Proverbs 24
1 Don’t be envious of evil men, neither desire to be with them;
not be jealous in/on/with human distress: evil and not (to desire *Q(k)*) to/for to be with them
2 for their hearts plot violence and their lips talk about mischief.
for violence to mutter heart their and trouble lips their to speak: speak
3 Through wisdom a house is built; by understanding it is established;
in/on/with wisdom to build house: home and in/on/with understanding to establish: establish
4 by knowledge the rooms are filled with all rare and beautiful treasure.
and in/on/with knowledge chamber to fill all substance precious and pleasant
5 A wise man has great power. A knowledgeable man increases strength,
great man wise in/on/with strength and man knowledge to strengthen strength
6 for by wise guidance you wage your war, and victory is in many advisors.
for in/on/with counsel to make to/for you battle and deliverance: victory in/on/with abundance to advise
7 Wisdom is too high for a fool. He doesn’t open his mouth in the gate.
to exalt to/for fool(ish) wisdom in/on/with gate not to open lip his
8 One who plots to do evil will be called a schemer.
to devise: devise to/for be evil to/for him master: [master of] plot to call: call to
9 The schemes of folly are sin. The mocker is detested by men.
wickedness folly sin and abomination to/for man to mock
10 If you falter in the time of trouble, your strength is small.
to slacken in/on/with day distress narrow strength your
11 Rescue those who are being led away to death! Indeed, hold back those who are staggering to the slaughter!
to rescue to take: take to/for death and to shake to/for slaughter if to withhold
12 If you say, “Behold, we didn’t know this,” doesn’t he who weighs the hearts consider it? He who keeps your soul, doesn’t he know it? Shall he not render to every man according to his work?
for to say look! not to know this not to measure heart he/she/it to understand and to watch soul your he/she/it to know and to return: pay to/for man like/as work his
13 My son, eat honey, for it is good, the droppings of the honeycomb, which are sweet to your taste;
to eat son: child my honey for pleasant and honey sweet upon palate your
14 so you shall know wisdom to be to your soul. If you have found it, then there will be a reward: Your hope will not be cut off.
so to know [emph?] wisdom to/for soul your if to find and there end and hope your not to cut: eliminate
15 Don’t lay in wait, wicked man, against the habitation of the righteous. Don’t destroy his resting place;
not to ambush wicked to/for pasture righteous not to ruin rest his
16 for a righteous man falls seven times and rises up again, but the wicked are overthrown by calamity.
for seven to fall: fall righteous and to arise: rise and wicked to stumble in/on/with distress: harm
17 Don’t rejoice when your enemy falls. Don’t let your heart be glad when he is overthrown,
in/on/with to fall: fall (enemy your *Q(K)*) not to rejoice and in/on/with to stumble he not to rejoice heart your
18 lest Yahweh see it, and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him.
lest to see: see LORD and be evil in/on/with eye: appearance his and to return: turn back from upon him face: anger his
19 Don’t fret yourself because of evildoers, neither be envious of the wicked;
not to be incensed in/on/with be evil not be jealous in/on/with wicked
20 for there will be no reward to the evil man. The lamp of the wicked will be snuffed out.
for not to be end to/for bad: evil lamp wicked to put out
21 My son, fear Yahweh and the king. Don’t join those who are rebellious,
to fear: revere [obj] LORD son: child my and king with to change not to pledge
22 for their calamity will rise suddenly. Who knows what destruction may come from them both?
for suddenly to arise: rise calamity their and disaster two their who? to know
23 These also are sayings of the wise: To show partiality in judgment is not good.
also these to/for wise to recognize face: kindness in/on/with justice: judgement not pleasant
24 He who says to the wicked, “You are righteous,” peoples will curse him, and nations will abhor him—
to say to/for wicked righteous you(m. s.) to curse him people be indignant him people
25 but it will go well with those who convict the guilty, and a rich blessing will come on them.
and to/for to rebuke be pleasant and upon them to come (in): come blessing good
26 An honest answer is like a kiss on the lips.
lips to kiss to return: reply word: speaking straightforward
27 Prepare your work outside, and get your fields ready. Afterwards, build your house.
to establish: prepare in/on/with outside work your and be ready her in/on/with land: country to/for you after and to build house: home your
28 Don’t be a witness against your neighbor without cause. Don’t deceive with your lips.
not to be witness for nothing in/on/with neighbor your and to open wide in/on/with lips your
29 Don’t say, “I will do to him as he has done to me; I will repay the man according to his work.”
not to say like/as as which to make: do to/for me so to make: do to/for him to return: pay to/for man like/as work his
30 I went by the field of the sluggard, by the vineyard of the man void of understanding.
upon land: country man sluggish to pass and upon vineyard man lacking heart
31 Behold, it was all grown over with thorns. Its surface was covered with nettles, and its stone wall was broken down.
and behold to ascend: rise all his thorn to cover face: surface his nettle and wall stone his to overthrow
32 Then I saw, and considered well. I saw, and received instruction:
and to see I to set: consider heart my to see: see to take: recieve discipline: instruction
33 a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep,
little sleep little slumber little folding hand to/for to lie down: sleep
34 so your poverty will come as a robber and your want as an armed man.
and to come (in): come to go: follow poverty your and need your like/as man shield
