Proverbs 13:7-11 in English

⁷ There is that maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing: There is that maketh himself poor, yet hath great wealth.

⁸ The ransom of a man’s life is his riches; But the poor heareth no threatening.

⁹ The light of the righteous rejoiceth; But the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.

¹⁰ By pride cometh only contention; But with the well-advised is wisdom.

¹¹ Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished; But he that gathereth by labor shall have increase.

⁷ There are some who, having nothing, enrich themselves: and there are some who bring themselves down in the midst of much wealth.

⁸ A man's own wealth is the ransom of his life: but the poor endures not threatening.

⁹ The righteous always have light: but the light of the ungodly is quenched.

^9a Crafty souls go astray in sins: but just men pity, and are merciful.

¹⁰ A bad man does evil with insolence: but they that are judges of themselves are wise.

¹¹ Wealth gotten hastily with iniquity is diminished: but he that gathers for himself with godliness shall be increased. The righteous is merciful, and lends.

⁷ There is that maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing: there is that maketh himself poor, yet hath great riches.

⁸ The ransom of a man’s life are his riches: but the poor heareth not rebuke.

⁹ The light of the righteous rejoiceth: but the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.

¹⁰ Only by pride cometh contention: but with the well advised is wisdom.

¹¹ Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase.

⁷ There is that maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing: there is that maketh himself poor, yet hath great riches.

⁸ The ransom of a man’s life are his riches: but the poor heareth not rebuke.

⁹ The light of the righteous rejoiceth: but the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.

¹⁰ Only by pride cometh contention: but with the well advised is wisdom.

¹¹ Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase.

⁷ There are some who, having nothing, enrich themselves: and there are some who bring themselves down in the midst of much wealth.

⁸ A man's own wealth is the ransom of his life: but the poor endures not threatening.

⁹ The righteous always have light: but the light of the ungodly is quenched. Crafty souls go astray in sins: but just men pity, and are merciful.

¹⁰ A bad man does evil with insolence: but they that are judges of themselves are wise.

¹¹ Wealth gotten hastily with iniquity is diminished: but he that gathers for himself with godliness shall be increased. The righteous is merciful, and lends.

⁷ There is that maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing: there is that maketh himself poor, yet hath great wealth.

⁸ The ransom of a man’s life is his riches: but the poor heareth no threatening.

⁹ The light of the righteous rejoiceth: but the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.

¹⁰ By pride cometh only contention: but with the well advised is wisdom.

¹¹ Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall have increase.

⁷ Some people who have nothing pretend to be rich, but other people who are very rich pretend to be poor.

⁸ Rich 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.

⁹ Righteous people are like a lamp MET that shines brightly, but wicked people are like MET a lamp that will soon be extinguished.

¹⁰ People who are arrogant/proud always cause strife; those who are wise ask other people for good advice.

¹¹ Those 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.

⁷ There are some who, having nothing, enrich themselves: and there are some who bring themselves down in the midst of much wealth.

⁸ A man's own wealth is the ransom of his life: but the poor endures not threatening.

⁹ The righteous always have light: but the light of the ungodly is quenched. Crafty souls go astray in sins: but just men pity, and are merciful.

¹⁰ A bad man does evil with insolence: but they that are judges of themselves are wise.

¹¹ Wealth gotten hastily with iniquity is diminished: but he that gathers for himself with godliness shall be increased. The righteous is merciful, and lends.

⁷ There are some who pretend to be rich, yet have nothing. There are some who pretend to be poor, yet have great wealth.

⁸ The ransom of a man’s life is his riches, but the poor hear no threats.

⁹ The light of the righteous shines brightly, but the lamp of the wicked is snuffed out.

¹⁰ Pride only breeds quarrels, but wisdom is with people who take advice.

¹¹ Wealth gained dishonestly dwindles away, but he who gathers by hand makes it grow.

⁷ There are some who pretend to be rich, yet have nothing. There are some who pretend to be poor, yet have great wealth.

⁸ The ransom of a man’s life is his riches, but the poor hear no threats.

⁹ The light of the righteous shines brightly, but the lamp of the wicked is snuffed out.

¹⁰ Pride only breeds quarrels, but wisdom is with people who take advice.

¹¹ Wealth gained dishonestly dwindles away, but he who gathers by hand makes it grow.

⁷ There are some who pretend to be rich, yet have nothing. There are some who pretend to be poor, yet have great wealth.

⁸ The ransom of a man’s life is his riches, but the poor hear no threats.

⁹ The light of the righteous shines brightly, but the lamp of the wicked is snuffed out.

¹⁰ Pride only breeds quarrels, but wisdom is with people who take advice.

¹¹ Wealth gained dishonestly dwindles away, but he who gathers by hand makes it grow.

⁷ A man may be acting as if he had wealth, but have nothing; another may seem poor, but have great wealth.

⁸ A man will give his wealth in exchange for his life; but the poor will not give ear to sharp words.

⁹ There is a glad dawn for the upright man, but the light of the sinner will be put out.

¹⁰ The only effect of pride is fighting; but wisdom is with the quiet in spirit.

¹¹ Wealth quickly got will become less; but he who gets a store by the work of his hands will have it increased.

⁷ There is that feigneth himself rich, and hath nothing; there is that maketh himself poor, and hath great wealth.

⁸ The ransom of a man's life is his riches; but the indigent heareth not rebuke.

⁹ The light of the righteous rejoiceth; but the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.

¹⁰ By pride there only cometh contention; but with the well-advised is wisdom.

¹¹ Wealth gotten by vanity diminisheth; but he that gathereth by manual-labour shall increase it.

⁷ One is as it were rich, when he hath nothing: and another is as it were poor, when he hath great riches.

⁸ The ransom of a man’s life are his riches: but he that is poor beareth not reprehension.

⁹ The light of the just giveth joy: but the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.

¹⁰ Among the proud there are always contentions: but they that do all things with counsel, are ruled by wisdom.

¹¹ Substance got in haste shall be diminished: but that which by little and little is gathered with the hand shall increase.

⁷ Some pretend to be rich, but don't have anything, while others pretend to be poor and are very rich.

⁸ The rich can pay a ransom to save their lives, but the poor aren't troubled in this way.

⁹ The life of good people shines brightly, but the lamp of the wicked will be snuffed out.

¹⁰ Pride only causes conflict; but those who take advice are wise.

¹¹ Wealth gained by fraud quickly disappears, but those who gather bit by bit prosper.

⁷ There is that maketh himselfe riche, and hath nothing, and that maketh himselfe poore, hauing great riches.

⁸ A man will giue his riches for the ransome of his life: but the poore cannot heare ye reproch.

⁹ The light of the righteous reioyceth: but the candle of the wicked shall be put out.

¹⁰ Onely by pride doeth man make contention: but with the well aduised is wisdome.

¹¹ The riches of vanitie shall diminish: but he that gathereth with the hand, shall increase them.

⁷ There is that pretendeth himself rich, yet hath nothing; there is that pretendeth himself poor, yet hath great wealth.

⁸ The ransom of a man's life are his riches; but the poor heareth no threatening.

⁹ The light of the righteous rejoiceth; but the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.

¹⁰ By pride cometh only contention; but with the well-advised is wisdom.

¹¹ Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished; but he that gathereth little by little shall increase.

⁷ There is that maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing: There is that maketh himself poor, yet hath great riches.

⁸ The ransom of a man’s life are his riches: But the poor heareth not rebuke.

⁹ The light of the righteous rejoiceth: But the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.

¹⁰ Only by pride cometh contention: But with the well advised is wisdom.

¹¹ Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: But he that gathereth by labour shall increase.

⁷ There is some one that pretendeth to be rich without having any thing; another that pretendeth to be poor while having abundant wealth.

⁸ As the ransom of a man's life hath he often to give his riches; but the poor heareth no threat.

⁹ The light of the righteous burneth joyfully; but the lamp of the wicked will be quenched.

¹⁰ Only through presumptuous conduct doth man produce contention; but with the well-advised is wisdom.

¹¹ Wealth gotten by vain deeds will be diminished; but he that gathereth by close labor will increase it.

⁷ There are some who, having nothing, enrich themselves: And there are some who bring themselves down in the midst of much wealth.

⁸ A man’s own wealth is the ransom of his life: But the poor endures not threatening.

⁹ The righteous always have light: But the light of the ungodly is quenched.

^9a Crafty souls go astray in sins: But just men pity, and are merciful.

¹⁰ A bad man does evil with insolence: But they that are judges of themselves are wise.

¹¹ Wealth gotten hastily with iniquity is diminished: But he that gathers for himself with godliness shall be increased. The righteous is merciful, and lends.

⁷ There is who maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing, Who maketh himself poor, yet hath great riches.

⁸ A man's wealth is the ransom of his life; But the poor man heareth no threatenings.

⁹ The light of the righteous shall rejoice; But the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.

¹⁰ By pride cometh only contention; But with the well-advised is wisdom.

¹¹ Wealth gotten by vanity will become small; But he who gathereth it into the hand increaseth it.

⁷ There are some who pretend to be rich, yet have nothing. There are some who pretend to be poor, yet have great wealth.

⁸ The ransom of a man’s life is his riches, but the poor sh'ma ·hear obey· no threats.

⁹ The light of the upright shines brightly, but the lamp candle of the wicked is snuffed out.

¹⁰ Pride only breeds quarrels, but with ones who take advice is wisdom.

¹¹ Wealth gained dishonestly dwindles away, but he who gathers by hand makes it grow.

⁷ There is someone who enriches himself, but has nothing at all, and there is someone who gives everything away, yet is truly wealthy.

⁸ The ransom of a rich man's life is his wealth, but a poor person does not hear a threat.

⁹ The light of righteous people rejoices, but the lamp of wicked people will be put out.

¹⁰ Pride only breeds conflict, but for those who listen to good advice there is wisdom.

¹¹ Wealth dwindles away when there is too much vanity, but the one who makes money by working with his hand will make his money grow.

⁷ There are some who pretend to be rich, yet have nothing. There are some who pretend to be poor, yet have great wealth.

⁸ The ransom of a man’s life is his riches, but the poor hear no threats.

⁹ The light of the righteous shines brightly, but the lamp of the wicked is snuffed out.

¹⁰ Pride only breeds quarrels, but wisdom is with people who take advice.

¹¹ Wealth gained dishonestly dwindles away, but he who gathers by hand makes it grow.

⁷ There are some who pretend to be rich, yet have nothing. There are some who pretend to be poor, yet have great wealth.

⁸ The ransom of a man’s life is his riches, but the poor hear no threats.

⁹ The light of the righteous shines brightly, but the lamp of the wicked is snuffed out.

¹⁰ Pride only breeds quarrels, but wisdom is with people who take advice.

¹¹ Wealth gained dishonestly dwindles away, but he who gathers by hand makes it grow.

⁷ There is that maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing: there is that maketh himself poor, yet hath great riches.

⁸ The ransom of a man's life is his riches: but the poor heareth not rebuke.

⁹ The light of the righteous rejoiceth: but the lamp of the wicked shall be extinguished.

¹⁰ Only by pride cometh contention: but with the well-advised is wisdom.

¹¹ Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labor shall increase.

⁷ There are some who pretend to be rich, yet have nothing. There are some who pretend to be poor, yet have great wealth.

⁸ The ransom of a man’s life is his riches, but the poor hear no threats.

⁹ The light of the righteous shines brightly, but the lamp of the wicked is snuffed out.

¹⁰ Pride only breeds quarrels, but wisdom is with people who take advice.

¹¹ Wealth gained dishonestly dwindles away, but he who gathers by hand makes it grow.

⁷ There are some who pretend to be rich, yet have nothing. There are some who pretend to be poor, yet have great wealth.

⁸ The ransom of a man’s life is his riches, but the poor hear no threats.

⁹ The light of the righteous shines brightly, but the lamp of the wicked is snuffed out.

¹⁰ Pride only breeds quarrels, but wisdom is with people who take advice.

¹¹ Wealth gained dishonestly dwindles away, but he who gathers by hand makes it grow.

⁷ A man is as rich, when he hath nothing; and a man is as poor, when he is in many riches.

⁸ The Redemption of the soul of a man is his riches; but he that is poor, suffereth not blaming.

⁹ The light of just or rightwise men maketh glad; but the lantern of wicked men shall be quenched.

¹⁰ Strives be ever among proud men; but they that do all things with counsel, be governed by wisdom.

¹¹ Hasted chattel or substance, that is, gotten hastily, shall be made less; but that that is gathered little and little with hand, shall be multiplied.

⁷ A man is as rich, when he hath nothing; and a man is as poor, when he is in many riches. (A person can be rich, even when he hath nothing; and a person can be poor, even when he hath many riches.)

⁸ The Redemption of the soul of a man is his riches; but he that is poor, suffereth not blaming. (The ransom for a man’s lifeis his riches; but he who is poor, shall not even suffer threats.)

⁹ The light of just men maketh glad; but the lantern of wicked men shall be quenched. (The light of the righteous maketh happy, or inspireth; but the lantern of the wicked shall be quenched.)

¹⁰ Strives be ever among proud men; but they that do all things with counsel, be governed by wisdom. (There is always strife, or arguments, among the proud; but they who do all things with advice, be governed by wisdom.)

¹¹ Hasted chattel, that is, gotten hastily, shall be made less; but that that is gathered little and little with hand, shall be multiplied, (or but that which is gathered little by little, shall be multiplied).

⁷ There is who is making himself rich, and hath nothing, Who is making himself poor, and wealth is abundant.

⁸ The ransom of a man's life are his riches, And the poor hath not heard rebuke.

⁹ The light of the righteous rejoiceth, And the lamp of the wicked is extinguished.

¹⁰ A vain man through pride causeth debate, And with the counselled is wisdom.

¹¹ Wealth from vanity becometh little, And whoso is gathering by the hand becometh great.