< Proverbs 24 >

1 Be not thou envious against evil men, neither desire to be with them.
May not you be jealous of people of evil and may not (you desire *Qk) to be with them.
2 For their heart studieth destruction, and their lips talk of mischief.
For violence it plots heart their and trouble lips their they speak.
3 Through wisdom is an house built; and by understanding it is established:
By wisdom it is built a house and by understanding it is established.
4 And by knowledge shall the chambers be filled with all precious and pleasant riches.
And by knowledge rooms they are filled all wealth precious and pleasant.
5 A wise man is strong; and a man of knowledge increaseth strength.
A man wise [who is] in strength and a person of knowledge [is] making firm strength.
6 For by wise counsel thou shalt make thy war: and in multitude of counsellors there is safety.
For by wise directions you will make for yourself war and victory [is] in a multitude of counselor[s].
7 Wisdom is too high for a fool: he openeth not his mouth in the gate.
[are] high For a fool wisdom in the gate not he opens mouth his.
8 He that deviseth to do evil shall be called a mischievous person.
[one who] plans To do evil him master of plots people will call.
9 The thought of foolishness is sin: and the scorner is an abomination to men.
A plan of foolishness [is] sin and [is] an abomination to humankind a mocker.
10 If thou faintest in the day of adversity, thy strength is small.
You have shown yourself without courage in a day of trouble [is] narrow strength your.
11 If thou refraineth to deliver them that are drawn to death, and those that are ready to be slain;
Deliver [those being] taken to death and [those who] are staggering to the slaughter if you will restrain.
12 If thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not; doth not he that weigheth the heart consider it? and he that keepeth thy soul, doth not he know it? and shall not he render to every man according to his works?
If you will say here! not we knew this ¿ not [one who] weighs hearts - he does he perceive and [one who] guards life your he does he know? and will he repay? to a person according to work his.
13 My son, eat thou honey, because it is good; and the honeycomb, which is sweet to thy taste:
Eat O son my honey for [it is] good and honey from [the] comb [is] sweet on palate your.
14 So shall the knowledge of wisdom be to thy soul: when thou hast found it, then there shall be a reward, and thy expectation shall not be cut off.
Thus - know! wisdom for self your if you find [it] and there [is] a future and hope your not it will be cut off.
15 Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous; destroy not his resting place:
May not you lie in wait wicked [person] to [the] habitation of a righteous [person] may not you devastate resting place his.
16 For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth again: but the wicked shall fall into mischief.
For seven [times] - he will fall a righteous [person] and he will rise and wicked [people] they will stumble in trouble.
17 Rejoice not when thy enemy falleth, and let not thy heart be glad when he stumbleth:
When falls (enemy your *QK) may not you rejoice and when stumbles he may not it rejoice heart your.
18 Lest the LORD see it, and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him.
Lest he should see Yahweh and it will be displeasing in eyes his and he will turn back from towards him anger his.
19 Fret not thyself because of evil men, neither be thou envious at the wicked;
May not you fret yourself by evil-doers may not you be jealous of wicked [people].
20 For there shall be no reward to the evil man; the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.
For - not it will belong a future to the evil [person] [the] lamp of wicked [people] it will be extinguished.
21 My son, fear thou the LORD and the king: and meddle not with them that are given to change:
Fear Yahweh O son my and [the] king with [those who] change may not you get involved.
22 For their calamity shall rise suddenly; and who knoweth the ruin of them both?
For suddenly it will arise calamity their and [the] disaster of both of them who? [is] knowing.
23 These things also belong to the wise. It is not good to have respect of persons in judgment.
Also these [belong] to wise [people] to pay regard to face in judgment not [is] good.
24 He that saith to the wicked, Thou art righteous; him shall the people curse, nations shall abhor him:
[one who] says - To a wicked [person] [are] righteous you they will curse him peoples they will denounce him nations.
25 But to them that rebuke him shall be delight, and a good blessing shall come upon them.
And for the [ones who] rebuke [them] it will be pleasant and on them it will come blessing of good thing[s].
26 Every man shall kiss his lips that giveth a right answer.
Lips he kisses [one who] bring back words right.
27 Prepare thy work outside, and make it fit for thyself in the field; and afterwards build thy house.
Establish on the outside - work your and make ready it in the field for yourself after and you will build house your.
28 Be not a witness against thy neighbour without cause; and deceive not with thy lips.
May not you be a witness without cause in neighbor your and? will you deceive with lips your.
29 Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me: I will render to the man according to his work.
May not you say just as he has done to me so I will do to him I will repay to the person according to deed his.
30 I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;
At [the] field of a person lazy I passed by and at [the] vineyard of a person lacking of heart.
31 And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered the face of it, and its stone wall was broken down.
And there! it had grown up all of it - thorns they were covered surface its nettles and [the] wall of stones its it was broken down.
32 Then I saw, and considered it well: I looked upon it, and received instruction.
And I saw I I set heart my I saw I received instruction.
33 Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:
A little of sleep a little of slumber a little of - folding of hands to rest.
34 So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth; and thy want as an armed man.
And it will come going about poverty your and poverti your like a man of shield.

< Proverbs 24 >