4 and by knowledge the chambers are filled with all precious and pleasant riches.
4 And by knowledge shall the chambers be filled with all precious and pleasant riches.
4 by knowledge the rooms are filledwith every precious and beautiful treasure.
4 By knowledge its rooms are furnished with all sorts of expensive and beautiful goods.
11 Deliver those who are carried away to death, and hold thou back those who are ready to be slain.
11 (O)Deliver those who are being taken away to death,And those who are staggering to slaughter, Oh hold them back.
11 If thou forbear to deliver them that are drawn unto death, and those that are ready to be slain;
11 Rescue those who are being led away to death, and save those who stumble toward slaughter.
12 If thou say, Behold, we did not know this, Does not he who weighs the hearts consider it? And he who keeps thy soul, does he not know it? And shall not he render to every man according to his work?
12 If you say, “See, we did not know this,”Does He not (P)consider it (Q)who weighs the hearts?And (R)does He not know it who (S)keeps your soul?And will He not (f)(T)render to man according to his work?
12 If thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not; doth not he that pondereth the heart consider it? and he that keepeth thy soul, doth not he know it? and shall not he render to every man according to his works?
12 If you say, “But we didn’t know about this,”won’t He who weighs hearts(K) consider it?Won’t He who protects your life(L) know?Won’t He repay a person according to his work?(M)
12 If you say, "Look here, we didn't know about this," doesn't God, who examines motives, discern it? Doesn't the one who guards your soul know about it? Won't he repay each person according to what he has done?
13 My son, eat thou honey, for it is good, and the droppings of the honeycomb, which are sweet to thy taste,
13 My son, eat thou honey, because it is good; and the honeycomb, which is sweet to thy taste:
13 My son, eat honey, because it's good for you; indeed, drippings from the honeycomb are sweet to your taste;
14 so the knowledge of wisdom [is] to thy soul. If thou have found it, then there shall be a reward, and thy hope shall not be cut off.
14 Know that (W)wisdom is thus for your soul;If you find it, then there will be a (g)(X)future,And your hope will not be cut off.
14 So shall the knowledge of wisdom be unto thy soul: when thou hast found it, then there shall be a reward, and thy expectation shall not be cut off.
14 realize that wisdom is the same for you.(P)If you find it, you will have a future,and your hope will never fade.(Q)
14 Keep in mind that wisdom is like that for your soul; if you find it, there will be a future for you, and what you hope for won't be cut short.
15 Lay not in wait, O wicked man, against the habitation of the righteous. Do not destroy his resting place.
15 (Y)Do not lie in wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous;Do not destroy his resting place;
15 Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous; spoil not his resting place:
15 Don't lie in wait like an outlaw to attack where the righteous live;
16 For a righteous man falls seven times, and rises up again, but the wicked are overthrown by calamity.
16 For a (Z)righteous man falls seven times, and rises again,But the (AA)wicked stumble in time of calamity.
16 For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again: but the wicked shall fall into mischief.
16 Though a righteous man falls seven times,he will get up,(S)but the wicked will stumble into ruin.(T)
16 for though a righteous man falls seven times, he will rise again, but the wicked stumble into calamity.
18 lest LORD see it, and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him.
18 Lest the LORD see it, and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him.
18 or the Lord will see, be displeased,and turn His wrath away from him.
18 Otherwise the LORD will observe and disapprove, and he will turn his anger away from him.
20 For there shall be no reward to the evil man. The lamp of the wicked shall be put out.
20 For (AE)there will be no (i)(AF)future for the evil man;The (AG)lamp of the wicked will be put out.
20 For there shall be no reward to the evil man; the candle of the wicked shall be put out.
20 For the wicked man has no future; the lamp of the wicked will be extinguished.
22 For their calamity shall rise suddenly, and the destruction from them both, who knows it?
22 For their calamity shall rise suddenly; and who knoweth the ruin of them both?
22 for destruction from them will come suddenly;who knows what distress these two can bring?
22 They will be destroyed suddenly, and who knows what kind of punishment will come from these two?
24 He who says to a wicked man, Thou are righteous, peoples shall curse him, nations shall abhor him.
24 He (AL)who says to the wicked, “You are righteous,”(AM)Peoples will curse him, nations will abhor him;
24 He that saith unto the wicked, Thou art righteous; him shall the people curse, nations shall abhor him:
24 Whoever says to the guilty, “You are innocent”(AB)—people will curse him,(AC) and tribes will denounce him;
24 Whoever says to the wicked, "You're in the right," will be cursed by people and hated by nations.
25 But to those who rebuke [him] shall be delight, and a good blessing shall come upon them.
25 But to them that rebuke him shall be delight, and a good blessing shall come upon them.
25 but it will go well with those who convict the guilty,and a generous blessing will come to them.
25 But as for people who rebuke the wicked; a good blessing will fall upon them.
27 Prepare thy work outside, and make it ready for thee in the field, and afterwards build thy house.
27 Prepare your work outsideAnd (AO)make it ready for yourself in the field;Afterwards, then, build your house.
27 Prepare thy work without, and make it fit for thyself in the field; and afterwards build thine house.
27 First do your outside work, preparing your land for yourself. After that, build your house.
28 Be not a witness against thy neighbor without cause, and deceive not with thy lips.
28 Do not be a (AP)witness against your neighbor without cause,And (AQ)do not deceive with your lips.
28 Be not a witness against thy neighbour without cause; and deceive not with thy lips.
28 Don't testify against your neighbor without a cause, and don't lie when you speak.
29 Say not, I will do so to him as he has done to me; I will render to the man according to his work.
29 (AR)Do not say, “Thus I shall do to him as he has done to me;I will (m)render to the man according to his work.”
29 Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me: I will render to the man according to his work.
29 Don't say, "I'll do to him like he did to me, I'll be sure to pay him back for what he did."
30 I went by the field of the sluggard, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding.
30 I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;
30 I went by the field of a slackerand by the vineyard of a man lacking sense.
30 I went by the field belonging to a lazy man, by a vineyard belonging to a senseless person.
31 And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns. The face of it was covered with nettles, and the stone wall of it was broken down.
31 And behold, it was completely (AT)overgrown with thistles;Its surface was covered with (o)(AU)nettles,And its stone (AV)wall was broken down.
31 And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down.
31 There it was, overgrown with thistles, the ground covered with thorns, its stone wall collapsed.
33 [Yet] a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep,
33 Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:
33 a little sleep, a little slumber,a little folding of the arms to rest,
33 "A little sleep! A little slumber! A little folding of my hands to rest!"
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