1Children who are wise ◄pay attention/heed it► when their parents discipline/correct them; but foolish children do not pay attention when someone rebukes them for their bad behavior.
2Good people are rewarded IDM for the good things MET that they say, but those who desire to deceive others are very eager to act violently.
3Those who are very careful about what they say MTY will live a long life; those who talk ◄without thinking/too much► will ruin themselves.
4People who are lazy want things very much, but they will not get anything HYP. People who work hard will get all that they want.
5Righteous/Honest people hate/detest lies, but what wicked people do ◄is very disgraceful/stinks► DOU.
6The behavior PRS of those who always do what is right will protect them, but sinful behavior will ruin wicked people.
7Some people who have nothing pretend to be rich, but other people who are very rich pretend to be poor.
8Rich people are able to pay people who want to kill them, with the result that they will be protected, not killed, but poor people do not have to worry about that because no one threatens to kill them.
9Righteous people are like a lamp MET that shines brightly, but wicked people are like MET a lamp that will soon be extinguished.
10People who are arrogant/proud always cause strife; those who are wise ask other people for good advice.
11Those who acquire a lot of money quickly by doing what is wrong, probably will lose it quickly, but if people earn money slowly, the amount of money they have will increase.
Proverbs 13
Proverbs 13:1-11