| web_2 |
---|
1. |
Wine is a mocker, and beer is a brawler; Whoever is let astray by them is not wise.
|
|
2. |
The terror of a king is like the roaring of a lion: He who provokes him to anger forfeits his own life.
|
|
3. |
It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife; But every fool will be quarreling.
|
|
4. |
The sluggard will not plow by reason of the winter; Therefore he shall beg in harvest, and have nothing.
|
|
5. |
Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water; But a man of understanding will draw it out.
|
|
6. |
Many men claim to be men of unfailing love, But who can find a faithful man?
|
|
7. |
A righteous man who walks in his integrity, Blessed are his children after him.
|
|
8. |
A king who sits on the throne of judgment Scatters away all evil with his eyes.
|
|
9. |
Who can say, "I have made my heart pure. I am clean and without sin?"
|
|
10. |
Differing weights and differing measures, Both of them alike are an abomination to Yahweh.
|
|
11. |
Even a child makes himself known by his doings, Whether his work is pure, and whether it is right.
|
|
12. |
The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, Yahweh has made even both of them.
|
|
13. |
Don't love sleep, lest you come to poverty; Open your eyes, and you shall be satisfied with bread.
|
|
14. |
"It's no good, it's no good," says the buyer; But when he is gone his way, then he boasts.
|
|
15. |
There is gold and abundance of rubies; But the lips of knowledge are a rare jewel.
|
|
16. |
Take the garment of one who puts up collateral for a stranger; And hold him in pledge for a wayward woman.
|
|
17. |
Fraudulent food is sweet to a man, But afterwards his mouth is filled with gravel.
|
|
18. |
Plans are established by advice; By wise guidance you wage war!
|
|
19. |
He who goes about as a tale-bearer reveals secrets; Therefore don't keep company with him who opens wide his lips.
|
|
20. |
Whoever curses his father or his mother, His lamp shall be put out in blackness of darkness.
|
|
21. |
An inheritance quickly gained at the beginning, Won't be blessed in the end.
|
|
22. |
Don't say, "I will pay back evil." Wait for Yahweh, and he will save you.
|
|
23. |
Yahweh detests differing weights, And dishonest scales are not pleasing.
|
|
24. |
A man's steps are from Yahweh; How then can man understand his way?
|
|
25. |
It is a snare to a man make a rash dedication, And later reconsider his vows.
|
|
26. |
A wise king winnows out the wicked, And drives the threshing wheel over them.
|
|
27. |
The spirit of man is Yahweh's lamp, Searching all his innermost parts.
|
|
28. |
Love and faithfulness keep the king safe. His throne is sustained by love.
|
|
29. |
The glory of young men is their strength. The splendor of old men is their gray hair.
|
|
30. |
Wounding blows cleanse away evil, And beatings purge the innermost parts.
|
|