Proverbs 21:1-10 in English

¹ The king’s heart is in the hand of Jehovah as the watercourses: He turneth it whithersoever he will.

² Every way of a man is right in his own eyes; But Jehovah weigheth the hearts.

³ To do righteousness and justice Is more acceptable to Jehovah than sacrifice.

⁴ A high look, and a proud heart, Even the lamp of the wicked, is sin.

⁵ The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness; But every one that is hasty hasteth only to want.

⁶ The getting of treasures by a lying tongue Is a vapor driven to and fro by them that seek death.

⁷ The violence of the wicked shall sweep them away, Because they refuse to do justice.

⁸ The way of him that is laden with guilt is exceeding crooked; But as for the pure, his work is right.

⁹ It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, Than with a contentious woman in a wide house.

¹⁰ The soul of the wicked desireth evil: His neighbor findeth no favor in his eyes.

¹ As a rush of water, so is the king's heart in God's hand: he turns it whithersoever he may desire to point out.

² Every man seems to himself righteous; but the Lord directs the hearts.

³ To do justly and to speak truth, are more pleasing to God than the blood of sacrifices.

⁴ A high-minded man is stout-hearted in his pride; and the lamp of the wicked is sin.

⁶ He that gathers treasures with a lying tongue pursues vanity on to the snares of death.

⁷ Destruction shall lodge with the ungodly; for they refuse to do justly.

⁸ To the froward God sends froward ways; for his works are pure and right.

⁹ It is better to dwell in a corner on the house-top, than in plastered rooms with unrighteousness, and in an open house.

¹⁰ The soul of the ungodly shall not be pitied by any man.

¹ The king’s heart is in the hand of the LORD, as the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will.

² Every way of a man is right in his own eyes: but the LORD pondereth the hearts.

³ To do justice and judgment is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.

⁴ An high look, and a proud heart, and the plowing of the wicked, is sin.

⁵ The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness; but of every one that is hasty only to want.

⁶ The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a vanity tossed to and fro of them that seek death.

⁷ The robbery of the wicked shall destroy them; because they refuse to do judgment.

⁸ The way of man is froward and strange: but as for the pure, his work is right.

⁹ It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman in a wide house.

¹⁰ The soul of the wicked desireth evil: his neighbour findeth no favour in his eyes.

¹ The king’s heart is in the hand of the LORD, as the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will.

² Every way of a man is right in his own eyes: but the LORD pondereth the hearts.

³ To do justice and judgment is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.

⁴ An high look, and a proud heart, and the plowing of the wicked, is sin.

⁵ The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness; but of every one that is hasty only to want.

⁶ The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a vanity tossed to and fro of them that seek death.

⁷ The robbery of the wicked shall destroy them; because they refuse to do judgment.

⁸ The way of man is froward and strange: but as for the pure, his work is right.

⁹ It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman in a wide house.

¹⁰ The soul of the wicked desireth evil: his neighbour findeth no favour in his eyes.

¹ As a rush of water, so is the king's heart in God's hand: he turns it wherever he may desire to point out.

² Every man seems to himself righteous; but the Lord directs the hearts.

³ To do justly and to speak truth, are more pleasing to God than the blood of sacrifices.

⁴ A high-minded man is stout-hearted in his pride; and the lamp of the wicked is sin.

⁶ He that gathers treasures with a lying tongue pursues vanity on to the snares of death.

⁷ Destruction shall lodge with the ungodly; for they refuse to do justly.

⁸ To the froward God sends froward ways; for his works are pure and right.

⁹ It is better to dwell in a corner on the house-top, than in plastered rooms with unrighteousness, and in an open house.

¹⁰ The soul of the ungodly shall not be pitied by any man.

¹ The king’s heart is in the hand of the LORD as the watercourses: he turneth it whithersoever he will.

² Every way of a man is right in his own eyes: but the LORD weigheth the hearts.

³ To do justice and judgment is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.

⁴ An high look, and a proud heart, even the lamp of the wicked, is sin.

⁵ The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness: but every one that is hasty hasteth only to want.

⁶ The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a vapour driven to and fro; they that seek them seek death.

⁷ The violence of the wicked shall sweep them away; because they refuse to do judgment.

⁸ The way of him that is laden with guilt is exceeding crooked: but as for the pure, his work is right.

⁹ It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than with a contentious woman in a wide house.

¹⁰ The soul of the wicked desireth evil: his neighbour findeth no favour in his eyes.

¹ Yahweh controls what kings do MTY like he controls how streams flow; he causes kings to do just what he wants them to do.

² People always think that what they do is right, but Yahweh judges our ◄motives/reasons for doing things► MTY.

³ Doing what is right and fair is more acceptable to Yahweh than bringing sacrifices to him.

⁴ Being proud and arrogant DOU is like a lamp MTY that guides wicked people; being proud and arrogant characterizes ◄wicked people's whole behavior/everything that wicked people do►.

⁵ People who plan carefully will surely have plenty of what they need; those who act too quickly to become rich will become poor.

⁶ Money that people acquire by cheating others by lying MTY to them will soon disappear like a mist, and doing that will soon lead to their death.

⁷ Wicked people refuse to do what is right/just, but they will be ruined because of the violent things PRS that they do.

⁸ Guilty people continually do what is evil; it is as though MET they are walking on a crooked road; but righteous/innocent people always do what is right.

⁹ It is better to live in the corner of an attic/housetop by yourself than to live inside the house with a wife who is always nagging.

¹⁰ Wicked people SYN are always wanting to do what is evil; they never act mercifully toward anyone.

¹ As a rush of water, so is the king's heart in God's hand: he turns it wherever he may desire to point out.

² Every man seems to himself righteous; but the Lord directs the hearts.

³ To do justly and to speak truth, are more pleasing to God than the blood of sacrifices.

⁴ A high-minded man is stout-hearted in his pride; and the lamp of the wicked is sin.

⁶ He that gathers treasures with a lying tongue pursues vanity on to the snares of death.

⁷ Destruction shall lodge with the ungodly; for they refuse to do justly.

⁸ To the froward God sends froward ways; for his works are pure and right.

⁹ It is better to dwell in a corner on the house-top, than in plastered rooms with unrighteousness, and in an open house.

¹⁰ The soul of the ungodly shall not be pitied by any man.

¹ The king’s heart is in Yahweh’s hand like the watercourses. He turns it wherever he desires.

² Every way of a man is right in his own eyes, but Yahweh weighs the hearts.

³ To do righteousness and justice is more acceptable to Yahweh than sacrifice.

⁴ A high look and a proud heart, the lamp of the wicked, is sin.

⁵ The plans of the diligent surely lead to profit; and everyone who is hasty surely rushes to poverty.

⁶ Getting treasures by a lying tongue is a fleeting vapor for those who seek death.

⁷ The violence of the wicked will drive them away, because they refuse to do what is right.

⁸ The way of the guilty is devious, but the conduct of the innocent is upright.

⁹ It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop than to share a house with a contentious woman.

¹⁰ The soul of the wicked desires evil; his neighbor finds no mercy in his eyes.

¹ The king’s heart is in Yahweh’s hand like the watercourses. He turns it wherever he desires.

² Every way of a man is right in his own eyes, but Yahweh weighs the hearts.

³ To do righteousness and justice is more acceptable to Yahweh than sacrifice.

⁴ A high look and a proud heart, the lamp of the wicked, is sin.

⁵ The plans of the diligent surely lead to profit; and everyone who is hasty surely rushes to poverty.

⁶ Getting treasures by a lying tongue is a fleeting vapor for those who seek death.

⁷ The violence of the wicked will drive them away, because they refuse to do what is right.

⁸ The way of the guilty is devious, but the conduct of the innocent is upright.

⁹ It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop than to share a house with a contentious woman.

¹⁰ The soul of the wicked desires evil; his neighbor finds no mercy in his eyes.

¹ The king’s heart is in the LORD’s hand like the watercourses. He turns it wherever he desires.

² Every way of a man is right in his own eyes, but the LORD weighs the hearts.

³ To do righteousness and justice is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.

⁴ A high look and a proud heart, the lamp of the wicked, is sin.

⁵ The plans of the diligent surely lead to profit; and everyone who is hasty surely rushes to poverty.

⁶ Getting treasures by a lying tongue is a fleeting vapour for those who seek death.

⁷ The violence of the wicked will drive them away, because they refuse to do what is right.

⁸ The way of the guilty is devious, but the conduct of the innocent is upright.

⁹ It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop than to share a house with a contentious woman.

¹⁰ The soul of the wicked desires evil; his neighbour finds no mercy in his eyes.

¹ The king's heart in the hands of the Lord is like the water streams, and by him it is turned in any direction at his pleasure.

² Every way of a man seems right to himself, but the Lord is the tester of hearts.

³ To do what is right and true is more pleasing to the Lord than an offering.

⁴ A high look and a heart of pride, ***of the evil-doer is sin.

⁵ The purposes of the man of industry have their outcome only in wealth; but one who is over-quick in acting will only come to be in need.

⁶ He who gets stores of wealth by a false tongue, is going after what is only breath, and searching for death.

⁷ By their violent acts the evil-doers will be pulled away, because they have no desire to do what is right.

⁸ Twisted is the way of him who is full of crime; but as for him whose heart is clean, his work is upright.

⁹ It is better to be living in an angle of the house-top, than with a bitter-tongued woman in a wide house.

¹⁰ The desire of the evil-doer is fixed on evil: he has no kind feeling for his neighbour.

¹ The king's heart in the hand of Jehovah is as brooks of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will.

² Every way of a man is right in his own eyes; but Jehovah weigheth the hearts.

³ To exercise justice and judgment is more acceptable to Jehovah than sacrifice.

⁴ Lofty eyes, and a proud heart, the lamp of the wicked, is sin.

⁵ The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness; but of every one that is hasty, only to want.

⁶ The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a fleeting breath of them that seek death.

⁷ The devastation of the wicked sweepeth them away, because they refuse to do what is right.

⁸ Very crooked is the way of a guilty man; but as for the pure, his work is upright.

⁹ It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a contentious woman, and a house in common.

¹⁰ The soul of the wicked desireth evil: his neighbour findeth no favour in his eyes.

¹ As the divisions of waters, so the heart of the king is in the hand of the Lord: whithersoever he will he shall turn it.

² Every way of a man seemeth right to himself: but the Lord weigheth the hearts.

³ To do mercy and judgment, pleaseth the Lord more than victims.

⁴ Haughtiness of the eyes is the enlarging of the heart: the lamp of the wicked is sin.

⁵ The thoughts of the industrious always bring forth abundance: but every sluggard is always in want.

⁶ He that gathereth treasures by a lying tongue, is vain and foolish, and shall stumble upon the snares of death.

⁷ The robberies of the wicked shall be their downfall, because they would not do judgment.

⁸ The perverse way of a man is strange: but as for him that is pure, his work is right.

⁹ It is better to sit in a corner of the housetop, than with a brawling women, and in a common house.

¹⁰ The soul of the wicked desireth evil, he will not have pity on his neighbour.

¹ The Lord directs the king's decisions like a stream of water that he sends whichever way he wants.

² People think that whatever they do is fine, but the Lord looks at their motives.

³ Doing what's right and fair pleases the Lord more than sacrifices.

⁴ Pride and arrogance are the sins the wicked live by.

⁵ Those who plan ahead and work hard will have plenty, while those who act rashly end up poor.

⁶ Money made by lies is like smoke in the wind—a chase that ends in death.

⁷ The destruction caused by the wicked will destroy them, for they refuse to do what's right.

⁸ Guilty people live crooked lives, but the innocent follow straight paths.

⁹ It's better to live in a corner of a housetop than to share a whole house with an argumentative wife.

¹⁰ Evil people love to do wrong, they don't care what pain they cause anyone.

¹ The Kings heart is in the hand of the Lord, as the riuers of waters: he turneth it whithersoeuer it pleaseth him.

² Euery way of a man is right in his owne eyes: but the Lord pondereth the hearts.

³ To doe iustice and iudgement is more acceptable to the Lord then sacrifice.

⁴ A hautie looke, and a proude heart, which is the light of the wicked, is sinne.

⁵ The thoughtes of the diligent doe surely bring abundance: but whosoeuer is hastie, commeth surely to pouertie.

⁶ The gathering of treasures by a deceitfull tongue is vanitie tossed to and from of them that seeke death.

⁷ The robberie of the wicked shall destroy them: for they haue refused to execute iudgement.

⁸ The way of some is peruerted and strange: but of the pure man, his worke is right.

⁹ It is better to dwell in a corner of the house top, then with a contentious woman in a wide house.

¹⁰ The soule of the wicked wisheth euill: and his neighbour hath no fauour in his eyes.

¹ The king's heart is in the hand of the LORD as the watercourses: He turneth it whithersoever He will.

² Every way of a man is right in his own eyes; but the LORD weigheth the hearts.

³ To do righteousness and justice is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.

⁴ A haughty look, and a proud heart — the tillage of the wicked is sin.

⁵ The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness; but every one that is hasty hasteth only to want.

⁶ The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a vapour driven to and fro; they that seek them seek death.

⁷ The violence of the wicked shall drag them away; because they refuse to do justly.

⁸ The way of man is froward and strange; but as for the pure, his work is right.

⁹ It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than in a house in common with a contentious woman.

¹⁰ The soul of the wicked desireth evil; his neighbour findeth no favour in his eyes.

¹ The king’s heart is in the hand of the Lord, as the rivers of water: He turneth it whithersoever he will.

² Every way of a man is right in his own eyes: But the Lord pondereth the hearts.

³ To do justice and judgment Is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.

⁴ A high look, and a proud heart, And the plowing of the wicked, is sin.

⁵ The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness; But of every one that is hasty only to want.

⁶ The getting of treasures by a lying tongue Is a vanity tossed to and fro of them that seek death.

⁷ The robbery of the wicked shall destroy them; Because they refuse to do judgment.

⁸ The way of man is froward and strange: But as for the pure, his work is right.

⁹ It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, Than with a brawling woman in a wide house.

¹⁰ The soul of the wicked desireth evil: His neighbour findeth no favour in his eyes.

¹ Like brooks of water is a king's heart in the hand of the Lord: whithersoever it pleaseth him doth he turn it.

² Every way of a man is straight in his own eyes; but the Lord weigheth the hearts.

³ To exercise righteousness and justice is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.

⁴ Haughtiness of the eyes, and an immoderate heart, are the sinful field of the wicked.

⁵ The plans of the diligent tend only to plenty; but every hasty man is destined only to want.

⁶ The getting of treasures by a tongue of falsehood is like the fleeting breath of those that seek death.

⁷ The robbery of the wicked will drag them away; because they refuse to execute justice.

⁸ Perverse is the way of the man that is estranged from goodness; but as for the pure, his work is upright.

⁹ It is better to dwell in a corner of a roof, than with a quarrelsome woman in a roomy house.

¹⁰ The soul of the wicked longeth for evil: his neighbor findeth no grace in his eyes.

¹ As a rush of water, so is the king’s heart in God’s hand: He turns it whithersoever he may desire to point out.

² Every man seems to himself righteous; But the Lord directs the hearts.

³ To do justly and to speak truth, Are more pleasing to God than the blood of sacrifices.

⁴ A high-minded man is stouthearted in his pride; And the lamp of the wicked is sin.

⁶ He that gathers treasures with a lying tongue Pursues vanity on to the snares of death.

⁷ Destruction shall lodge with the ungodly; For they refuse to do justly.

⁸ To the froward God sends froward ways; For his works are pure and right.

⁹ It is better to dwell in a corner on the housetop, Than in plastered rooms with unrighteousness, and in an open house.

¹⁰ The soul of the ungodly shall not be pitied by any man.

¹ As streams of water, So is the heart of the king in the hand of the LORD; He turneth it whithersoever he will.

² All the ways of a man are right in his own eyes; But the LORD weigheth the heart.

³ To do justice and equity Is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.

⁴ The lofty look, the proud heart, The lamp of the wicked, is ruin.

⁵ The plans of the diligent tend only to plenty; But the hasty hasteneth only to want.

⁶ The getting of treasures by a false tongue Is the fleeting breath of them that seek death.

⁷ The rapine of the wicked shall snatch them away, Because they refuse to do justice.

⁸ The way of the guilty man is crooked; But he that is pure, his doings are right.

⁹ Better is it to dwell in a corner of the housetop Than with a brawling woman in a large house.

¹⁰ The soul of the wicked longeth to do evil; His neighbor findeth no compassion in his eyes.

¹ The king’s heart is in Adonai ’s hand like the watercourses. He turns it wherever he desires.

² Every way of a man is right in his own eyes, but Adonai weighs the hearts.

³ To do righteousness and mishpat ·justice· is more acceptable to Adonai than sacrifice.

⁴ A high look, and a proud heart, the lamp candle of the wicked, is sin.

⁵ The plans of the diligent surely lead to profit; and everyone who is hasty surely rushes to poverty.

⁶ Getting treasures by a lying tongue is a fleeting vapor for those who seek death.

⁷ The violence of the wicked will drive them away, because they refuse to do what is mishpat ·just·.

⁸ The way of the guilty is devious, but the conduct of the innocent is upright.

⁹ It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than to share a house with a contentious woman.

¹⁰ The soul of the wicked desires evil; his neighbor finds no pity in his eyes.

¹ The king's heart is a stream of water in the hand of Yahweh; he turns it wherever he pleases.

² Every person's way is right in his own eyes, but it is Yahweh who weighs the hearts.

³ To do what is right and just is more acceptable to Yahweh than sacrifice.

⁴ Haughty eyes and a proud heart— the lamp of the wicked—are sin.

⁵ The plans of the diligent lead only to prosperity, but everyone who acts too quickly comes only to poverty.

⁶ Acquiring riches by a lying tongue is a fleeting vapor and a snare that kills.

⁷ The violence of the wicked will drag them away, for they refuse to do what is just.

⁸ The way of a guilty person is crooked, but the one who is pure does what is right.

⁹ It is better to live on a corner of the roof than in a house shared with a quarrelsome wife.

¹⁰ The appetite of the wicked craves evil; his neighbor finds no favor in his eyes.

¹ The king’s heart is in Yahweh’s hand like the watercourses. He turns it wherever he desires.

² Every way of a man is right in his own eyes, but Yahweh weighs the hearts.

³ To do righteousness and justice is more acceptable to Yahweh than sacrifice.

⁴ A high look and a proud heart, the lamp of the wicked, is sin.

⁵ The plans of the diligent surely lead to profit; and everyone who is hasty surely rushes to poverty.

⁶ Getting treasures by a lying tongue is a fleeting vapor for those who seek death.

⁷ The violence of the wicked will drive them away, because they refuse to do what is right.

⁸ The way of the guilty is devious, but the conduct of the innocent is upright.

⁹ It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop than to share a house with a contentious woman.

¹⁰ The soul of the wicked desires evil; his neighbor finds no mercy in his eyes.

¹ The king’s heart is in the LORD’s hand like the watercourses. He turns it wherever he desires.

² Every way of a man is right in his own eyes, but the LORD weighs the hearts.

³ To do righteousness and justice is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.

⁴ A high look and a proud heart, the lamp of the wicked, is sin.

⁵ The plans of the diligent surely lead to profit; and everyone who is hasty surely rushes to poverty.

⁶ Getting treasures by a lying tongue is a fleeting vapour for those who seek death.

⁷ The violence of the wicked will drive them away, because they refuse to do what is right.

⁸ The way of the guilty is devious, but the conduct of the innocent is upright.

⁹ It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop than to share a house with a contentious woman.

¹⁰ The soul of the wicked desires evil; his neighbour finds no mercy in his eyes.

¹ The king's heart is in the hand of the LORD, as the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will.

² Every way of a man is right in his own eyes: but the LORD pondereth the hearts.

³ To do justice and judgment is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.

⁴ A high look, and a proud heart, and the plowing of the wicked, is sin.

⁵ The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness; but of every one that is hasty only to want.

⁶ The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a vanity tossed to and fro by them that seek death.

⁷ The robbery of the wicked shall destroy them; because they refuse to do judgment.

⁸ The way of man is froward and strange: but as for the pure, his work is right.

⁹ It is better to dwell in a corner of the house-top, than with a brawling woman in a wide house.

¹⁰ The soul of the wicked desireth evil: his neighbor findeth no favor in his eyes.

¹ The king’s heart is in the LORD’s hand like the watercourses. He turns it wherever he desires.

² Every way of a man is right in his own eyes, but the LORD weighs the hearts.

³ To do righteousness and justice is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.

⁴ A high look and a proud heart, the lamp of the wicked, is sin.

⁵ The plans of the diligent surely lead to profit; and everyone who is hasty surely rushes to poverty.

⁶ Getting treasures by a lying tongue is a fleeting vapor for those who seek death.

⁷ The violence of the wicked will drive them away, because they refuse to do what is right.

⁸ The way of the guilty is devious, but the conduct of the innocent is upright.

⁹ It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop than to share a house with a contentious woman.

¹⁰ The soul of the wicked desires evil; his neighbor finds no mercy in his eyes.

¹ The king’s heart is in the LORD’s hand like the watercourses. He turns it wherever he desires.

² Every way of a man is right in his own eyes, but the LORD weighs the hearts.

³ To do righteousness and justice is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.

⁴ A high look and a proud heart, the lamp of the wicked, is sin.

⁵ The plans of the diligent surely lead to profit; and everyone who is hasty surely rushes to poverty.

⁶ Getting treasures by a lying tongue is a fleeting vapour for those who seek death.

⁷ The violence of the wicked will drive them away, because they refuse to do what is right.

⁸ The way of the guilty is devious, but the conduct of the innocent is upright.

⁹ It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop than to share a house with a contentious woman.

¹⁰ The soul of the wicked desires evil; his neighbour finds no mercy in his eyes.

¹ As partings of waters, so the heart of the king is in the power of the Lord; whither ever he will, he shall bow it.

² Each way of a man seemeth rightful or right to himself; but the Lord weigheth the hearts.

³ To do mercy and doom, pleaseth more the Lord, than sacrifices.

⁴ Enhancing of eyes is the alarging of the heart; the lantern of wicked men is sin.

⁵ The thoughts of a strong man be ever in abundance; but each slow man is ever in neediness.

⁶ He that gathereth treasures by the tongue of a lie maker, is vain, and without heart; and he shall be hurled to the snares of death.

⁷ The ravens of unpious men shall draw them down; for they would not do doom.

⁸ The wayward way of a man is alien from God; but the work of him that is clean of sin, is rightful or right.

⁹ It is better to sit in the corner of an house without roof, than with a woman full of chiding, and in a common house.

¹⁰ The soul of an unpious man desireth evil; he shall not have mercy on his neighbour.

¹ As partings of waters, so the heart of the king is in the power of the Lord; whither ever he will, he shall bow it. (Like out-flowings of water, (is) the king’s heart in the Lord’s hand; he shall turn it wherever he will, (or desireth).)

² Each way of a man seemeth rightful to himself; but the Lord weigheth the hearts.

³ To do mercy and doom, pleaseth more the Lord, than sacrifices. (To do mercy and justice, that pleaseth the Lord more than sacrifices, or burnt offerings.)

⁴ Enhancing of eyes is the alarging of the heart; the lantern of wicked men is sin. (The raising up of the eyes, and the enlarging of the heart; such sins be the lantern of the wicked.)

⁵ The thoughts of a strong man be ever in abundance; but each slow man is ever in neediness. (The thoughts of a strong person (be) forevermore on abundance, (or on plenty); but those of each person in haste (be) forevermore on neediness./Carefully-made plans shall be successful; but each person in haste shall be forever in need.)

⁶ He that gathereth treasures by the tongue of a lie maker, (or of a liar), is vain, and without heart; and he shall be hurled to the snares of death.

⁷ The ravens of unpious men shall draw them down; for they would not do doom. (The robberies of the wicked shall pull them down; for what they do is wrong.)

⁸ The wayward way of a man is alien from God; but the work of him that is clean of sin, is rightful. (The evil way of a person is alien to God; but the work of him who is clean of sin, is upright.)

⁹ It is better to sit in the corner of an house without roof, than with a woman full of chiding, and in a common house. (It is better to sit in the corner of a house without a roof, than with a woman full of arguments, or of bickering, in a house together.)

¹⁰ The soul of an unpious man desireth evil; he shall not have mercy on his neighbour. (The soul of a wicked person desireth evil; he shall not even give mercy to his friend.)

¹ Rivulets of waters is the heart of a king in the hand of Jehovah, Wherever He pleaseth He inclineth it.

² Every way of a man is right in his own eyes, And Jehovah is pondering hearts.

³ To do righteousness and judgment, Is chosen of Jehovah rather than sacrifice.

⁴ Loftiness of eyes, and breadth of heart, Tillage of the wicked is sin.

⁵ The purposes of the diligent are only to advantage, And of every hasty one, only to want.

⁶ The making of treasures by a lying tongue, Is a vanity driven away of those seeking death.

⁷ The spoil of the wicked catcheth them, Because they have refused to do judgment.

⁸ Froward is the way of a man who is vile, And the pure — upright is his work.

⁹ Better to sit on a corner of the roof, Than with a woman of contentions and a house of company.

¹⁰ The soul of the wicked hath desired evil, Not gracious in his eyes is his neighbour.