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Open English Translation PROV Chapter 18

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Readers’ Version

Literal Version

18 People who keep themselves separate, seek their own desires,

They reject sound wisdom.

2 Fools don’t enjoy learning,

^ but always like to make their opinions known.

3 When a wicked person arrives, contempt from others also comes,

≈ and when shame arrives, so does reproach.

4 The utterances from a person’s mouth are deep waters.

A fountain of wisdom produces a flowing stream.

5 It’s not good to show partiality to the wicked

or to deprive an innocent person of justice.

6 The fool’s lips brings strife,

≈ and the fool’s mouth invites a beating.

7 The fool’s mouth will bring ruin,

and the lips of fools are a trap for their minds.

8 ‘News’ snippets from a gossip are like delicious snacks—

they get absorbed like food going down into your stomach.

9 The person who’s slack in their work,

is a cousin to the one who destroys.

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18 To_desire he _seeks one _who_separates _himself in_all sound _wisdom he _breaks _out.
2 Not he _delights a _fool in/on/at/with_understanding if/because (if) in/on/at/with_expressing his/its_heart.
3 In/on/at/with_comes a _wicked_person it _comes also contempt and_with shame reproach.
4 are_waters deep the_messages _of the_mouth _of a _person a _wadi flowing a _fountain _of wisdom.
5 To _lift _up the_face _of a _wicked_person not is_good to_subvert a _righteous_person in/on/at/with_judgement.
6 the_lips _of a _fool they _go in/on/at/with_strife and_mouth _of_his for_beating it _calls.
7 the_mouth _of a _fool is_ruin to_him/it and_lips _of_his are_(the)_snare _of soul _of_his.
8 the_messages _of a _slanderer like_delicious _morsels and_they they _go _down the_chambers _of the_belly.
9 Also one _who_shows _himself _idle in/on/at/with_work _of_his is_a _brother he to_master _of destruction.
10 is_a _tower _of strength the _name _of YHWH in/on/over_him/it he _runs a _righteous_person and_safe.
11 the_wealth a _rich_person is_the _town _of strong _of_his and_like_wall high in/on/at/with_imagination _of_his.
12 To_(the)_face _of/in _front _of/before destruction the_heart _of it _is _haughty a _person and_in_presence _of honour humility.
13 one _who_brings _back a _message in/on/at/with_before he _listens is_folly it to_him/it and_shame.
14 the_spirit _of a _person it _will _endure sickness _of_his and_spirit stricken who bear_it.
15 A _heart discerning it _acquires knowledge and_ear _of wise_people it _seeks knowledge.
16 the_gift _of a _person it _makes _space to_him/it and_into_presence _of great_people brings_him.
17 is_righteous the_first in/on/at/with_case _of_his wwww[fn] his/its_neighbour and_cross-examines_him.
18 Contentions it _puts _an _end _to the_lot and_between mighty_people it _separates.
19 A _brother transgressed than_city _of strength and_quarrels[fn] like_bars _of a _fortress.
20 From _the_fruit of_the_mouth _of a _person stomach _of_his it _is _satisfied the _produce _of lips _of_his he _is _satisfied.
21 Death and_life in/on/at/with_power _of the_tongue and_love _of_it he _will _eat fruit _of_its.
22 He _finds a _wife he _finds a _good _thing and_obtains pleasure from_LORD.
23 Supplications he _speaks one _who_is_poor and_rich he _answers strong_messages.
24 A _person _of companions to_ruin and_there _is one _who_loves clinging than_brother.

18:17 OSHB variant note: יבא: (x-qere) ’וּ/בָֽא’: lemma_c/935 morph_HC/Vqq3ms id_20jvq וּ/בָֽא

18:19 OSHB variant note: ו/מדונים: (x-qere) ’וּ֝/מִדְיָנִ֗ים’: lemma_c/4079 n_0.0 morph_HC/Ncmpa id_205EL וּ֝/מִדְיָנִ֗ים

◄ PROV 18 ► ║ ═ ©

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