Proverbs 23:10-20 in English

¹⁰ Remove not the ancient landmark; And enter not into the fields of the fatherless:

¹¹ For their Redeemer is strong; He will plead their cause against thee.

¹² Apply thy heart unto instruction, And thine ears to the words of knowledge.

¹³ Withhold not correction from the child; For if thou beat him with the rod, he will not die.

¹⁴ Thou shalt beat him with the rod, And shalt deliver his soul from Sheol.

¹⁵ My son, if thy heart be wise, My heart will be glad, even mine:

¹⁶ Yea, my heart will rejoice, When thy lips speak right things.

¹⁷ Let not thy heart envy sinners; But be thou in the fear of Jehovah all the day long:

¹⁸ For surely there is a reward; And thy hope shall not be cut off.

¹⁹ Hear thou, my son, and be wise, And guide thy heart in the way.

²⁰ Be not among winebibbers, Among gluttonous eaters of flesh:

¹⁰ Remove not the ancient landmarks; and enter not upon the possession of the fatherless:

¹¹ for the Lord is their redeemer; he is mighty, and will plead their cause with thee.

¹² Apply thine heart to instruction, and prepare thine ears for words of discretion.

¹³ Refrain not from chastening a child; for if thou beat him with the rod, he shall not die.

¹⁴ For thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt deliver his soul from death.

¹⁵ Son, if thy heart be wise, thou shalt also gladden my heart;

¹⁶ and thy lips shall converse with my lips, if they be right.

¹⁷ Let not thine heart envy sinners: but be thou in the fear of the Lord all the day.

¹⁸ For if thou shouldest keep these things, thou shalt have posterity; and thine hope shall not be removed.

¹⁹ Hear, my son, and be wise, and rightly direct the thoughts of thine heart.

²⁰ Be not a wine-bibber, neither continue long at feasts, and purchases of flesh:

¹⁰ Remove not the old landmark; and enter not into the fields of the fatherless:

¹¹ For their redeemer is mighty; he shall plead their cause with thee.

¹² Apply thine heart unto instruction, and thine ears to the words of knowledge.

¹³ Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die.

¹⁴ Thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt deliver his soul from hell.

¹⁵ My son, if thine heart be wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine.

¹⁶ Yea, my reins shall rejoice, when thy lips speak right things.

¹⁷ Let not thine heart envy sinners: but be thou in the fear of the LORD all the day long.

¹⁸ For surely there is an end; and thine expectation shall not be cut off.

¹⁹ Hear thou, my son, and be wise, and guide thine heart in the way.

²⁰ Be not among winebibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh:

¹⁰ Remove not the old landmark; and enter not into the fields of the fatherless:

¹¹ For their redeemer is mighty; he shall plead their cause with thee.

¹² Apply thine heart unto instruction, and thine ears to the words of knowledge.

¹³ Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die.

¹⁴ Thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt deliver his soul from hell.

¹⁵ My son, if thine heart be wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine.

¹⁶ Yea, my reins shall rejoice, when thy lips speak right things.

¹⁷ Let not thine heart envy sinners: but be thou in the fear of the LORD all the day long.

¹⁸ For surely there is an end; and thine expectation shall not be cut off.

¹⁹ Hear thou, my son, and be wise, and guide thine heart in the way.

²⁰ Be not among winebibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh:

¹⁰ Remove not the ancient landmarks; and enter not upon the possession of the fatherless:

¹¹ for the Lord is their redeemer; he is mighty, and will plead their cause with you.

¹² Apply your heart to instruction, and prepare your ears for words of discretion.

¹³ Refrain not from chastening a child; for if you beat him with the rod, he shall not die.

¹⁴ For you shall beat him with the rod, and shall deliver his soul from death.

¹⁵ Son, if your heart be wise, you shall also gladden my heart;

¹⁶ and your lips shall converse with my lips, if they be right.

¹⁷ Let not your heart envy sinners: but be you in the fear of the Lord all the day.

¹⁸ For if you should keep these things, you shall have posterity; and your hope shall not be removed.

¹⁹ Hear, my son, and be wise, and rightly direct the thoughts of your heart.

²⁰ Be not a wine-bibber, neither continue long at feasts, and purchases of flesh:

¹⁰ Remove not the ancient landmark; and enter not into the fields of the fatherless:

¹¹ For their redeemer is strong; he shall plead their cause against thee.

¹² Apply thine heart unto instruction, and thine ears to the words of knowledge.

¹³ Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beat him with the rod, he shall not die.

¹⁴ Thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt deliver his soul from Sheol.

¹⁵ My son, if thine heart be wise, my heart shall be glad, even mine:

¹⁶ Yea, my reins shall rejoice, when thy lips speak right things.

¹⁷ Let not thine heart envy sinners: but be thou in the fear of the LORD all the day long:

¹⁸ For surely there is a reward; and thy hope shall not be cut off.

¹⁹ Hear thou, my son, and be wise, and guide thine heart in the way.

²⁰ Be not among winebibbers; among gluttonous eaters of flesh:

¹⁰ Do not steal someone's property by removing a boundary marker that has been there for a long time, and do not take for yourself the land that belongs to orphans,

¹¹ because Yahweh is strong, and he is like a relative that has the responsibility to defend them, he will stand up in court and argue for them and against you.

¹² Pay attention to what your teachers teach you, and try to learn from the wise things that they say.

¹³ Do not refuse to discipline your children; if you punish/spank them, it will not cause them to die,

¹⁴ and it may save them from going to the place where dead people are.

¹⁵ My son/child, if you SYN become wise, I SYN will be very happy.

¹⁶ I SYN will rejoice when I hear you SYN say what is right/wise.

¹⁷ Do not envy sinful people; instead, revere Yahweh all of your life.

¹⁸ If you do that, you will be happy in the future, and God will certainly do for you what you are confidently expecting him to do.

¹⁹ My son/child, listen carefully to me and become wise, and think about ◄all that you do/your behavior►.

²⁰ Do not associate with those who drink a lot of ◄wine/strong drink► or with those who ◄are gluttons/eat more than they should►,

¹⁰ Remove not the ancient landmarks; and enter not upon the possession of the fatherless:

¹¹ for the Lord is their redeemer; he is mighty, and will plead their cause with you.

¹² Apply your heart to instruction, and prepare your ears for words of discretion.

¹³ Refrain not from chastening a child; for if you beat him with the rod, he shall not die.

¹⁴ For you shall beat him with the rod, and shall deliver his soul from death.

¹⁵ Son, if your heart be wise, you shall also gladden my heart;

¹⁶ and your lips shall converse with my lips, if they be right.

¹⁷ Let not your heart envy sinners: but be you in the fear of the Lord all the day.

¹⁸ For if you should keep these things, you shall have posterity; and your hope shall not be removed.

¹⁹ Hear, my son, and be wise, and rightly direct the thoughts of your heart.

²⁰ Be not a wine-bibber, neither continue long at feasts, and purchases of flesh:

¹⁰ Don’t move the ancient boundary stone. Don’t encroach on the fields of the fatherless,

¹¹ for their Defender is strong. He will plead their case against you.

¹² Apply your heart to instruction, and your ears to the words of knowledge.

¹³ Don’t withhold correction from a child. If you punish him with the rod, he will not die.

¹⁴ Punish him with the rod, and save his soul from Sheol.

¹⁵ My son, if your heart is wise, then my heart will be glad, even mine.

¹⁶ Yes, my heart will rejoice when your lips speak what is right.

¹⁷ Don’t let your heart envy sinners, but rather fear Yahweh all day long.

¹⁸ Indeed surely there is a future hope, and your hope will not be cut off.

¹⁹ Listen, my son, and be wise, and keep your heart on the right path!

²⁰ Don’t be among ones drinking too much wine, or those who gorge themselves on meat;

¹⁰ Don’t move the ancient boundary stone. Don’t encroach on the fields of the fatherless,

¹¹ for their Defender is strong. He will plead their case against you.

¹² Apply your heart to instruction, and your ears to the words of knowledge.

¹³ Don’t withhold correction from a child. If you punish him with the rod, he will not die.

¹⁴ Punish him with the rod, and save his soul from Sheol.

¹⁵ My son, if your heart is wise, then my heart will be glad, even mine.

¹⁶ Yes, my heart will rejoice when your lips speak what is right.

¹⁷ Don’t let your heart envy sinners, but rather fear Yahweh all day long.

¹⁸ Indeed surely there is a future hope, and your hope will not be cut off.

¹⁹ Listen, my son, and be wise, and keep your heart on the right path!

²⁰ Don’t be among ones drinking too much wine, or those who gorge themselves on meat;

¹⁰ Don’t move the ancient boundary stone. Don’t encroach on the fields of the fatherless,

¹¹ for their Defender is strong. He will plead their case against you.

¹² Apply your heart to instruction, and your ears to the words of knowledge.

¹³ Don’t withhold correction from a child. If you punish him with the rod, he will not die.

¹⁴ Punish him with the rod, and save his soul from Sheol.

¹⁵ My son, if your heart is wise, then my heart will be glad, even mine.

¹⁶ Yes, my heart will rejoice when your lips speak what is right.

¹⁷ Don’t let your heart envy sinners, but rather fear the LORD all day long.

¹⁸ Indeed surely there is a future hope, and your hope will not be cut off.

¹⁹ Listen, my son, and be wise, and keep your heart on the right path!

²⁰ Don’t be amongst ones drinking too much wine, or those who gorge themselves on meat;

¹⁰ Do not let the landmark of the widow be moved, and do not go into the fields of those who have no father;

¹¹ For their saviour is strong, and he will take up their cause against you.

¹² Give your heart to teaching, and your ears to the words of knowledge.

¹³ Do not keep back training from the child: for even if you give him blows with the rod, it will not be death to him.

¹⁴ Give him blows with the rod, and keep his soul safe from the underworld.

¹⁵ My son, if your heart becomes wise, I, even I, will be glad in heart;

¹⁶ And my thoughts in me will be full of joy when your lips say right things.

¹⁷ Have no envy of sinners in your heart, but keep in the fear of the Lord all through the day;

¹⁸ For without doubt there is a future, and your hope will not be cut off.

¹⁹ Give ear, my son, and be wise, guiding your heart in the right way.

²⁰ Do not be among those who give themselves to wine-drinking, or among those who make themselves full with meat:

¹⁰ Remove not the ancient landmark; and enter not into the fields of the fatherless:

¹¹ for their redeemer is mighty; he will plead their cause against thee.

¹² Apply thy heart unto instruction, and thine ears to the words of knowledge.

¹³ Withhold not correction from the child; for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die:

¹⁴ thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt deliver his soul from Sheol.

¹⁵ My son, if thy heart be wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine;

¹⁶ and my reins shall exult, when thy lips speak right things.

¹⁷ Let not thy heart envy sinners, but be thou in the fear of Jehovah all the day;

¹⁸ for surely there is a result, and thine expectation shall not be cut off.

¹⁹ Thou, my son, hear and be wise, and direct thy heart in the way.

²⁰ Be not among winebibbers, among riotous eaters of flesh.

¹⁰ Touch not the bounds of little ones: and enter not into the field of the fatherless:

¹¹ For their near kinsman is strong: and he will judge their cause against thee.

¹² Let thy heart apply itself to instruction: and thy ears to words of knowledge.

¹³ Withhold not correction from a child: for if thou strike him with the rod, he shall not die.

¹⁴ Thou shalt beat him with the rod, and deliver his soul from hell.

¹⁵ My son, if thy mind be wise, my heart shall rejoice with thee:

¹⁶ And my reins shall rejoice, when thy lips shall speak what is right.

¹⁷ Let not thy heart envy sinners: but be thou in the fear of the Lord all the day long:

¹⁸ Because thou shalt have hope in the latter end, and thy expectation shall not be taken away.

¹⁹ Hear thou, my son, and be wise: and guide thy mind in the way.

²⁰ Be not in the feasts of great drinkers, nor in their revellings, who contribute flesh to eat:

¹⁰ Don't move ancient boundary markers, and don't encroach on fields belonging to orphans,

¹¹ for their Protector is powerful and he will plead their case against you.

¹² Focus your mind on instruction; listen intently to words of knowledge.

¹³ Don't keep from disciplining your children—a beating won't kill them.

¹⁴ If you use physical correction you can save them from death.

¹⁵ My son, if you think wisely then I'll be happy;

¹⁶ I'll be delighted when you say what's right.

¹⁷ Don't think enviously of sinners, but always remember to honor the Lord,

¹⁸ for there's definitely a future for you, and your hope will not be crushed.

¹⁹ Pay attention, my son, and be wise; make sure your mind concentrates on following the right way.

²⁰ Don't join in with people who drink too much wine or who stuff themselves with meat.

¹⁰ Remooue not the ancient boundes, and enter not into the fieldes of the fatherlesse.

¹¹ For he that redeemeth them, is mightie: he will defend their cause against thee.

¹² Apply thine heart to instruction, and thine eares to the wordes of knowledge.

¹³ Withhold not correction from the childe: if thou smite him with the rodde, he shall not die.

¹⁴ Thou shalt smite him with the rodde, and shalt deliuer his soule from hell.

¹⁵ My sonne, if thine heart be wise, mine heart shall reioyce, and I also.

¹⁶ And my reynes shall reioyce, when thy lips speake righteous things.

¹⁷ Let not thine heart bee enuious against sinners: but let it bee in the feare of the Lord continually.

¹⁸ For surely there is an ende, and thy hope shall not be cut off.

¹⁹ O thou my sonne, heare, and bee wise, and guide thine heart in the way.

²⁰ Keepe not company with drunkards, nor with gluttons.

¹⁰ Remove not the ancient landmark; and enter not into the fields of the fatherless;

¹¹ For their Redeemer is strong; He will plead their cause with thee.

¹² Apply thy heart unto instruction, and thine ears to the words of knowledge.

¹³ Withhold not correction from the child; for though thou beat him with the rod, he will not die.

¹⁴ Thou beatest him with the rod, and wilt deliver his soul from the nether-world.

¹⁵ My son, if thy heart be wise, my heart will be glad, even mine;

¹⁶ Yea, my reins will rejoice, when thy lips speak right things.

¹⁷ Let not thy heart envy sinners, but be in the fear of the LORD all the day;

¹⁸ For surely there is a future; and thy hope shall not be cut off.

¹⁹ Hear thou, my son, and be wise, and guide thy heart in the way.

²⁰ Be not among winebibbers; among gluttonous eaters of flesh;

¹⁰ Remove not the old landmark; And enter not into the fields of the fatherless:

¹¹ For their Redeemer is mighty; He shall plead their cause with thee.

¹² Apply thine heart unto instruction, And thine ears to the words of knowledge.

¹³ Withhold not correction from the child: For if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die.

¹⁴ Thou shalt beat him with the rod, And shalt deliver his soul from hell.

¹⁵ My son, if thine heart be wise, My heart shall rejoice, even mine.

¹⁶ Yea, my reins shall rejoice, When thy lips speak right things.

¹⁷ Let not thine heart envy sinners: But be thou in the fear of the Lord all the day long.

¹⁸ For surely there is an end; And thine expectation shall not be cut off.

¹⁹ Hear thou, my son, and be wise, And guide thine heart in the way.

²⁰ Be not amongst winebibbers; Amongst riotous eaters of flesh:

¹⁰ Remove not the ancient landmark, and into the fields of the fatherless must thou not enter;

¹¹ For their redeemer is strong; he will indeed plead their cause with thee.

¹² Apply thy heart unto instruction, and thy ears to the sayings of knowledge.

¹³ Withhold not from a lad correction; for if thou beat him with the rod, he will not die.

¹⁴ Thou wilt indeed beat him with the rod; but thou wilt deliver his soul from perdition.

¹⁵ My son, If thy heart be wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine.

¹⁶ And my reins shall exult when thy lips speak what is equitable.

¹⁷ Let not thy heart be envious against sinners; but remain in the fear of the lord all the time.

¹⁸ For surely there is a future, and thy hope will not be cut off.

¹⁹ Hear thou, my son, and become wise, and guide thy heart on the right way.

²⁰ Be not among those that drink wine immoderately, among those that over-indulge in eating flesh:

¹⁰ Remove not the ancient landmarks; And enter not upon the possession of the fatherless:

¹¹ For the Lord is their redeemer; He is mighty, and will plead their cause with thee.

¹² Apply thy heart to instruction, And prepare thine ears for words of discretion.

¹³ Refrain not from chastening a child; For if thou beat him with the rod, he shall not die.

¹⁴ For thou shalt beat him with the rod, And shalt deliver his soul from death.

¹⁵ Son, if thy heart be wise, Thou shalt also gladden my heart;

¹⁶ And thy lips shall converse with my lips, If they be right.

¹⁷ Let not thy heart envy sinners: But be thou in the fear of the Lord all the day.

¹⁸ For if thou shouldest keep these things, thou shalt have posterity; And thy hope shall not be removed.

¹⁹ Hear, my son, and be wise, And rightly direct the thoughts of thy heart.

²⁰ Be not a wine bibber, Neither continue long at feasts, and purchases of flesh:

¹⁹ Listen, son! Think properly and live in the proper way. Don't join with others who are drinkers of lots of wine and those who are greedy for food. People like that are making themselves poor.

¹⁰ Remove not the ancient landmark, And enter not into the fields of the fatherless!

¹¹ For their avenger is mighty; He will maintain their cause against thee.

¹² Apply thy heart to instruction, And thine ears to the words of knowledge.

¹³ Withhold not correction from a child; If thou beat him with the rod, he will not die.

¹⁴ Beat him thyself with the rod, And thou shalt rescue him from the underworld.

¹⁵ My son, if thy heart be wise, My heart shall rejoice, even mine;

¹⁶ Yea, my reins shall exult, When thy lips speak right things.

¹⁷ Let not thy heart envy sinners, But continue thou in the fear of the LORD all the day long;

¹⁸ For surely there shall be a reward, And thine expectation shall not be cut off.

¹⁹ Hear thou, my son, and be wise; And let thy heart go forward in the way!

²⁰ Be not thou among winebibbers, And riotous eaters of flesh;

¹⁰ Don’t move the ancient boundary stone. Don’t encroach on the fields of the fatherless:

¹¹ for their Defender is strong. He will plead their case against you.

¹² Apply your heart to instruction, and your ears to the words of knowledge.

¹³ Don’t withhold correction from a child. If you punish him with the rod, he will not die.

¹⁴ Punish him with the rod, and save his soul from Sheol ·Place of the dead·.

¹⁵ My son, if your heart is wise, then my heart will be glad, even mine:

¹⁶ yes, my heart will rejoice, when your lips speak what is right.

¹⁷ Don’t let your heart envy sinners; but rather fear Adonai all the day long.

¹⁸ Indeed surely there is a future hope, and your hope will not be cut off.

¹⁹ Sh'ma ·Hear obey·, my son, and be wise, and keep your heart on the right path!

²⁰ Don’t be among ones drinking too much wine, or those who gorge themselves on meat:

¹⁰ Do not move an ancient boundary stone or encroach on the fields of orphans,

¹¹ for their Redeemer is strong and he will plead their case against you.

¹² Apply your heart to instruction and your ears to words of knowledge.

¹³ Do not withhold instruction from a child, for if you discipline him, he will not die.

¹⁴ It is you who must beat him with the rod and save his soul from Sheol.

¹⁵ My son, if your heart is wise, then my heart also will be glad;

¹⁶ my inmost being will rejoice when your lips speak what is right.

¹⁷ Do not let your heart envy sinners, but continue in the fear of Yahweh all the day.

¹⁸ Surely there is a future and your hope will not be cut off.

¹⁹ Hear—you!—my son, and be wise and direct your heart in the way.

²⁰ Do not associate with drunkards, or with gluttonous eaters of meat,

¹⁰ Don’t move the ancient boundary stone. Don’t encroach on the fields of the fatherless,

¹¹ for their Defender is strong. He will plead their case against you.

¹² Apply your heart to instruction, and your ears to the words of knowledge.

¹³ Don’t withhold correction from a child. If you punish him with the rod, he will not die.

¹⁴ Punish him with the rod, and save his soul from Sheol.

¹⁵ My son, if your heart is wise, then my heart will be glad, even mine.

¹⁶ Yes, my heart will rejoice when your lips speak what is right.

¹⁷ Don’t let your heart envy sinners, but rather fear Yahweh all day long.

¹⁸ Indeed surely there is a future hope, and your hope will not be cut off.

¹⁹ Listen, my son, and be wise, and keep your heart on the right path!

²⁰ Don’t be among ones drinking too much wine, or those who gorge themselves on meat;

¹⁰ Don’t move the ancient boundary stone. Don’t encroach on the fields of the fatherless,

¹¹ for their Defender is strong. He will plead their case against you.

¹² Apply your heart to instruction, and your ears to the words of knowledge.

¹³ Don’t withhold correction from a child. If you punish him with the rod, he will not die.

¹⁴ Punish him with the rod, and save his soul from Sheol.

¹⁵ My son, if your heart is wise, then my heart will be glad, even mine.

¹⁶ Yes, my heart will rejoice when your lips speak what is right.

¹⁷ Don’t let your heart envy sinners, but rather fear the LORD all day long.

¹⁸ Indeed surely there is a future hope, and your hope will not be cut off.

¹⁹ Listen, my son, and be wise, and keep your heart on the right path!

²⁰ Don’t be amongst ones drinking too much wine, or those who gorge themselves on meat;

¹⁰ Remove not the old landmark; and enter not into the fields of the fatherless:

¹¹ For their redeemer is mighty; he will plead their cause with thee.

¹² Apply thy heart to instruction, and thy ears to the words of knowledge.

¹³ Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die.

¹⁴ Thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt deliver his soul from hell.

¹⁵ My son, if thy heart be wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine.

¹⁶ Yes, my reins shall rejoice, when thy lips speak right things.

¹⁷ Let not thy heart envy sinners: but be thou in the fear of the LORD all the day long.

¹⁸ For surely there is an end; and thy expectation shall not be cut off.

¹⁹ Hear thou, my son, and be wise, and guide thy heart in the way.

²⁰ Be not among wine-bibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh:

¹⁰ Don’t move the ancient boundary stone. Don’t encroach on the fields of the fatherless,

¹¹ for their Defender is strong. He will plead their case against you.

¹² Apply your heart to instruction, and your ears to the words of knowledge.

¹³ Don’t withhold correction from a child. If you punish him with the rod, he will not die.

¹⁴ Punish him with the rod, and save his soul from Sheol.

¹⁵ My son, if your heart is wise, then my heart will be glad, even mine.

¹⁶ Yes, my heart will rejoice when your lips speak what is right.

¹⁷ Don’t let your heart envy sinners, but rather fear the LORD all day long.

¹⁸ Indeed surely there is a future hope, and your hope will not be cut off.

¹⁹ Listen, my son, and be wise, and keep your heart on the right path!

²⁰ Don’t be among ones drinking too much wine, or those who gorge themselves on meat;

¹⁰ Don’t move the ancient boundary stone. Don’t encroach on the fields of the fatherless,

¹¹ for their Defender is strong. He will plead their case against you.

¹² Apply your heart to instruction, and your ears to the words of knowledge.

¹³ Don’t withhold correction from a child. If you punish him with the rod, he will not die.

¹⁴ Punish him with the rod, and save his soul from Sheol.

¹⁵ My son, if your heart is wise, then my heart will be glad, even mine.

¹⁶ Yes, my heart will rejoice when your lips speak what is right.

¹⁷ Don’t let your heart envy sinners, but rather fear the LORD all day long.

¹⁸ Indeed surely there is a future hope, and your hope will not be cut off.

¹⁹ Listen, my son, and be wise, and keep your heart on the right path!

²⁰ Don’t be amongst ones drinking too much wine, or those who gorge themselves on meat;

¹⁰ Touch thou not the terms, or the boundary stones, of little children; and enter thou not into the field of fatherless and motherless children.

¹¹ For the neighbour of them is strong, and he shall deem their cause against thee.

¹² Thine heart enter to teaching, and thine ears to the words of knowing.

¹³ Do not thou withdraw chastising or discipline, from a child; for though thou smitest him with a rod, he shall not die.

¹⁴ Thou shalt smite him with a rod, and thou shalt deliver his soul from hell.

¹⁵ My son, if thy soul is wise, mine heart shall have joy with thee;

¹⁶ and my reins shall make full out joy, when thy lips speak rightful or right things.

¹⁷ Thine heart pursue or follow not sinners; but be thou in the dread of the Lord all day.

¹⁸ For thou shalt have hope at the last, and thine abiding shall not be done away.

¹⁹ My son, hear thou, and be wise, and address thy soul in the way.

²⁰ Do not thou be in the feasts of drinkers, neither in the oft eatings of them, that bring together fleshes to eat.

¹⁰ Touch thou not the terms, (or the boundary stones, of the property) of little children; and enter thou not into the field of fatherless and motherless children.

¹¹ For the neighbour of them is strong, and he shall deem their cause against thee. (For their Friend is strong, and he shall judge their case against thee.)

¹² Thine heart enter to teaching, and thine ears to the words of knowing. (Let thy heart draw close to instruction, and thy ears to words of knowledge.)

¹³ Do not thou withdraw chastising, (or discipline), from a child; for though thou smitest him with a rod, he shall not die.

¹⁴ Thou shalt smite him with a rod, and thou shalt deliver his soul from hell. (Thou shalt strike him with a rod, and so thou shalt rescue his soul from Sheol, or from the land of the dead, or from hell itself.)

¹⁵ My son, if thy soul is wise, mine heart shall have joy with thee; (My son, if thou be wise, my heart shall have joy over thee;)

¹⁶ and my reins shall make full out joy, when thy lips speak rightful thing(s).

¹⁷ (Let) Thine heart follow not sinners; but be thou in the dread of the Lord all day (or but be thou in the fear of the Lord or with reverence for the Lord all day long).

¹⁸ For thou shalt have hope at the last, and thine abiding shall not be done away.

¹⁹ My son, hear thou, and be wise, and (ad)dress thy soul in the way (or and direct thy soul to the right way).

²⁰ Do not thou be in the feasts of drinkers, neither in the oft eatings of them, that bring together fleshes to eat. (Do not thou be at the feasts of drinkers, nor at the oft eatings of those who bring much meat to eat.)

¹⁰ Remove not a border of olden times, And into fields of the fatherless enter not,

¹¹ For their Redeemer is strong, He doth plead their cause with thee.

¹² Bring in to instruction thy heart, And thine ear to sayings of knowledge.

¹³ Withhold not from a youth chastisement, When thou smitest him with a rod he dieth not.

¹⁴ Thou with a rod smitest him, And his soul from Sheol thou deliverest.

¹⁵ My son, if thy heart hath been wise, My heart rejoiceth, even mine,

¹⁶ And my reins exult when thy lips speak uprightly.

¹⁷ Let not thy heart be envious at sinners, But — in the fear of Jehovah all the day.

¹⁸ For, is there a posterity? Then thy hope is not cut off.

¹⁹ Hear thou, my son, and be wise, And make happy in the way thy heart,

²⁰ Be not thou among quaffers of wine, Among gluttonous ones of flesh,