Proverbs 21
1 stream water heart king in/on/with hand LORD upon all which to delight in to stretch him
The king's heart is a stream of water in the hand of Yahweh; he turns it wherever he pleases.
2 all way: conduct man upright in/on/with eye his and to measure heart LORD
Every person's way is right in his own eyes, but it is Yahweh who weighs the hearts.
3 to make: do righteousness and justice to choose to/for LORD from sacrifice
To do what is right and just is more acceptable to Yahweh than sacrifice.
4 height eye and broad: arrogant heart lamp wicked sin
Haughty eyes and a proud heart— the lamp of the wicked—are sin.
5 plot sharp surely to/for advantage and all to hasten surely to/for need
The plans of the diligent lead only to prosperity, but everyone who acts too quickly comes only to poverty.
6 work treasure in/on/with tongue deception vanity to drive to seek death
Acquiring riches by a lying tongue is a fleeting vapor and a snare that kills.
7 violence wicked to drag/chew/saw them for to refuse to/for to make: do justice
The violence of the wicked will drag them away, for they refuse to do what is just.
8 crooked way: conduct man guilty and pure upright work his
The way of a guilty person is crooked, but the one who is pure does what is right.
9 pleasant to/for to dwell upon corner roof from woman: wife contention and house: home fellow
It is better to live on a corner of the roof than in a house shared with a quarrelsome wife.
10 soul wicked to desire bad: evil not be gracious in/on/with eye his neighbor his
The appetite of the wicked craves evil; his neighbor finds no favor in his eyes.
11 in/on/with to fine to mock be wise simple and in/on/with be prudent to/for wise to take: recieve knowledge
When the mocker is punished, the naive become wise, and when the wise person is instructed, he lays hold of knowledge.
12 be prudent righteous to/for house: household wicked to pervert wicked to/for bad: evil
The righteous person watches the house of the wicked person; he brings wicked people to disaster.
13 to shutter ear his from outcry poor also he/she/it to call: call out and not to answer
The one who shuts his ears to the cry of the poor, he also will cry out, but he will not be answered.
14 gift in/on/with secrecy to subdue face: anger and bribe in/on/with bosom: secret rage strong
A gift in secret appeases anger and a concealed gift appeases strong wrath.
15 joy to/for righteous to make: do justice and terror to/for to work evil: wickedness
When justice is done, it brings joy to the righteous person, but it brings terror to evildoers.
16 man to go astray from way: conduct be prudent in/on/with assembly shade to rest
The one who wanders from the way of understanding, he will rest in the assembly of the dead.
17 man need to love: lover joy to love: lover wine and oil not to enrich
Whoever loves pleasure will become poor; the one who loves wine and oil will not be rich.
18 ransom to/for righteous wicked and underneath: instead upright to act treacherously
A wicked person is ransom for the righteous person, and the treacherous person is ransom for upright people.
19 pleasant to dwell in/on/with land: country/planet wilderness from woman (contention *QK) and vexation
It is better to live in the desert than with a quarreling and angry wife.
20 treasure to desire and oil in/on/with pasture wise and fool man to swallow up him
Desirable treasure and oil are kept in the dwelling of the wise, but a foolish person swallows it all up.
21 to pursue righteousness and kindness to find life righteousness and glory
The one who does right and is kind— this person finds life, righteousness, and honor.
22 city mighty man to ascend: rise wise and to go down strength confidence her
A wise man scales the city of the mighty ones, and he brings down the stronghold in which they trusted.
23 to keep: guard lip his and tongue his to keep: guard from distress soul: myself his
Whoever guards his mouth and tongue keeps himself out of trouble.
24 arrogant proud to mock name his to make: do in/on/with fury arrogance
The proud and haughty person—”Mocker” is his name— acts with arrogant pride.
25 desire sluggish to die him for to refuse hand his to/for to make: do
The desire of the lazy kills him, for his hands refuse to work.
26 all [the] day to desire desire and righteous to give: give and not to withhold
All day long he craves and craves more, but the righteous person gives and does not hold back.
27 sacrifice wicked abomination also for in/on/with wickedness to come (in): bring him
The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable; it is even more detestable when he brings it with evil motives.
28 witness lie to perish and man to hear: hear to/for perpetuity to speak: speak
A false witness will perish, but the one who listens will speak for all time.
29 be strong man wicked in/on/with face his and upright he/she/it (to understand way: conduct his *QK)
A wicked man makes his face hard, but an upright person is certain about his ways.
30 nothing wisdom and nothing understanding and nothing counsel to/for before LORD
There is no wisdom, there is no understanding, and there is no advice that can stand against Yahweh.
31 horse to establish: prepare to/for day battle and to/for LORD [the] deliverance: victory
The horse is prepared for the day of battle, but the victory belongs to Yahweh.
