Wine Is a Mocker 1 DRA Wine is a luxurious thing, and drunkenness riotous: whosoever is delighted therewith shell not be wise. BSB BSB: Wine is a mocker, strong drink is a brawler, and whoever is led astray by them is not wise.
2 DRA As the roaring of a lion, so also is the dread of a king: he that provoketh him, sinneth against his own soul. BSB BSB: The terror of a king is like the roar of a lion; whoever provokes him forfeits his own life.
3 DRA It is an honour for a man to separate himself from quarrels: but all fools are meddling with reproaches. BSB BSB: It is honorable for a man to resolve a dispute, but any fool will quarrel.
4 DRA Because of the cold the sluggard would not plough: he shall beg therefore in the summer, and it shall not be given him. BSB BSB: The slacker does not plow in season; at harvest time he looks, but nothing is there.
5 DRA Counsel in the heart of a man is like deep water: but a wise man will draw it out. BSB BSB: The intentions of a man’s heart are deep waters, but a man of understanding draws them out.
6 DRA Many men are called merciful: but who shall find a faithful man? BSB BSB: Many a man proclaims his loving devotion, but who can find a trustworthy man?
7 DRA The just that walketh in his simplicity, shall leave behind him blessed children. BSB BSB: The righteous man walks with integrity; blessed are his children after him.
8 DRA The king, that sitteth on the throne of judgment, scattereth away all evil with his look. BSB BSB: A king who sits on a throne to judge sifts out all evil with his eyes.
9 DRA Who can say: My heart is clean, I am pure from sin? BSB BSB: Who can say, “I have kept my heart pure; I am cleansed from my sin”?
10 DRA Diverse weights and diverse measures, both are abominable before God. BSB BSB: Differing weights and unequal measures—both are detestable to the LORD.
11 DRA By his inclinations a child is known, if his works be clean and right. BSB BSB: Even a young man is known by his actions—whether his conduct is pure and upright.
12 DRA The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, the Lord hath made them both. BSB BSB: Ears that hear and eyes that see—the LORD has made them both.
13 DRA Love not sleep, lest poverty oppress thee: open thy eyes, and be filled with bread. BSB BSB: Do not love sleep, or you will grow poor; open your eyes, and you will have plenty of food.
14 DRA It is nought, it is nought, saith every buyer: and when he is gone away, then he will boast. BSB BSB: “Worthless, worthless!” says the buyer, but on the way out, he gloats.
15 DRA There is gold, and a multitude of jewels: but the lips of knowledge are a precious vessel. BSB BSB: There is an abundance of gold and rubies, but lips of knowledge are a rare treasure.
16 DRA Take away the garment of him that is surety for a stranger, and take a pledge from him for strangers. BSB BSB: Take the garment of the one who posts security for a stranger; get collateral if it is for a foreigner.
17 DRA The bread of lying is sweet to a man: but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel. BSB BSB: Food gained by fraud is sweet to a man, but later his mouth is full of gravel.
18 DRA Designs are strengthened by counsels: and wars are to be managed by governments. BSB BSB: Set plans by consultation, and wage war under sound guidance.
19 DRA Meddle not with him that revealeth secrets, and walketh deceitfully, and openeth wide his lips. BSB BSB: He who reveals secrets is a constant gossip; avoid the one who babbles with his lips.
20 DRA He that curseth his father, and mother, his lamp shall be put out in the midst of darkness. BSB BSB: Whoever curses his father or mother, his lamp will be extinguished in deepest darkness.
21 DRA The inheritance gotten hastily in the beginning, in the end shall be without a blessing. BSB BSB: An inheritance gained quickly will not be blessed in the end.
22 DRA Say not: I will return evil: wait for the Lord and he will deliver thee. BSB BSB: Do not say, “I will avenge this evil!” Wait on the LORD, and He will save you.
23 DRA Diverse weights are an abomination before the Lord: a deceitful balance is not good. BSB BSB: Unequal weights are detestable to the LORD, and dishonest scales are no good.
24 DRA The steps of man are guided by the Lord: but who is the man that can understand his own way? BSB BSB: A man’s steps are from the LORD, so how can anyone understand his own way?
25 DRA It is ruin to a man to devour holy ones, and after vows to retract. BSB BSB: It is a trap for a man to dedicate something rashly, only later to reconsider his vows.
26 DRA A wise king scattereth the wicked, and bringeth over them the wheel. BSB BSB: A wise king separates out the wicked and drives the threshing wheel over them.
27 DRA The spirit of a man is the lamp of the Lord, which searcheth all the hidden things of the bowels. BSB BSB: The spirit of a man is the lamp of the LORD, searching out his inmost being.
28 DRA Mercy and truth preserve the king, and his throne is strengthened by clemency. BSB BSB: Loving devotion and faithfulness preserve a king; by these he maintains his throne.
29 DRA The joy of young men is their strength: and the dignity of old men, their grey hairs. BSB BSB: The glory of young men is their strength, and gray hair is the splendor of the old.
30 DRA The blueness of a wound shall wipe away evils: and stripes in the more inward parts of the belly. BSB BSB: Lashes and wounds scour evil, and beatings cleanse the inmost parts.
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