Proverbs 15:8-23

⁸Yahweh detests the sacrifices that are offered by wicked people; what delights/pleases him very much are the prayers of righteous/good people.

⁹Yahweh hates/detests the behavior of wicked people, but he loves those who always do what is righteous/just/fair.

¹⁰Those who do what is wrong will be severely punished; those who do not want to be corrected will die.

¹¹Yahweh knows what is happening in the place where dead people DOU are, so he certainly knows RHQ what people are thinking.

¹²Some people do not want to be corrected; they never go to wise people to seek good advice from them.

¹³When people are happy, they have smiles on their faces; but when they are sad, by looking at their faces we can see that they are sad.

¹⁴Those who have good sense want to learn more; foolish people MTY are very satisfied with being foolish/ignorant.

¹⁵Those who are oppressed constantly have difficulties, but those who (OR, if they) are happy, it is as though MET they are having a big feast every day.

¹⁶Being poor and revering Yahweh is better than being rich and having a lot of troubles.

¹⁷Eating meals with people whom you love and having only vegetables to eat is better than eating with people who hate each other and having lots of good meat to eat.

¹⁸Those who quickly become angry cause arguments/quarreling, but those who do not quickly become angry cause people to act peacefully.

¹⁹Lazy people constantly have difficulties MET; it is as though they are walking through thorns; but those who are honest and hard-working will have few difficulties; it is as though they are walking on a level highway MET.

²⁰Children who are wise cause their parents to be happy; it is foolish children who despise their parents.

²¹Foolish people are happy to continually act foolishly; those who have good sense do what is right.

²²If there is no one to give us good advice, we will not accomplish what we are planning to do; but when we have many good advisors, we will succeed.

²³People rejoice when they are able to reply well to what others have asked them; truly, it is very delightful to be able to say the right thing at the right time.