a||ve ||ke Sheo|, and who|e, ||ke those who qo
down |nto the p|t.
12 uou o au :m o__o mo :g p, : omg o@l o
omo o o mo mo :g p .
18 We`|| t|nd a|| va|uab|e wea|th. We`|| t||| our houses w|th spo||.
18 oo pg o p o p mo ao a, ouo oo p :o ag o .
14 You sha|| cast your |ot amonq us. We`|| a|| have one purse.`
14 go o op oo_l, om p : op o_pu o .
1 My son, don`t wa|k |n the way w|th them. keep your toot trom the|r
path,
1 uo o lo, o a_ :m o , _ go p om_o .
10 tor the|r teet run to ev||. 1hey hurry to shed b|ood.
10 mo m , mo p u o o m, :u o_ o_ o : mo o o p o .
11 |or |n va|n |s the net spread |n the s|qht ot any b|rd:
11 mo m , o lo o ao oo oo p :o p : mua@l o o o .
18 but these |ay wa|t tor the|r own b|ood. 1hey |urk secret|y tor the|r
own ||ves.
18 :moo p o :o o p omo p p o mo , o : omo:ou po
mo g po .
10 So are the ways ot everyone who |s qreedy tor qa|n. |t takes away
the ||te ot |ts owners.
10 o omo: o p mlo p ooo m_u g p o :o . o :o p ao
moop mo:ou o .
20 W|sdom ca||s a|oud |n the street. She utters her vo|ce |n the pub||c
squares.
20 po :o p oo , o o p mo o_o ,
21 She ca||s at the head ot no|sy p|aces. At the entrance ot the c|ty
qates, she utters her words:
21 :o po om po p mo , o_o mo po :, oo o o o mo g p
:o po_: m ,
22 How |onq, you s|mp|e ones, w||| you |ove s|mp||c|ty! How |onq w|||
mockers de||qht themse|ves |n mockery, and too|s hate know|edqe!
22 :o :op, o uo op o p o, o mp : uo op ,
:o ug olg p u ao og ol mo , :o o:o o o:o
o p @lg p o :u ao p.
28 1urn at my reproot. 8eho|d, | w||| pour out my sp|r|t on you. | w|||
make known my words to you.
28 up o o: ouo p u p mu . , uo o uo: oo o ,
uo :op o p @lo ouo olo .
24 8ecause | have ca||ed, and you have retused; | have stretched out my
hand, and no one has pa|d attent|on;
24 u u :, o o o ao, u uu ao p uo , :o gp op o,
2 but you have |qnored a|| my counse|, and wanted none ot my reproot;
2 u u o oa uo p p oo o , :op op o o: ouo p u p g p
o: :,
20 | a|so w||| |auqh at your d|saster. | w||| mock when ca|am|ty overtakes
you;
20 up ug op opo o g:o p , uo_ o o, :u :
o .
21 when ca|am|ty overtakes you ||ke a storm, when your d|saster comes
on ||ke a wh|r|w|nd; when d|stress and anqu|sh come on you.
21 uo_ o o o u mo :, : uo:o o__:g o o oo :
mo :g p , ug:uo p , : o oop o :,
28 1hen w||| they ca|| on me, but | w||| not answer. 1hey w||| seek me
d|||qent|y, but they w||| not t|nd me;
28 a o o :o pu, :uo :oop op . u u oo o ,
:o p g op uop .
20 because they hated know|edqe, and d|dn`t choose the tear ot Yahweh.
20 mo m , moo p o:o o p @l, :u oop o_ u op .
80 1hey wanted none ot my counse|. 1hey desp|sed a|| my reproot.
80 op op mo: ou o p p op , :ug ol uo p u p ooao .
81 1heretore they w||| eat ot the tru|t ot the|r own way, and be t|||ed
w|th the|r own schemes.
81 uo:g p : m pm_po mop , :o_:m po
om po:pog po .
82 |or the backs||d|nq ot the s|mp|e w||| k||| them. 1he care|ess ease ot
too|s w||| destroy them.
82 u u: o uo op op mup amo:g p uo m , :o o:o o
moo op mo:g p uo:o m o .
88 8ut whoever ||stens to me w||| dwe|| secure|y, and w||| be at ease,
w|thout tear ot harm.`
88 u u o om gp uo g p m p u o pu o:, :o o_: :mo
mo_ g p o .
roverbs 2
1 My son, |t you w||| rece|ve my words, and store up my commandments
w|th|n you;
1 uo o lo, gu :g u , :oao p uuo a :g,
2 So as to turn your ear to w|sdom, and app|y your heart to
understand|nq;
2 o : g : gg o p o , : up go:o o p o:o:o:,
8 Yes, |t you ca|| out tor d|scernment, and ||tt up your vo|ce tor
understand|nq;
8 u u: gu : o p o:, :o o p go o o p o:o:o: :,
4 |t you seek her as s||ver, and search tor her as tor h|dden treasures:
4 gu u m _p o o o mo :, :o__m o p o p m p o o p mo :g p :,
then you w||| understand the tear ot Yahweh, and t|nd the know|edqe
ot God .
ggo o_ u , :go pg o p @lu o .
0 |or Yahweh q|ves w|sdom. Out ot h|s mouth comes know|edqe and
understand|nq.
0 mo m , u o po p o o . o p @l, :o p o:o:o: o po_ :
omo:o po .
1 He |ays up sound w|sdom tor the upr|qht. He |s a sh|e|d to those who
wa|k |n |nteqr|ty;
1 oao po o po mu amg oo o o mo , u o o p oo
omo ooo o mo o .
8 that he may quard the paths ot just|ce, and preserve the way ot h|s
sa|nts.
8 oo oo p@ p m_o o o , : mo o o m_o .
0 1hen you w||| understand r|qhteousness and just|ce, equ|ty and every
qood path.
0 a o ggo o , :o p @ p , :mo:oo, u
_o o o omo mop o .
10 |or w|sdom w||| enter |nto your heart. know|edqe w||| be p|easant to
your sou|.
10 mo m , po oa a ogo: o , :o p @l opgo:,
11 D|scret|on w||| watch over you. Understand|nq w||| keep you,
11 : :oo go: m : g, :o p o:o:o: og,
12 to de||ver you trom the way ot ev||, trom the men who speak perverse
th|nqs;
12 o : muo o_:g om m_, :o om m pm ,
18 who torsake the paths ot upr|qhtness, to wa|k |n the ways ot
darkness;
18 o omo op o m_ o : mo a o : m_,
14 who rejo|ce to do ev||, and de||qht |n the perverseness ot ev||;
14 o omo p o o:o omu m, omo po o:@ o p mo ,
1 who are crooked |n the|r ways, and wayward |n the|r paths:
1 o om_ mo , p , :m_ u mmmo o .
10 1o de||ver you trom the stranqe woman, even trom the tore|qner who
t|atters w|th her words;
10 uo uo_ :g oo au po:o , :o u o au p omo om ,
11 who torsakes the tr|end ot her youth, and torqets the covenant ot her
God:
11 o omo op mu pg o p m mo :, :o:o g p mo
mmpo m o o .
18 tor her house |eads down to death, her paths to the dead.
18 mo m , mo p o :o o o , :m_o o o o o o mm p o .
10 None who qo to her return aqa|n, ne|ther do they atta|n to the paths
ot ||te:
10 o omo o mm p o l op g oop . o p o:op
u m_op .
20 that you may wa|k |n the way ot qood men, and keep the paths ot
the r|qhteous.
20 uo:g p : o oo o m_o , :o :ua o o o m_g p .
21 |or the upr|qht w||| dwe|| |n the |and. 1he pertect w||| rema|n |n |t.
21 mo m , o m mo m po : oo o o mo , :o
oo o m p p omo o .
22 8ut the w|cked w||| be cut ott trom the |and. 1he treacherous w||| be
rooted out ot |t.
22 u u o o op g p op p a a o o , :o uupo g p
op o : a m omo o .
roverbs 8
1 My son, don`t torqet my teach|nq; but |et your heart keep my
commandments:
1 uo o lo, o:o g p uo p o o . ugo: g uuo a .
2 tor |enqth ot days, and years ot ||te, and peace, w||| they add to you.
2 mo m , oao p u g mlg , :o:ou mg p , :u o : ogo o .
8 Don`t |et k|ndness and truth torsake you. 8|nd them around your neck.
Wr|te them on the tab|et ot your heart.
8 :o op o__:o p, :u og o , oo pm og ao ,
:m ogo: mo p op o g p .
4 So you w||| t|nd tavor, and qood understand|nq |n the s|qht ot God and
man.
4 u u g p : gop mo:, :o po p@ o p ou :o @ mua@lo .
1rust |n Yahweh w|th a|| your heart, and don`t |ean on your own
understand|nq.
og go: ou ogo: o_p@l . :o og go:
og p o:p g o .
0 |n a|| your ways acknow|edqe h|m, and he w||| make your paths
stra|qht.
0 o p @l u og_ o oa mo . :mop uo g_o .
1 Don`t be w|se |n your own eyes. |ear Yahweh, and depart trom ev||.
1 o p o om p o ogua@lp g mo o . o_ u , :o:o p a
ommm p g p .
8 |t w||| be hea|th to your body, and nour|shment to your bones.
8 o p mo: og mo , :a a ogu mo o .
0 Honor Yahweh w|th your substance, w|th the t|rst tru|ts ot a|| your
|ncrease:
0 uoo u ogo o go po p, : ogmlo p ooa mop o .
10 so your barns w||| be t|||ed w|th p|enty, and your vats w||| overt|ow
w|th new w|ne.
10 a o go po o o o :mlmlo a, :gg po oo :opg p
o o p a :oo :o mo o .
11 My son, don`t desp|se Yahweh`s d|sc|p||ne, ne|ther be weary ot h|s
reproot:
11 uo o lo, u o p u p g p o ug ol o . mo p o g p
o o: omu o .
12 tor whom Yahweh |oves, he reproves; even as a tather reproves the
son |n whom he de||qhts.
12 mo m , o ou mp m g p u o p u p m o o p u p mo ommp o
mo :g po .
18 Happy |s the man who t|nds w|sdom, the man who qets
understand|nq.
18 o omo p g p o , :o omug o p o:o:o:g p op o p o oo .
14 |or her qood prot|t |s better than qett|nq s||ver, and her return |s
better than t|ne qo|d.
14 mo m , g op m g p o g g op _p o o o , :mmlo p
o g o o o .
1 She |s more prec|ous than rub|es. None ot the th|nqs you can des|re
are to be compared to her.
1 mo p g u_oo , : u omopgo: ooag p g
o p o_ op : m op .
10 Lenqth ot days |s |n her r|qht hand. |n her |ett hand are r|ches and
honor.
10 u g ml m po omo o , :o : , :oo omo o p o .
11 Her ways are ways ot p|easantness. A|| her paths are peace.
11 m_g pu _mu a, : u m_o o o u u o :o .
18 She |s a tree ot ||te to those who |ay ho|d ot her. Happy |s everyone
who reta|ns her.
18 o po ou mo p o : ou o omo :g m mo , :o
omo :uam g p op o po oo .
10 8y w|sdom Yahweh tounded the earth. 8y understand|nq, he
estab||shed the heavens.
10 u oao o p o p mo po : o p o , o u o p o p o:o .
20 8y h|s know|edqe, the depths were broken up, and the sk|es drop
down the dew.
20 o u ao o po:o mo: omo p @l, :mp : o o oo o o .
21 My son, |et them not depart trom your eyes. keep sound w|sdom and
d|scret|on:
21 uo o lo, :o:o p g pop ogua@l o , o po mu amg
:oo go: .
22 so they w||| be ||te to your sou|, and qrace tor your neck.
22 :o p u ogo: mo , :u o og a mo o .
28 1hen you sha|| wa|k |n your way secure|y. Your toot won`t stumb|e.
28 a o go ag_ m p : og go:, :go p op op .
24 When you ||e down, you w||| not be atra|d. Yes, you w||| ||e down,
and your s|eep w||| be sweet.
24 gu o :, go_ op op . u u: gu o :, gu oo u au ao .
2 Don`t be atra|d ot sudden tear, ne|ther ot the deso|at|on ot the
w|cked, when |t comes:
2 uo_ uo : o aoa u o , o o muou mo
u o , o_ o .
20 tor Yahweh w||| be your cont|dence, and w||| keep your toot trom
be|nq taken.
20 mo m , u o p gu o, :o go p o : mo op o_ o
o o .
21 Don`t w|thho|d qood trom those to whom |t |s due, when |t |s |n the
power ot your hand to do |t.
21 go uo :, _ o oo omo g opo o ,
28 Don`t say to your ne|qhbor, Go, and come aqa|n; tomorrow | w||| q|ve
|t to you,` when you have |t by you.
28 m p :g :, o : ogo :, o :o l , uo p
oo ag p o .
20 Don`t dev|se ev|| aqa|nst your ne|qhbor, s|nce he dwe||s secure|y by
you.
20 o m p ogu m poo :o :g m p : og mo: :, p
mo lm o .
80 Don`t str|ve w|th a man w|thout cause, |t he has done you no harm.
80 o u umop gop :, o o ao o a :m o o o .
81 Don`t envy the man ot v|o|ence. Choose none ot h|s ways.
81 o: o umuo mo o . :u o m_ g o o .
82 |or the perverse |s an abom|nat|on to Yahweh, but h|s tr|endsh|p |s
w|th the upr|qht.
82 mo m , o mo: pg pu o:opm mo ou mua@l, u u
m p o:g p m p : o mo:o o .
88 Yahweh`s curse |s |n the house ot the w|cked, but he b|esses the
hab|tat|on ot the r|qhteous.
88 u mo pmm po oo o mo p o , u u o p o o o o
mm pmo : mo o .
84 Sure|y he mocks the mockers, but he q|ves qrace to the humb|e.
84 ug ol o ug ol, u u o po__:o po p
oo mo p o mo:o o .
8 1he w|se w||| |nher|t q|ory, but shame w||| be the promot|on ot too|s.
8 o om p o gp g ol oo , u u o o:o o g p uao :
m o p am o .
roverbs 4
1 L|sten, sons, to a tather`s |nstruct|on. ay attent|on and know
understand|nq;
1 o o lo p o, gp o mo p o , :oa o o: o : o o p @l
p o: .
2 tor | q|ve you sound |earn|nq. Don`t torsake my |aw.
2 mo m , uo po o oo po mo o . o op uo p o o .
8 |or | was a son to my tather, tender and an on|y ch||d |n the s|qht ot
my mother.
8 mo m , uu uo mo o l, o mo :o ou ouu mpm oo .
4 He tauqht me, and sa|d to me: Let your heart reta|n my words. keep
my commandments, and ||ve.
4 :o p u, :o :op u, ugo: o :ua uo . g uuo a
, : gu o .
Get w|sdom. Get understand|nq. Don`t torqet, ne|ther swerve trom the
words ot my mouth.
ug po , ug po: , o:o g p m o , :o:o_:
ouo:o p m o .
0 Don`t torsake her, and she w||| preserve you. Love her, and she w|||
keep you.
0 o op m o , :m : g o , mpm , :ogo .
1 W|sdom |s supreme. Get w|sdom. Yes, thouqh |t costs a|| your
possess|ons, qet understand|nq.
1 mo p_g pu p o o . ug p o , :ug
p o: ogu ooag p .
8 Lsteem her, and she w||| exa|t you. She w||| br|nq you to honor, when
you embrace her.
8 oao po m , :oao po go . go :m :, uoo go .
0 She w||| q|ve to your head a qar|and ot qrace. She w||| de||ver a crown
ot sp|endor to you.`
0 o p go p oo p_ mu mo, o pg oo poo : mu moo .
10 L|sten, my son, and rece|ve my say|nqs. 1he years ot your ||te w||| be
many.
10 uo o lo, gp , : :g uo ol , :go:ou mg pmol
mloo .
11 | have tauqht you |n the way ot w|sdom. | have |ed you |n stra|qht
paths.
11 uo po g o p o m_, : :o ag oo m_o .
12 When you qo, your steps w||| not be hampered. When you run, you
w||| not stumb|e.
12 go :, go m pop, : gu :, go p op op .
18 1ake t|rm ho|d ot |nstruct|on. Don`t |et her qo. keep her, tor she |s
your ||te.
18 o :ua o p o . o_m o . om . mo m ,
u gu o .
14 Don`t enter |nto the path ot the w|cked. Don`t wa|k |n the way ot ev||
men.
14 o oo o m_ o , :o a o m m_o o o o .
1 Avo|d |t, and don`t pass by |t. 1urn trom |t, and pass on.
1 o:o :m . o __am o . up a go: om :o .
10 |or they don`t s|eep, un|ess they do ev||. 1he|r s|eep |s taken away,
un|ess they make someone ta||.
10 mo m moo p u u m op :, u opoop .
11 |or they eat the bread ot w|ckedness, and dr|nk the w|ne ot v|o|ence.
11 mo m m p o o o m p, :m uo p moo :o o .
18 8ut the path ot the r|qhteous |s ||ke the dawn|nq ||qht, that sh|nes
more and more unt|| the pertect day.
18 u u o o o m_g p uo: u o p o p mo :u a :o o p ,
:u a :o o p , ou o p mo :g po .
10 1he way ot the w|cked |s ||ke darkness. 1hey don`t know what they
stumb|e over.
10 o o m_ g p uo: o :o mo :g p, mo p op
oua ua g p o p @lop oop.
20 My son, attend to my words. 1urn your ear to my say|nqs.
20 uo o lo, gp u . :gg ouo .
21 Let them not depart trom your eyes. keep them |n the m|dst ot your
heart.
21 :o:m ogua o . om ogo: o .
22 |or they are ||te to those who t|nd them, and hea|th to the|r who|e
body.
22 mo m , u u oo omo pg m mo , :o: omo :m@p
o@l mo o .
28 keep your heart w|th a|| d|||qence, tor out ot |t |s the we||spr|nq ot
||te.
28 ogo ooa mo o pg p o go: . mo m mu o po
omo o .
24 ut away trom yourse|t a perverse mouth. ut corrupt ||ps tar trom
you.
24 o : a o:o po ogm p , :oau o p o__ p :g .
2 Let your eyes |ook stra|qht ahead. ||x your qaze d|rect|y betore you.
2 ugua o o , :uguao : m pooo oa ogua@l .
20 Make the path ot your teet |eve|. Let a|| ot your ways be estab||shed.
20 o u p go p m_ o : g_ o o o ooa m p _ .
21 Don`t turn to the r|qht hand nor to the |ett. Hemove your toot trom
ev||.
21 o o o o , o o o p o , up go: o , o : a go p ommm p .
roverbs
1 My son, pay attent|on to my w|sdom. 1urn your ear to my
understand|nq:
1 uo o lo, gp u p o mo . :gg ou p o:
mo .
2 that you may ma|nta|n d|scret|on, that your ||ps may preserve
know|edqe.
2 o : g oo go:, :go__ o o p @l mo o .
8 |or the ||ps ot an adu|teress dr|p honey. Her mouth |s smoother than
o||,
8 mo m , o au p o:o g p mo__ :o o g o , :mo:o p o_ g o
o .
4 8ut |n the end she |s as b|tter as wormwood, and as sharp as a two-
edqed sword.
4 :mg p opo oo : moo p : mo :, m po g: omgpm p o o oa
mo :g po .
Her teet qo down to death. Her steps |ead stra|qht to Sheo|.
mo po o o o , mo g p ooo__o o .
0 She q|ves no thouqht to the way ot ||te. Her ways are crooked, and
she doesn`t know |t.
0 g o u p opo : u m_oo . m_ o_op , :go p @lm
o op .
1 Now theretore, my sons, ||sten to me. Don`t depart trom the words ot
my mouth.
1 :og p m , o o lo p o, gp uo .
8 Hemove your way tar trom her. Don`t come near the door ot her
house,
8 :up a ouo:o p m o , o :g_u : m . :o o :
:mo p m_o o .
0 |est you q|ve your honor to others, and your years to the crue| one;
0 o : go o po goo oo o, :gg pgol oo uo p o ,
10 |est stranqers teast on your wea|th, and your |abors enr|ch another
man`s house.
10 o : o o o u o mo m p go o go p o p , :gu mo :mo mo
m poo o o u o mo po o o .
11 You w||| qroan at your |atter end, when your t|esh and your body are
consumed,
11 : gg o , :go :g@p oa :, go pm : go:m : ogu ag p,
12 and say, How | have hated |nstruct|on, and my heart desp|sed
reproot;
12 :go :, uo:o o p o , :uo: o:op o p u p o p.
18 ne|ther have | obeyed the vo|ce ot my teachers, nor turned my ear to
those who |nstructed me!
18 :ugpop uogpo p op mo op , :u :ug oo o p o
uop mo op .
14 | have come to the br|nk ot utter ru|n, |n the m|dst ot the qathered
assemb|y.`
14 o : : um p ou mooa mo oo o u , :m po p
m_lg po .
1 Dr|nk water out ot your own c|stern, runn|nq water out ot your own
we||.
1 m o ogo o p g, :o omu o ogo o p o mo p g g p .
10 Shou|d your spr|nqs overt|ow |n the streets, streams ot water |n the
pub||c squares!
10 ugo o po u o oo , :o _op o_o:o mo g p o .
11 Let them be tor yourse|t a|one, not tor stranqers w|th you.
11 umm po ogo p g, :u op oo o omm p :g mo op .
18 Let your spr|nq be b|essed. Hejo|ce |n the w|te ot your youth.
18 ugo o po op o p o , :go:o :go popo lo pmul o .
10 A |ov|nq doe and a qracetu| deer- |et her breasts sat|sty you at a||
t|mes. 8e capt|vated a|ways w|th her |ove.
10 u o oo u mmp, :u u mu moo . mo glo :o_:m p
g :m :, :guu go: ommp o pu o .
20 |or why shou|d you, my son, be capt|vated w|th an adu|teress! Why
embrace the bosom ot another!
20 :uo o lo, guu go: oo au po:o , :o : o u o au p ma mglg pu
mopua o p .
21 |or the ways ot man are betore the eyes ot Yahweh. He exam|nes a||
h|s paths.
21 mo m , o @ m_ m po ou mua@l, : o u po
m_o o o ooa mo m_ o .
22 1he ev|| deeds ot the w|cked ensnare h|m. 1he cords ot h|s s|n ho|d
h|m t|rm|y.
22 mmpo o pg o o . :m :o:po mo_ ouam o .
28 He w||| d|e tor |ack ot |nstruct|on. |n the qreatness ot h|s to||y, he w|||
qo astray.
28 o p o m pop :, o o, : omo:o : p mo g p
o:o_:_o .
roverbs 0
1 My son, |t you have become co||atera| tor your ne|qhbor, |t you have
struck your hands |n p|edqe tor a stranqer;
1 uo o lo, gu m p go: og go : mo , gu o :g o mo oo o
mo :,
2 You are trapped by the words ot your mouth. You are ensnared w|th
the words ot your mouth.
2 gu op oo_ o ogo:o p m , gu op o pg g
ogo:o p mo :,
8 Do th|s now, my son, and de||ver yourse|t, s|nce you have come |nto
the hand ot your ne|qhbor. Go, humb|e yourse|t. ress your p|ea w|th your
ne|qhbor.
8 uo o lo, u m , :uo uo_: go: . mo m , go op o
og go : mo o o , :o o po go:, :oopo p g go : mo
,
4 G|ve no s|eep to your eyes, nor s|umber to your eye||ds.
4 o pu gua o , o pu o guao : o .
|ree yourse|t, ||ke a qaze||e trom the hand ot the hunter, ||ke a b|rd
trom the snare ot the tow|er.
uo uo_: go: o oo oo mo o mo :g p , :o po p
oo o p g o p mo o mo :g p .
0 Go to the ant, you s|uqqard. Cons|der her ways, and be w|se;
0 o po o, o o o _o mm p, o mu p m_ : po
.
1 wh|ch hav|nq no ch|et, overseer, or ru|er,
1 mopg p mo pm p , mo m m p, mo om m popo .
8 prov|des her bread |n the summer, and qathers her tood |n the harvest.
8 o m g p a mm p , : o :o m g p oo p
mm pm o .
0 How |onq w||| you s|eep, s|uqqard! When w||| you ar|se out ot your
s|eep!
0 o po o, gu o :u ao p, go o g p ogu g p m oo p.
10 A ||tt|e s|eep, a ||tt|e s|umber, a ||tt|e to|d|nq ot the hands to s|eep:
10 u o:o:, u o o :o:, o_ :o o o:o: o : gu o o .
11 so your poverty w||| come as a robber, and your scarc|ty as an armed
man.
11 go pua o u_u_a o_o mo :, :go pg: o m p :
mo o mo :g po .
12 A worth|ess person, a man ot |n|qu|ty, |s he who wa|ks w|th a
perverse mouth;
12 o o ao p op o mo o g p o o :o:o po o .
18 who w|nks w|th h|s eyes, who s|qna|s w|th h|s teet, who mot|ons w|th
h|s t|nqers;
18 o_:mua, omo p , :g p omo u o go .
14 |n whose heart |s perverseness, who dev|ses ev|| cont|nua||y, who
a|ways sows d|scord.
14 o o m po omo: o , po oum o p u , o p
m po ao : o ao .
1 1heretore h|s ca|am|ty w||| come sudden|y. He w||| be broken sudden|y,
and that w|thout remedy.
1 uo:g p : mg:o p oop m o oa , o:o o_o_oa,
:uo_l m m p op .
10 1here are s|x th|nqs wh|ch Yahweh hates; yes, seven wh|ch are an
abom|nat|on to h|m:
10 u u u o:o m , :a u mo:op mm o .
11 hauqhty eyes, a |y|nq tonque, hands that shed |nnocent b|ood;
11 o mua m po po , o mo_ om o_ :o_p , :o mo omo o
o p om :o: m p op ,
18 a heart that dev|ses w|cked schemes, teet that are sw|tt |n runn|nq to
m|sch|et,
18 o mo: om p am, o mo p omu o_ o m mm p ,
10 a ta|se w|tness who utters ||es, and he who sows d|scord amonq
brothers.
10 o m p mo: op om o_ :o_p , :o omo p
m po ao : o a o o o m_lo .
20 My son, keep your tather`s commandment, and don`t torsake your
mother`s teach|nq.
20 uo o lo, g go muo a , :o:op gu mo p o .
21 8|nd them cont|nua||y on your heart. 1|e them around your neck.
21 oo pm ogo: mo o p u , oo pm og ao .
22 When you wa|k, |t w||| |ead you. When you s|eep, |t w||| watch over
you. When you awake, |t w||| ta|k w|th you.
22 go :, o g, gu o :, og, : go o g po p :,
:go .
28 |or the commandment |s a |amp, and the |aw |s ||qht. Heproots ot
|nstruct|on are the way ot ||te,
28 mo m , uo ag pu u pm , :o p g pu o , :o p u p
mo p o g p u u m_o .
24 to keep you trom the |mmora| woman, trom the t|attery ot the
wayward w|te`s tonque.
24 moo p _ g oo au pmm, o au p o:o omo omo_ o .
2 Don`t |ust atter her beauty |n your heart, ne|ther |et her capt|vate you
w|th her eye||ds.
2 o: m op mo o ogo: o o . : :o pg muao : og o .
20 |or a prost|tute reduces you to a p|ece ot bread. 1he adu|teress hunts
tor your prec|ous ||te.
20 mo m , o o po ouou p mu g p mm p o po p ,
:o mp oo u o mo:ou omo pg po .
21 Can a man scoop t|re |nto h|s |ap, and h|s c|othes not be burned!
21 o u oau pm omo:glo :, m mo : o p op ol.
28 Or can one wa|k on hot coa|s, and h|s teet not be scorched!
28 o u o ou pm o: mo o p :, mo p u aop ol.
20 So |s he who qoes |n to h|s ne|qhbor`s w|te. Whoever touches her w|||
not be unpun|shed.
20 umo: g p ou o omo a a o o omul mm p
ooog p o . u o omo :opm g p op :o: :o :o .
80 Men don`t desp|se a th|et, |t he stea|s to sat|sty h|mse|t when he |s
hunqry:
80 o o p o_p g p opo mo: :, u o p o : mo:
o_:m p :, o oaopm op .
81 but |t he |s tound, he sha|| restore seven t|mes. He sha|| q|ve a|| the
wea|th ot h|s house.
81 op op : o u o pg m :, op o pp mo a o:, op o p mo p
mo o ooao .
82 He who comm|ts adu|tery w|th a woman |s vo|d ot understand|nq. He
who does |t destroys h|s own sou|.
82 o omuup o ulg p mo:o: m pop . o omu u g pu
muo o mo:p og po .
88 He w||| qet wounds and d|shonor. H|s reproach w||| not be w|ped
away.
88 o p g mo op, :uao :, :m p p g p op
__a am op .
84 |or jea|ousy arouses the tury ot the husband. He won`t spare |n the
day ot venqeance.
84 mo m , o: p :o p o @ mo:o p , :o:o op ouo
mu g op .
8 He won`t reqard any ransom, ne|ther w||| he rest content, thouqh you
q|ve many q|tts.
8 o:op o : oo op , :gu o p o po:ml op op :,
u o p u o:op oop .
roverbs 1
1 My son, keep my words. Lay up my commandments w|th|n you.
1 uo o lo, g uo , :oao p uuo a ogm p .
2 keep my commandments and ||ve! Guard my teach|nq as the app|e ot
your eye.
2 g uuo a , :gu o . :oa uo p o guao o
mo :g p .
8 8|nd them on your t|nqers. Wr|te them on the tab|et ot your heart.
8 oo pm ogo u mo , : m ogo:o p op mo .
4 1e|| w|sdom, You are my s|ster.` Ca|| understand|nq your re|at|ve,
4 o : o p o , gu u o ou pg p . : :g o p o:o:o:
ogo :g .
that they may keep you trom the stranqe woman, trom the tore|qner
who t|atters w|th her words.
o : _ g oo au po:o , o u o au p omo om o .
0 |or at the w|ndow ot my house, | |ooked out throuqh my |att|ce.
0 mo m , ouo p mo po_, o po_ mo_ :g p,
1 | saw amonq the s|mp|e ones. | d|scerned amonq the youths a younq
man vo|d ot understand|nq,
1 u oo omuo op op m_l, u o o omo:o:
m pop oo o p op o l m_l oo .
8 pass|nq throuqh the street near her corner, he went the way to her
house,
8 o o a_o : :mogp , :o o o mo po ,
0 |n the tw|||qht, |n the even|nq ot the day, |n the m|dd|e ot the n|qht
and |n the darkness.
0 oo u ua ou ol o , oo:o u , :o :o o .
10 8eho|d, there a woman met h|m w|th the att|re ot a prost|tute, and
w|th cratty |ntent.
10 : , o au p o ooom om o :o :o uou p m mo :,
:o o m pomo:,
11 She |s |oud and det|ant. Her teet don`t stay |n her house.
11 oa : gp op op , mo p m po :op omo p po
mo op .
12 Now she |s |n the streets, now |n the squares, and |urk|nq at every
corner.
12 o m po oo , o m po o_o:o mo , :o : omogp
o ooo .
18 So she cauqht h|m, and k|ssed h|m. W|th an |mpudent tace she sa|d
to h|m:
18 :o :uam , :gu m o . mua, :o :op m .
14 Sacr|t|ces ot peace otter|nqs are w|th me. 1h|s day | have pa|d my
vows.
14 o uu uo :opu ou uol g m , uu oo uo po .
1 1heretore | came out to meet you, to d|||qent|y seek your tace, and |
have tound you.
1 uo:g p : uoo poog o : uu gua, :u o pg o go .
10 | have spread my couch w|th carpets ot tapestry, w|th str|ped c|oths
ot the yarn ot Lqypt.
10 ulo uo u oupo :, oup pu , o ol om o :o .
11 | have pertumed my bed w|th myrrh, a|oes, and c|nnamon.
11 u :gu uo u ou gp, :m p, :lglo .
18 Come, |et`s take our t||| ot |ov|nq unt|| the morn|nq. Let`s so|ace
ourse|ves w|th |ov|nq.
18 o, o_:m po : :mp o ou o . u aoo :
omp mo .
10 |or my husband |sn`t at home. He has qone on a |onq journey.
10 mo m , o p mo m p op oo pop. o _ mu ,
20 He has taken a baq ot money w|th h|m. He w||| come home at the
tu|| moon.`
20 o :g o mop :m , o o mo p oolo mg o .
21 W|th persuas|ve words, she |ed h|m astray. W|th the t|atter|nq ot her
||ps, she seduced h|m.
21 o o lm om mlo p , o am omo__mo o .
22 He to||owed her |mmed|ate|y, as an ox qoes to the s|auqhter, as a
too| stepp|nq |nto a noose.
22 mop o o amo ol, o o : o o uo m mo :g p , :
o o:o o o o g po o: mo oo p u p mo mo :g p,
28 Unt|| an arrow str|kes throuqh h|s ||ver, as a b|rd hurr|es to the snare,
and doesn`t know that |t w||| cost h|s ||te.
28 o_o p o:o po_ mo p , o po o p o o o_ o_ o o_ o mo ,
:o p @lop omu omo:ou mo mo :g p op o .
24 Now theretore, sons, ||sten to me. ay attent|on to the words ot my
mouth.
24 :og p m o opo po, gp uo , : gp uo:o p m
.
2 Don`t |et your heart turn to her ways. Don`t qo astray |n her paths,
2 :o o go: o m_o o , o:o_: o m_o o o o .
20 tor she has thrown down many wounded. Yes, a|| her s|a|n are a
m|qhty army.
20 mo m , o op o:mo: omop uo u m g p m pmlo, o omop
uo m ooag pu o o u o: p o .
21 Her house |s the way to Sheo|, qo|nq down to the rooms ot death.
21 mo p u o__o m_, o o o o o m:o o .
roverbs 8
1 Doesn`t w|sdom cry out! Doesn`t understand|nq ra|se her vo|ce!
1 po :o p , u op ol, : p o: o o p mo , u op ol.
2 On the top ot h|qh p|aces by the way, where the paths meet, she
stands.
2 oop o omo o p o o_mu, o_o_po o .
8 8es|de the qates, at the entry ot the c|ty, at the entry doors, she cr|es
a|oud:
8 :oo o po oog mo po : oo o a a oo o , o_oo o .
4 1o you men, | ca||! | send my vo|ce to the sons ot mank|nd.
4 o @ o p o, u :o po , :uo op o @ o o .
You s|mp|e, understand prudence. You too|s, be ot an understand|nq
heart.
o omuo op op o p o, go : p ,
:o o:o o o p o, m p :o o: omgo .
0 Hear, tor | w||| speak exce||ent th|nqs. 1he open|nq ot my ||ps |s tor
r|qht th|nqs.
0 gp , mo m , u m po_l, :mo o po_:
ouo__ o .
1 |or my mouth speaks truth. W|ckedness |s an abom|nat|on to my ||ps.
1 mo m , uo:o p u , :uo__o: opm
o_ :o_po .
8 A|| the words ot my mouth are |n r|qhteousness. 1here |s noth|nq
crooked or perverse |n them.
8 uo:o p m ooa m po o mo , o o ,
p m pomo op .
0 1hey are a|| p|a|n to h|m who understands, r|qht to those who t|nd
know|edqe.
0 o_lo ou o omgo mua@l, :o o ou o omo pg
o p @l mo o .
10 Hece|ve my |nstruct|on rather than s||ver; know|edqe rather than cho|ce
qo|d.
10 :g uo po oo mua@l, : o p @l oo o mua@l .
11 |or w|sdom |s better than rub|es. A|| the th|nqs that may be des|red
can`t be compared to |t.
11 mo m , o p @l o g u_oo , : u o p o p o oag p
o p o_ op :m op .
12 |, w|sdom, have made prudence my dwe|||nq. ||nd out know|edqe and
d|scret|on.
12 up po m um puo : : po:, :uo p g o p @l
po p o o:o op opo .
18 1he tear ot Yahweh |s to hate ev||. | hate pr|de, arroqance, the ev||
way, and the perverse mouth.
18 o_ u u o:o m o . oamo:o po , :oao mo:, :
_m, :o:o po , uo:o o .
14 Counse| and sound know|edqe are m|ne. | have understand|nq and
power.
14 : p u u, :o po:o:o:o . uu po:, um p :
o olo .
1 8y me k|nqs re|qn, and pr|nces decree just|ce.
1 o o o o ou, o o p @ p o p@ p ouo .
10 8y me pr|nces ru|e; nob|es, and a|| the r|qhteous ru|ers ot the earth.
10 o po: p o ou, :o m p o_po p, o po p mo o p @ p o oao .
11 | |ove those who |ove me. 1hose who seek me d|||qent|y w||| t|nd me.
11 umpo ommpu, :o omu u o o g p o pg u o .
18 W|th me are r|ches, honor, endur|nq wea|th, and prosper|ty.
18 o : : oo m po :u o o o o p o p_,
: o o .
10 My tru|t |s better than qo|d, yes, than t|ne qo|d; my y|e|d than cho|ce
s||ver.
10 uop o g o , o g o o , :u mlo p o g o omop
u om o .
20 | wa|k |n the way ot r|qhteousness, |n the m|dst ot the paths ot
just|ce;
20 uo o o m_ oo p @ p m_ op ,
21 1hat | may q|ve wea|th to those who |ove me. | t||| the|r treasur|es.
21 o : u :g op o ommp u og ol, :uuo moao p
mo o .
22 Yahweh possessed me |n the beq|nn|nq ot h|s work, betore h|s deeds
ot o|d.
22 u g u om_o po : omu oo_op mua @lo .
28 | was set up trom ever|ast|nq, trom the beq|nn|nq, betore the earth
ex|sted.
28 o u ooo, omo po :, oo p o p o__: o p :op ,
24 When there were no depths, | was brouqht torth, when there were no
spr|nqs abound|nq w|th water.
24 oo u ao m popg p um po_p, oo o poo :o m popg po .
2 8etore the mounta|ns were sett|ed |n p|ace, betore the h|||s, | was
brouqht torth;
2 ooo o__: m p o :op , oo o p o__: m p :op :, um po_p
20 wh||e as yet he had not made the earth, nor the t|e|ds, nor the
beq|nn|nq ot the dust ot the wor|d.
20 om :op o p o p , :o u g :o p o pmu p mo o po :o .
21 When he estab||shed the heavens, | was there; when he set a c|rc|e
on the surtace ot the deep,
21 oma u o pg p um pog p, om o oo u a mo :o p,
28 when he estab||shed the c|ouds above, when the spr|nqs ot the deep
became stronq,
28 omoao p mp oo:o , omu_o p o u ao mo o po,
20 when he qave to the sea |ts boundary, that the waters shou|d not
v|o|ate h|s commandment, when he marked out the toundat|ons ot the
earth;
20 omg o po pg o : o o g o mo oo a mg o , omoao
o po p mo po :g p,
80 then | was the crattsman by h|s s|de. | was a de||qht day by day,
a|ways rejo|c|nq betore h|m,
80 u m p :m , o uo o mo :, uo p mo p o o:@ g op
g , uo po o:o: omua@l o p u ,
81 Hejo|c|nq |n h|s who|e wor|d. My de||qht was w|th the sons ot men.
81 u o po o:o: ooao p o po p mo o p , uo p o o:@ m po
:o @ o o .
82 Now theretore, my sons, ||sten to me, tor b|essed are those who
keep my ways.
82 :og p m o o po o p o, gp uo . mo m , o om g
u_op g p op o po oo .
88 Hear |nstruct|on, and be w|se. Don`t retuse |t.
88 gp o p o , : po p o , :@ am o .
84 8|essed |s the man who hears me, watch|nq da||y at my qates, wa|t|nq
at my door posts.
84 o om gp uo , omo : ou_ mo o : g op g ,
omo ou_o mo p g p op o p o oo .
8 |or whoever t|nds me, t|nds ||te, and w||| obta|n tavor trom Yahweh.
8 mo m , o omo p g ug p o pg mu , :op u mo:o .
80 8ut he who s|ns aqa|nst me wronqs h|s own sou|. A|| those who hate
me |ove death.`
80 u u o omo__:g op uop g p umo mo:o . u o omo:o
ug p mp o ooao .
roverbs 0
1 W|sdom has bu||t her house. She has carved out her seven p|||ars.
1 po u mo po , o :mo p a o p o , uo mopo o o ,
2 She has prepared her meat. She has m|xed her w|ne. She has a|so set
her tab|e.
2 uulu a moo :o o , a mo g o p o ,
8 She has sent out her ma|dens. She cr|es trom the h|qhest p|aces ot the
c|ty:
8 uo mo opo au p opg po , :o po oo mo o po mo o p,
4 Whoever |s s|mp|e, |et h|m turn |n here!` As tor h|m who |s vo|d ot
understand|nq, she says to h|m,
4 o omuo op op g p umup u mo: o m . o omo:o:
m popg p mop o :op m ,
Come, eat some ot my bread, Dr|nk some ot the w|ne wh|ch | have
m|xed!
ou m p u p, :m uoo :o ouulu a .
0 Leave your s|mp|e ways, and ||ve. Wa|k |n the way ot understand|nq.`
0 o op o o:o o m, :u g, :o o aoo p o: m_ g p
.
1 He who corrects a mocker |nv|tes |nsu|t. He who reproves a w|cked
man |nv|tes abuse.
1 o omo p o o p p g p, g op uao : omo po, :o
omo p u p o o op g p , :m : :u: omo poo .
8 Don`t reprove a scotter, |est he hate you. Heprove a w|se man, and he
w||| |ove you.
8 o p u p o p p o . o:o opo :g o . o p u p o p o ,
:m pgo .
0 |nstruct a w|se man, and he w||| be st||| w|ser. 1each a r|qhteous man,
and he w||| |ncrease |n |earn|nq.
0 o p po oo p o , : p o p o po . o :op o p @l
o o o o , :g mlo po .
10 1he tear ot Yahweh |s the beq|nn|nq ot w|sdom. 1he know|edqe ot the
Ho|y One |s understand|nq.
10 o_ u u p o mo po :, :o p @l o o og pu
p o:o .
11 |or by me your days w||| be mu|t|p||ed. 1he years ot your ||te w||| be
|ncreased.
11 u u: gu g mlo p ou, :go:ou mg pg p mlo po .
12 |t you are w|se, you are w|se tor yourse|t. |t you mock, you a|one w|||
bear |t.
12 gu p o :, g po ogo p g, :gu p p :, gop
ou o .
18 1he too||sh woman |s |oud, Und|sc|p||ned, and knows noth|nq.
18 o au p o:o g p oao p , mo: o:op, : o p @lop g u op .
14 She s|ts at the door ot her house, on a seat |n the h|qh p|aces ot
the c|ty,
14 :o pg o omo p m_o, oo o pg mo o p oo mo o po g p,
1 1o ca|| to those who pass by, who qo stra|qht on the|r ways,
1 o : m :g o oo o o_, omo a_ ooo oa o .
10 Whoever |s s|mp|e, |et h|m turn |n here.` as tor h|m who |s vo|d ot
understand|nq, she says to h|m,
10 o omuo op op g p umup u mo: om . :o omo:o:
m popg p mop o :op m ,
11 Sto|en water |s sweet. |ood eaten |n secret |s p|easant.`
11 o ooo pm g pu moo . : p oom po o pg pu mo po .
18 8ut he doesn`t know that the dead are there, that her quests are |n
the depths ot Sheo| .
18 :mop o p @lop oo o m p og p , :o om :g m g p m po oo__
mu ao g p op o .
roverbs 10
1 1he proverbs ot So|omon. A w|se son makes a q|ad tather; but a
too||sh son br|nqs qr|et to h|s mother.
1 o o l om p o g p :o:o moo . u u o o l omo:o g p u o:m :
mo omu o .
2 1reasures ot w|ckedness prot|t noth|nq, but r|qhteousness de||vers trom
death.
2 mo mo p o p g p o ao p op g u op .
u u o g p uo uo_ : :o o .
8 Yahweh w||| not a||ow the sou| ot the r|qhteous to qo hunqry, but he
thrusts away the des|re ot the w|cked.
8 u :opo o o o mo:op . u u m@ a o o
mo: o .
4 He becomes poor who works w|th a |azy hand, but the hand ot the
d|||qent br|nqs wea|th.
4 o omu omo o o lg p o po uao oo . u u o mo mo g p
:o :o p o p oo .
He who qathers |n summer |s a w|se son, but he who s|eeps dur|nq
the harvest |s a son who causes shame.
o omoo p o m g p u o o l om p o o . u u
o omu o o :o m g pu o o l om :uao :o .
0 8|ess|nqs are on the head ot the r|qhteous, but v|o|ence covers the
mouth ot the w|cked.
0 o p o op m po oo o o mo po . u u umg p _o
o o mo:o p o .
1 1he memory ot the r|qhteous |s b|essed, but the name ot the w|cked
w||| rot.
1 o p g po p o o o g p op o po o o . u u o o mu
m p_po .
8 1he w|se |n heart accept commandments, but a chatter|nq too| w||| ta||.
8 o omo: p o g p :g uo ao . u u o omo:o omo__g p
o u oo .
0 He who wa|ks b|ame|ess|y wa|ks sure|y, but he who perverts h|s ways
w||| be tound out.
0 o omo ooo o g p o o oo__o . u u
o omo p g p uo_lo p m o .
10 One w|nk|nq w|th the eye causes sorrow, but a chatter|nq too| w|||
ta||.
10 o omo_:muag p :o:m :o . o omo:o omo_g p
o u oo .
11 1he mouth ot the r|qhteous |s a spr|nq ot ||te, but v|o|ence covers the
mouth ot the w|cked.
11 o o o mo:o pu o u mo o . u u umg p _o
o o mo:o p g po .
12 Hatred st|rs up str|te, but |ove covers a|| wronqs.
12 o:o g p o p oo p m po ao : o a o . u u m p g p
_o u uup ooao .
18 W|sdom |s tound on the ||ps ot h|m who has d|scernment, but a rod
|s tor the back ot h|m who |s vo|d ot understand|nq.
18 o m pmo:g p p o m po omo__o o . u u o omo:o:
m popg p g p m po omo_u mo o .
14 W|se men |ay up know|edqe, but the mouth ot the too||sh |s near
ru|n.
14 o om p o g p oao p o p @l, u u o o:o o mo:o pg p m p o :o
:o:o o .
1 1he r|ch man`s wea|th |s h|s stronq c|ty. 1he destruct|on ot the poor
|s the|r poverty.
1 o o :o mo : g p u mo o pg po . o o po uao
mo puag pu uo:o m o .
10 1he |abor ot the r|qhteous |eads to ||te. 1he |ncrease ot the w|cked
|eads to s|n.
10 o o o mug p opu: : u , o o mmlo p g p
op u: : :o:o .
11 He |s |n the way ot ||te who heeds correct|on, but he who torsakes
reproot |eads others astray.
11 o om g o po g pu u m_ o o . u u o omo op
o p u p g p :o:o_:_o .
18 He who h|des hatred has |y|nq ||ps. He who utters a s|ander |s a too|.
18 o omoao o p o:o g p m p : mo__ o_ :o_p , :o
om op g pu o o:o o o .
10 |n the mu|t|tude ot words there |s no |ack ot d|sobed|ence, but he
who restra|ns h|s ||ps does w|se|y.
10 o mlo p m_lg p up o op . u u o omo o
mo:o pg pu o p o o .
20 1he tonque ot the r|qhteous |s ||ke cho|ce s||ver. 1he heart ot the
w|cked |s ot ||tt|e worth.
20 o o o mo_ g pu o ou om , u u o o mo:g p
o ao p op op .
21 1he ||ps ot the r|qhteous teed many, but the too||sh d|e tor |ack ot
understand|nq.
21 o o o mo__ :m p oo mloo . u u o o:o o o o
omo p o:mo:o: m p op mu g p o .
22 Yahweh`s b|ess|nq br|nqs wea|th, and he adds no troub|e to |t.
22 u mo po g p :o : : o , :oao po p o p m :o:m : :m op .
28 |t |s a too|`s p|easure to do w|ckedness, but w|sdom |s a man ot
understand|nq`s p|easure.
28 o a mo :g p o o:o o umo . u u o p
oo o o og op o .
24 What the w|cked tear, w||| overtake them, but the des|re ot the
r|qhteous w||| be qranted.
24 oo o o_ og p opm o . u u o p oo o o
og op o .
2 When the wh|r|w|nd passes, the w|cked |s no more; but the r|qhteous
stand t|rm torever.
2 o oo : o o a mo :, o o op g p m poop . u u
o o o m po : mo po : mo mu ao .
20 As v|neqar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so |s the s|uqqard
to those who send h|m.
20 o po oou mo :, :u pm o p ooua mo :g p o po u g po :
oo omuo m o .
21 1he tear ot Yahweh pro|onqs days, but the years ot the w|cked sha||
be shortened.
21 o_ u g p umlo p u g u go . u u o o mg pmolg p
o o oo .
28 1he prospect ot the r|qhteous |s joy, but the hope ot the w|cked w|||
per|sh.
28 o o o mu og pu o p o o:o o . u u o o op
m om_g p oluo .
20 1he way ot Yahweh |s a stronqho|d to the upr|qht, but |t |s a
destruct|on to the workers ot |n|qu|ty.
20 u m_ u ao ao oo momo mo , u u o:o m po
oo um mo o .
80 1he r|qhteous w||| never be removed, but the w|cked w||| not dwe|| |n
the |and.
80 o o o op o :mo o o o o op . u u o o op g p
m po :op oo o o mo op .
81 1he mouth ot the r|qhteous br|nqs torth w|sdom, but the perverse
tonque w||| be cut ott.
81 po o po_: oo o o mo:o p o . u u o mo_ g p
:am o .
82 1he ||ps ot the r|qhteous know what |s acceptab|e, but the mouth ot
the w|cked |s perverse.
82 o o o mo__g p o p @l op mo: o . u u o o op
mo:o pg p o o .
roverbs 11
1 A ta|se ba|ance |s an abom|nat|on to Yahweh, but accurate we|qhts are
h|s de||qht.
1 o o o g pu o:op m ou mua@l o . u u o o op m g pu
op mo:o .
2 When pr|de comes, then comes shame, but w|th hum|||ty comes
w|sdom.
2 o:o po o o :, uao : o oo . u u po m po
:o mo p o mo:o o .
8 1he |nteqr|ty ot the upr|qht sha|| qu|de them, but the perverseness ot
the treacherous sha|| destroy them.
8 o o o m oo g p o m o . u u o o o mo g p
uo:o m o .
4 H|ches don`t prot|t |n the day ot wrath, but r|qhteousness de||vers trom
death.
4 oo:o p mg g p o : o a o p op op . u u o
uo uo_: oo o .
1he r|qhteousness ot the b|ame|ess w||| d|rect h|s way, but the w|cked
sha|| ta|| by h|s own w|ckedness.
o momo m o g p uo m_ o . u u o o g p
o u o om o p o mu o .
0 1he r|qhteousness ot the upr|qht sha|| de||ver them, but the unta|thtu|
w||| be trapped by ev|| des|res.
0 o mo:oo m o uo uo_ :m o . u u o o o
mo: g p o pg m o .
1 When a w|cked man d|es, hope per|shes, and expectat|on ot power
comes to noth|nq.
1 o o op o :, mu og p oluo, :o m m og p
oo:o a o:o o .
8 A r|qhteous person |s de||vered out ot troub|e, and the w|cked takes h|s
p|ace.
8 uo uo_: o o o ou uo o . :o o g p oa a
omo o .
0 W|th h|s mouth the qod|ess man destroys h|s ne|qhbor, but the
r|qhteous w||| be de||vered throuqh know|edqe.
0 o o o uo:o o m p omu omo:o p o . u u o o o_:o
oo o o mo p @l mu o .
10 When |t qoes we|| w|th the r|qhteous, the c|ty rejo|ces. When the
w|cked per|sh, there |s shout|nq.
10 o o o op o ol :, o o o o:o o, : o o op
oo:o :, o :oo o po .
11 8y the b|ess|nq ot the upr|qht, the c|ty |s exa|ted, but |t |s
overthrown by the mouth ot the w|cked.
11 o o o o g p o po o oo o o mo p o o . u u o o o
oo o op mo:o p o .
12 One who desp|ses h|s ne|qhbor |s vo|d ot w|sdom, but a man ot
understand|nq ho|ds h|s peace.
12 o omug olo omug p u o omo:o: m p opo . u u
o m p mo:g p m p o p oao .
18 One who br|nqs qoss|p betrays a cont|dence, but one who |s ot a
trustworthy sp|r|t |s one who keeps a secret.
18 o omo op g p o po_lo p o o p o . u u o omo: g p
oao .
14 Where there |s no w|se qu|dance, the nat|on ta||s, but |n the mu|t|tude
ot counse|ors there |s v|ctory.
14 oo o m p op g p o o u o u oo . u u oo : p m po
mlog p m p o p m poo .
1 He who |s co||atera| tor a stranqer w||| sutter tor |t, but he who
retuses p|edqes ot co||atera| |s secure.
1 o m p mo: oo omo p @lo p o : opo mo g p , op
oo . u u o o:o m p g p , op u p mo m pop .
10 A qrac|ous woman obta|ns honor, but v|o|ent men obta|n r|ches.
10 o au p m p : mu mo o :ua oo , :o mo p o :ua
o : g po .
11 1he merc|tu| man does qood to h|s own sou|, but he who |s crue|
troub|es h|s own t|esh.
11 o uo__:uo p g p uo omo:p o mo o . u u o mo: g p
u uo mo :m@p poo .
18 W|cked peop|e earn dece|ttu| waqes, but one who sows r|qhteousness
reaps a sure reward.
18 o o g p u omo :mo o mo o . u u o omo
o g p g op mo :mo _o .
10 He who |s tru|y r|qhteous qets ||te. He who pursues ev|| qets death.
10 o omm p_ o o mo g p g op u o . u u o omo
mg p ug o omo p o mo o .
20 1hose who are perverse |n heart are an abom|nat|on to Yahweh, but
those whose ways are b|ame|ess are h|s de||qht.
20 o omo: p g p u o: op mm o . u u o m_o g p op mo:o .
21 Most certa|n|y, the ev|| man w||| not be unpun|shed, but the seed ot
the r|qhteous w||| be de||vered.
21 o o :uao opop : o m m :o: o_op . u u o o o mo_ mop
o o_:o .
22 L|ke a qo|d r|nq |n a p|q`s snout, |s a beaut|tu| woman who |acks
d|scret|on.
22 m o oo : mgl o mo :g p o au p mu mo omo:o:
: p op p o mm pg pu g p o :o .
28 1he des|re ot the r|qhteous |s on|y qood. 1he expectat|on ot the
w|cked |s wrath.
28 o o o mog pu oo o . u u o o op
m om_g pu o:o po .
24 1here |s one who scatters, and |ncreases yet more. 1here |s one who
w|thho|ds more than |s appropr|ate, but qa|ns poverty.
24 omo , :mmlo pg p m poo . : omo p o po :,
:op oo p uag p m poo .
2 1he ||bera| sou| sha|| be made tat. He who waters sha|| be watered
a|so h|mse|t.
2 o omo p@ o po p@ o p , :o omo po g p :o po
mopoo .
20 eop|e curse someone who w|thho|ds qra|n, but b|ess|nq w||| be on
the head ot h|m who se||s |t.
20 o omo :ua o o o o g p o o u o p m m o . u u o po op
o mo p omol aoo .
21 He who d|||qent|y seeks qood seeks tavor, but he who searches atter
ev||, |t sha|| come to h|m.
21 o omu o oo g p u o__:o . u u o omu mg p
mm o__:g m o .
28 He who trusts |n h|s r|ches w||| ta||, but the r|qhteous sha|| t|our|sh as
the qreen |eat.
28 o omog mo: oo : g p o u oo . u u o o o g p
o :o p o p o :o mo :g po .
20 He who troub|es h|s own house sha|| |nher|t the w|nd. 1he too||sh
sha|| be servant to the w|se ot heart.
20 o omu uo mo o po pog p g ol o , :o o:o o g p o p
o omo: po m mo o .
80 1he tru|t ot the r|qhteous |s a tree ot ||te. He who |s w|se w|ns sou|s.
80 o o o mop g pu u mo p , :o omug o mo:opg pu
o p o o .
81 8eho|d, the r|qhteous sha|| be repa|d |n the earth; how much more the
w|cked and the s|nner!
81 , o o o g p o pp om oo po po_o . u u
o o , :o :o:o g p mlg mg p o .
roverbs 12
1 Whoever |oves correct|on |oves know|edqe, but he who hates reproot |s
stup|d.
1 o ommp : o p o g p m p : o p @l o . u u o omo:o
o p u p g p umo: opo o mo :g po .
2 A qood man sha|| obta|n tavor trom Yahweh, but he w||| condemn a
man ot w|cked dev|ces.
2 o omo g p op u mo:o . u u o om p mg p u o po
m :o:o .
8 A man sha|| not be estab||shed by w|ckedness, but the root ot the
r|qhteous sha|| not be moved.
8 o m p oo :_ o o mu op , u u o o o mo
o :o:op.
4 A worthy woman |s the crown ot her husband, but a d|sqracetu| w|te |s
as rottenness |n h|s bones.
4 o au p omo mop g p, u mo mo p oo : o . u u o au p om :uao :g p
uo: m p_p ou o mo :g po .
1he thouqhts ot the r|qhteous are just, but the adv|ce ot the w|cked |s
dece|ttu|.
o m mo m po po:o g pu o p@ p o . u u o m
m p g pu o o .
0 1he words ot the w|cked are about |y|nq |n wa|t tor b|ood, but the
speech ot the upr|qht rescues them.
0 o m m g p o :o o p oo p o . u u o o o mo:o pg p
uo uo_:m o .
1 1he w|cked are overthrown, and are no more, but the house ot the
r|qhteous sha|| stand.
1 u l o o op , : m poop . u u o o o mo pg p
m p oo :_o .
8 A man sha|| be commended accord|nq to h|s w|sdom, but he who has
a warped m|nd sha|| be desp|sed.
8 o : o :o po_ m m p o: mo :g po . u u
o omo: pg p o:op m op .
0 8etter |s he who |s ||qht|y esteemed, and has a servant, than he who
honors h|mse|t, and |acks bread.
0 o oo:op m , :m po :m mo og p o g
o omuoo o mo:, :m p m popg p o .
10 A r|qhteous man respects the ||te ot h|s an|ma|, but the tender
merc|es ot the w|cked are crue|.
10 o o o o: mopo o mo:ou o . u u o o op
mo:m pg pu o p o: o .
11 He who t|||s h|s |and sha|| have p|enty ot bread, but he who chases
tantas|es |s vo|d ot understand|nq.
11 o omum p mo po ppog p o_:m p : po . u u o omo a
o o o mo g p mo:o: m p op .
12 1he w|cked des|res the p|under ot ev|| men, but the root ot the
r|qhteous t|our|shes.
12 o o op g p o: o m mo ao oo o . u u o o o mo g p
opo ppo .
18 An ev|| man |s trapped by s|ntu|ness ot ||ps, but the r|qhteous sha||
come out ot troub|e.
18 o mo__ uupg pu o_ o mmo . u u o o o g p o o_:
:u uo o .
14 A man sha|| be sat|st|ed w|th qood by the tru|t ot h|s mouth. 1he
work ot a man`s hands sha|| be rewarded to h|m.
14 o o_ :m p : o omo:o p mop , :o pp o
omo mug p o .
1 1he way ot a too| |s r|qht |n h|s own eyes, but he who |s w|se
||stens to counse|.
1 o o:o o m_g p o o omua@lp og po . u u o om gp
o p pg pu o om po o .
10 A too| shows h|s annoyance the same day, but one who over|ooks an
|nsu|t |s prudent.
10 o o:o o o po_lo p mo:o p g u o . u u o pop g p oao o p
uao :o .
11 He who |s truthtu| test|t|es honest|y, but a ta|se w|tness ||es.
11 o om p u g p :g p o o . u u o m p
o_ :o_p g p :g p o o o .
18 1here |s one who speaks rash|y ||ke the p|erc|nq ot a sword, but the
tonque ot the w|se hea|s.
18 o om omo poo g:o o o o: mo :g p m poo . u u
o p o mo_ g p uo_l o .
10 1ruth`s ||ps w||| be estab||shed torever, but a |y|nq tonque |s on|y
momentary.
10 u mo__g p m poo :_ o o o u ao . u u
o_ :o_p mo_ g p m po ogao o .
20 Dece|t |s |n the heart ot those who p|ot ev||, but joy comes to the
promoters ot peace.
20 o o m po oo om pm mo: o o . u u o:o m po
:o om : p u o :o .
21 No m|sch|et sha|| happen to the r|qhteous, but the w|cked sha|| be
t|||ed w|th ev||.
21 m op op o o o g u op . u u o o op g p o
:g:o po .
22 Ly|nq ||ps are an abom|nat|on to Yahweh, but those who do the truth
are h|s de||qht.
22 o__ o_ :o_pg pu o:op m ou mua@lo . u u
o omu u g p op mo:o .
28 A prudent man keeps h|s know|edqe, but the hearts ot too|s proc|a|m
too||shness.
28 o om p op g p, _o o p @l o . u u o o:o o mo:g p
:o p o o:o o mo .
24 1he hands ot the d|||qent ones sha|| ru|e, but |az|ness ends |n s|ave
|abor.
24 o mo mo g p oo . u u o mpg p op o p o o .
2 Anx|ety |n a man`s heart we|qhs |t down, but a k|nd word makes |t
q|ad.
2 u uo oo @ mo: o g p :o :m o . u u u a
o p g p :o:o m o .
20 A r|qhteous person |s caut|ous |n tr|endsh|p, but the way ot the
w|cked |eads them astray.
20 o o o :g p_ omo :o . u u o o op m_g p :o:o_:
m_o .
21 1he s|othtu| man doesn`t roast h|s qame, but the possess|ons ot
d|||qent men are pr|zed.
21 o mpg p pm pop omo:oop. u u o mo g pu
o mo o mo p o p omo po p o .
28 |n the way ot r|qhteousness |s ||te; |n |ts path there |s no death.
28 mu m po oo o o m_, : oo a_g p o m pop .
roverbs 18
1 A w|se son ||stens to h|s tather`s |nstruct|on, but a scotter doesn`t
||sten to rebuke.
1 o o l om p o g p :o p omo o . u u
o omug olg p gp op o p u p op .
2 8y the tru|t ot h|s ||ps, a man enjoys qood th|nqs; but the unta|thtu|
crave v|o|ence.
2 o m p o omo:o p mop g po . u u o o o mo:g p m p
uo puo :o .
8 He who quards h|s mouth quards h|s sou|. One who opens w|de h|s
||ps comes to ru|n.
8 o omo mo:o p g p mo:ou o . u u o omm :o o p
mo:o pg p oo:o o .
4 1he sou| ot the s|uqqard des|res, and has noth|nq, but the des|re ot
the d|||qent sha|| be tu||y sat|st|ed.
4 o mpg p mo:o, :m m p op . u u o mo g p mo:
o po po .
A r|qhteous man hates ||es, but a w|cked man br|nqs shame and
d|sqrace.
o o o g p o:o o_ :o_p o . u u o o
mug p u o:op m :uao :o .
0 H|qhteousness quards the way ot |nteqr|ty, but w|ckedness overthrows
the s|nner.
0 o o o momo m_o g p o . u u o op g p
:o u o :o:o o .
1 1here are some who pretend to be r|ch, yet have noth|nq. 1here are
some who pretend to be poor, yet have qreat wea|th.
1 o omoao :oa mo:, :m m p opg p m poo .
o omoao poauamo:, :o : p mlg p m poo .
8 1he ransom ot a man`s ||te |s h|s r|ches, but the poor hear no threats.
8 o o @ mo:g pu mo : o . u u o o po uao g p
go op uo_ m op .
0 1he ||qht ot the r|qhteous sh|nes br|qht|y, but the |amp ot the w|cked
|s snutted out.
0 o o o mo g p o:o oo . u u o o op mu p m g p
o o a ao .
10 r|de on|y breeds quarre|s, but w|th ones who take adv|ce |s w|sdom.
10 ooao po mo:g p om p o a o : o a g p o p oo . u u p o
m po :o om :g : p g po .
11 Wea|th qa|ned d|shonest|y dw|nd|es away, but he who qathers by hand
makes |t qrow.
11 o o o p o p oo ug @ g p o o ao o . u u o omoao p
omo ug p m mlo poo .
12 Hope deterred makes the heart s|ck, but when |onq|nq |s tu|t|||ed, |t |s
a tree ot ||te.
12 u o omo :g o :o g p uol o mo: o . u u oo u pg op
mo:g p mg op :, u u mo p o :o .
18 Whoever desp|ses |nstruct|on w||| pay tor |t, but he who respects a
command w||| be rewarded.
18 o omo:op mo g p oo:o o . u u o omo_
uo ag p m p u m po :o .
14 1he teach|nq ot the w|se |s a spr|nq ot ||te, to turn trom the snares
ot death.
14 o p o mo p o g pu u mo o po, o : o o:o p a
oo mo_ o g po .
1 Good understand|nq w|ns tavor; but the way ot the unta|thtu| |s hard.
1 po:g pg op o__:o po . u u o o m_g pu m o .
10 Lvery prudent man acts trom know|edqe, but a too| exposes to||y.
10 u o om p op g p uo :o p @lo . u u o o:o o g p
oopo p o o:o o mg po .
11 A w|cked messenqer ta||s |nto troub|e, but a trustworthy envoy qa|ns
hea||nq.
11 o : om o op g p o op om mo o . u u o uo
omu m g pu uo_l o .
18 overty and shame come to h|m who retuses d|sc|p||ne, but he who
heeds correct|on sha|| be honored.
18 o om@ a o p o g p m p : o p ua, :uao :o . u u
o om g o p o g p : oo o .
10 Lonq|nq tu|t|||ed |s sweet to the sou|, but too|s detest turn|nq trom
ev||.
10 oo u pg op mo:g p mg :, uu a mo:o . u u o o:o o
o:op mg pu o:op m omua@lo .
20 One who wa|ks w|th w|se men qrows w|se, but a compan|on ot too|s
sutters harm.
20 o omo :o p o g p o p o po o . u u
o o : :o o:o o g p oo:o o .
21 M|stortune pursues s|nners, but prosper|ty rewards the r|qhteous.
21 mo o a o :o:o mo o . u u o pp o
oo o o o .
22 A qood man |eaves an |nher|tance to h|s ch||dren`s ch||dren, but the
wea|th ot the s|nner |s stored tor the r|qhteous.
22 o mo o p ol omo op mo opo . u u o :o mo o mo p o p
m poaoo oo o o mo o .
28 An abundance ot tood |s |n poor peop|e`s t|e|ds, but |njust|ce sweeps
|t away.
28 m p mlu: o oo o po uao mo p o pop mo:o . u u o om
oo:o o o mu g p m p oo .
24 One who spares the rod hates h|s son, but one who |oves h|m |s
caretu| to d|sc|p||ne h|m.
24 o omuop :g p g p o:o mo o lo . u u o omm pm g p
o p u p m oo o .
2 1he r|qhteous one eats to the sat|sty|nq ot h|s sou|, but the be||y ot
the w|cked qoes hunqry.
2 o o o m po mo: o_:m po . u u o o op moog p
o m o .
roverbs 14
1 Lvery w|se woman bu||ds her house, but the too||sh one tears |t down
w|th her own hands.
1 o au p om p o g p uo p mo po . u u o o:o o g p uo o m
omo o .
2 He who wa|ks |n h|s upr|qhtness tears Yahweh, but he who |s perverse
|n h|s ways desp|ses h|m.
2 o omo om o g p o_ u o . u u o omo
om_ p g p o:opm op .
8 1he too|`s ta|k br|nqs a rod to h|s back, but the ||ps ot the w|se
protect them.
8 oo o:o o mo:o pg p oao po mo: mg p m poo . u u
o p o mo__g p m : m o .
4 Where no oxen are, the cr|b |s c|ean, but much |ncrease |s by the
strenqth ot the ox.
4 oo o : m popg p m popm_: m poo o o . u u mlo pmlo p
m po oo o : mo molo .
A truthtu| w|tness w||| not ||e, but a ta|se w|tness pours out ||es.
o m p mo: omu m g p o_ :o_p op . u u o m p mo:
o_ :o_pg p o_ :o_po .
0 A scotter seeks w|sdom, and doesn`t t|nd |t, but know|edqe comes
eas||y to a d|scern|nq person.
0 o ug olg p u p o , :o p g opoop , u u o p @lg p @ o
oo mo p o: mo:o: mo o .
1 Stay away trom a too||sh man, tor you won`t t|nd know|edqe on h|s
||ps.
1 o:o p a oo o:o o mm p . mo m , go pg op o p @l
mo__ omo op .
8 1he w|sdom ot the prudent |s to th|nk about h|s way, but the to||y ot
too|s |s dece|t.
8 o p op m po g pu omgo m_o . u u o o:o o
mo:o g p u o o .
0 |oo|s mock at mak|nq atonement tor s|ns, but amonq the upr|qht there
|s qood w|||.
0 o o:o o ug ol :o:o . u u o o o g p op mo:o .
10 1he heart knows |ts own b|tterness and joy; he w||| not share these
w|th a stranqer.
10 o mo:o p @l mo p m :mo:m :p o, :o u uulu amo:
:mo:o g pop.
11 1he house ot the w|cked w||| be overthrown, but the tent ot the
upr|qht w||| t|our|sh.
11 o o op mo p g p o o o . u u o mo:oom g p
o o p o .
12 1here |s a way wh|ch seems r|qht to a man, but |n the end |t |eads
to death.
12 _ omo o oo @ mua@lg p m po, u u m u o m_g po .
18 Lven |n |auqhter the heart may be sorrowtu|, and m|rth may end |n
heav|ness.
18 oog p o a oo:m :, :o:o mg pu o:m :o .
14 1he unta|thtu| w||| be repa|d tor h|s own ways; ||kew|se a qood man
w||| be rewarded tor h|s ways.
14 o omo:o:o g p o_:m p om_po, :o mo g p u o pu o:
omop oo .
1 A s|mp|e man be||eves everyth|nq, but the prudent man caretu||y
cons|ders h|s ways.
1 o omuo op op g p ga :o p :o . u u
o m p opg p o u p mo o .
10 A w|se man tears, and shuns ev||, but the too| |s hotheaded and
reck|ess.
10 o p o g p o_ , :o:o: :mo . u u o o:o o oao mo:,
:mo:u oo .
11 He who |s qu|ck to become anqry w||| comm|t to||y, and a cratty man
|s hated.
11 o omo:o p o_ g p u o op , :o om p mg p
o o:o m o .
18 1he s|mp|e |nher|t to||y, but the prudent are crowned w|th know|edqe.
18 o omuo op op g p g ol o o:o o mo . u u
o om pop g p ao p oo : o p @lo .
10 1he ev|| bow down betore the qood, and the w|cked at the qates ot
the r|qhteous.
10 o m o _a oo o mua@l, :o o op g p oo o o
mog g po .
20 1he poor person |s shunned even by h|s own ne|qhbor, but the r|ch
person has many tr|ends.
20 o omu p o a o:o o o po uao o . u u o mpo o :o g p m po
mloo .
21 He who desp|ses h|s ne|qhbor s|ns, but b|essed |s he who has p|ty on
the poor.
21 o omo:op mo :g pu o :o:o o . u u o omo:@
o o po uao g p op o po oo .
22 Don`t they qo astray who p|ot ev||! 8ut |ove and ta|thtu|ness be|onq
to those who p|an qood.
22 o om p mg p o:o_:_, u op ol. u u o__:o p :u
m po :o om p o o .
28 |n a|| hard work there |s prot|t, but the ta|k ot the ||ps |eads on|y to
poverty.
28 uo : ooag p m p : mo__:o . u u o__ m g p op u:o
oo p uao .
24 1he crown ot the w|se |s the|r r|ches, but the to||y ot too|s crowns
them w|th to||y.
24 o p o mo p oo :g pu mo : o . u u o o:o o mg pu
o o:o o m o .
2 A truthtu| w|tness saves sou|s, but a ta|se w|tness |s dece|ttu|.
2 o m p mo: omo g p uo o_: o mo:ou o . u u o o g p
o_ :o_p o .
20 |n the tear ot Yahweh |s a secure tortress, and he w||| be a retuqe
tor h|s ch||dren.
20 og mo: mo _ m po oo_ u mo o . :mo mo m p :
m pmo o .
21 1he tear ot Yahweh |s a tounta|n ot ||te, turn|nq peop|e trom the
snares ot death.
21 o_ u g pu u mo o , o : o o:o : o mo_ o o .
28 |n the mu|t|tude ot peop|e |s the k|nq`s q|ory, but |n the |ack ot
peop|e |s the destruct|on ot the pr|nce.
28 o o u mlog pu o o momo o . u u o mlop mu g p o p
oo:o o .
20 He who |s s|ow to anqer has qreat understand|nq, but he who has a
qu|ck temper d|sp|ays to||y.
20 o omo:o p g p m p o: pu: o . u u o omo:o po_ g p
oao po o o:o o mo .
80 1he ||te ot the body |s a heart at peace, but envy rots the bones.
80 o mo:u ag pu o mo :m@p mu o . u u o: pg pu u
mm p_po .
81 He who oppresses the poor shows contempt tor h|s Maker, but he
who |s k|nd to the needy honors h|m.
81 o omum o o po uao g p p po om o m o . u u
o omo:@ o op o p opuag p uoo m o .
82 1he w|cked |s brouqht down |n h|s ca|am|ty, but |n death, the
r|qhteous has a retuqe.
82 o mmg pop o o p am omm mo g p o . u u o o o g p
mo :, u oo .
88 W|sdom rests |n the heart ot one who has understand|nq, and |s even
made known |n the |nward part ot too|s.
88 po m poo :o u au a oo om p o mo: o o . u u m po
oo o:o o mo: o g p m po_lo poo .
84 H|qhteousness exa|ts a nat|on, but s|n |s a d|sqrace to any peop|e.
84 o g p oa o o a oo po o . u u :o:g p o p
o o u m p pmo o .
8 1he k|nq`s tavor |s toward a servant who dea|s w|se|y, but h|s wrath
|s toward one who causes shame.
8 mo mo om po g p op o omo: o . u u mo:o p opo
om :uao :o .
roverbs 1
1 A qent|e answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word st|rs up anqer.
1 o :o u au ag p o :up a o:o p o . u u olg p o po
o:o po .
2 1he tonque ot the w|se commends know|edqe, but the mouth ot too|s
qush out to||y.
2 o p o mo_ g p :o_lo p o p @l mo mop o . u u o o:o o
mo:o p oo o o:o o mo .
8 Yahweh`s eyes are everywhere, keep|nq watch on the ev|| and the qood.
8 u mua m po o :o :, : m :o o .
4 A qent|e tonque |s a tree ot ||te, but dece|t |n |t crushes the sp|r|t.
4 o mo_ omuu ao p g pu u mo p o . u u o om g p
u o mo:o .
A too| desp|ses h|s tather`s correct|on, but he who heeds reproot shows
prudence.
o o:o o o:op mo mo p o op . u u o om g
o p u p g p p op o .
0 |n the house ot the r|qhteous |s much treasure, but the |ncome ot the
w|cked br|nqs troub|e.
0 mo o mo po p m po oo o o mo p mlu:o . u u u uo
m po oo o mmlo p mo o .
1 1he ||ps ot the w|se spread know|edqe; not so w|th the heart ot too|s.
1 o p o mo__g p o o o p @lo . u u o o:o o mo:g p g p op .
8 1he sacr|t|ce made by the w|cked |s an abom|nat|on to Yahweh, but the
prayer ot the upr|qht |s h|s de||qht.
8 o o op mo oag p u o: op mm o . u u o o o
mo op g p opmo:o .
0 1he way ot the w|cked |s an abom|nat|on to Yahweh, but he |oves h|m
who to||ows atter r|qhteousness.
0 u o:op m o o op m_o . u u mpo omo
o o .
10 1here |s stern d|sc|p||ne tor one who torsakes the way: whoever hates
reproot sha|| d|e.
10 o omo op _o o o g p op o p u p m g:u:o . o omo:o
o p u p g p o oo .
11 Sheo| and Abaddon are betore Yahweh- how much more then the
hearts ot the ch||dren ot men!
11 o__o :ogag p m po ou mua@lo . o @ o mo:g p mlg
o : p o p.
12 A scotter doesn`t |ove to be reproved; he w||| not qo to the w|se.
12 o ug olg p mpopo omo p u p m op , :o op o
o o om po mm pop .
18 A q|ad heart makes a cheertu| tace; but an ach|nq heart breaks the
sp|r|t.
18 o:o g p uo o p o muao . u u o p o:o g p
uo p o:o o .
14 1he heart ot one who has understand|nq seeks know|edqe, but the
mouths ot too|s teed on to||y.
14 o m pmo:mo:g p u o p @lo . u u o o:o o mo:o pg p m po
oo o:o o m o .
1 A|| the days ot the att||cted are wretched, but one who has a cheertu|
heart enjoys a cont|nua| teast.
1 o omopg:op o p mu g g p u mm :g :o . u u o omo:u ag p
m po :mo o o o o pu o .
10 8etter |s ||tt|e, w|th the tear ot Yahweh, than qreat treasure w|th
troub|e.
10 o:o m p : o_ u g p o g o p o p m po
:u uo o .
11 8etter |s a d|nner ot herbs, where |ove |s, than a tattened ca|t w|th
hatred.
11 m p :op m p : mpg p o g o o :o p m p : o:o
o .
18 A wrathtu| man st|rs up content|on, but one who |s s|ow to anqer
appeases str|te.
18 o omo:o p g p o po m po ao : o a g po . u u
o omo: p o p g p uu ao p m p o ao : o a g po .
10 1he way ot the s|uqqard |s ||ke a thorn patch, but the path ot the
upr|qht |s a h|qhway.
10 o pm_g p uo: gop mo :g po . u u o o o m_g pu
_u o .
20 A w|se son makes a tather q|ad, but a too||sh man desp|ses h|s
mother.
20 o o l om p o g p :o:o momo:o . u u o o:o o g p o:op
mu op .
21 |o||y |s joy to one who |s vo|d ot w|sdom, but a man ot
understand|nq keeps h|s way stra|qht.
21 o o:o o mg pu o:o oo omo:o: m pop mo o . u u
o m p mo:g p o ooo oa o .
22 Where there |s no counse|, p|ans ta||; but |n a mu|t|tude ot counse|ors
they are estab||shed.
22 po amo: m pop :, po po:o g p o p op . u u
oo : p m p mlog p oo_oo .
28 Joy comes to a man w|th the rep|y ot h|s mouth. How qood |s a
word at the r|qht t|me!
28 o o :o omo:o p o: :, m po :o:o , : o p
oo o omo m p og p o o : p o p .
24 1he path ot ||te |eads upward tor the w|se, to keep h|m trom qo|nq
downward to Sheo| .
24 u m_ o o p o o:o oo m p op mo , o : mo:o: :o__o
ooao o .
2 Yahweh w||| uproot the house ot the proud, but he w||| keep the
w|dow`s borders |ntact.
2 u uo:o o oao po mo: mo po . u u o u pu mo po p mog p
:m p oo :_oo .
20 Yahweh detests the thouqhts ot the w|cked, but the thouqhts ot the
pure are p|eas|nq.
20 u o: op m o m m p o:o . u u u ag pu
mo o .
21 He who |s qreedy tor qa|n troub|es h|s own house, but he who hates
br|bes w||| ||ve.
21 o omo: o p o o o p o p g p u uo mo o po p oo . u u
o omo:o o p o:op g p u oo .
28 1he heart ot the r|qhteous we|qhs answers, but the mouth ot the
w|cked qushes out ev||.
28 o o o o u p o : mo :oo . u u o mmopg p
mo:o poo mo .
20 Yahweh |s tar trom the w|cked, but he hears the prayer ot the
r|qhteous.
20 u m pu :o o op g po . u u o o o mo opg p
gpoo .
80 1he ||qht ot the eyes rejo|ces the heart. Good news q|ves hea|th to
the bones.
80 oua mo :o:o oo:o . mo p omo uo po p ou o .
81 1he ear that ||stens to reproot ||ves, and w||| be at home amonq the
w|se.
81 o mg om gp u mo p u p g p m poo :o oo p o
m_lo .
82 He who retuses correct|on desp|ses h|s own sou|, but he who ||stens
to reproot qets understand|nq.
82 o om@ a o p o g p o:op mo:poop o . u u
o om gp o p u pg p g op mo:o .
88 1he tear ot Yahweh teaches w|sdom. 8etore honor |s hum|||ty.
88 o_ u g pu po mo p o :o p o mo:g p m p o g
oo o .
roverbs 10
1 1he p|ans ot the heart be|onq to man, but the answer ot the tonque |s
trom Yahweh.
1 o:m pg p o oo @ o . u u o_ mo :o o ou o .
2 A|| the ways ot a man are c|ean |n h|s own eyes; but Yahweh we|qhs
the mot|ves.
2 u o @ m_g p o o omua@lp o o . u u u o omo:o .
8 Comm|t your deeds to Yahweh, and your p|ans sha|| succeed.
8 o p guop ou mo , :g po po:o g p o p
o .
4 Yahweh has made everyth|nq tor |ts own end- yes, even the w|cked
tor the day ot ev||.
4 u u ooa omo po mo o . o o p o a ou g m g
mo o .
Lveryone who |s proud |n heart |s an abom|nat|on to Yahweh: they
sha|| certa|n|y not be unpun|shed.
u o: op m u o omoao po mo: :o :o . o o :uao opop :
o o_: : :o:op .
0 8y mercy and truth |n|qu|ty |s atoned tor. 8y the tear ot Yahweh men
depart trom ev||.
0 uo o_: :o: oo__:o p , :u o . :o o:o: :
m oo_ u o .
1 When a man`s ways p|ease Yahweh, he makes even h|s enem|es to be
at peace w|th h|m.
1 o @ m_ op u mo: :, :u :o : m p ml po a :m o .
8 8etter |s a ||tt|e w|th r|qhteousness, than qreat revenues w|th |njust|ce.
8 o:o m p : o g p o g ml m p : o p@ p opg p
o .
0 A man`s heart p|ans h|s course, but Yahweh d|rects h|s steps.
0 o @ mo: po m_o . u u u o mo o .
10 |nsp|red judqments are on the ||ps ot the k|nq. He sha|| not betray h|s
mouth.
10 o p @ p m m po oo o mo:o p o . oo p@ pg p mo:o p
o po poloaop o .
11 Honest ba|ances and sca|es are Yahweh`s; a|| the we|qhts |n the baq
are h|s work.
11 o o __:, :o o op u: : o p @ p g pu u mo . u o o op
oop o g p u muo .
12 |t |s an abom|nat|on tor k|nqs to do wronq, tor the throne |s
estab||shed by r|qhteousness.
12 u o op g p o oop o:opm o . mo m , mo oo a
m poo :_o o o o .
18 H|qhteous ||ps are the de||qht ot k|nqs. 1hey va|ue one who speaks
the truth.
18 o mo__g p op o omo:o , :mpo om o o .
14 1he k|nq`s wrath |s a messenqer ot death, but a w|se man w||| pac|ty
|t.
14 o omo:o p g pu o mo :o . u u o p o g p uo o_:oo .
1 |n the ||qht ot the k|nq`s tace |s ||te. H|s tavor |s ||ke a c|oud ot the
spr|nq ra|n.
1 u m po oo o mua mo mo , : op mo:g p uo:
oo oo mmp mo :g po .
10 How much better |t |s to qet w|sdom than qo|d! Yes, to qet
understand|nq |s to be chosen rather than s||ver.
10 g op p o g p o g o o o : p o p. :g
op po:g p o o u o m mlg o o .
11 1he h|qhway ot the upr|qht |s to depart trom ev||. He who keeps h|s
way preserves h|s sou|.
11 o mo:oo m_u g pu o : o:o: : mo . o om m_g p
mo:o .
18 r|de qoes betore destruct|on, and a hauqhty sp|r|t betore a ta||.
18 oao po mo:g p oo oo:o mua@l, :oao mo:g p o o
oo u mua@lo .
10 |t |s better to be ot a |ow|y sp|r|t w|th the poor, than to d|v|de the
p|under w|th the proud.
10 o o p o mo: oo o:o m_lg p o g mg o: o ag m p :
o oao po mo: o .
20 He who heeds the Word t|nds prosper|ty. Whoever trusts |n Yahweh |s
b|essed.
20 o om g mo molg p o pg o o . :o
omog mo: ou g p op o po oo .
21 1he w|se |n heart sha|| be ca||ed prudent. |easantness ot the ||ps
promotes |nstruct|on.
21 o omo: p o g p o :m oo p o o:, : u ag p
umlo p o ao p o g po .
22 Understand|nq |s a tounta|n ot ||te to one who has |t, but the
pun|shment ot too|s |s the|r to||y.
22 po:g pu u mo o p ooo omm p :m mo o . u u
o o:o o mo p o g pu o o:o o mo .
28 1he heart ot the w|se |nstructs h|s mouth, and adds |earn|nq to h|s
||ps.
28 o p o mo:g p :uo mo:o p, :oao p o p o omo__o o .
24 |easant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the sou|, and hea|th to the
bones.
24 u a u g mo po o . oo ooo: mo , :uo_l
oou o mo o .
2 1here |s a way wh|ch seems r|qht to a man, but |n the end |t |eads
to death.
2 _ omo o oo @ mua@l, :m u o m_g p m poo o .
20 1he appet|te ot the |abor|nq man |abors tor h|m; tor h|s mouth urqes
h|m on.
20 o omug p uo omopo mo o . mo m , mo:o p oop o p
mo o .
21 A worth|ess man dev|ses m|sch|et. H|s speech |s ||ke a scorch|nq t|re.
21 o mg p po p m, :m pomo__ o g p u u pm o p
mo :g po .
28 A perverse man st|rs up str|te. A wh|sperer separates c|ose tr|ends.
28 o o g p o po m po ao : o a, :o op uo o:o
o :o .
20 A man ot v|o|ence ent|ces h|s ne|qhbor, and |eads h|m |n a way that
|s not qood.
20 o umg p o ao omu, : :o m o_ omo op o .
80 One who w|nks h|s eyes to p|ot pervers|t|es, one who compresses h|s
||ps, |s bent on ev||.
80 o omuo p mua o : m po , :o omo mo__g p
:o p mo .
81 Gray ha|r |s a crown ot q|ory. |t |s atta|ned by a ||te ot r|qhteousness.
81 o polg pu m po o o m_ :, u o poo : m p :
moo o .
82 One who |s s|ow to anqer |s better than the m|qhty; one who ru|es
h|s sp|r|t, than he who takes a c|ty.
82 o omo:o p g p o g o o p o . :o omomo:pog p o g
o omug o o_p o .
88 1he |ot |s cast |nto the |ap, but |ts every dec|s|on |s trom Yahweh.
88 au o: oo po_p o p op op :, u o p @ p m ooao .
roverbs 11
1 8etter |s a dry morse| w|th qu|etness, than a house tu|| ot teast|nq
w|th str|te.
1 mu u m p : u o :g p o g o p o :o mo o o o m p :
m po ao : o a o .
2 A servant who dea|s w|se|y w||| ru|e over a son who causes shame,
and sha|| have a part |n the |nher|tance amonq the brothers.
2 om pmo:g p o o o l om :uao : , :g g ol
o o o m_lo .
8 1he ret|n|nq pot |s tor s||ver, and the turnace tor qo|d, but Yahweh
tests the hearts.
8 ooo g pu oo mo , :opo oo mo o . u u u u
o mo:o .
4 An ev||doer heeds w|cked ||ps. A ||ar q|ves ear to a m|sch|evous tonque.
4 o umog p gp o__o o . o o_ :o_pg p gp
o_ mmo .
Whoever mocks the poor reproaches h|s Maker. He who |s q|ad at
ca|am|ty sha|| not be unpun|shed.
o omug ol o o po uao g p p po om m o . o omo:o
og:o p mu g p op m :o:o .
0 Ch||dren`s ch||dren are the crown ot o|d men; the q|ory ot ch||dren are
the|r parents.
0 o o:o mo poo :g pu mo op mo op, :o op momo
u moopo .
1 Arroqant speech |sn`t t|tt|nq tor a too|, much |ess do |y|nq ||ps t|t a
pr|nce.
1 o__ mo mol op o aop :o o:o o op . o__o_ :o_p op o aop
:o m p o_po p g:g mg p o .
8 A br|be |s a prec|ous stone |n the eyes ot h|m who q|ves |t; wherever
he turns, he prospers.
8 o po: u u_ oo omg op m mua@l o . omup mo:
o oog p o po p@ o p o .
0 He who covers an ottense promotes |ove; but he who repeats a matter
separates best tr|ends.
0 o om_o upg p u mp o . u u o omo :op
u g p uo o: o o :o .
10 A rebuke enters deeper |nto one who has understand|nq than a
hundred |ashes |nto a too|.
10 o p u p m g p o a a oo m p mo: mo u ag
mo_u oo o:o o mo o .
11 An ev|| man seeks on|y rebe|||on; theretore a crue| messenqer sha|| be
sent aqa|nst h|m.
11 o mmg p u o o o po . ug p : uo o : omo: o
o mm po .
12 Let a bear robbed ot her cubs meet a man, rather than a too| |n h|s
to||y.
12 o oo o p g mo u oo o : o g o o:o o omo:o
mo o .
18 Whoever rewards ev|| tor qood, ev|| sha|| not depart trom h|s house.
18 o omo pp m oo mo g p m o:o:op :mo pop .
14 1he beq|nn|nq ot str|te |s ||ke breach|nq a dam, theretore stop
content|on betore quarre||nq breaks out.
14 m po ao : o a mo po :g pu o o_:o p o . uo:g p : o o ao o a
o__: opo_ :op :, o .
1 He who just|t|es the w|cked, and he who condemns the r|qhteous,
both ot them a||ke are an abom|nat|on to Yahweh.
1 o omoa o o , :o omo p@ pup o m mo g p u
o:op m ou mua@l o ooao .
10 Why |s there money |n the hand ot a too| to buy w|sdom, s|nce he
has no understand|nq!
10 o m po oo o:o o mo o o : mg op p o , :mo:o:
m popg pu mop ua o p .
11 A tr|end |oves at a|| t|mes; and a brother |s born tor advers|ty.
11 o m mo : mp :mom :, :o o o m po_po
ou uo mo o .
18 A man vo|d ot understand|nq str|kes hands, and becomes co||atera| |n
the presence ot h|s ne|qhbor.
18 o omo:o: m p op g p o :o a o mo , : o p o m mo :
mua@lo .
10 He who |oves d|sobed|ence |oves str|te. One who bu||ds a h|qh qate
seeks destruct|on.
10 o ommp m po ao : g p mp :o: o . o omuo po m_g p
u o:o o .
20 One who has a perverse heart doesn`t t|nd prosper|ty, and one who
has a dece|ttu| tonque ta||s |nto troub|e.
20 o omo: p g p o pg op o op . :o omo_ o g p o op o
om mo o .
21 He who becomes the tather ot a too| qr|eves. 1he tather ot a too| has
no joy.
21 o omo po o o:o o g p op o o . :o o:o o mog p
o:o op .
22 A cheertu| heart makes qood med|c|ne, but a crushed sp|r|t dr|es up
the bones.
22 o: omo g p uo og o o . u u o po:o g p :u o p a ou o o .
28 A w|cked man rece|ves a br|be |n secret, to pervert the ways ot
just|ce.
28 o o g p o :o p o po: omo:glo mo , o : mo : p
o p@ p m_o .
24 W|sdom |s betore the tace ot one who has understand|nq, but the
eyes ot a too| wander to the ends ot the earth.
24 po m po oo m pmo: mua mua@lo . u u o o:o o mua m po
o o p o p mg po .
2 A too||sh son br|nqs qr|et to h|s tather, and b|tterness to her who
bore h|m.
2 o o l o o:o o g pu mo mo:m :, :u uo o omo :og m
mo:o .
20 A|so to pun|sh the r|qhteous |s not qood, nor to t|oq ott|c|a|s tor the|r
|nteqr|ty.
20 :o : o m mo oo g p o o :op , o m p o_po p
om o mu g p o op .
21 He who spares h|s words has know|edqe. He who |s even tempered |s
a man ot understand|nq.
21 o om o o p g p m p : o p @l o . :o omo:o g pu
o m p mo:o .
28 Lven a too|, when he keeps s||ent, |s counted w|se. When he shuts
h|s ||ps, he |s thouqht to be d|scern|nq.
28 o o:o o po a u m po poa :, o oam oo p o o .
o om_ a mo:o p g pu o m p mo:o .
roverbs 18
1 An untr|end|y man pursues se|t|shness, and det|es a|| sound judqment.
1 o omuo o:o mo:g p u op mo:p oo . u oo o l p o
ooao .
2 A too| has no de||qht |n understand|nq, but on|y |n revea||nq h|s own
op|n|on.
2 o o:o o u aoo o po: mo op . op mo:
omo po_lmo:po p o .
8 When w|ckedness comes, contempt a|so comes, and w|th shame comes
d|sqrace.
8 o o o :, ug ol oo o :, :uao : m po
: p p o .
4 1he words ot a man`s mouth are ||ke deep waters. 1he tounta|n ot
w|sdom |s ||ke a t|ow|nq brook.
4 o @ mo:o p m g pu o u ao . p o mo o p ou o _
omu o o .
1o be part|a| to the taces ot the w|cked |s not qood, nor to depr|ve
the |nnocent ot just|ce.
ua o o op g p , :uo p o o o oo p @ p mo g p u
o op .
0 A too|`s ||ps come |nto str|te, and h|s mouth |nv|tes beat|nqs.
0 o o:o o mo__ o a a o m po ao : o a, :mo:o p :o p o
mo o .
1 A too|`s mouth |s h|s destruct|on, and h|s ||ps are a snare to h|s sou|.
1 o o:o o mo:o pg pu uo:o m o . : mo__g pu o_ o
omo:ou mo o .
8 1he words ot a qoss|p are ||ke da|nty morse|s: they qo down |nto a
person`s |nnermost parts.
8 o omo po o o m g p umo: m o a mo :
op op :, o o o o o mo: o o .
0 One who |s s|ack |n h|s work |s brother to h|m who |s a master ot
destruct|on.
0 o omoap mo: omumo o o :g pu m o o
:o omuo:o o .
10 1he name ot Yahweh |s a stronq tower: the r|qhteous run to h|m, and
are sate.
10 u mu u :o op ogo . o o o g p u a a o mo ,
:m po o_:oo .
11 1he r|ch man`s wea|th |s h|s stronq c|ty, ||ke an unsca|ab|e wa|| |n h|s
own |maq|nat|on.
11 o o :o mo : g p u mo o p, : uo: mo p o mo :
omo u p po mo o .
12 8etore destruct|on the heart ot man |s proud, but betore honor |s
hum|||ty.
12 oo:o o__: :op :, o @ oao po mo:o .
:o po mo:g p m po g oo o .
18 He who q|ves answer betore he hears, that |s to||y and shame to h|m.
18 o omo :o u omo__: go :op mo m_g pu o o:o o
m :uao : omo o .
14 A man`s sp|r|t w||| susta|n h|m |n s|ckness, but a crushed sp|r|t, who
can bear!
14 o @ mo: molo . u u o po:o g p u u
oo p .
1 1he heart ot the d|scern|nq qets know|edqe. 1he ear ot the w|se seeks
know|edqe.
1 o m pmo:mo:g p g op o p @lo . :o p o mgg p u
o p @lo .
10 A man`s q|tt makes room tor h|m, and br|nqs h|m betore qreat men.
10 o @ mo po:g p m :o p _, :o m o o m p op mua@lo .
11 He who p|eads h|s cause t|rst seems r|qht; unt|| another comes and
quest|ons h|m.
11 o omo a o g p o_l o_lo o . u u o omuoo, :u m o .
18 1he |ot sett|es d|sputes, and keeps stronq ones apart.
18 o:g p uoa m po ao : o a, :uo o: o mo p opo .
10 A brother ottended |s more d|tt|cu|t than a tort|t|ed c|ty; and d|sputes
are ||ke the bars ot a cast|e.
10 o o omop uolmo:g p o pg o op og o .
:mm po ao : o ag p uo: ao ao mg po mo :g p o .
20 A man`s stomach |s t|||ed w|th the tru|t ot h|s mouth. W|th the
harvest ot h|s ||ps he |s sat|st|ed.
20 o @ o_:m p omo:o p mop , o o :mo__ mmlo po .
21 Death and ||te are |n the power ot the tonque; those who |ove |t w|||
eat |ts tru|t.
21 o :u m po oo o_ mo u , :o ommpm g p m p
mop o .
22 Whoever t|nds a w|te t|nds a qood th|nq, and obta|ns tavor ot Yahweh.
22 o omg ulog p g op mo u , : opo__:op o p ou o .
28 1he poor p|ead tor mercy, but the r|ch answer harsh|y.
28 o o po uao g p u @:o . u u o o :o o :o mo p o .
24 A man ot many compan|ons may be ru|ned, but there |s a tr|end who
st|cks c|oser than a brother.
24 o u m mo :mlg p u mo:o p o o . u u o m p o
omoo : p g o o g p m poo .
roverbs 10
1 8etter |s the poor who wa|ks |n h|s |nteqr|ty than he who |s perverse
|n h|s ||ps and |s a too|.
1 o o po uao omo ooo o g p o g o omo__ p , :u o o:o o
o .
2 |t |sn`t qood to have zea| w|thout know|edqe; nor be|nq hasty w|th
one`s teet and m|ss|nq the way.
2 o mo: m p op :o p @lg p o o :op, :o omo o_
omo pg p o:o_: _o .
8 1he too||shness ot man subverts h|s way; h|s heart raqes aqa|nst
Yahweh.
8 o @ mo o:o o mg p uo:o m_, : mo: : p
ou mo o .
4 Wea|th adds many tr|ends, but the poor |s separated trom h|s tr|end.
4 o : :o p o oo : mloo . u u o o po uao o o:
:m mo :o .
A ta|se w|tness sha|| not be unpun|shed. He who pours out ||es sha||
not qo tree.
o m p mo: o_ :o_pg p :o: o . :o om
o_ :o_pg p o o_:op oop .
0 Many w||| entreat the tavor ot a ru|er, and everyone |s a tr|end to a
man who q|ves q|tts.
0 o mlo o o pmo:, :o ooa o : :o omo p o po:o .
1 A|| the re|at|ves ot the poor shun h|m: how much more do h|s tr|ends
avo|d h|m! He pursues them w|th p|eas, but they are qone.
1 o o po uao m o o o oag p o:o m o . m mo : o:u :m mlg
mg p o . mop o m om o . moo p m pop .
8 He who qets w|sdom |oves h|s own sou|. He who keeps understand|nq
sha|| t|nd qood.
8 o omg op p o g p mp mo:p oo . o om g p o:g p
o pg o o .
0 A ta|se w|tness sha|| not be unpun|shed. He who utters ||es sha||
per|sh.
0 o m p mo: o_ :o_pg p :o: o . :o om
o_ :o_p g p o oo:o o .
10 De||cate ||v|nq |s not appropr|ate tor a too|, much |ess tor a servant to
have ru|e over pr|nces.
10 m pu ao :og p _:op : o o:o o op . : m mo o o p op
g:g mg p o .
11 1he d|scret|on ot a man makes h|m s|ow to anqer. |t |s h|s q|ory to
over|ook an ottense.
11 o p o g p o:o p , :o oa upg pu moo o .
12 1he k|nq`s wrath |s ||ke the roar|nq ot a ||on, but h|s tavor |s ||ke
dew on the qrass.
12 o o mo:o pg p uo: o u mo p o p q q mo :g po . u u
op mo:g p uo: oo o m po og po u o mo o p mo :g p o .
18 A too||sh son |s the ca|am|ty ot h|s tather. A w|te`s quarre|s are a
cont|nua| dr|pp|nq.
18 o o l o o:o o g pu mo mg:o po . : oul omo o ag pu
o o o p u o .
14 House and r|ches are an |nher|tance trom tathers, but a prudent w|te
|s trom Yahweh.
14 :o p :u , :o : g pu g ol ooo . u u ul
om p o g p o ou o o .
1 S|othtu|ness casts |nto a deep s|eep. 1he |d|e sou| sha|| sutter hunqer.
1 mp g p :o op u oo oo mo , :o mpg p op
opo o o .
10 He who keeps the commandment keeps h|s sou|, but he who |s
contemptuous |n h|s ways sha|| d|e.
10 o om g uo ag p mo:p o, u u o omo:op
m_g p o o .
11 He who has p|ty on the poor |ends to Yahweh; he w||| reward h|m.
11 o omo:@ o o po g p :o ou o . : omuo g p
u o pp m o .
18 D|sc|p||ne your son, tor there |s hope; don`t be a w||||nq party to h|s
death.
18 u o m po mou :, o p u p go o l . :oo m o .
10 A hot-tempered man must pay the pena|ty, tor |t you rescue h|m, you
must do |t aqa|n.
10 o omo:o p o p g p op g:o po . mo m , gu uo uo_:m
op op :, gopu :o_o .
20 L|sten to counse| and rece|ve |nstruct|on, that you may be w|se |n
your |atter end.
20 gp : p , :gp o p o , o : g p o ogg p o olo
mo g p .
21 1here are many p|ans |n a man`s heart, but Yahweh`s counse| w|||
preva||.
21 po po:o mlu m po oo @ mo: o o .
u u u m po pg p m po o :_o .
22 1hat wh|ch makes a man to be des|red |s h|s k|ndness. A poor man
|s better than a ||ar.
22 o oo oug p u mo__:mo po . :o o po uao g p o g o ,
o_ :o_p o .
28 1he tear ot Yahweh |eads to ||te, then contentment; he rests and w|||
not be touched by troub|e.
28 o_ u op u: : u o . :o u o pu o:, :m m po :op
m op .
24 1he s|uqqard bur|es h|s hand |n the d|sh; he w||| not so much as
br|nq |t to h|s mouth aqa|n.
24 o mpg p o_o mo oo o mo , :o : op o mo:o p po aop .
2 ||oq a scotter, and the s|mp|e w||| |earn prudence; rebuke one who has
understand|nq, and he w||| qa|n know|edqe.
2 o omug ol . :o omuo op g p
oo mo:o . :o p u p o m p mo: . :go o p @lo .
20 He who robs h|s tather and dr|ves away h|s mother, |s a son who
causes shame and br|nqs reproach.
20 o omuo p mo, :o o p a mu g Q u o o l om :m po p uao :,
: p p o .
21 |t you stop ||sten|nq to |nstruct|on, my son, you w||| stray trom the
words ot know|edqe.
21 uo o lo, o gpo o po om :o:o_:g oo p @l
m g p o .
28 A corrupt w|tness mocks just|ce, and the mouth ot the w|cked qu|ps
down |n|qu|ty.
28 o m p mo: ommmo g p o:op o p @ p op .
:o o op g p m ao u o mo .
20 ena|t|es are prepared tor scotters, and beat|nqs tor the backs ot too|s.
20 o p @ p up m pa mo: oo ug ol mo , : mo
oo o:o o mo_u mo o .
roverbs 20
1 W|ne |s a mocker, and beer |s a braw|er. Whoever |s |ed astray by
them |s not w|se.
1 oo :o g pu ug ol, :o :o oao g pu uo po o .
: u o omo a o omu g p p o op .
2 1he terror ot a k|nq |s ||ke the roar|nq ot a ||on. He who provokes h|m
to anqer torte|ts h|s own ||te.
2 o o uo_ g p uo: o u o p q q mo :g p , :o omo po
mo:o pm g p uupop mo:p og po .
8 |t |s an honor tor a man to keep a|oot trom str|te; but every too| w|||
be quarre||nq.
8 o m p o o:mo: :m po ao : o a g pu moo o . u u u
o o:o o g p m po amo:o .
4 1he s|uqqard w||| not p|ow by reason ot the w|nter; theretore he sha||
beq |n harvest, and have noth|nq.
4 o mpg p op op oo mu o . uo:g p : u
o :o mol, :m m p op .
Counse| |n the heart ot man |s ||ke deep water; but a man ot
understand|nq w||| draw |t out.
po po:o oo @ mo: o g p u o u ao . op op :
o mo p o:mo:o:g p o :o p oo .
0 Many men c|a|m to be men ot unta|||nq |ove, but who can t|nd a
ta|thtu| man!
0 o mlo :o p o mo__:po, o mo__:poo . u u
o omo g pu u o pg m o oo p .
1 A r|qhteous man wa|ks |n |nteqr|ty. 8|essed are h|s ch||dren atter h|m.
1 o o o g p o omoo mo o . mo mo op o po
omo o g po .
8 A k|nq who s|ts on the throne ot judqment scatters away a|| ev|| w|th
h|s eyes.
8 o o o pg o oo oo ao p @ p g p o u m omuao .
0 Who can say, | have made my heart pure. | am c|ean and w|thout
s|n!`
0 uo o o uo:o , u :o: m p op g pu uo :o oo p .
10 D|tter|nq we|qhts and d|tter|nq measures, both ot them a||ke are an
abom|nat|on to Yahweh.
10 o o op o u , :g pu p o u g p u o: opm o u oa
ou mua@lo .
11 Lven a ch||d makes h|mse|t known by h|s do|nqs, whether h|s work |s
pure, and whether |t |s r|qht.
11 o oppo ag p mu o ol. muo olg p o o p @lm
omuo .
12 1he hear|nq ear, and the see|nq eye, Yahweh has made even both ot
them.
12 g omgo , ua omo pg p u o m o u oao .
18 Don`t |ove s|eep, |est you come to poverty. Open your eyes, and you
sha|| be sat|st|ed w|th bread.
18 m p : u g p o . go po uao opo :o . m :o p gua .
:go_:m p : p o .
14 |t`s no qood, |t`s no qood,` says the buyer; but when he |s qone h|s
way, then he boasts.
14 g u , g u g p o o o :opo . : o:o p a mo o g p,
oao mo:o .
1 1here |s qo|d and abundance ot rub|es; but the ||ps ot know|edqe are
a rare jewe|.
1 o :u_oo o u m poo . u u o p @l mo__g pu o po p
mo o o .
10 1ake the qarment ot one who puts up co||atera| tor a stranqer; and
ho|d h|m |n p|edqe tor a wayward woman.
10 o omm po pmo: oo omo p @lop o mo g p o :g mup .
:o : oo omm p mo: oo omo p @lop oop mo .
11 |raudu|ent tood |s sweet to a man, but atterwards h|s mouth |s t|||ed
w|th qrave|.
11 p o_ :o_pg p oo oo @ mo o . op op : omo o g p
mo:o p o :o_o o o .
18 |ans are estab||shed by adv|ce; by w|se qu|dance you waqe war!
18 po po:o g p m poo :_ o p o a mo:o . u :o :
m p : : p mo mop g p .
10 He who qoes about as a ta|e-bearer revea|s secrets; theretore don`t
keep company w|th h|m who opens w|de h|s ||ps.
10 o omo op g p o po_lo p m p o o p o . uo:g p :, o :
:o m:o po:o mo__ o .
20 Whoever curses h|s tather or h|s mother, h|s |amp sha|| be put out |n
b|ackness ot darkness.
20 o omo pm mu mog p mu pm o o a oo :o o .
21 An |nher|tance qu|ck|y qa|ned at the beq|nn|nq, won`t be b|essed |n the
end.
21 o g op mo o mo p o p o_ o_ omo po : op op :, mg p
op op o p o op .
22 Don`t say, | w||| pay back ev||.` Wa|t tor Yahweh, and he w||| save
you.
22 uo pp mg p o :o . m po : u . :mop uogo .
28 Yahweh detests d|tter|nq we|qhts, and d|shonest sca|es are not
p|eas|nq.
28 o o op o u g p u o:op m ou mua@lo . :o o op
omo g p o op .
24 A man`s steps are trom Yahweh; how then can man understand h|s
way!
24 o mo g p op u: : u o . :o @ mgo m_ o p .
2 |t |s a snare to a man to make a rash ded|cat|on, then |ater to
cons|der h|s vows.
2 o omo po mo:o_ :o omo p mo o g p o po
oo_ o omo o .
20 A w|se k|nq w|nnows out the w|cked, and dr|ves the thresh|nq whee|
over them.
20 o o om p o g p o o o , : :o o:_ omo o po .
21 1he sp|r|t ot man |s Yahweh`s |amp, search|nq a|| h|s |nnermost parts.
21 o @ mo:g pu u mu p m o . u oog o mo o oao .
28 Love and ta|thtu|ness keep the k|nq sate. H|s throne |s susta|ned by
|ove.
28 o__:o p :u oua o o, :u_ mo oo a
oo:@ o .
20 1he q|ory ot younq men |s the|r strenqth. 1he sp|endor ot o|d men |s
the|r qray ha|r.
20 o o popo l moo g p u mo mol, :o o:o mu mog pu
mo polo .
80 Wound|nq b|ows c|eanse away ev||, and beat|nqs purqe the |nnermost
parts.
80 mo o g p uo a m, mo omo oooo
mo: o o .
roverbs 21
1 1he k|nq`s heart |s |n Yahweh`s hand ||ke the watercourses. He turns |t
wherever he des|res.
1 o omo: m po ou mo o o _ mo :g po . o :up m omopmo:o .
2 Lvery way ot a man |s r|qht |n h|s own eyes, but Yahweh we|qhs the
hearts.
2 o @ m_ :o : o o omuapoo . u u u o o @ mo:o .
8 1o do r|qhteousness and just|ce |s more acceptab|e to Yahweh than
sacr|t|ce.
8 u o : o p @ p g p opu mo: pg o oa
o .
4 A h|qh |ook, and a proud heart, the |amp ot the w|cked, |s s|n.
4 oao po mua, :oao mo:, o o mu pm g pu
:o:o .
1he p|ans ot the d|||qent sure|y |ead to prot|t; and everyone who |s
hasty sure|y rushes to poverty.
o mo m po p g p o po mlo p o . u u u o omuo_ o_ g p
o po uao o .
0 Gett|nq treasures by a |y|nq tonque |s a t|eet|nq vapor tor those who
seek death.
0 o o o po p oo ug m oo_ o_ :o_pg pu o p om am ,
u mu o o .
1 1he v|o|ence ot the w|cked w||| dr|ve them away, because they retuse
to do what |s r|qht.
1 o o muo p uo : o :o p a m o . mo m , u o p @ p
mo: m p op .
8 1he way ot the qu||ty |s dev|ous, but the conduct ot the |nnocent |s
upr|qht.
8 o omu o :o:, m_ p pu:o . u u o o muo oo .
0 |t |s better to dwe|| |n the corner ot the housetop, than to share a
house w|th a content|ous woman.
0 o m poo :o oo po p mogpg p o g o m p :o au p omo o ao o ao
oo po:o mo o .
10 1he sou| ot the w|cked des|res ev||; h|s ne|qhbor t|nds no mercy |n h|s
eyes.
10 o o mo: o mo . o omu op o__: om op .
11 When the mocker |s pun|shed, the s|mp|e qa|ns w|sdom. When the
w|se |s |nstructed, he rece|ves know|edqe.
11 o ug olop :o: :, o omuo op op g p
g p o o . : o p o :o p :, g op o p @lo .
12 1he H|qhteous One cons|ders the house ot the w|cked, and br|nqs the
w|cked to ru|n.
12 og p o o o mo po . o o o
o o:o mo o .
18 Whoever stops h|s ears at the cry ot the poor, he w||| a|so cry out,
but sha|| not be heard.
18 o omo amg oo o po uao m : og p : o : mop,
:o :om op .
14 A q|tt |n secret pac|t|es anqer; and a br|be |n the c|oak, stronq wrath.
14 o p o po: oo o p g p uoo o:o p, :o p oo:glo
mo g p uo o:o po po .
1 |t |s joy to the r|qhteous to do just|ce; but |t |s a destruct|on to the
workers ot |n|qu|ty.
1 o p @ p g pu o:o oo o o mo o . u u uo:o g p
m po oo um mo o .
10 1he man who wanders out ot the way ot understand|nq sha|| rest |n
the assemb|y ot the dead.
10 o omo:o_: p o: m_ g p m po :o oo o mm p o p
mo o .
11 He who |oves p|easure sha|| be a poor man. He who |oves w|ne and
o|| sha|| not be r|ch.
11 o ommp : u aog p o p o o po uao o . o ommp : oo :o ,
:o o o_lo g p o : op oop .
18 1he w|cked |s a ransom tor the r|qhteous; the treacherous tor the
upr|qht.
18 o o g p o p o o o mo o . :o o o m poo mo
mo o .
10 |t |s better to dwe|| |n a desert |and, than w|th a content|ous and
trettu| woman.
10 m poo :o oo u gg p o g m po : o au p omo o ao o a
:o:o p p o .
20 1here |s prec|ous treasure and o|| |n the dwe|||nq ot the w|se; but a
too||sh man swa||ows |t up.
20 o p o p omop o mo: : o o o_lo g p m po oo p o
mo po o . u u o o:o o uoam o .
21 He who to||ows atter r|qhteousness and k|ndness t|nds ||te,
r|qhteousness, and honor.
21 o omo o :o:@ g p o p g u , : o ,
:oo o .
22 A w|se man sca|es the c|ty ot the m|qhty, and br|nqs down the
strenqth ot |ts cont|dence.
22 o p o g p o p op o mo p mo o p :uo o mo p
omog mo: om o .
28 Whoever quards h|s mouth and h|s tonque keeps h|s sou| trom
troub|es.
28 o omo mo:o p , :mo_ g p _ a u uo omo:o .
24 1he proud and hauqhty man, scotter` |s h|s name; he works |n the
arroqance ot pr|de.
24 o oamo:o po , :oao mo:g p mu u ug olo . uo omo:
o o g:po :o .
2 1he des|re ot the s|uqqard k|||s h|m, tor h|s hands retuse to |abor.
2 o mpmog p uo m o . mo m , mo ug p mo: m p op .
20 1here are those who covet qreed||y a|| day |onq; but the r|qhteous
q|ve and don`t w|thho|d.
20 og o p o po ao g _o . u u o o o g p o pp ,
:o:o op op .
21 1he sacr|t|ce ot the w|cked |s an abom|nat|on: how much more, when
he br|nqs |t w|th a w|cked m|nd!
21 o o op mo g pu o:op mo . :omoo ao :m p
mg p g:g mg p o : p o p .
28 A ta|se w|tness w||| per|sh, and a man who ||stens speaks to etern|ty.
28 o m p mo: o_ :o_pg p oo:o o . u u o omgo g p
o p u o .
20 A w|cked man hardens h|s tace; but as tor the upr|qht, he estab||shes
h|s ways.
20 o o op g p oa muao . u u o omo:oog p a
m_o .
80 1here |s no w|sdom nor understand|nq nor counse| aqa|nst Yahweh.
80 po , : po:, : po po:o o lu g p m pop .
81 1he horse |s prepared tor the day ot batt|e; but v|ctory |s w|th
Yahweh.
81 o p a mo: o :o :u g mo , u u ug o
ou o .
roverbs 22
1 A qood name |s more des|rab|e than qreat r|ches, and |ov|nq tavor |s
better than s||ver and qo|d.
1 o u o mu o mop o g p mo m p p g o : p ml o .
:mp o g _po o o :o o o o o .
2 1he r|ch and the poor have th|s |n common: Yahweh |s the maker ot
them a||.
2 o o :o :o o po uao ooo amo:o . u o m ooao .
8 A prudent man sees danqer, and h|des h|mse|t; but the s|mp|e pass on,
and sutter tor |t.
8 o p op g p , o pop m, :oamo:o . u u o muo op
op g p o p , :op g:o po .
4 1he resu|t ot hum|||ty and the tear ot Yahweh |s wea|th, honor, and
||te.
4 o p o o:o :o_ u g p m u o : , oo ,
:u g po .
1horns and snares are |n the path ot the w|cked: whoever quards h|s
sou| stays trom them.
op u , :o_ o m po oo o m_o .
o om o mo:g p m pu :m o .
0 1ra|n up a ch||d |n the way he shou|d qo, and when he |s o|d he w|||
not depart trom |t.
0 o o o op om_o o o g p . : mo:o :, o:o: :m op .
1 1he r|ch ru|e over the poor. 1he borrower |s servant to the |ender.
1 o o :o o o o po uao , :o omo o g p o p o o m o .
8 He who sows w|ckedness reaps troub|e, and the rod ot h|s tury w||| be
destroyed.
8 o omo umg p : g:o p, :mo:o p mg p o:o o .
0 He who has a qenerous eye w||| be b|essed; tor he shares h|s tood
w|th the poor.
0 o omo :o uag p op o po o . mo m , o po mm p
oo o po uao o .
10 Dr|ve out the mocker, and str|te w||| qo out; yes, quarre|s and |nsu|ts
w||| stop.
10 o o p ao omug olg p , :o o ao o a o:o p, u u:
m po ao : o a, : p pg p o o .
11 He who |oves pur|ty ot heart and speaks qracetu||y |s the k|nq`s tr|end.
11 o ommp o:o g p, o__:o p m po omo:o po g p , :o o
o : :m o .
12 1he eyes ot Yahweh watch over know|edqe; but he trustrates the
words ot the unta|thtu|.
12 u mua o o p @lo . u u muo:o o o m o .
18 1he s|uqqard says, 1here |s a ||on outs|de! | w||| be k|||ed |n the
streets!`
18 o mp o :op , o u m po oo o . uo u o_o o .
14 1he mouth ot an adu|teress |s a deep p|t: he who |s under Yahweh`s
wrath w||| ta|| |nto |t.
14 o au p o:o mo:o pg pu o u ao . o ou o:op mm g p o a
omo o .
1 |o||y |s bound up |n the heart ot a ch||d: the rod ot d|sc|p||ne dr|ves
|t tar trom h|m.
1 o o:o o mo pmo: oo op mo: o o . o p u p mg p g p
o o p ao u :m o .
10 Whoever oppresses the poor tor h|s own |ncrease and whoever q|ves
to the r|ch, both come to poverty.
10 o uo p uo : o o po uao , o : m mlo p, :o omo p
oo o :o g p opo o p ua o .
11 1urn your ear, and ||sten to the words ot the w|se. App|y your heart
to my teach|nq.
11 :gg, :gp o p o m , :oa go: ouo p @l .
18 |or |t |s a p|easant th|nq |t you keep them w|th|n you, |t a|| ot them
are ready on your ||ps.
18 mo m , gu om ogo: o , :u m poo :o ogo__ :,
u mu ao .
10 1hat your trust may be |n Yahweh, | teach you today, even you.
10 o : gog go: ou :, uo :op o p @lg ou uol g m ,
gp o ao .
20 Haven`t | wr|tten to you th|rty exce||ent th|nqs ot counse| and
know|edqe,
20 u :g o g omo op u: : po po:o , :o p @l,
21 1o teach you truth, re||ab|e words, to q|ve sound answers to the ones
who sent you!
21 o : uo :op o p @lg ou m , o : g o a
u m o o omuo gmm p g p u op ol.
22 Don`t exp|o|t the poor, because he |s poor; and don`t crush the needy
|n court;
22 o o po uao u mo pmua mu :, o ao po_o p m o . :um
o op g:opo p oog mo g p o .
28 tor Yahweh w||| p|ead the|r case, and p|under the ||te ot those who
p|under them.
28 mo m , u o a m , :o ao p o mo:ou omo ao p mo .
24 Don`t betr|end a hot-tempered man, and don`t assoc|ate w|th one who
harbors anqer:
24 o : :o omo:o p o . :o :o omo:o p o_ g p o .
2 |est you |earn h|s ways, and ensnare your sou|.
2 guo opo : m_, :go: op opo : o_ o o .
20 Don`t you be one ot those who str|ke hands, ot those who are
co||atera| tor debts.
20 o p o omo :o , omm p mo: oo o mu mo m_l o .
21 |t you don`t have means to pay, why shou|d he take away your bed
trom under you!
21 go : u m pop :, o o :o p a go u ogo oa,
u mopua o p .
28 Don`t move the anc|ent boundary stone, wh|ch your tathers have set
up.
28 o : mu mog p oo_ ogoop oao og p o .
20 Do you see a man sk|||ed |n h|s work! He w||| serve k|nqs. He won`t
serve obscure men.
20 go p op o omo ool. oop oo o mua @lo . oop op
oo omu o op o_lop mua@lop .
roverbs 28
1 When you s|t to eat w|th a ru|er, cons|der d|||qent|y what |s betore
you;
1 go pg m p :o po: p :, o u p m p ogua@l mo m_
o o o:,
2 put a kn|te to your throat, |t you are a man q|ven to appet|te.
2 :gu u o omm p o p :, oa og ao .
8 Don`t be des|rous ot h|s da|nt|es, s|nce they are dece|ttu| tood.
8 og op mo p o . mo m , u m po o .
4 Don`t weary yourse|t to be r|ch. |n your w|sdom, show restra|nt.
4 u o p o : go :o p o p o . og go: og po:p g
o .
Why do you set your eyes on that wh|ch |s not! |or |t certa|n|y
sprouts w|nqs ||ke an eaq|e and t||es |n the sky.
g :u gua o omu op op mm p o :ol. mo m
o : g p um :o omo po, : u o p ao o u o p, o ao _o
mo :g po .
0 Don`t eat the tood ot h|m who has a st|nqy eye, and don`t crave h|s
de||cac|es:
0 m p o mm p om p mg p o . : og mm po pg p o .
1 tor as he th|nks about the cost, so he |s. Lat and dr|nk!` he says to
you, but h|s heart |s not w|th you.
1 mo m , mo u p omo: o mo :g p mop o u
g p o :o . m p m g p , o :g op op :, mo:m pop :gop .
8 1he morse| wh|ch you have eaten you sha|| vom|t up, and |ose your
qood words.
8 ogm pg p go :o p , :g u ag p olu o .
0 Don`t speak |n the ears ot a too|, tor he w||| desp|se the w|sdom ot
your words.
0 oo o:o o mgo o . mo m , o:op g
m p o op .
10 Don`t move the anc|ent boundary stone. Don`t encroach on the t|e|ds
ot the tather|ess:
10 o : mu mog p omm poo_ o . :o a a oo o pu mo po p
mo o o .
11 tor the|r Detender |s stronq. He w||| p|ead the|r case aqa|nst you.
11 mo m , o omo m g pu o mo p , :o a :go .
12 App|y your heart to |nstruct|on, and your ears to the words ot
know|edqe.
12 oago: oo po , : :gg oo p @l m g p .
18 Don`t w|thho|d correct|on trom a ch||d. |t you pun|sh h|m w|th the rod,
he w||| not d|e.
18 _ o p u p oo op o . mo m , gu m og p g p
op op :, o opoop .
14 un|sh h|m w|th the rod, and save h|s sou| trom Sheo|.
14 m og p , :guo uo_ :mo: oo__o o .
1 My son, |t your heart |s w|se, then my heart w||| be q|ad, even m|ne:
1 uo o lo, go: u p o :, uo:o up o .
10 yes, my heart w||| rejo|ce, when your ||ps speak what |s r|qht.
10 go__ op :, uo po uo:o o .
11 Don`t |et your heart envy s|nners; but rather tear Yahweh a|| the day
|onq.
11 ugo: mo o:l o :o:o o . u u m poo_ u mo o
g _ .
18 |ndeed sure|y there |s a tuture hope, and your hope w||| not be cut
ott.
18 mo m , m m pu:o, :gu og p op p a am op .
10 L|sten, my son, and be w|se, and keep your heart on the r|qht path!
10 uo o lo, gp, : po , : :o o go: o_o .
20 Don`t be amonq ones dr|nk|nq too much w|ne, or those who qorqe
themse|ves on meat:
20 m poo m o p oo :o m_l, oo m p o p @p m_l o .
21 tor the drunkard and the q|utton sha|| become poor; and drows|ness
c|othes them |n raqs.
21 mo m , o m u mo:, :o m p o p g p op o puao .
:p mu o g p : :o : ouao_ o .
22 L|sten to your tather who qave you ||te, and don`t desp|se your
mother when she |s o|d.
22 gp go omo po gmo . : gu o:o :, ug olm
o .
28 8uy the truth, and don`t se|| |t. Get w|sdom, d|sc|p||ne, and
understand|nq.
28 o u , :ol am o . : po , :o p o ,
: p o:g p .
24 1he tather ot the r|qhteous has qreat joy. Whoever tathers a w|se
ch||d de||qhts |n h|m.
24 o m mo o mog p o po o:@ p g u:o . :o omo po
o p o g p o:o omu o .
2 Let your tather and your mother be q|ad! Let her who bore you
rejo|ce!
2 ugu :go o:o , :o omo :o gg p o po o:@ .
20 My son, q|ve me your heart; and |et your eyes keep |n my ways.
20 uo o lo, o p u ogo: . :uu_op gua .
21 |or a prost|tute |s a deep p|t; and a wayward w|te |s a narrow we||.
21 mo m , o uou p u o u a , :o au p o:o g p u o m p o .
28 Yes, she ||es |n wa|t ||ke a robber, and |ncreases the unta|thtu| amonq
men.
28 mop o : o o p u_ u_a mo :g p , :umlo p o o o oo @
m_lo .
20 Who has woe! Who has sorrow! Who has str|te! Who has comp|a|nts!
Who has need|ess bru|ses! Who has b|oodshot eyes!
20 u u m po :g:o p oo p . u u m po :o:m : oo p .
u u m po :m po ao : o a oo p . u u m po : o p o:o
oo p . u umo m p op : m po :mo o g p oo p . u u
m po : muao oo p .
80 1hose who stay |onq at the w|ne; those who qo to seek out m|xed
w|ne.
80 o omm pu a ooo :o mu, omu oo :o omulu a mo:opg po .
81 Don`t |ook at the w|ne when |t |s red, when |t spark|es |n the cup,
when |t qoes down smooth|y.
81 oo :o o o p , mo p m mo oo o o , momo: omop :,
m o .
82 |n the end, |t b|tes ||ke a snake, and po|sons ||ke a v|per.
82 oo g p m p o mo :, :o_: o o mo :g po .
88 Your eyes w||| see stranqe th|nqs, and your m|nd w||| |maq|ne
contus|nq th|nqs.
88 gua o p o o :o o po_: ogo:o po .
84 Yes, you w||| be as he who ||es down |n the m|dst ot the sea, or as
he who ||es on top ot the r|qq|nq:
84 :guo: o omu o oo po p mo: o mo :g p, :o
omu o ouo p mo :o mo :g po .
8 1hey h|t me, and | was not hurt! 1hey beat me, and | don`t tee| |t!
When w||| | wake up! | can do |t aqa|n. | can t|nd another.`
8 o :o, o _ u, :uolop . o u, :uo p @lop . uo o g po p
m oo p. uu : m o .
roverbs 24
1 Don`t be env|ous ot ev|| men; ne|ther des|re to be w|th them:
1 o:l o m o . :o m p :m o .
2 tor the|r hearts p|ot v|o|ence, and the|r ||ps ta|k about m|sch|et.
2 mo m , mo: p uo:o , :mo__ umo .
8 1hrouqh w|sdom a house |s bu||t; by understand|nq |t |s estab||shed;
8 o uo p o po , : :m p oo :_o o p o:o .
4 by know|edqe the rooms are t|||ed w|th a|| rare and beaut|tu| treasure.
4 :o p @l uo o m:op :o : omo p o p ,
:mo mu a o oao .
A w|se man has qreat power; and a know|edqeab|e man |ncreases
strenqth;
o p o g p mo o pmolo p , :o m p :o p @l umlo p mo molo .
0 tor by w|se qu|dance you waqe your war; and v|ctory |s |n many
adv|sors.
0 mo m , gopu g :o : o : po o . :o : p mlo
o: :, m p o p m popo .
1 W|sdom |s too h|qh tor a too|: he doesn`t open h|s mouth |n the qate.
1 po g p m po o p o : oo o:o o mo o . m :o p op mo:o p
oog mo op .
8 One who p|ots to do ev|| w||| be ca||ed a schemer.
8 o om p umg p o :m oum moo .
0 1he schemes ot to||y are s|n. 1he mocker |s detested by men.
0 o o:o o mo u pg pu :o:o . :o ug olg pu o:
op m oo @ mua@lo .
10 |t you ta|ter |n the t|me ot troub|e, your strenqth |s sma||.
10 go: u o o l og:o p mu g g p :, go gol u mo :o .
11 Hescue those who are be|nq |ed away to death! |ndeed, ho|d back
those who are staqqer|nq to the s|auqhter!
11 o ooam oo mo , :o omm p o : : uo m g p
uo o_:m .
12 |t you say, 8eho|d, we d|dn`t know th|s;` doesn`t he who we|qhs the
hearts cons|der |t! He who keeps your sou|, doesn`t he know |t! Sha|| he
not render to every man accord|nq to h|s work!
12 gu o :, , oo p @lop g p :, o omo o mo: og p
o u p, u op ol. o omo go:g p o p @lop ol, :
o pp oo @ mu mo :g p :o :o .
18 My son, eat honey, tor |t |s qood; the dropp|nqs ot the honeycomb,
wh|ch are sweet to your taste:
18 uo o lo, m p g o . mo m , u mo po . :g mo po
og ao g pu moo .
14 so you sha|| know w|sdom to be to your sou|; |t you have tound |t,
then there w||| be a reward, your hope w||| not be cut ott.
14 g po : uo o p @l p o ogo: mo . gu o pg m :,
m m po, gu o op op p a am op .
1 Don`t |ay |n wa|t, w|cked man, aqa|nst the hab|tat|on ot the r|qhteous.
Don`t destroy h|s rest|nq p|ace:
1 o mmmo o, o :o o po l o o o mo p o . uo:o mm po :
mo o .
10 tor a r|qhteous man ta||s seven t|mes, and r|ses up aqa|n; but the
w|cked are overthrown by ca|am|ty.
10 mo m , o o o o u a o_ op op :, ooop o . u u
o o op g p mo pop :o u oo:o mo o .
11 Don`t rejo|ce when your enemy ta||s. Don`t |et your heart be q|ad
when he |s overthrown;
11 g pgl o u :, o:o o , : mo p op :, o p o o:@
o .
18 |est Yahweh see |t, and |t d|sp|ease h|m, and he turn away h|s wrath
trom h|m.
18 u o p opo :, :op mo:op , :upl mo:o p omm po .
10 Don`t tret yourse|t because ot ev||doers; ne|ther be env|ous ot the
w|cked:
10 u go: oo m mu o , :o:l o o g p o .
20 tor there w||| be no reward to the ev|| man; and the |amp ot the
w|cked sha|| be snutted out.
20 mo m , m m p op oo mm mo op . o o op
mu pm op uo o a am o .
21 My son, tear Yahweh and the k|nq. Don`t jo|n those who are
rebe|||ous:
21 uo o lo, o_ u :o o . uulu a :o om l o .
22 tor the|r ca|am|ty w||| r|se sudden|y; the destruct|on trom them both-
who knows!
22 mo m , mg:o p m po p o oa, :o o og p
mo:o g p u u o p @l oo p .
28 1hese a|so are say|nqs ot the w|se. 1o show part|a||ty |n judqment |s
not qood.
28 m op u o : mo oo p o o . ua o oo p @ p
mo g pu mo op .
24 He who says to the w|cked, You are r|qhteous;` peop|es sha|| curse
h|m, and nat|ons sha|| abhor h|m-
24 o omo :op o o , gu o o o o g p , o o u o pmm ,
o o aop o:op mm o .
2 but |t w||| qo we|| w|th those who conv|ct the qu||ty, and a r|ch
b|ess|nq w||| come on them.
2 u u o omo p u p g p m pu a, :o po omo opm o .
20 An honest answer |s ||ke a k|ss on the ||ps.
20 o omo :o o o g p gu oo__o .
21 repare your work outs|de, and qet your t|e|ds ready. Atterwards, bu||d
your house.
21 a gu oo , :u oo ao o o mo . oo
:o po p go p .
28 Don`t be a w|tness aqa|nst your ne|qhbor w|thout cause. Don`t dece|ve
w|th your ||ps.
28 mo m pop : m pgo:o lo ogu o . :o ogo__ o .
20 Don`t say, | w||| do to h|m as he has done to me; | w||| render to
the man accord|nq to h|s work.`
20 muu mo :g p uum , uo pp oo og p mu
mo :g p , o :o .
80 | went by the t|e|d ot the s|uqqard, by the v|neyard ot the man vo|d
ot understand|nq;
80 uo oo mp mo ao mu, : oo omo:o: m p op
moo :o mu.
81 8eho|d, |t was a|| qrown over w|th thorns. |ts surtace was covered
w|th nett|es, and |ts stone wa|| was broken down.
81 : , ooo :op uo . :g po u o m po omo o p o p @l,
:mg oo o o .
82 1hen | saw, and cons|dered we||. | saw, and rece|ved |nstruct|on:
82 :uo p op :uo u p ouo: o , u m , :u :g o p o o .
88 a ||tt|e s|eep, a ||tt|e s|umber, a ||tt|e to|d|nq ot the hands to s|eep;
88 u o:o:, u o o :o:, o_ : o omu mo o:o:o .
84 so your poverty w||| come as a robber, and your want as an armed
man.
84 :go pua oopg o u_ u_a mo :g p , :opo op o g
o m p :mo o mo :g po .
roverbs 2
1 1hese a|so are proverbs ot So|omon, wh|ch the men ot Hezek|ah k|nq
ot Judah cop|ed out.
1 mm u o : o _o u m ou mo o o u :o u
mo @ :ooo .
2 |t |s the q|ory ot God to concea| a th|nq, but the q|ory ot k|nqs |s to
search out a matter.
2 u oao o p u u moo o . u u o o u o_lo p u
u moo o .
8 As the heavens tor he|qht, and the earth tor depth, so the hearts ot
k|nqs are unsearchab|e.
8 u o p oo mo , :o p o p ou a mo , :g po : o omo:g p
o u o_l op op.
4 1ake away the dross trom the s||ver, and mater|a| comes out tor the
ret|ner;
4 o :o p o mm p oo o , :o o oo o o mo oo po .
1ake away the w|cked trom the k|nq`s presence, and h|s throne w||| be
estab||shed |n r|qhteousness.
o :o p a o m oo o mua@l . :mo oo a m p oo :_
o o mo o .
0 Don`t exa|t yourse|t |n the presence ot the k|nq, or c|a|m a p|ace
amonq qreat men;
0 uoo go: oo o mua@l o , :oop oo m p mo o o .
1 tor |t |s better that |t be sa|d to you, Come up here,` than that you
shou|d be put |ower |n the presence ot the pr|nce, whom your eyes have
seen.
1 mo m , o o : og, oo p om g p, o g o o p o g oo p
oguao p op m mua@l o .
8 Don`t be hasty |n br|nq|nq charqes to court. What w||| you do |n the
end when your ne|qhbor shames you!
8 o o p o_ o_ o : go a o . o m p ogu :uao :g :,
oo gu o po p g p go p @l opo :o .
0 Debate your case w|th your ne|qhbor, and don`t betray the cont|dence
ot another;
0 go a :o ogu op op :, o po_l o o mm p o o p g p o .
10 |est one who hears |t put you to shame, and your bad reputat|on
never depart.
10 o omgo go g p :uao : opo :g, :g p p mo g p
o:op op gop .
11 A word t|t|y spoken |s ||ke app|es ot qo|d |n sett|nqs ot s||ver.
11 oo om p og p uo: op o o m po oo o
mo mo :g po .
12 As an earr|nq ot qo|d, and an ornament ot t|ne qo|d, so |s a w|se
reprover to an obed|ent ear.
12 o o p u p oo p o o omg om gp mo g p uo:
o , :uuo o mo :g po .
18 As the co|d ot snow |n the t|me ot harvest, so |s a ta|thtu| messenqer
to those who send h|m; tor he retreshes the sou| ot h|s masters.
18 u o po mo p o :o m mo :g pu o : mo oo
omuo m g po . mo m u_o p momo:o .
14 As c|ouds and w|nd w|thout ra|n, so |s he who boasts ot q|tts
decept|ve|y.
14 o omoao mo: oo po: o_ :o_p mu g p uo: mp , :o ,
:oo op mo :g po .
1 8y pat|ence a ru|er |s persuaded. A sott tonque breaks the bone.
1 o o:o p ug o p mo:, :o mo_ omog p u u o .
10 Have you tound honey! Lat as much as |s sutt|c|ent tor you, |est you
eat too much, and vom|t |t.
10 go pg g o o :ol. m pom_: . g o p o : opo : om ,
:o :o p m o .
11 Let your toot be se|dom |n your ne|qhbor`s house, |est he be weary ot
you, and hate you.
11 o : a go p oo ogu mo p . mo: o : opo : og,
:o:o go .
18 A man who q|ves ta|se test|mony aqa|nst h|s ne|qhbor |s ||ke a c|ub, a
sword, or a sharp arrow.
18 o omm pmo: o_ :o_po lo omug p , u o po p, :g:o o o ,
:o_ omm poo .
10 Cont|dence |n someone unta|thtu| |n t|me ot troub|e |s ||ke a bad
tooth, or a |ame toot.
10 og mo: oo o o o mu g g p uo: umo:
o p , :o p omoo o a a mo :g po .
20 As one who takes away a qarment |n co|d weather, or v|neqar on
soda, so |s one who s|nqs sonqs to a heavy heart.
20 o omo :o p aup oo mg mo :, o p o oo_lm p mo o p
mo :g p , u o omo:o p o:o p oo omo p m :o:m :g po .
21 |t your enemy |s hunqry, q|ve h|m tood to eat. |t he |s th|rsty, q|ve
h|m water to dr|nk:
21 g pglg p u opo mo: :, o p m p m o p . :u o mo:
oo :o p m m oo .
22 tor you w||| heap coa|s ot t|re on h|s head, and Yahweh w||| reward
you.
22 goao p u pm o: omo po o p, :u o po g ogo :go o .
28 1he north w|nd br|nqs torth ra|n: so a backb|t|nq tonque br|nqs an
anqry tace.
28 o oo o :g p :o o , :o_ omop u: : o po o o
:m po p o uao u o .
24 |t |s better to dwe|| |n the corner ot the housetop, than to share a
house w|th a content|ous woman.
24 m poo :o oo p o p mogpg p o g m po : o au p omo o ao o a
oo po:o mo o .
2 L|ke co|d water to a th|rsty sou|, so |s qood news trom a tar country.
2 o o p oo oo mo: oo mo mo :g p mo p o o
oo u u u g p o :o .
20 L|ke a mudd|ed spr|nq, and a po||uted we||, so |s a r|qhteous man
who q|ves way betore the w|cked.
20 o o o o u o oo o op mua @lg p uo: o u om o,
:o o p oomm po mo :g po .
21 |t |s not qood to eat much honey; nor |s |t honorab|e to seek one`s
own honor.
21 m p g o omml o op , g pmo :, o u moo p og p
uo :mo:o .
28 L|ke a c|ty that |s broken down and w|thout wa||s |s a man whose
sp|r|t |s w|thout restra|nt.
28 o omoop mo:p og p uo: o omo o o, mo p m p op
mo :g po .
roverbs 20
1 L|ke snow |n summer, and as ra|n |n harvest, so honor |s not t|tt|nq
tor a too|.
1 u o po o ol, :oo o :o mol mo :g p oo _:op
:o o:o o op .
2 L|ke a t|utter|nq sparrow, ||ke a dart|nq swa||ow, so the undeserved
curse doesn`t come to rest.
2 o po : u o o mo :g p, o p o_ po_p o u o p a mo :g p o p m
omo m pop opg p oopoop .
8 A wh|p |s tor the horse, a br|d|e tor the donkey, and a rod tor the
back ot too|s!
8 g po_ oo p mo , o:o po_ oo p u mo , :g p oo o:o o
mo_u mo o .
4 Don`t answer a too| accord|nq to h|s to||y, |est you a|so be ||ke h|m.
4 o :o o o:o o mo o:o o m mo :g p o . go oa opo :
:m o .
Answer a too| accord|nq to h|s to||y, |est he be w|se |n h|s own eyes.
o :o o o:o o mo o:o o m mo :g p . p o opo :
omuapoo .
0 One who sends a messaqe by the hand ot a too| |s cutt|nq ott teet
and dr|nk|nq v|o|ence.
0 o omo oo o:o o mo o g p pa mo p po, :m
umo .
1 L|ke the |eqs ot the |ame that hanq |oose: so |s a parab|e |n the
mouth ot too|s.
1 o omo po:o g p mo p o oo oo p , : oo o:o o
mo:o pg pu g p o : o .
8 As one who b|nds a stone |n a s||nq, so |s he who q|ves honor to a
too|.
8 o omoua oo_p og po__: mo mo :g p o omuoo
o o:o o g pu g p mo :o .
0 L|ke a thornbush that qoes |nto the hand ot a drunkard, so |s a
parab|e |n the mouth ot too|s.
0 op u ao pmo: oo m u o : mo o mo :g p , oo o:o o
mo:o p u g po :o .
10 As an archer who wounds a||, so |s he who h|res a too| or he who
h|res those who pass by.
10 o_ omo : o :o : mo :g p o olo o:o o , :o o o ao , u
g p o :o .
11 As a doq that returns to h|s vom|t, so |s a too| who repeats h|s to||y.
11 o p l o mo : mo :g p o o:o o u : mo o:o
m g po :o .
12 Do you see a man w|se |n h|s own eyes! 1here |s more hope tor a
too| than tor h|m.
12 go p op o om p o omuap og p o :ol. ou o
oo o:o o p g mop o .
18 1he s|uqqard says, 1here |s a ||on |n the road! A t|erce ||on roams
the streets!`
18 o mpg p o :op, o u m po o_, o u m po o_o o .
14 As the door turns on |ts h|nqes, so does the s|uqqard on h|s bed.
14 _g : omo p_ mo :g p o mpup mo: omo u o
g p o :o .
1 1he s|uqqard bur|es h|s hand |n the d|sh. He |s too |azy to br|nq |t
back to h|s mouth.
1 o mpg p o_o mo oo o o o . o : o mo:o po g p
uo :mo:o .
10 1he s|uqqard |s w|ser |n h|s own eyes than seven men who answer
w|th d|scret|on.
10 o mpg p po omuapo pg o a o omo :oo o .
11 L|ke one who qrabs a doq`s ears |s one who passes by and medd|es
|n a quarre| not h|s own.
11 o omo o , :u o pmo: om p o a omop u:op :m g p
uo:o omo :ua o p mg mo :g po .
18 L|ke a madman who shoots torches, arrows, and death,
18 o o__ om a u pm o , :o_o oo , :o mo :g p,
10 |s the man who dece|ves h|s ne|qhbor and says, Am | not jok|nq!`
10 o omo g o omu, :o :o, uuo a u op olg pu g p
mo :o .
20 |or |ack ot wood a t|re qoes out. W|thout qoss|p, a quarre| d|es
down.
20 oo pu p m p op :, u pm o o ao . :oo op m p op g p
m po ao : o a o oo .
21 As coa|s are to hot embers, and wood to t|re, so |s a content|ous
man to k|nd||nq str|te.
21 o p o: ou po: mo mo :, o pu p ou pm mo mo :g p ,
o omo o ao o ap u o poo p m po ao : o a mo o .
22 1he words ot a wh|sperer are as da|nty morse|s, they qo down |nto
the |nnermost parts.
22 o op m g p uo: o a mo : op op :, o o o
o o mo: o o .
28 L|ke s||ver dross on an earthen vesse| are the ||ps ot a tervent one
w|th an ev|| heart.
28 o__ mp o p m p :o:mg p uo: oo o p o p o :o mm p
mo :g po .
24 A ma||c|ous man d|squ|ses h|mse|t w|th h|s ||ps, but he harbors ev|| |n
h|s heart.
24 o omo:o g p o omo__, :oao p o omo: o o .
2 When h|s speech |s charm|nq, don`t be||eve h|m; tor there are seven
abom|nat|ons |n h|s heart.
2 m u au a :, gam o . mo m , o:op m a u m po
omo: o o .
20 H|s ma||ce may be concea|ed by decept|on, but h|s w|ckedness w||| be
exposed |n the assemb|y.
20 o g p _o mo:o op op : mm m po_lo p
om po po: p mua@lo .
21 Whoever d|qs a p|t sha|| ta|| |nto |t. Whoever ro||s a stone, |t w|||
come back on h|m.
21 o omo po o g p o a omo , :o omo p oo_p g p
mo p l omo o .
28 A |y|nq tonque hates those |t hurts; and a t|atter|nq mouth works
ru|n.
28 o mo__ o_ :o_pg p o:o o omop um om , :o:o p
omo g p uo:o o .
roverbs 21
1 Don`t boast about tomorrow; tor you don`t know what a day may br|nq
torth.
1 oao go: ooo a mo o . mo m , umo: og
m o g p go p @lop .
2 Let another man pra|se you, and not your own mouth; a stranqer, and
not your own ||ps.
2 go:o ppg u op , uo o o :o po_g . go__p g u op .
uo u o .
8 A stone |s heavy, and sand |s a burden; but a too|`s provocat|on |s
heav|er than both.
8 oo o o u mu, :u:o o p o u uo ao . u u o o:o o
mo:o p g p ug o u oa o .
4 Wrath |s crue|, and anqer |s overwhe|m|nq; but who |s ab|e to stand
betore jea|ousy!
4 o:o p umug:, :o:o p uo__ao_o . u u
oo:l mua@l u u oop o oo p .
8etter |s open rebuke than h|dden |ove.
o p u p m po_lg p o g m p m p o o p o .
0 |a|thtu| are the wounds ot a tr|end; a|thouqh the k|sses ot an enemy
are protuse.
0 o : mo:g pu mu m o . u u p l mgu g p mlu:o .
1 A tu|| sou| |oathes a honeycomb; but to a hunqry sou|, every b|tter
th|nq |s sweet.
1 o omo_:m pg p u o g o mo po o . u u u mop
u oog p oo oo oopo mo: mo o .
8 As a b|rd that wanders trom her nest, so |s a man who wanders trom
h|s home.
8 o p omo:op mo mo :g p o omo:op mo p og p u g po :o .
0 ertume and |ncense br|nq joy to the heart; so does earnest counse|
trom a man`s tr|end.
0 o :gu uo o mo:, :u a op u: : o : o p pg p
g p o :o .
10 Don`t torsake your tr|end and your tather`s tr|end. Don`t qo to your
brother`s house |n the day ot your d|saster: better |s a ne|qhbor who |s
near than a d|stant brother.
10 g go :, :go m mo :g p o op m o . :o a a og o o
mo po og g:o p mu g g p o . o omu omm p o :g p o g
o o omm po omu o .
11 8e w|se, my son, and br|nq joy to my heart, then | can answer my
tormentor.
11 uo o lo, po , :uo uo: o : uo :oo om p pug p .
12 A prudent man sees danqer and takes retuqe; but the s|mp|e pass on,
and sutter tor |t.
12 o p op g p o p op m, :oamo:o . u u
o omuo op op g p o p , :op g:o po .
18 1ake h|s qarment when he puts up co||atera| tor a stranqer. Ho|d |t
tor a wayward woman!
18 o m p mo: omo p @lopo mo g p o :g mup . :o :
oo omm p mo: oo au p o:o mo .
14 He who b|esses h|s ne|qhbor w|th a |oud vo|ce ear|y |n the morn|nq, |t
w||| be taken as a curse by h|m.
14 o omo po m mo : omo o: p oo o p og p oa m
oo p m omo o .
1 A cont|nua| dropp|nq on a ra|ny day and a content|ous w|te are a||ke:
1 o o o pu ooo ml mu g , :o au p
omo o ao o ap g p o :o amo:o .
10 restra|n|nq her |s ||ke restra|n|nq the w|nd, or ||ke qrasp|nq o|| |n h|s
r|qht hand.
10 o om_ m g p _ o , :mo o opo oo o o_lo o .
11 |ron sharpens |ron; so a man sharpens h|s tr|end`s countenance.
11 o: _ o:, :o @ _ m mo : mua g p o :o .
18 Whoever tends the t|q tree sha|| eat |ts tru|t. He who |ooks atter h|s
master sha|| be honored.
18 o omoo_p g p m p op mop o . :o omo:o o:l
mog p : oo o .
10 As water ret|ects a tace, so a man`s heart ret|ects the man.
10 o mua o@l oo _l mo :g p, o @ mo: :o @ mo:u
g p o :o .
20 Sheo| and Abaddon are never sat|st|ed; and a man`s eyes are never
sat|st|ed.
20 o__o :uo:o mo g p o op oop , :o @ mua
o_: op op .
21 1he cruc|b|e |s tor s||ver, and the turnace tor qo|d; but man |s ret|ned
by h|s pra|se.
21 ooo oo mo , :opo oo mo mo :g p, o @
:mo :o po_ uo: g po :o .
22 1houqh you qr|nd a too| |n a mortar w|th a pest|e a|onq w|th qra|n,
yet h|s too||shness w||| not be removed trom h|m.
22 gu o o o:o o o_ p oo o o o o o m_l op op :,
mo o:o o mo:o: :m op .
28 know we|| the state ot your t|ocks, and pay attent|on to your herds:
28 o p @l go gua :o : mo , go o p o o : o .
24 tor r|ches are not torever, nor does even the crown endure to a||
qenerat|ons.
24 mo m , o o o p o p m pop o o o u aop , :o poo : m po
mo o mup up o :ol.
2 1he hay |s removed, and the new qrowth appears, the qrasses ot the
h|||s are qathered |n.
2 g po u o oao, : uo p o m po_lo p :, o oo p omuo p
ooo o .
20 1he |ambs are tor your c|oth|nq, and the qoats are the pr|ce ot a
t|e|d.
20 o o u og o : mo , :ua:o : u o po p mo mo o .
21 1here w||| be p|enty ot qoats` m||k tor your tood, tor your tam||y`s
tood, and tor the nour|shment ot your servant q|r|s.
21 :ua:o : ma o mlo ogm p mo , : ogo o p o m p
mo , : ogo op o au p mo o .
roverbs 28
1 1he w|cked t|ee when no one pursues; but the r|qhteous are as bo|d as
a ||on.
1 oo o op :, o o op u oo . u u o o o mo: o o
o u mo :g p o .
2 |n rebe|||on, a |and has many ru|ers, but order |s ma|nta|ned by a man
ot understand|nq and know|edqe.
2 u o o muup mu g p :, o po: p m po mloo . u u
o m p mo: :o o p @l mu g p , mg pmol mlo p o .
8 A needy man who oppresses the poor |s ||ke a dr|v|nq ra|n wh|ch
|eaves no crops.
8 o o po omum o opo p op uag pu oo p om__a a,
:oao aop m p op .
4 1hose who torsake the |aw pra|se the w|cked; but those who keep the
|aw contend w|th them.
4 o omo op o p o g p o :o po_ o mmo . u u o om g
o p o g p o o a :m o .
Lv|| men don`t understand just|ce; but those who seek Yahweh
understand |t tu||y.
o mmg p mgoop o p@ pop . u u o omu u g p go
ooao .
0 8etter |s the poor who wa|ks |n h|s |nteqr|ty, than he who |s perverse
|n h|s ways, and he |s r|ch.
0 o o po omo ooo o g p o g o omo :m , om_ p g p
o .
1 Whoever keeps the |aw |s a w|se son; but he who |s a compan|on ot
q|uttons shames h|s tather.
1 o om g o p o g pu o o l omo p o:mo:o:o . u u
o om o : :o omm po p g p :uao : moo .
8 He who |ncreases h|s wea|th by excess|ve |nterest qathers |t tor one
who has p|ty on the poor.
8 o omumlo p mo o mo p o p oo mm p o p :omlo pg p oao p o
oo o:@ o o po mo g po .
0 He who turns away h|s ear trom hear|nq the |aw, even h|s prayer |s an
abom|nat|on.
0 o omup a mg o : mo go o p o o g p , mo op
oo:op mo .
10 Whoever causes the upr|qht to qo astray |n an ev|| way, he w||| ta||
|nto h|s own trap; but the b|ame|ess w||| |nher|t qood.
10 o om :o:o_: o o o o _ mmg p o a omo p og po . u u
o o o g op ol o op o .
11 1he r|ch man |s w|se |n h|s own eyes; but the poor who has
understand|nq sees throuqh h|m.
11 o o :o g p po omuapoo . u u o o po uao m p :
m p o:g p u m o .
12 When the r|qhteous tr|umph, there |s qreat q|ory; but when the w|cked
r|se, men h|de themse|ves.
12 o o o o po o:@ :oo o: p m poo . u u
o o op g p o p o :, o oao o p mo:o .
18 He who concea|s h|s s|ns doesn`t prosper, but whoever contesses and
renounces them t|nds mercy.
18 o om_o moq :upg p o p o p @ o p op op . u u
o omo _ o :@ aog p : o:@ o .
14 8|essed |s the man who a|ways tears; but one who hardens h|s heart
ta||s |nto troub|e.
14 o omo_ o p u g p op o p o oo . u u o omoa mo:g p
o op om mo o .
1 As a roar|nq ||on or a charq|nq bear, so |s a w|cked ru|er over
he|p|ess peop|e.
1 o o omo o op o p op ua g p uo: o u omo po p q q ,
:o omo o o mo :g po .
10 A tyrann|ca| ru|er |acks judqment. One who hates |||-qotten qa|n w|||
have |onq days.
10 o po: p om pmo: m popg p um o: p o . u u o omo:o
o: g p umlo p mg mo o .
11 A man who |s tormented by ||te b|ood w||| be a tuq|t|ve unt|| death;
no one w||| support h|m.
11 o oo @ mo p m pomo g p u o o o . uo mo _ m
o .
18 Whoever wa|ks b|ame|ess|y |s kept sate; but one w|th perverse ways
w||| ta|| sudden|y.
18 o omo ooo o g p om p o p o . u u
o om_ pg p o u olo .
10 One who works h|s |and w||| have an abundance ot tood; but one who
chases tantas|es w||| have h|s t||| ot poverty.
10 o omu mo po pg p o_:m p po . u u o omo o o g p
o :o p uao .
20 A ta|thtu| man |s r|ch w|th b|ess|nqs; but one who |s eaqer to be r|ch
w||| not qo unpun|shed.
20 o mu m g p op o p o ommlo . u u o omuo_ o_ o :
mo :o p o p :, :o:o .
21 1o show part|a||ty |s not qood; yet a man w||| do wronq tor a p|ece
ot bread.
21 ua o @ g p o op . mo m , o up o po p
mo o .
22 A st|nqy man hurr|es atter r|ches, and doesn`t know that poverty wa|ts
tor h|m.
22 o omo:mg p uo_ o_ o : mo :o p o p , :o u p op omop
g:o p op .
28 One who rebukes a man w||| atterward t|nd more tavor than one who
t|atters w|th the tonque.
28 o omo p u p o @ og p opo__:op o p oo mlg o omo
omo_ o .
24 Whoever robs h|s tather or h|s mother, and says, |t`s not wronq.` He
|s a partner w|th a destroyer.
24 o omo p mu mo m, :o :u op upg pu m o :
:o uo:o o .
2 One who |s qreedy st|rs up str|te; but one who trusts |n Yahweh w|||
prosper.
2 o omo: g p o po m po ao : o a o . u u o omog mo:
ou g p o po p @ o po .
20 One who trusts |n h|mse|t |s a too|; but one who wa|ks |n w|sdom |s
kept sate.
20 o omog o mo: omo:pog pu o o:o o o . u u o omo
: p o g p o o_:o .
21 One who q|ves to the poor has no |ack; but one who c|oses h|s eyes
w||| have many curses.
21 o omo p oo o po uao g p m mlo . u u o omoamuag p
op o p m mlu:o .
28 When the w|cked r|se, men h|de themse|ves; but when they per|sh, the
r|qhteous thr|ve.
28 o o o po :, o @ oao o p mo:o . u u mo:o :,
o o o mlo poo .
roverbs 20
1 He who |s otten rebuked and st|ttens h|s neck w||| be destroyed
sudden|y, w|th no remedy.
1 o omop o p u pm mlo_ :oao p m ag p uo:o m
o oa, :uo_l m m pop .
2 When the r|qhteous thr|ve, the peop|e rejo|ce; but when the w|cked
ru|e, the peop|e qroan.
2 o o o mlo p :, o o u o p o o:o o . u u o mo o :,
o o u o p m :o:m :o .
8 Whoever |oves w|sdom br|nqs joy to h|s tather; but a compan|on ot
prost|tutes squanders h|s wea|th.
8 o ommp po g p uo:o moo . u u o om o :
:o uou pg p oao mo o mo p o po .
4 1he k|nq by just|ce makes the |and stab|e, but he who takes br|bes
tears |t down.
4 o o :m p oo :_ o o o oo p @ p o . u u o om :g
o po:g p uo:o m o .
A man who t|atters h|s ne|qhbor spreads a net tor h|s teet.
o om o o omug p lo o_ o omo p mo o .
0 An ev|| man |s snared by h|s s|n, but the r|qhteous can s|nq and be
q|ad.
0 o mmo upg p m po :o_ o o . u u o o o g p o:o p
:o p o o:o o .
1 1he r|qhteous care about just|ce tor the poor. 1he w|cked aren`t
concerned about know|edqe.
1 o o o g p o: o o po uao m o . u u o o op g p
mgoop o p @lop .
8 Mockers st|r up a c|ty, but w|se men turn away anqer.
8 o ug olg p :o p u pop oo o o . u u o p o g p
:up a o:o po .
0 |t a w|se man qoes to court w|th a too||sh man, the too| raqes or
scotts, and there |s no peace.
0 o p o o a :o o:o o , :o:o p u o , g u o , m p o :
m pop .
10 1he b|oodth|rsty hate a man ot |nteqr|ty; and they seek the ||te ot the
upr|qht.
10 o op u: : o p g p o:o o momo o . u u o m mo g p
u :u m o .
11 A too| vents a|| ot h|s anqer, but a w|se man br|nqs h|mse|t under
contro|.
11 o o:o o o po_lo pmo:o p ooao . u u o p o g p uoo o
omo o g po .
12 |t a ru|er ||stens to ||es, a|| ot h|s ott|c|a|s are w|cked.
12 o o u gp o_ :o_p :, mo mo u o o
ooao .
18 1he poor man and the oppressor have th|s |n common: Yahweh q|ves
s|qht to the eyes ot both.
18 o o po :o umug: ooo amo:o . u :o o p mua
o ooao .
14 1he k|nq who ta|r|y judqes the poor, h|s throne sha|| be estab||shed
torever.
14 o o omo p @ p o o po o o g p mo oo a m poo :_
o o o u ao .
1 1he rod ot correct|on q|ves w|sdom, but a ch||d |ett to h|mse|t causes
shame to h|s mother.
1 g p :o p u p g p o po p o o . u u o op m ppg p
:uao : mu o .
10 When the w|cked |ncrease, s|n |ncreases; but the r|qhteous w||| see
the|r downta||.
10 o o op g p mlo p :, up mlo po . u u o o o
o pop mo u g po .
11 Correct your son, and he w||| q|ve you peace; yes, he w||| br|nq
de||qht to your sou|.
11 o p u p go o l , : :m p o :g, u u: uu ao p go:o .
18 Where there |s no reve|at|on, the peop|e cast ott restra|nt; but one
who keeps the |aw |s b|essed.
18 oo p m p op g p o o u op _ m op . u u o om g
o p o g p op mu ao .
10 A servant can`t be corrected by words. 1houqh he understands, yet he
w||| not respond.
10 mo mo :g op o p u p o op . mo m , u go
op op :, o :oop oop .
20 Do you see a man who |s hasty |n h|s words! 1here |s more hope tor
a too| than tor h|m.
20 go p op o om o_ o_ o :ol. ou o oo o:o o mo
mlg m o .
21 He who pampers h|s servant trom youth w||| have h|m become a son
|n the end.
21 o omo m p mo mo u au a omo op o o g p oo o p
mo o lo .
22 An anqry man st|rs up str|te, and a wrathtu| man abounds |n s|n.
22 o o:o p g p o po m p o ao : o a, :o omo:o p g p mup
m p mlu:o .
28 A man`s pr|de br|nqs h|m |ow, but one ot |ow|y sp|r|t qa|ns honor.
28 o @ moao po mo:g p :o po m o . u u o omo po mo:g p
op oo o .
24 Whoever |s an accomp||ce ot a th|et |s an enemy ot h|s own sou|. He
takes an oath, but dares not test|ty.
24 o om o : :o o p o g p o:o mo:p oo . go o
o pmg p, :o po_lopop .
2 1he tear ot man proves to be a snare, but whoever puts h|s trust |n
Yahweh |s kept sate.
2 o_ o @ g p oo a o_ o o . u u o omog mo: ou g p
m p opogo .
20 Many seek the ru|er`s tavor, but a man`s just|ce comes trom Yahweh.
20 o mlo u op o omua op op :, o @ mo p @ pg p o o
ou o .
21 A d|shonest man detests the r|qhteous, and the upr|qht |n the|r ways
detest the w|cked.
21 o mo o g p u o:op m oo o o mo o . :o omo o
o_g pu o:op m oo o op mo o .
roverbs 80
1 1he words ot Aqur the son ot Jakeh, the orac|e: the man says to
|th|e|, to |th|e| and Uca|:
1 o u p mo o l o m m . o og p o :op o m om o:,
o :op o m om o: p o a :o m :lo:,
2 Sure|y | am the most |qnorant man, and don`t have a man`s
understand|nq.
2 u u: uo oa opo o mlg o @ :o : o . :o @
m p o:g p m p op :uop .
8 | have not |earned w|sdom, ne|ther do | have the know|edqe ot the
Ho|y One.
8 :uuo op p o op , :uo p @l op o o op .
4 Who has ascended up |nto heaven, and descended! Who has qathered
the w|nd |n h|s t|sts! Who has bound the waters |n h|s qarment! Who
has estab||shed a|| the ends ot the earth! What |s h|s name, and what |s
h|s son`s name, |t you know!
4 u u o po: u o p :o o oo p . u u oao p o omo o po
oo p . u u o p o p o oupo oo p . u u uopog o p o p
mop oo p , mu o p, : mo o lmu o p. gu o p@l :, o :.
Lvery word ot God |s t|aw|ess. He |s a sh|e|d to those who take
retuqe |n h|m.
u mo olg p o o :o p :o . mop u o p
oo og mo: om mo o .
0 Don`t you add to h|s words, |est he reprove you, and you be tound a
||ar.
0 oao p :m o , o pu p opo :g, :o p g g
oo o_ :o_po .
1 1wo th|nqs | have asked ot you; don`t deny me betore | d|e:
1 uu o u ogo . uo__: o :op :, o p o m ou .
8 Hemove tar trom me ta|sehood and ||es. G|ve me ne|ther poverty nor
r|ches. |eed me w|th the tood that |s needtu| tor me;
8 oao , : , o_ :o_pg p u :u . o pua u o ,
o : u o , o po u o , :m pu om p omo ouo
.
0 |est | be tu||, deny you, and say, `Who |s Yahweh!` or |est | be poor,
and stea|, and so d|shonor the name ot my God.
0 um p :m o opo : : oug, :o :, u g p u u oo p . u u op
g p :, uopo popua, :o p op o :, : :o p g ol u mu g p o .
10 Don`t s|ander a servant to h|s master, |est he curse you, and you be
he|d qu||ty.
10 op mo mo omo mua@l o . o pm opo :g, :g
:o:o .
11 1here |s a qenerat|on that curses the|r tather, and doesn`t b|ess the|r
mother.
11 o omo pm mo : o p o op mu g p m poo o .
12 1here |s a qenerat|on that |s pure |n the|r own eyes, yet are not
washed trom the|r t||th|ness.
12 o omo o omuap o op op :, o o :op mo: omop mg p
m poo o .
18 1here |s a qenerat|on, oh how |otty are the|r eyes! 1he|r eye||ds are
||tted up.
18 o omuam po po o :o o p , :muao : oao po mo:g p m poo o .
14 1here |s a qenerat|on whose teeth are ||ke swords, and the|r jaws ||ke
kn|ves, to devour the poor trom the earth, and the needy trom amonq
men.
14 o omu u g:, :muo p u , o : mm p a o o p o uao oo po po_,
:o opo popg: oo @ m_lg p m poo o .
1 1he |each has two dauqhters: `G|ve, q|ve.` 1here are three th|nqs
that are never sat|st|ed; tour that don`t say, `Lnouqh:`
1 oo m po : mo u p o o , o :o, o p , o p g po . ou m po
omo_:m pop , u o , o u , omo :op mlo g pop.
10 Sheo|, the barren womb; the earth that |s not sat|st|ed w|th water;
and the t|re that doesn`t say, `Lnouqh.`
10 o__o , o ao mo , o p o p omo op : o , :u p m , o :,
mlo g pop .
11 1he eye that mocks at h|s tather, and scorns obed|ence to h|s
mother: the ravens ot the va||ey sha|| p|ck |t out, the younq eaq|es sha||
eat |t.
11 o mua omo:op mo, :ug ol gp mu mo g p
o :opu: ooo :g p o : am , :o ao _o mo m p am o .
18 1here are three th|nqs wh|ch are too amaz|nq tor me, tour wh|ch |
don`t understand:
18 omo o:p o : ouua @l m p ou o . u u:
ougoop g p m p o u
10 1he way ot an eaq|e |n the a|r; the way ot a serpent on a rock; the
way ot a sh|p |n the m|dst ot the sea; and the way ot a man w|th a
ma|den.
10 o ao _o m_ ou o ao , o o :o m_ ooo , o m_
oo po po , :o @ m p : o u pg m_o .
20 So |s the way ot an adu|terous woman: she eats and w|pes her
mouth, and says, `| have done noth|nq wronq.`
20 o au p omm p omo m_g pu g p o :o . m po, :__a mo:o p ,
:o :op , uu mop .
21 |or three th|nqs the earth tremb|e, and under tour, |t can`t bear up:
21 o p o p m pu aop oou mu , :o u g p o op .
22 |or a servant when he |s k|nq; a too| when he |s t|||ed w|th tood;
22 mo mo , mo, :o o:o o , mo_ :m p ,
28 tor an un|oved woman when she |s marr|ed; and a handma|d who |s
he|r to her m|stress.
28 :o au p oo o:o m , mg op mo, : o au p omg ol mo
mo .
24 1here are tour th|nqs wh|ch are ||tt|e on the earth, but they are
exceed|nq|y w|se:
24 omo : oo p o po_m op op :, pop po p po ag p m po
o u o .
2 the ants are not a stronq peop|e, yet they prov|de the|r tood |n the
summer.
2 o _o o p op op :, a mm p o olo .
20 1he con|es are but a teeb|e to|k, yet make they the|r houses |n the
rocks.
20 u _o:op mo omolo op op :, umo p oom o o .
21 1he |ocusts have no k|nq, yet they advance |n ranks.
21 p o _o mo o m pop op op :, o:o o o ooao .
28 You can catch a ||zard w|th your hands, yet |t |s |n k|nqs` pa|aces.
28 :o o :ua omo , : m po oo o ma o o .
20 1here are three th|nqs wh|ch are state|y |n the|r march, tour wh|ch
are state|y |n qo|nq:
20 o o m po ou , :o u omo op m poo .
80 1he ||on, wh|ch |s m|qht|est amonq an|ma|s, and doesn`t turn away tor
any;
80 o u o po oopo o m_l, :up amo: og u op .
81 the qreyhound, the ma|e qoat a|so; and the k|nq aqa|nst whom there
|s no r|s|nq up.
81 o po a omu o , :ua:o :ol, :o o oooop o lm
o op o .
82 |t you have done too||sh|y |n ||tt|nq up yourse|t, or |t you have
thouqht ev||, put your hand over your mouth.
82 :gu u o o:o o m ogoao po go: mu u o , gu p m
u o , oago ogo:o p mo o p .
88 |or as the churn|nq ot m||k br|nqs torth butter, and the wr|nq|nq ot
the nose br|nqs torth b|ood; so the torc|nq ot wrath br|nqs torth str|te.`
88 mo m , o a o :o p a o o p, :o a o mgl :,
o p o o po, :o uo po p o:o p :, m po ao : o a m po poo .
roverbs 81
1 1he words ot k|nq Lemue|; the orac|e wh|ch h|s mother tauqht h|m.
1 uo mo o ou m o: m omu o p o m o .
2 Oh, my son! Oh, son ot my womb! Oh, son ot my vows!
2 uo o lo, ua o p , uo mo o lo, ua o p , uo o l op u: : uo p
oo, ua o p ,
8 Don`t q|ve your strenqth to women, nor your ways to that wh|ch
destroys k|nqs.
8 o p go gol oo au p o , g_ o omuo:o o oop g p o .
4 |t |s not tor k|nqs, Lemue|; |t |s not tor k|nqs to dr|nk w|ne; nor tor
pr|nces to say, `Where |s stronq dr|nk!`
4 o ou m o:o, m oo :o g p u op oo o mo , u op oo o
mo op . om o :g p u op oo po: p mo op .
|est they dr|nk, and torqet the |aw, and pervert the just|ce due to
anyone who |s att||cted.
m , :o:o g p op o : o p o , : u l o opo popg:
oo mo p @ p o .
0 G|ve stronq dr|nk to h|m who |s ready to per|sh; and w|ne to the
b|tter |n sou|:
0 o p o :o u o oo omo : : mo:o , :oo :o oo omo:ol
,
1 Let h|m dr|nk, and torqet h|s poverty, and remember h|s m|sery no
more.
1 umm :o:o g p mo pua . umo o p g po p o
mg:o p o .
8 Open your mouth tor the mute, |n the cause ot a|| who are |ett
deso|ate.
8 m :o p go:o p oo m p op mo , : oo o pu ooa m mo
.
0 Open your mouth, judqe r|qhteous|y, and serve just|ce to the poor and
needy.`
0 m :o p go:o p o p @ p o o , :o p@ p o opg:op o p
:o o po uao g p .
10 Who can t|nd a worthy woman! |or her pr|ce |s tar above rub|es.
10 u u o pg mul omu o oo p . mo m , mo pg u_
o .
11 1he heart ot her husband trusts |n her. He sha|| have no |ack ot qa|n.
11 momo: og mo: om , :mmlo p o o op .
12 She does h|m qood, and not harm, a|| the days ot her ||te.
12 um oo :u op om o p m o .
18 She seeks woo| and t|ax, and works eaqer|y w|th her hands.
18 u g o mo p :o, :up omo o .
14 She |s ||ke the merchant sh|ps. She br|nqs her bread trom atar.
14 uo: o o mo mo :g p , oo a m p omu o .
1 She r|ses a|so wh||e |t |s yet n|qht, q|ves tood to her househo|d, and
port|ons tor her servant q|r|s.
1 oo : :g p ooop : :m p mo o po , :o po mo mo o au p
mo o .
10 She cons|ders a t|e|d, and buys |t. W|th the tru|t ot her hands, she
p|ants a v|neyard.
10 o u po oo p o p o , :o g oo . o p oo :o omo
mop o .
11 She arms her wa|st w|th strenqth, and makes her arms stronq.
11 a mu oo ol, :oao po p mo po .
18 She perce|ves that her merchand|se |s prot|tab|e. Her |amp doesn`t qo
out by n|qht.
18 o p @lo o u mo o . mu pm o o a ou gop .
10 She |ays her hands to the d|statt, and her hands ho|d the sp|nd|e.
10 oamo og p o o mo , :mo o :uaop o o aoo .
20 She opens her arms to the poor; yes, she extends her hands to the
needy.
20 oopo p mo oo op g:opo p mo , :u ao p mo o o o po uao
mm po .
21 She |s not atra|d ot the snow tor her househo|d; tor a|| her househo|d
are c|othed w|th scar|et.
21 o_ op u o po omo o po mo op . mo m , mo o p o oo :o
:o o .
22 She makes tor herse|t carpets ot tapestry. Her c|oth|nq |s t|ne ||nen
and purp|e.
22 uo :upo : omo u mo o . m mo : u o olo p , :o : ao .
28 Her husband |s respected |n the qates, when he s|ts amonq the e|ders
ot the |and.
28 mo o pg o oog mo , oo o o mo o:o m_lg p :,
o o p @lm o .
24 She makes ||nen qarments and se||s them, and de||vers sashes to the
merchant.
24 uo om mo : o olo p , :ol ao, :o p o u :op
oo o o .
2 Strenqth and d|qn|ty are her c|oth|nq. She |auqhs at the t|me to come.
2 o ol, : oo g p u m mo :o . :g op u g
omoopg po .
20 She opens her mouth w|th w|sdom. |a|thtu| |nstruct|on |s on her
tonque.
20 m :o p mo:o p m p : p o , :o__:o p mo p o g p m po
omo_ o o .
21 She |ooks we|| to the ways ot her househo|d, and doesn`t eat the
bread ot |d|eness.
21 o omo o p o m_ o , m p mp m p op .
28 Her ch||dren r|se up and ca|| her b|essed. Her husband a|so pra|ses
her:
28 mo ooop, :o po m , mog p o :o po_ m o .
20 Many women do nob|e th|nqs, but you exce| them a||.`
20 o o u p mlo uo o op op o op op :, go am o oao .
80 Charm |s dece|ttu|, and beauty |s va|n; but a woman who tears
Yahweh, she sha|| be pra|sed.
80 mu mog p o g , :m o mo o u o o o . u u
o au p omo_ u g p o :o po_ m o .
81 G|ve her ot the tru|t ot her hands! Let her works pra|se her |n the
qates!
81 o p m omo mop , :umupo o :o po_ m oog mo
.