Proverbs 12:9-13 in English

⁹ Better is he that is lightly esteemed, and hath a servant, Than he that honoreth himself, and lacketh bread.

¹⁰ A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast; But the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.

¹¹ He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread; But he that followeth after vain persons is void of understanding.

¹² The wicked desireth the net of evil men; But the root of the righteous yieldeth fruit.

¹³ In the transgression of the lips is a snare to the evil man; But the righteous shall come out of trouble.

⁹ Better is a man in dishonour serving himself, than one honouring himself and wanting bread.

¹⁰ A righteous man has pity for the lives of his cattle; but the bowels of the ungodly are unmerciful.

¹¹ He that tills his own land shall be satisfied with bread; but they that pursue vanities are void of understanding.

^11a He that enjoys himself in banquets of wine, shall leave dishonour in his own strong holds.

¹² The desires of the ungodly are evil; but the roots of the godly are firmly set.

¹³ For the sin of his lips a sinner falls into snares; but a righteous man escapes from them.

^13a He whose looks are gentle shall be pitied, but he that contends in the gates will afflict souls.

⁹ He that is despised, and hath a servant, is better than he that honoureth himself, and lacketh bread.

¹⁰ A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast: but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.

¹¹ He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that followeth vain persons is void of understanding.

¹² The wicked desireth the net of evil men: but the root of the righteous yieldeth fruit.

¹³ The wicked is snared by the transgression of his lips: but the just shall come out of trouble.

⁹ He that is despised, and hath a servant, is better than he that honoureth himself, and lacketh bread.

¹⁰ A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast: but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.

¹¹ He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that followeth vain persons is void of understanding.

¹² The wicked desireth the net of evil men: but the root of the righteous yieldeth fruit.

¹³ The wicked is snared by the transgression of his lips: but the just shall come out of trouble.

⁹ Better is a man in dishonor serving himself, than one honouring himself and lacking bread.

¹⁰ A righteous man has pity for the lives of his cattle; but the bowels of the ungodly are unmerciful.

¹¹ He that tills his own land shall be satisfied with bread; but they that pursue vanities are void of understanding. He that enjoys himself in banquets of wine, shall leave dishonor in his own strong holds.

¹² The desires of the ungodly are evil; but the roots of the godly are firmly set.

¹³ For the sin of his lips a sinner falls into snare; but a righteous man escapes from them. He whose looks are gentle shall be pitied, but he that contends in the gates will afflict souls.

⁹ Better is he that is lightly esteemed, and hath a servant, than he that honoureth himself, and lacketh bread.

¹⁰ A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast: but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.

¹¹ He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread: but he that followeth after vain persons is void of understanding.

¹² The wicked desireth the net of evil men: but the root of the righteous yieldeth fruit.

¹³ In the transgression of the lips is a snare to the evil man: but the righteous shall come out of trouble.

⁹ It is better to be a humble/ordinary person who has only one servant than to think that you are very important while you have nothing to eat.

¹⁰ Righteous people take care of their domestic animals, but wicked people act cruelly toward their animals.

¹¹ Farmers who work hard in their fields will produce good crops that will give them plenty to eat, but those who waste their time working on worthless projects are foolish.

¹² Wicked people desire to take away what other evil people have, but Yahweh enables righteous/godly people to be steadfast and productive MET.

¹³ Evil people are trapped by the evil things that they say MTY, but righteous people escape from trouble.

⁹ Better is a man in dishonour serving himself, than one honouring himself and lacking bread.

¹⁰ A righteous man has pity for the lives of his cattle; but the bowels of the ungodly are unmerciful.

¹¹ He that tills his own land shall be satisfied with bread; but they that pursue vanities are void of understanding. He that enjoys himself in banquets of wine, shall leave dishonour in his own strong holds.

¹² The desires of the ungodly are evil; but the roots of the godly are firmly set.

¹³ For the sin of his lips a sinner falls into snare; but a righteous man escapes from them. He whose looks are gentle shall be pitied, but he that contends in the gates will afflict souls.

⁹ Better is he who is little known, and has a servant, than he who honors himself and lacks bread.

¹⁰ A righteous man respects the life of his animal, but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.

¹¹ He who tills his land shall have plenty of bread, but he who chases fantasies is void of understanding.

¹² The wicked desires the plunder of evil men, but the root of the righteous flourishes.

¹³ An evil man is trapped by sinfulness of lips, but the righteous shall come out of trouble.

⁹ Better is he who is little known, and has a servant, than he who honors himself and lacks bread.

¹⁰ A righteous man respects the life of his animal, but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.

¹¹ He who tills his land shall have plenty of bread, but he who chases fantasies is void of understanding.

¹² The wicked desires the plunder of evil men, but the root of the righteous flourishes.

¹³ An evil man is trapped by sinfulness of lips, but the righteous shall come out of trouble.

⁹ Better is he who is little known, and has a servant, than he who honours himself and lacks bread.

¹⁰ A righteous man respects the life of his animal, but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.

¹¹ He who tills his land shall have plenty of bread, but he who chases fantasies is void of understanding.

¹² The wicked desires the plunder of evil men, but the root of the righteous flourishes.

¹³ An evil man is trapped by sinfulness of lips, but the righteous shall come out of trouble.

⁹ He who is of low position and has a servant, is better than one who has a high opinion of himself and is in need of bread.

¹⁰ An upright man has thought for the life of his beast, but the hearts of evil-doers are cruel.

¹¹ He who does work on his land will not be short of bread; but he who goes after foolish men is without sense.

¹² The resting-place of the sinner will come to destruction, but the root of upright men is for ever.

¹³ In the sin of the lips is a net which takes the sinner, but the upright man will come out of trouble.

⁹ Better is he that is lightly esteemed, and hath a servant, than he that honoureth himself, and lacketh bread.

¹⁰ A righteous man is concerned for the life of his beast; but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.

¹¹ He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread; but he that followeth the worthless is void of understanding.

¹² The wicked desireth the net of evil men; but the root of the righteous yieldeth fruit.

¹³ In the transgression of the lips is an evil snare; but a righteous man shall go forth out of trouble.

⁹ Better is the poor man that provideth for himself, than he that is glorious and wanteth bread.

¹⁰ The just regardeth the lives of his beasts: but the bowels of the wicked are cruel.

¹¹ He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that pursueth idleness is very foolish. He that is delighted in passing his time over wine, leaveth a reproach in his strong holds.

¹² The desire of the wicked is the fortification of evil men: but the root of the just shall prosper.

¹³ For the sins of the lips ruin draweth nigh to the evil mall: but the just shall escape out of distress.

⁹ Better to be a humble man serving himself than a boastful man who has nothing to eat.

¹⁰ Good people look after their animals, but the care given by wicked is really cruelty.

¹¹ If you cultivate the land you'll have plenty of food, but if you chase after worthless things you're stupid.

¹² Wicked people long for ill-gotten gains, but good people are productive themselves.

¹³ The wicked trap themselves by their own sinful words, but good people escape trouble.

⁹ He that is despised, and is his owne seruant, is better then he that boasteth himselfe and lacketh bread.

¹⁰ A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast: but the mercies of the wicked are cruell.

¹¹ He that tilleth his lande, shalbe satisfied with bread: but he that followeth the idle, is destitute of vnderstanding.

¹² The wicked desireth the net of euils: but the roote of the righteous giueth fruite.

¹³ The euill man is snared by the wickednesse of his lips, but the iust shall come out of aduersitie.

⁹ Better is he that is lightly esteemed, and hath a servant, than he that playeth the man of rank, and lacketh bread.

¹⁰ A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast; but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.

¹¹ He that tilleth his ground shall have plenty of bread; but he that followeth after vain things is void of understanding.

¹² The wicked desireth the prey of evil men; but the root of the righteous yieldeth fruit.

¹³ In the transgression of the lips is a snare to the evil man; but the righteous cometh out of trouble.

⁹ He that is despised, and hath a servant, is better Than he that honoureth himself, and lacketh bread.

¹⁰ A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast: But the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.

¹¹ He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread: But he that followeth vain persons is void of understanding.

¹² The wicked desireth the net of evil men: But the root of the righteous yieldeth fruit.

¹³ The wicked is snared by the transgression of his lips: But the just shall come out of trouble.

⁹ Better is he that is lightly esteemed who hath a servant, than he that aimeth after honor, and lacketh bread.

¹⁰ A righteous man careth for the life of his beast; but the mercies of the wicked are cruelty.

¹¹ He that tilleth his ground will be satisfied with bread; but he that runneth after idle persons is void of sense.

¹² The wicked is covetous for the net of evil men; but God giveth root to the righteous.

¹³ In the transgression of his lips is the snare of the wicked; but the righteous cometh out of distress.

⁹ Better is a man in dishonor serving himself, Than one honoring himself and wanting bread.

¹⁰ A righteous man has pity for the lives of his cattle; But the bowels of the ungodly are unmerciful.

¹¹ He that tills his own land shall be satisfied with bread; But they that pursue vanities are void of understanding.

^11a He that enjoys himself in banquets of wine, Shall leave dishonor in his own strongholds.

¹² The desires of the ungodly are evil; But the roots of the godly are firmly set.

¹³ For the sin of his lips a sinner falls into snares; But a righteous man escapes from them.

^13a He whose looks are gentle shall be pitied, But he that contends in the gates will afflict souls.

¹⁰ Good people take care of their tame animals. Bad people keep theirs badly.

⁹ Better is he that demeaneth himself, and hath a servant, Than he that exalteth himself, and hath no bread.

¹⁰ The righteous man careth for the life of his beast; But the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.

¹¹ He who tilleth his own land shall be satisfied with bread; But he who followeth worthless persons is void of understanding.

¹² The wicked man longeth after the prey of evil-doers; But the root of the righteous yieldeth fruit.

¹³ In the transgression of the lips is a dangerous snare; But the righteous man shall escape from trouble.

⁹ Better is he who is lightly esteemed, and has a servant, than he who honors himself, and lacks bread.

¹⁰ A upright man respects the life of his animal, but the tender racham ·merciful love· of the wicked is cruel.

¹¹ He who tills his land shall have plenty of bread, but he who chases fantasies is void of understanding.

¹² The wicked desires the plunder of evil men, but the root of the upright flourishes.

¹³ An evil man is trapped by sinfulness of lips, but the upright shall come out of trouble.

⁹ Better to have an unimportant position—only being a servant— than to brag about your importance but have no food.

¹⁰ The righteous person cares about the needs of his animal, but even the compassion of the wicked is cruel.

¹¹ The one who works his land will have plenty of food, but whoever chases after worthless projects has no sense.

¹² The wicked person desires what evil men have stolen from others, but the fruit of righteous people comes from themselves.

¹³ An evil person is trapped by his wicked talk, but the righteous person escapes from trouble.

⁹ Better is he who is little known, and has a servant, than he who honors himself and lacks bread.

¹⁰ A righteous man respects the life of his animal, but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.

¹¹ He who tills his land shall have plenty of bread, but he who chases fantasies is void of understanding.

¹² The wicked desires the plunder of evil men, but the root of the righteous flourishes.

¹³ An evil man is trapped by sinfulness of lips, but the righteous shall come out of trouble.

⁹ Better is he who is little known, and has a servant, than he who honours himself and lacks bread.

¹⁰ A righteous man respects the life of his animal, but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.

¹¹ He who tills his land shall have plenty of bread, but he who chases fantasies is void of understanding.

¹² The wicked desires the plunder of evil men, but the root of the righteous flourishes.

¹³ An evil man is trapped by sinfulness of lips, but the righteous shall come out of trouble.

⁹ He that is despised, and hath a servant, is better than he that honoreth himself, and is destitute of bread.

¹⁰ A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast: but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.

¹¹ He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that followeth vain persons is void of understanding.

¹² The wicked desireth the net of evil men : but the root of the righteous yieldeth fruit .

¹³ The wicked is snared by the transgression of his lips: but the just shall come out of trouble.

⁹ Better is he who is little known, and has a servant, than he who honors himself and lacks bread.

¹⁰ A righteous man respects the life of his animal, but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.

¹¹ He who tills his land shall have plenty of bread, but he who chases fantasies is void of understanding.

¹² The wicked desires the plunder of evil men, but the root of the righteous flourishes.

¹³ An evil man is trapped by sinfulness of lips, but the righteous shall come out of trouble.

⁹ Better is he who is little known, and has a servant, than he who honours himself and lacks bread.

¹⁰ A righteous man respects the life of his animal, but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.

¹¹ He who tills his land shall have plenty of bread, but he who chases fantasies is void of understanding.

¹² The wicked desires the plunder of evil men, but the root of the righteous flourishes.

¹³ An evil man is trapped by sinfulness of lips, but the righteous shall come out of trouble.

⁹ Better is a poor man, and sufficient to himself, than a glorious man, and needy of bread.

¹⁰ A just or rightwise man knoweth the lives of his work beasts; but the entrails of wicked men be cruel.

¹¹ He that worketh his land, shall be filled with loaves; but he that pursueth or followeth idleness, is most foolish. He that is sweet, that is mild, liveth in temperances; and in his admonishings he forsaketh despisings.

¹² The desire of a wicked man is the memorial of worst things; but the root of just or rightwise men shall increase.

¹³ For the sins of lips, falling down nigheth to an evil man; but a just or rightwise man shall escape from anguish.

⁹ Better is a poor man, and sufficient (un)to himself, than (to be) a (self-)glorious man, and needy of bread.

¹⁰ A just man knoweth the lives of his work beasts; but the entrails of wicked men be cruel. (A righteous person careth for the lives of his work beasts; but the hearts of the wicked be cruel.)

¹¹ He that worketh his land, shall be filled with loaves; but he that followeth idleness, is most fool(ish). He that is sweet, that is mild, liveth in temperances; and in his admonishings he forsaketh despisings, (or He who is humble, liveth temperately; and he forsaketh despisings in all of his admonishings).

¹² The desire of a wicked man is the memorial of worst things; but the root of just men shall increase. (The desires of the wicked be a memorial of the worst things; but the roots of the righteous shall increase, or shall go deeper.)

¹³ For the sins of (his) lips, falling down nigheth to an evil man; but a just man shall escape from anguish (or but the righteous shall escape from anguish).

⁹ Better is the lightly esteemed who hath a servant, Than the self-honoured who lacketh bread.

¹⁰ The righteous knoweth the life of his beast, And the mercies of the wicked are cruel.

¹¹ Whoso is tilling the ground is satisfied with bread, And whoso is pursuing vanities is lacking heart,

¹² The wicked hath desired the net of evil doers, And the root of the righteous giveth.

¹³ In transgression of the lips is the snare of the wicked, And the righteous goeth out from distress.