Proverbios 4
1 OID, hijos, la doctrina de un padre, y estad atentos para que conozcáis cordura.
Give ear, my sons, to the teaching of a father; give attention so that you may have knowledge:
2 Porque os doy buena enseñanza; no desamparéis mi ley.
For I give you good teaching; do not give up the knowledge you are getting from me.
3 Porque yo fuí hijo de mi padre, delicado y único delante de mi madre.
For I was a son to my father, a gentle and an only one to my mother.
4 Y él me enseñaba, y me decía: Mantenga tu corazón mis razones, guarda mis mandamientos, y vivirás:
And he gave me teaching, saying to me, Keep my words in your heart; keep my rules so that you may have life:
5 Adquiere sabiduría, adquiere inteligencia; no te olvides ni te apartes de las razones de mi boca;
Get wisdom, get true knowledge; keep it in memory, do not be turned away from the words of my mouth.
6 No la dejes, y ella te guardará; ámala, y te conservará.
Do not give her up, and she will keep you; give her your love, and she will make you safe.
7 Sabiduría ante todo: adquiere sabiduría: y ante toda tu posesión adquiere inteligencia.
The first sign of wisdom is to get wisdom; go, give all you have to get true knowledge.
8 Engrandécela, y ella te engrandecerá: ella te honrará, cuando tú la hubieres abrazado.
Put her in a high place, and you will be lifted up by her; she will give you honour, when you give her your love.
9 Adorno de gracia dará á tu cabeza: corona de hermosura te entregará.
She will put a crown of grace on your head, giving you a head-dress of glory.
10 Oye, hijo mío, y recibe mis razones; y se te multiplicarán años de vida.
Give ear, O my son, and let your heart be open to my sayings; and long life will be yours.
11 Por el camino de la sabiduría te he encaminado, y por veredas derechas te he hecho andar.
I have given you teaching in the way of wisdom, guiding your steps in the straight way.
12 Cuando anduvieres no se estrecharán tus pasos; y si corrieres, no tropezarás.
When you go, your way will not be narrow, and in running you will not have a fall.
13 Ten el consejo, no lo dejes; guárdalo, porque eso es tu vida.
Take learning in your hands, do not let her go: keep her, for she is your life.
14 No entres por la vereda de los impíos, ni vayas por el camino de los malos.
Do not go in the road of sinners, or be walking in the way of evil men.
15 Desampárala, no pases por ella; apártate de ella, pasa.
Keep far from it, do not go near; be turned from it, and go on your way.
16 Porque no duermen ellos, si no hicieren mal; y pierden su sueño, si no han hecho caer.
For they take no rest till they have done evil; their sleep is taken away if they have not been the cause of someone's fall.
17 Porque comen pan de maldad, y beben vino de robos.
The bread of evil-doing is their food, the wine of violent acts their drink.
18 Mas la senda de los justos es como la luz de la aurora, que va en aumento hasta que el día es perfecto.
But the way of the upright is like the light of early morning, getting brighter and brighter till the full day.
19 El camino de los impíos es como la oscuridad: no saben en qué tropiezan.
The way of sinners is dark; they see not the cause of their fall.
20 Hijo mío, está atento á mis palabras; inclina tu oído á mis razones.
My son, give attention to my words; let your ear be turned to my sayings.
21 No se aparten de tus ojos; guárdalas en medio de tu corazón.
Let them not go from your eyes; keep them deep in your heart.
22 Porque son vida á los que las hallan, y medicina á toda su carne.
For they are life to him who gets them, and strength to all his flesh.
23 Sobre toda cosa guardada guarda tu corazón; porque de él mana la vida.
And keep watch over your heart with all care; so you will have life.
24 Aparta de ti la perversidad de la boca, y aleja de ti la iniquidad de labios.
Put away from you an evil tongue, and let false lips be far from you.
25 Tus ojos miren lo recto, y tus párpados en derechura delante de ti.
Keep your eyes on what is in front of you, looking straight before you.
26 Examina la senda de tus pies, y todos tus caminos sean ordenados.
Keep a watch on your behaviour; let all your ways be rightly ordered.
27 No te apartes á diestra, ni á siniestra: aparta tu pie del mal.
Let there be no turning to the right or to the left, keep your feet from evil.
