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On Life and Conduct | ||||
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| 1 Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler, And whoever is intoxicated by it is not wise. | 1 Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise. | 1 Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler; And whosoever erreth thereby is not wise. | 1 Wine is a luxurious thing, and drunkenness riotous: whosoever is delighted therewith shell not be wise. | 1 Wine is a scorner -- strong drink is noisy, And any going astray in it is not wise. | 2 The terror of a king is like the growling of a lion; He who provokes him to anger forfeits his own life. | 2 The fear of a king is as the roaring of a lion: whoso provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own soul. | 2 The terror of a king is as the roaring of a lion: He that provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own life. | 2 As the roaring of a lion, so also is the dread of a king: he that provoketh him, sinneth against his own soul. | 2 The fear of a king is a growl as of a young lion, He who is causing him to be wroth is wronging his soul. | 3 Keeping away from strife is an honor for a man, But any fool will quarrel. | 3 It is an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling. | 3 It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife; But every fool will be quarrelling. | 3 It is an honour for a man to separate himself from quarrels: but all fools are meddling with reproaches. | 3 An honour to a man is cessation from strife, And every fool intermeddleth. | 4 The sluggard does not plow after the autumn, So he begs during the harvest and has nothing. | 4 The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing. | 4 The sluggard will not plow by reason of the winter; Therefore he shall beg in harvest, and have nothing. | 4 Because of the cold the sluggard would not plough: he shall beg therefore in the summer, and it shall not be given him. | 4 Because of winter the slothful plougheth not, He asketh in harvest, and there is nothing. | 5 A plan in the heart of a man is like deep water, But a man of understanding draws it out. | 5 Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water; but a man of understanding will draw it out. | 5 Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water; But a man of understanding will draw it out. | 5 Counsel in the heart of a man is like deep water: but a wise man will draw it out. | 5 Counsel in the heart of a man is deep water, And a man of understanding draweth it up. | NASB | KJV | ASV | DRB | YLT |
| 6 Many a man proclaims his own loyalty, But who can find a trustworthy man? | 6 Most men will proclaim every one his own goodness: but a faithful man who can find? | 6 Most men will proclaim every one his own kindness; But a faithful man who can find? | 6 Many men are called merciful: but who shall find a faithful man? | 6 A multitude of men proclaim each his kindness, And a man of stedfastness who doth find? | 7 A righteous man who walks in his integrity-- How blessed are his sons after him. | 7 The just man walketh in his integrity: his children are blessed after him. | 7 A righteous man that walketh in his integrity, Blessed are his children after him. | 7 The just that walketh in his simplicity, shall leave behind him blessed children. | 7 The righteous is walking habitually in his integrity, O the happiness of his sons after him! | 8 A king who sits on the throne of justice Disperses all evil with his eyes. | 8 A king that sitteth in the throne of judgment scattereth away all evil with his eyes. | 8 A king that sitteth on the throne of judgment Scattereth away all evil with his eyes. | 8 The king, that sitteth on the throne of judgment, scattereth away all evil with his look. | 8 A king sitting on a throne of judgment, Is scattering with his eyes all evil, | 9 Who can say, "I have cleansed my heart, I am pure from my sin "? | 9 Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin? | 9 Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin? | 9 Who can say: My heart is clean, I am pure from sin? | 9 Who saith, 'I have purified my heart, I have been cleansed from my sin?' | 10 Differing weights and differing measures, Both of them are abominable to the LORD. | 10 Divers weights, and divers measures, both of them are alike abomination to the LORD. | 10 Diverse weights, and diverse measures, Both of them alike are an abomination to Jehovah. | 10 Diverse weights and diverse measures, both are abominable before God. | 10 A stone and a stone, an ephah and an ephah, Even both of them are an abomination to Jehovah. | NASB | KJV | ASV | DRB | YLT |
| 11 It is by his deeds that a lad distinguishes himself If his conduct is pure and right. | 11 Even a child is known by his doings, whether his work be pure, and whether it be right. | 11 Even a child maketh himself known by his doings, Whether his work be pure, and whether it be right. | 11 By his inclinations a child is known, if his works be clean and right. | 11 Even by his actions a youth maketh himself known, Whether his work be pure or upright. | 12 The hearing ear and the seeing eye, The LORD has made both of them. | 12 The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, the LORD hath made even both of them. | 12 The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, Jehovah hath made even both of them. | 12 The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, the Lord hath made them both. | 12 A hearing ear, and a seeing eye, Jehovah hath made even both of them. | 13 Do not love sleep, or you will become poor; Open your eyes, and you will be satisfied with food. | 13 Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread. | 13 Love not sleep, let thou come to poverty; Open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread. | 13 Love not sleep, lest poverty oppress thee: open thy eyes, and be filled with bread. | 13 Love not sleep, lest thou become poor, Open thine eyes -- be satisfied with bread. | 14 "Bad, bad," says the buyer, But when he goes his way, then he boasts. | 14 It is naught, it is naught, saith the buyer: but when he is gone his way, then he boasteth. | 14 It is bad, it is bad, saith the buyer; But when he is gone his way, then he boasteth. | 14 It is nought, it is nought, saith every buyer: and when he is gone away, then he will boast. | 14 'Bad, bad,' saith the buyer, And going his way then he boasteth himself. | 15 There is gold, and an abundance of jewels; But the lips of knowledge are a more precious thing. | 15 There is gold, and a multitude of rubies: but the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel. | 15 There is gold, and abundance of rubies; But the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel. | 15 There is gold, and a multitude of jewels: but the lips of knowledge are a precious vessel. | 15 Substance, gold, and a multitude of rubies, Yea, a precious vessel, are lips of knowledge. | NASB | KJV | ASV | DRB | YLT |
| 16 Take his garment when he becomes surety for a stranger; And for foreigners, hold him in pledge. | 16 Take his garment that is surety for a stranger: and take a pledge of him for a strange woman. | 16 Take his garment that is surety for a stranger; And hold him in pledge that is surety for foreigners. | 16 Take away the garment of him that is surety for a stranger, and take a pledge from him for strangers. | 16 Take his garment when a stranger hath been surety, And for strangers pledge it. | 17 Bread obtained by falsehood is sweet to a man, But afterward his mouth will be filled with gravel. | 17 Bread of deceit is sweet to a man; but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel. | 17 Bread of falsehood is sweet to a man; But afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel. | 17 The bread of lying is sweet to a man: but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel. | 17 Sweet to a man is the bread of falsehood, And afterwards is his mouth filled with gravel. | 18 Prepare plans by consultation, And make war by wise guidance. | 18 Every purpose is established by counsel: and with good advice make war. | 18 Every purpose is established by counsel; And by wise guidance make thou war. | 18 Designs are strengthened by counsels: and wars are to be managed by governments. | 18 Purposes by counsel thou dost establish, And with plans make thou war. | 19 He who goes about as a slanderer reveals secrets, Therefore do not associate with a gossip. | 19 He that goeth about as a talebearer revealeth secrets: therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips. | 19 He that goeth about as a tale-bearer revealeth secrets; Therefore company not with him that openeth wide his lips. | 19 Meddle not with him that revealeth secrets, and walketh deceitfully, and openeth wide his lips. | 19 A revealer of secret counsels is the busybody, And for a deceiver with his lips make not thyself surety. | 20 He who curses his father or his mother, His lamp will go out in time of darkness. | 20 Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness. | 20 Whoso curseth his father or his mother, His lamp shall be put out in blackness of darkness. | 20 He that curseth his father, and mother, his lamp shall be put out in the midst of darkness. | 20 Whoso is vilifying his father and his mother, Extinguished is his lamp in blackness of darkness. | NASB | KJV | ASV | DRB | YLT |
| 21 An inheritance gained hurriedly at the beginning Will not be blessed in the end. | 21 An inheritance may be gotten hastily at the beginning; but the end thereof shall not be blessed. | 21 An inheritance may be gotten hastily at the beginning; But the end thereof shall not be blessed. | 21 The inheritance gotten hastily in the beginning, in the end shall be without a blessing. | 21 An inheritance gotten wrongly at first, Even its latter end is not blessed. | 22 Do not say, "I will repay evil"; Wait for the LORD, and He will save you. | 22 Say not thou, I will recompense evil; but wait on the LORD, and he shall save thee. | 22 Say not thou, I will recompense evil: Wait for Jehovah, and he will save thee. | 22 Say not: I will return evil: wait for the Lord and he will deliver thee. | 22 Do not say, 'I recompense evil,' Wait for Jehovah, and He delivereth thee. | 23 Differing weights are an abomination to the LORD, And a false scale is not good. | 23 Divers weights are an abomination unto the LORD; and a false balance is not good. | 23 Diverse weights are an abomination to Jehovah; And a false balance is not good. | 23 Diverse weights are an abomination before the Lord: a deceitful balance is not good. | 23 An abomination to Jehovah are a stone and a stone, And balances of deceit are not good. | 24 Man's steps are ordained by the LORD, How then can man understand his way? | 24 Man's goings are of the LORD; how can a man then understand his own way? | 24 A man's goings are of Jehovah; How then can man understand his way? | 24 The steps of man are guided by the Lord: but who is the man that can understand his own way? | 24 From Jehovah are the steps of a man, And man -- how understandeth he his way? | 25 It is a trap for a man to say rashly, "It is holy!" And after the vows to make inquiry. | 25 It is a snare to the man who devoureth that which is holy, and after vows to make enquiry. | 25 It is a snare to a man rashly to say, It is holy, And after vows to make inquiry. | 25 It is ruin to a man to devour holy ones, and after vows to retract. | 25 A snare to a man is he hath swallowed a holy thing, And after vows to make inquiry. | NASB | KJV | ASV | DRB | YLT |
| 26 A wise king winnows the wicked, And drives the threshing wheel over them. | 26 A wise king scattereth the wicked, and bringeth the wheel over them. | 26 A wise king winnoweth the wicked, And bringeth the threshing -wheel over them. | 26 A wise king scattereth the wicked, and bringeth over them the wheel. | 26 A wise king is scattering the wicked, And turneth back on them the wheel. | 27 The spirit of man is the lamp of the LORD, Searching all the innermost parts of his being. | 27 The spirit of man is the candle of the LORD, searching all the inward parts of the belly. | 27 The spirit of man is the lamp of Jehovah, Searching all his innermost parts. | 27 The spirit of a man is the lamp of the Lord, which searcheth all the hidden things of the bowels. | 27 The breath of man is a lamp of Jehovah, Searching all the inner parts of the heart. | 28 Loyalty and truth preserve the king, And he upholds his throne by righteousness. | 28 Mercy and truth preserve the king: and his throne is upholden by mercy. | 28 Kindness and truth preserve the king; And his throne is upholden by kindness. | 28 Mercy and truth preserve the king, and his throne is strengthened by clemency. | 28 Kindness and truth keep a king, And he hath supported by kindness his throne. | 29 The glory of young men is their strength, And the honor of old men is their gray hair. | 29 The glory of young men is their strength: and the beauty of old men is the grey head. | 29 The glory of young men is their strength; And the beauty of old men is the hoary head. | 29 The joy of young men is their strength: and the dignity of old men, their grey hairs. | 29 The beauty of young men is their strength, And the honour of old men is grey hairs. | 30 Stripes that wound scour away evil, And strokes reach the innermost parts. | 30 The blueness of a wound cleanseth away evil: so do stripes the inward parts of the belly. | 30 Stripes that wound cleanse away evil; And strokes reach the innermost parts. | 30 The blueness of a wound shall wipe away evils: and stripes in the more in- ward parts of the belly. | 30 The bandages of a wound thou removest with the evil, Also the plagues of the inner parts of the heart! |
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