Proverbs 27:22-25 in English

²² Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with bruised grain, Yet will not his foolishness depart from him.

²³ Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, And look well to thy herds:

²⁴ For riches are not for ever; And doth the crown endure unto all generations?

²⁵ The hay is carried, and the tender grass showeth itself, And the herbs of the mountains are gathered in.

²² Though thou scourge a fool, disgracing him in the midst of the council, thou wilt still in no wise remove his folly from him.

²³ Do thou thoroughly know the number of thy flock, and pay attention to thine herds.

²⁴ For a man has not strength and power for ever; neither does he transmit it from generation to generation.

²⁵ Take care of the herbage in the field, and thou shalt cut grass, and gather the mountain hay;

²² Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet will not his foolishness depart from him.

²³ Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds.

²⁴ For riches are not for ever: and doth the crown endure to every generation?

²⁵ The hay appeareth, and the tender grass sheweth itself, and herbs of the mountains are gathered.

²² Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet will not his foolishness depart from him.

²³ Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds.

²⁴ For riches are not for ever: and doth the crown endure to every generation?

²⁵ The hay appeareth, and the tender grass sheweth itself, and herbs of the mountains are gathered.

²² Though you scourge a fool, disgracing him in the midst of the council, you will still in no wise remove his folly from him.

²³ Do you thoroughly know the number of your flock, and pay attention to your herds.

²⁴ For a man has not strength and power for ever; neither does he transmit it from generation to generation.

²⁵ Take care of the herbage in the field, and you shall cut grass, and gather the mountain hay;

²² Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar with a pestle among bruised corn, yet will not his foolishness depart from him.

²³ Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds:

²⁴ For riches are not for ever; and doth the crown endure unto all generations?

²⁵ The hay is carried, and the tender grass sheweth itself, and the herbs of the mountains are gathered in.

²² Even if you beat/crush a fool severely like MET you pulverize grain with a pestle, you probably will not be able to cause him to stop ◄being foolish/doing foolish things►.

²³ Take good care of your flocks of sheep and herds of cattle,

²⁴ because the money that you acquired from selling animals previously will not ◄last/stay with you► forever; similarly SIM, governments MTY certainly do not RHQ last forever.

²⁵ After you cut the hay DOU and store it to feed the animals in the winter while a new crop of hay is growing,

²² Though you scourge a fool, disgracing him in the midst of the council, you will still in no wise remove his folly from him.

²³ Do you thoroughly know the number of your flock, and pay attention to your herds.

²⁴ For a man has not strength and power for ever; neither does he transmit it from generation to generation.

²⁵ Take care of the herbage in the field, and you shall cut grass, and gather the mountain hay;

²² Though you grind a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with grain, yet his foolishness will not be removed from him.

²³ Know well the state of your flocks, and pay attention to your herds,

²⁴ for riches are not forever, nor does the crown endure to all generations.

²⁵ The hay is removed, and the new growth appears, the grasses of the hills are gathered in.

²² Though you grind a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with grain, yet his foolishness will not be removed from him.

²³ Know well the state of your flocks, and pay attention to your herds,

²⁴ for riches are not forever, nor does the crown endure to all generations.

²⁵ The hay is removed, and the new growth appears, the grasses of the hills are gathered in.

²² Though you grind a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with grain, yet his foolishness will not be removed from him.

²³ Know well the state of your flocks, and pay attention to your herds,

²⁴ for riches are not forever, nor does the crown endure to all generations.

²⁵ The hay is removed, and the new growth appears, the grasses of the hills are gathered in.

²² Even if a foolish man is crushed with a hammer in a vessel among crushed grain, still his foolish ways will not go from him.

²³ Take care to have knowledge about the condition of your flocks, looking well after your herds;

²⁴ For wealth is not for ever, and money does not go on for all generations.

²⁵ The grass comes up and the young grass is seen, and the mountain plants are got in.

²² If thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet will not his folly depart from him.

²³ Be well acquainted with the appearance of thy flocks; look well to thy herds:

²⁴ for wealth is not for ever; and doth the crown endure from generation to generation?

²⁵ The hay is removed, and the tender grass sheweth itself, and herbs of the mountains are gathered in.

²² Though thou shouldst bray a fool in the mortar, as when a pestle striketh upon sodden barley, his folly would not be taken from him.

²³ Be diligent to know the countenance of thy cattle, and consider thy own flocks:

²⁴ For thou shalt not always have power: but a crown shall be given to generation and generation.

²⁵ The meadows are open, and the green herbs have appeared, and the hay is gathered out of the mountains.

²² Even if you ground stupid people in a mortar, crushing them like grain with the pestle, you can't get rid of stupidity from them.

²³ You should know the condition of your flocks really well and take good care of your herds,

²⁴ for wealth doesn't last forever—is a crown passed down through all generations?

²⁵ Once the hay is cut, and the new growth begins, and fodder from the mountains is gathered,

²² Though thou shouldest bray a foole in a morter among wheate brayed with a pestell, yet will not his foolishnes depart from him.

²³ Be diligent to know ye state of thy flocke, and take heede to the heardes.

²⁴ For riches remaine not alway, nor the crowne from generation to generation.

²⁵ The hey discouereth it selfe, and the grasse appeareth, and the herbes of the mountaines are gathered.

²² Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar with a pestle among groats, yet will not his foolishness depart from him.

²³ Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds;

²⁴ For riches are not for ever; and doth the crown endure unto all generations?

²⁵ When the hay is mown, and the tender grass showeth itself, and the herbs of the mountains are gathered in;

²² Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, Yet will not his foolishness depart from him.

²³ Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, And look well to thy herds.

²⁴ For riches are not for ever: And doth the crown endure to every generation?

²⁵ The hay appeareth, and the tender grass sheweth itself, And herbs of the mountains are gathered.

²² Though thou shouldst pound the fool in a mortar, in the midst of grains of wheat with a pestle: still would his folly not depart from him.

²³ Endeavor to know well the appearance of thy flocks, direct thy attention to thy herds;

²⁴ For property endureth not for ever, nor doth the crown remain for all generations.

²⁵ When the grass is past, young verdure showeth itself, and then are gathered the herbs of the mountains.

²² Though thou scourge a fool, disgracing him in the midst of the council, Thou wilt still in nowise remove his folly from him.

²³ Do thou thoroughly know the number of thy flock, And pay attention to thy herds.

²⁴ For a man has not strength and power forever; Neither does he transmit it from generation to generation.

²⁵ Take care of the herbage in the field, and thou shalt cut grass, And gather the mountain hay;

²² Though thou shouldst beat a fool in a mortar, Among bruised wheat, with a pestle, Yet will not his folly depart from him.

²³ Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, And look well to thy herds!

²⁴ For riches last not for ever; Not even a crown endureth from generation to generation.

²⁵ The hay disappeareth, and the tender grass showeth itself, And the herbage of the mountains is gathered in.

²² Though you grind a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with grain, yet his foolishness will not be removed from him.

²³ Know well the state of your flocks, and pay attention to your herds:

²⁴ for riches are not forever, nor does even the crown endure to all generations.

²⁵ The hay is removed, and the new growth appears, the grasses of the hills are gathered in.

²² Even if you crush a fool with the pestle—along with the grain— yet his foolishness will not leave him.

²³ Be sure you know the condition of your flocks and be concerned about your herds,

²⁴ for wealth is not forever. Does a crown endure for all generations?

²⁵ You should know when the hay is gone and the new growth appears, and the time when the grass from the hills is gathered in.

²² Though you grind a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with grain, yet his foolishness will not be removed from him.

²³ Know well the state of your flocks, and pay attention to your herds,

²⁴ for riches are not forever, nor does the crown endure to all generations.

²⁵ The hay is removed, and the new growth appears, the grasses of the hills are gathered in.

²² Though you grind a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with grain, yet his foolishness will not be removed from him.

²³ Know well the state of your flocks, and pay attention to your herds,

²⁴ for riches are not forever, nor does the crown endure to all generations.

²⁵ The hay is removed, and the new growth appears, the grasses of the hills are gathered in.

²² Though thou shouldst bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet his foolishness will not depart from him.

²³ Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds.

²⁴ For riches are not for ever: and doth the crown endure to every generation?

²⁵ The plant appeareth, and the tender grass showeth itself, and herbs of the mountains are gathered.

²² Though you grind a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with grain, yet his foolishness will not be removed from him.

²³ Know well the state of your flocks, and pay attention to your herds,

²⁴ for riches are not forever, nor does the crown endure to all generations.

²⁵ The hay is removed, and the new growth appears, the grasses of the hills are gathered in.

²² Though you grind a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with grain, yet his foolishness will not be removed from him.

²³ Know well the state of your flocks, and pay attention to your herds,

²⁴ for riches are not forever, nor does the crown endure to all generations.

²⁵ The hay is removed, and the new growth appears, the grasses of the hills are gathered in.

²² Though thou poundedest a fool in a mortar, as with a pestle smiting above dried barley, his folly shall not be done away from him.

²³ Know thou diligently the cheer of thy beast; and behold thou thy flocks.

²⁴ For thou shalt not have power continually; but a crown shall be given to thee in generation and into generations.

²⁵ Meadows be opened, and green herbs appeared; and hay is gathered from the hills.

²² Though thou poundedest a fool in a mortar, as with a pestle smiting above dried barley (or like pounding dried barley with a pestle), his folly shall not be done away from him.

²³ Know thou diligently the cheer of thy beast; and behold thou thy flocks. (Diligently know the faces of thy beasts; and keep watch thou over thy flocks.)

²⁴ For thou shalt not have power continually; but a crown shall be given to thee in generation and into generation. (For thou shalt not have wealth forever; nor shall a crown endure for generations and generations.)

²⁵ Meadows be opened, and green herbs appeared; and hay is gathered from the hills (or and the grass is gathered from the hills).

²² If thou dost beat the foolish in a mortar, Among washed things — with a pestle, His folly turneth not aside from off him.

²³ Know well the face of thy flock, Set thy heart to the droves,

²⁴ For riches are not to the age, Nor a crown to generation and generation.

²⁵ Revealed was the hay, and seen the tender grass, And gathered the herbs of mountains.