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à ðÄáÀçÈø ùÑÅí, îÅòÉùÑÆø øÈá: îÄëÌÆñÆó åÌîÄæÌÈäÈá, çÅï èåÉá.
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1 A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favour rather than silver and gold.
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á òÈùÑÄéø åÈøÈùÑ ðÄôÀâÌÈùÑåÌ; òÉùÒÅä ëËìÌÈí éÀäåÈä.
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2 The rich and the poor meet together--the LORD is the maker of them all.
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â òÈøåÌí, øÈàÈä øÈòÈä åéñúø (åÀðÄñÀúÌÈø); åÌôÀúÈéÄéí, òÈáÀøåÌ åÀðÆòÁðÈùÑåÌ.
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3 A prudent man seeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the thoughtless pass on, and are punished.
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ã òÅ÷Æá òÂðÈåÈä, éÄøÀàÇú éÀäåÈä; òÉùÑÆø åÀëÈáåÉã åÀçÇéÌÄéí.
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4 The reward of humility is the fear of the LORD, even riches, and honour, and life.
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ä öÄðÌÄéí ôÌÇçÄéí, áÌÀãÆøÆêÀ òÄ÷ÌÅùÑ; ùÑåÉîÅø ðÇôÀùÑåÉ, éÄøÀçÇ÷ îÅäÆí.
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5 Thorns and snares are in the way of the froward; he that keepeth his soul holdeth himself far from them.
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å çÂðÉêÀ ìÇðÌÇòÇø, òÇì-ôÌÄé ãÇøÀëÌåÉ-- âÌÇí ëÌÄé-éÇæÀ÷Äéï, ìÉà-éÈñåÌø îÄîÌÆðÌÈä.
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6 Train up a child in the way he should go, and even when he is old, he will not depart from it.
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æ òÈùÑÄéø, áÌÀøÈùÑÄéí éÄîÀùÑåÉì; åÀòÆáÆã ìÉåÆä, ìÀàÄéùÑ îÇìÀåÆä.
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7 The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.
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ç æåÉøÅòÇ òÇåÀìÈä, é÷öåø- (éÄ÷ÀöÈø-) àÈåÆï; åÀùÑÅáÆè òÆáÀøÈúåÉ éÄëÀìÆä.
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8 He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity; and the rod of his wrath shall fail.
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è èåÉá-òÇéÄï, äåÌà éÀáÉøÈêÀ: ëÌÄé-ðÈúÇï îÄìÌÇçÀîåÉ ìÇãÌÈì.
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9 He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor.
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é âÌÈøÅùÑ ìÅõ, åÀéÅöÅà îÈãåÉï; åÀéÄùÑÀáÌÉú, ãÌÄéï åÀ÷ÈìåÉï.
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10 Cast out the scorner, and contention will go out; yea, strife and shame will cease.
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éà àÉäÅá èäåø- (èÀäÈø-) ìÅá-- çÅï ùÒÀôÈúÈéå, øÅòÅäåÌ îÆìÆêÀ.
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11 He that loveth pureness of heart, that hath grace in his lips, the king shall be his friend.
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éá òÅéðÅé éÀäåÈä, ðÈöÀøåÌ ãÈòÇú; åÇéÀñÇìÌÅó, ãÌÄáÀøÅé áÉâÅã.
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12 The eyes of the LORD preserve him that hath knowledge, but He overthroweth the words of the faithless man.
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éâ àÈîÇø òÈöÅì, àÂøÄé áÇçåÌõ; áÌÀúåÉêÀ øÀçÉáåÉú, àÅøÈöÅçÇ.
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13 The sluggard saith: 'There is a lion without; I shall be slain in the streets.'
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éã ùÑåÌçÈä òÂîË÷ÌÈä, ôÌÄé æÈøåÉú; æÀòåÌí éÀäåÈä, éôåì- (éÄôÌÈì-) ùÑÈí.
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14 The mouth of strange women is a deep pit: he that is abhorred of the LORD shall fall therein.
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èå àÄåÌÆìÆú, ÷ÀùÑåÌøÈä áÀìÆá-ðÈòÇø; ùÑÅáÆè îåÌñÈø, éÇøÀçÄé÷ÆðÌÈä îÄîÌÆðÌåÌ.
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15 Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.
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èæ òÉùÑÅ÷ ãÌÈì, ìÀäÇøÀáÌåÉú ìåÉ-- ðÉúÅï ìÀòÈùÑÄéø, àÇêÀ-ìÀîÇçÀñåÉø.
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16 One may oppress the poor, yet will their gain increase; one may give to the rich, yet will want come.
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éæ äÇè àÈæÀðÀêÈ--åÌùÑÀîÇò, ãÌÄáÀøÅé çÂëÈîÄéí; åÀìÄáÌÀêÈ, úÌÈùÑÄéú ìÀãÇòÀúÌÄé.
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17 Incline thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thy heart unto my knowledge.
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éç ëÌÄé-ðÈòÄéí, ëÌÄé-úÄùÑÀîÀøÅí áÌÀáÄèÀðÆêÈ; éÄëÌÉðåÌ éÇçÀãÌÈå, òÇì-ùÒÀôÈúÆéêÈ.
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18 For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee; let them be established altogether upon thy lips.
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éè ìÄäÀéåÉú áÌÇéäåÈä, îÄáÀèÇçÆêÈ-- äåÉãÇòÀúÌÄéêÈ äÇéÌåÉí àÇó-àÈúÌÈä.
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19 That thy trust may be in the LORD, I have made them known to thee this day, even to thee.
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ë äÂìÉà ëÈúÇáÀúÌÄé ìÀêÈ, ùìùåí (ùÑÈìÄùÑÄéí)-- áÌÀîÉòÅöåÉú åÈãÈòÇú.
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20 Have not I written unto thee excellent things of counsels and knowledge;
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ëà ìÀäåÉãÄéòÂêÈ--÷ÉùÑÀèÀ, àÄîÀøÅé àÁîÆú; ìÀäÈùÑÄéá àÂîÈøÄéí àÁîÆú, ìÀùÑÉìÀçÆéêÈ.
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21 That I might make thee know the certainty of the words of truth, that thou mightest bring back words of truth to them that send thee?
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ëá àÇì-úÌÄâÀæÈì-ãÌÈì, ëÌÄé ãÇì-äåÌà; åÀàÇì-úÌÀãÇëÌÅà òÈðÄé áÇùÌÑÈòÇø.
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22 Rob not the weak, because he is weak, neither crush the poor in the gate;
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ëâ ëÌÄé-éÀäåÈä, éÈøÄéá øÄéáÈí; åÀ÷ÈáÇò àÆú-÷ÉáÀòÅéäÆí ðÈôÆùÑ.
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23 For the LORD will plead their cause, and despoil of life those that despoil them.
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ëã àÇì-úÌÄúÀøÇò, àÆú-áÌÇòÇì àÈó; åÀàÆú-àÄéùÑ çÅîåÉú, ìÉà úÈáåÉà.
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24 Make no friendship with a man that is given to anger; and with a wrathful man thou shalt not go;
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ëä ôÌÆï-úÌÆàÁìÇó àÉøÀçÉúÈå; åÀìÈ÷ÇçÀúÌÈ îåÉ÷ÅùÑ ìÀðÇôÀùÑÆêÈ.
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25 Lest thou learn his ways, and get a snare to thy soul.
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ëå àÇì-úÌÀäÄé áÀúÉ÷ÀòÅé-ëÈó; áÌÇòÉøÀáÄéí, îÇùÌÑÈàåÉú.
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26 Be thou not of them that strike hands, or of them that are sureties for debts;
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ëæ àÄí-àÅéï-ìÀêÈ ìÀùÑÇìÌÅí-- ìÈîÌÈä éÄ÷ÌÇç îÄùÑÀëÌÈáÀêÈ, îÄúÌÇçÀúÌÆéêÈ.
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27 If thou hast not wherewith to pay, why should he take away thy bed from under thee?
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ëç àÇì-úÌÇñÌÅâ, âÌÀáåÌì òåÉìÈí-- àÂùÑÆø òÈùÒåÌ àÂáåÉúÆéêÈ.
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28 Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have set.
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ëè çÈæÄéúÈ àÄéùÑ, îÈäÄéø áÌÄîÀìÇàëÀúÌåÉ-- ìÄôÀðÅé-îÀìÈëÄéí éÄúÀéÇöÌÈá;
áÌÇì-éÄúÀéÇöÌÅá, ìÄôÀðÅé çÂùÑËëÌÄéí.
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29 Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; {N}
he shall not stand before mean men. {P}
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