Proverbs 20
1 to mock [the] wine to roar strong drink and all to wander in/on/with him not be wise
Wine is a mocker and strong drink is a brawler; whoever is led astray by drink is not wise.
2 roaring like/as lion terror king be angry him to sin soul: life his
The fear of a king is like the fear of a young lion that is roaring; the one who makes him angry forfeits his life.
3 glory to/for man cessation from strife and all fool(ish) to quarrel
It is an honor for anyone to avoid conflict, but every fool jumps into an argument.
4 from autumn sluggish not to plow/plot (and to ask *QK) in/on/with harvest and nothing
The lazy person does not plow in autumn; he seeks a crop at harvest time but will have nothing.
5 water deep counsel in/on/with heart man and man understanding to draw (up/out) her
The purpose in a human heart is like deep water, but someone with understanding will draw it out.
6 abundance man to call: call out man: anyone kindness his and man faithful who? to find
Many a person proclaims he is loyal, but who can find one who is faithful?
7 to go: walk in/on/with integrity his righteous blessed son: child his after him
The righteous person walks in his integrity, and his sons who follow after him will be blessed.
8 king to dwell upon throne judgment to scatter in/on/with eye his all bad: evil
A king who sits on the throne performing the duties of a judge is winnowing with his eyes all the evil that is before him.
9 who? to say to clean heart my be pure from sin my
Who can say, “I have kept my heart pure; I am clean from my sin”?
10 stone: weight and stone: weight ephah and ephah abomination LORD also two their
Differing weights and unequal measures— Yahweh hates them both.
11 also in/on/with deed his to recognize youth if pure and if upright work his
Even a youth is known by his actions, by whether his conduct is pure and upright.
12 ear to hear: hear and eye to see: see LORD to make also two their
Ears that hear and eyes that see— Yahweh made them both.
13 not to love: lover sleep lest to possess: poor to open eye your to satisfy food: bread
Do not love sleep or you will come to poverty; open your eyes and you will have plenty to eat.
14 bad: harmful bad: harmful to say [the] to buy and be gone to/for him then to boast: boast
“Bad! Bad!” says the buyer, but when he goes away he boasts.
15 there gold and abundance jewel and article/utensil preciousness lips knowledge
There is gold and an abundance of costly stones, but lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.
16 to take: take garment his for to pledge be a stranger and about/through/for (foreign *QK) to pledge him
Take a garment of one who has put up security for a stranger, and hold it in pledge when he puts up security for an immoral woman.
17 sweet to/for man food: bread deception and after to fill lip his gravel
Bread gained by deceit tastes sweet, but afterward his mouth will be full of gravel.
18 plot in/on/with counsel to establish: establish and in/on/with counsel to make battle
Plans are established by advice and only with wise guidance should you wage war.
19 to reveal: reveal counsel to go: went slander and to/for to open wide lip: words his not to pledge
A gossip reveals secrets and so you should not associate with people who talk too much.
20 to lighten father his and mother his to put out lamp his (in/on/with pupil *QK) darkness
If a person curses his father or his mother, his lamp will be snuffed out in the middle of darkness.
21 inheritance (to dismay *QK) in/on/with first and end her not to bless
An inheritance gained quickly at the beginning will do less good in the end.
22 not to say to complete bad: evil to await to/for LORD and to save to/for you
Do not say, “I will pay you back for this wrong!” Wait for Yahweh and he will rescue you.
23 abomination LORD stone: weight and stone: weight and balance deceit not pleasant
Yahweh hates unequal weights and dishonest scales are not good.
24 from LORD step great man and man what? to understand way: conduct his
A person's steps are directed by Yahweh; how then can he understand his way?
25 snare man to blurt holiness and after vow to/for to enquire
It is a snare for a person to say rashly, “This thing is holy,” and begin to think about what it means only after making his vow.
26 to scatter wicked king wise and to return: return upon them wheel
A wise king winnows the wicked and he turns a threshing wheel over them.
27 lamp LORD breath man to search all chamber belly: abdomen
The spirit of a person is the lamp of Yahweh, searching all his inmost parts.
28 kindness and truth: faithful to watch king and to support in/on/with kindness throne his
Covenant faithfulness and trustworthiness preserve the king; his throne is made secure by love.
29 beauty youth strength their and glory old greyheaded
The glory of young men is their strength and the splendor of old people is their gray hair.
30 wound wound (cosmetic *QK) in/on/with bad: evil and wound chamber belly: abdomen
Blows that make a wound cleanse away evil and beatings make the innermost parts clean.
