1 GLT The wine{ is} a mocker, intoxicating drink{ is} a rioter, and everyone who staggers by it is not wise. BSB BSB: Wine is a mocker, strong drink is a brawler, and whoever is led astray by them is not wise.
2 GLT The terror of a king{ is} a growling like the young lion; one who shows himself angry wrongs his life. BSB BSB: The terror of a king is like the roar of a lion; whoever provokes him forfeits his own life.
3 GLT Cessation from strife{ is} honor for a man, but every fool breaks out. BSB BSB: It is honorable for a man to resolve a dispute, but any fool will quarrel.
4 GLT A lazy one will not plow because of winter, and he begs in the harvest but there is nothing. BSB BSB: The slacker does not plow in season; at harvest time he looks, but nothing is there.
5 GLT Counsel in the heart of a man{ is} deep waters, and a man of understanding 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 GLT Many a man proclaims,{ each} man, his covenant faithfulness, but who can find a man of faithful acts? BSB BSB: Many a man proclaims his loving devotion, but who can find a trustworthy man?
7 GLT A righteous one walks about in his integrity; happy{ are} his sons after him. BSB BSB: The righteous man walks with integrity; blessed are his children after him.
8 GLT A king who sits on the throne of judgment{ is} one who scatters every evil with his eyes. BSB BSB: A king who sits on a throne to judge sifts out all evil with his eyes.
9 GLT Who can say,“I have made my heart pure, I am clean from my sin”? BSB BSB: Who can say, “I have kept my heart pure; I am cleansed from my sin”?
10 GLT Stone and stone, ephah and ephah, even the two of them{ are} an abomination to Yahweh. BSB BSB: Differing weights and unequal measures—both are detestable to the LORD.
11 GLT Even a young man will make himself known by his deeds, if pure and if upright{ is} his behavior. BSB BSB: Even a young man is known by his actions—whether his conduct is pure and upright.
12 GLT A hearing ear and a seeing eye, Yahweh made even the two of them. BSB BSB: Ears that hear and eyes that see—the LORD has made them both.
13 GLT Do not love sleep lest you become impoverished; open your eyes, be satisfied{ with} bread. BSB BSB: Do not love sleep, or you will grow poor; open your eyes, and you will have plenty of food.
14 GLT “Bad! Bad!” says the buyer, but when he himself leaves, then he boasts. BSB BSB: “Worthless, worthless!” says the buyer, but on the way out, he gloats.
15 GLT There is gold and an abundance of corals, but lips of knowledge{ are} a vessel of preciousness. BSB BSB: There is an abundance of gold and rubies, but lips of knowledge are a rare treasure.
16 GLT Take his garment when he has pledged{ for} a stranger, and hold it in pledge on behalf of a foreign woman. BSB BSB: Take the garment of the one who posts security for a stranger; get collateral if it is for a foreigner.
17 GLT Bread of falsehood{ is} sweet to a man, but afterward his mouth will be filled{ with} gravel. BSB BSB: Food gained by fraud is sweet to a man, but later his mouth is full of gravel.
18 GLT Plans are established by counsel, and make war by guidance! BSB BSB: Set plans by consultation, and wage war under sound guidance.
19 GLT One who goes about{ in} gossip reveals a secret, and do not associate yourself with one who opens his lips. BSB BSB: He who reveals secrets is a constant gossip; avoid the one who babbles with his lips.
20 GLT One who curses his father and his mother, his lamp will be extinguished in the pupil of darkness. BSB BSB: Whoever curses his father or mother, his lamp will be extinguished in deepest darkness.
21 GLT An inheritance gained quickly in the beginning, its end will not be blessed. BSB BSB: An inheritance gained quickly will not be blessed in the end.
22 GLT Do not say,“I will repay evil.” Wait for Yahweh and he will save you. BSB BSB: Do not say, “I will avenge this evil!” Wait on the LORD, and He will save you.
23 GLT Stone and stone{ are} an abomination to Yahweh, and scales of deceit{ are} not good. BSB BSB: Unequal weights are detestable to the LORD, and dishonest scales are no good.
24 GLT The steps of a strong man{ are} from Yahweh, so how can a man understand his way? BSB BSB: A man’s steps are from the LORD, so how can anyone understand his own way?
25 GLT A snare of a man: he says rashly,“{ It is} holy,” and after vows considers. BSB BSB: It is a trap for a man to dedicate something rashly, only later to reconsider his vows.
26 GLT A wise king{ is} scatters wicked ones, and he brings back a wheel over them. BSB BSB: A wise king separates out the wicked and drives the threshing wheel over them.
27 GLT The breath of a man{ is} the lamp of Yahweh, searching all the chambers of the belly. BSB BSB: The spirit of a man is the lamp of the LORD, searching out his inmost being.
28 GLT A king guards covenant faithfulness and trustworthiness, and his throne is sustained by covenant faithfulness. BSB BSB: Loving devotion and faithfulness preserve a king; by these he maintains his throne.
29 GLT The splendor of young men{ is} their strength and the adornment of old ones{ is} gray hair. BSB BSB: The glory of young men is their strength, and gray hair is the splendor of the old.
30 GLT Blows of a wound cleanse away evil and strikes of the chambers of the belly. BSB BSB: Lashes and wounds scour evil, and beatings cleanse the inmost parts.
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