n d and their contrary vices 11 m The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; and it is his glory to pass over a transgression. 12 The king's wrath is as the roaring of a lion; but his favour is as dew upon the grass. r 13 A foolish son is the calamity of his father: and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping. S 14 House and riches are the inheritance of fathers: anda prudent wife is from the LORD. 15" Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hun ger. 16 He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his own soul; but he that despiseth his ways shall die. 17 He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD; and that which he hath given will he pay him again. a f 18 Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying. 19 A man of great wrath shall suffer punishment: for if thou deliver him, yet thou must do it again. g 20 Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou mayest be wise in the latter end. с 21 There are many devices in a man's heart; nevertheless the counsel of the LORD, that shall stand. 22 The desire of man is his kindness and a poor man is better than a liar. 23 The fear of the LORD tendeth to life and he that hath it shall abide satisfied; he shall not be visited with evil. e 24 A slothful man hideth his hand in his bosom, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again. 25 Smite a scorner, and the simple will beware: and reprove one that hath hg h understanding, and he will understand knowledge. 6. 9. x ch. 10. 4. & 20. 13. & 23. 21. y Luke 10. 28. & 11. 28. z ch. 28. 27. Eccles 11. 1. Matt. 10. 42. & 25, 40. 2 Cor. 9. 6, 7, 8. Heb. 6. 10. e Or, his deed. a ch. 13. 24 & 23. 13. & 29. 17. fOr, to his destruction: or, to cause him to die. g Heb. add b Ps. 37. 37. c Job 23. 13. Ps. 33, 10, 11. ch. 16. 1, 9. Isai. 14, 26, 27. & 46. 10. Acts 5. 39. Heb. 6. 17. d 1 Tim. 4. 8. e ch. 15. 19. & 26. 13, 15. fch 21. 11. cunning. g Deut. 13 11. h ch. 9. 8. A Heb. will be i ch. 17.2. r and their contrary vices. 12 The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, the LORD hath made even both of them. 13 Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread. 14 It is naught, it is naught, saith the buyer: but when he is gone his way, then i Heb. A witness of Belial. k Job 15. 16. & 20. 12, 13. & 34. 7. 1 ch. 10. 13. & 26.3. CHAP. XX. a Gen. 9. 21. ch. 23. 29, 30. Isai. 28. 7. Hos. 4. 11. b ch. 16. 14. & 19. 12. c ch. 8. 36. d ch. 17, 14. e ch. 10. 4. & 19. 24. a Or, winter. f ch. 19. 15. ch. 18. 4. h ch. 25. 14. Matt. 6. 2. Luke 18. 11. b Or, bounty. i Ps. 12. 1. Luke 18. k 2 Cor. 1. 12. 1 Ps. 37. 26. & 112, 2. m ver. 26. n 1 Kings 8. 46. 2 Chron. 6. 36. Job 14. 4. P's. 51. 5. Eccles. 7. 20. 1 Cor. 4. 4. 1 John 1. 8. o Deut. 25. 13, &c. ver. 23. th. 11. 1. & 16. 11. Mic. 6. 10, 11. c Hob. A stone and a stone d Heb. an ephah and 8. he boasteth. 15 There is gold, and a multitude of rubies: but the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel. 16 Take his garment that is surety for a stranger and take a pledge of him for a strange woman. 17 Bread of deceit is sweet to a man; but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel. 18 Every purpose is established by counsel: ' and with good advice make war. 19 He that goeth about as a talebearer revealeth secrets: therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips. 20 b Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his " lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness. a e 21 An inheritance may be gotten hastily at the beginning; but the end thereof shall not be blessed. 22 'Say not thou, I will recompense evil; but wait on the LORD, and he shall save thee. 23 Divers weights are an abomination unto the LORD; and "a false balance is not good. 24 Man's goings are of the LORD; how can a man then understand his own way? 25 It is a snare to the man who devoureth that which is holy, and after vows to make enquiry. 26 A wise king scattereth the wicked and bringeth the wheel over them. 27 m The spirit of man is the candle of the LORD, searching all the inward parts of the belly. an ephah P Matt. 7. 16. Ex. 4. 11. Ps. 94. 9. r ch. 6. 9. & 12. 11. & 19. 15. Kom. t ch. 22. 26, 27. & 27. 13. y ch. x ch. 15. 22. & 24. 6. y Luke 14, 31 z ch. 11. 13. a Rom. 16. 18. f Or, enticeth. b Ex. 21. 17. Lev. 20. 9. Matt. 15. 4. c Job 18. 5, 6. ch. 24. 20. g Or, candle. d ch. 28. 20. e Hab. 2. 6. h ver. 10. h Heb. balances of deceit. i Ps. 37. 23. ch. 16. 9. Jer. 10. 23. f Deut. 32. 35 g 2 Sam. 16. 12 k Eoclog. 30 The blueness of a wound cleanseth away evil: so do stripes the inward parts of the belly. CHAP. XXI. [BEFORE CHRIST 1000.] and their contrary vices. 13 Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself, but shall not be heard. 14 'A gift in secret pacifieth anger: and a reward in the bosom strong wrath. 15 It is joy to the just to do judgment: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity. m 16 The man that wandereth out of the way of understanding shall remain in the THE king's heart is in the hand of the congregation of the dead. LORD, as the rivers of water: he turn eth it whithersoever he will. C 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. 11 When the scorner is punished, the simple is made wise: and when the wise is instructed, he receiveth knowledge. 12 The righteous man wisely considereth the house of the wicked: but God overthroweth the wicked for their wickedness. n Ps. 101. I. ch. 29. 14. o ch, 16, 31. k Heb. is a purging medicine against evil. CHAP. XXI. a ch. 16. 2. b ch. 24. 12. Luke 16. 15. c 1 Sam. 15. 22, Ps. 50. &. ch. 15. 8 Isai. 1. 11, &c. Hos. 6. 6. Mic. 6. 7, 8. d ch. 6. 17. a Heb. Haughtiness of eyes. b Or, the light of the wicked. e ch. 10. 4. & 13. 4. f ch. 10. 2. & 13. 11. & 20. 21. 2 Pet. 2. 3. eHeb. saw them, or, dwell with them. g ver. 19. ch. 19. 13. & 25. 24. & 27. 15. d Heb. a woman of contentions. e Heb. an house of society. h James 4. 5. f Heb. 1s not favoured. ich. 19. 25. k Matt. 7. 2. & 18. 30, &c. Jam. 2. 13 1 ch. 17.8, g 17 He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich. r 22 A wise man scaleth the city of the mighty, and casteth down the strength of the confidence thereof. 23. Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles. 24 Proud and haughty scorner is his name, who dealeth 'in proud wrath. 25 The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to labour. 26 He coveteth greedily all the day long but the "righteous giveth and spareth not. 27 The sacrifice of the wicked is abomination: how much more, when he bringeth it with a wicked mind? 28 'A false witness shall perish: but the man that heareth speaketh constantly. 29 A wicked man hardeneth his face: but as for the upright, he "directeth his way. o ver. 9. 23. & 18. 16. m ch. 10. 29. A Heb g Or, sport. n ch. 11. 8. Is. 43.3, 4. in the land of the desert. p Ps. 112. 3. Matt. 25, 3, 4. q ch. 15. 9. Matt. 5. 6. r Eccles 9. 14, &c. 8 ch. 12. 13. & 13. 3. & 18. 21. James 3.2. i Heb. in the wrath of pride t ch. 13. 4. u Ps. 37. 26. & 112, 9. x Ps. 50. 9. ch. 15, 8. Isai. 66. 3. Jer. 6. 20. Amos 5 22. k Heb. in wickedness? y ch. 19. 5, 9. I Heb. A witness of lies. m Or, con sidereth 12.21. z Is. 8. 9, 10. Jer. 9. 23. Acts 5. 39. a Ps. 20. 7. & 33. 17. Isai. 31. 1. b Ps. 3. 8. Job 4. 8. Hos. 10. 13. X m 22 Rob not the poor, because he is poor: neither oppress the afflicted in the gate: y 23 * For the LORD will plead their cause, and spoil the soul of those that spoiled them. 24 Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go: 25 Lest thou learn his ways, and get a snare to thy soul. a 26 Be not thou one of them that strike hands, or of them that are sureties for debts. 27 If thou hast nothing to pay, why should he take away thy bed from under thee? C 28 Remove not the ancient "landmark, which thy fathers have set. 29 Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men. h Or, and hath grace in his lips. i Or, the matters. o ch. 26. 13. p ch. 2. 16, & 5.3. & Eccles. 7. 26. r ch. 13. 24. & 19. 18. & 23. 13, 14. & 29. 15, 17. k Heb. 7.5.& 23, 27. in thy belly. i Or, trust thou also. 8 ch. 8. 6. t Luke 1.3, 4. ul Pet. 3. 15. m Or, to those that send thee. x Ex. 23. 6. Job 31. 16, 21. y Zech. 7. 10. Mal. 3. 5. z 1 Sam 24. 12. & 25. 39. Ps. 12. 5, & 35. 1, 10. & 68. 5. & 140. 12. ch. 23. 11. Jer. 51. 36. 1. & 11. 15. b ch. 20. 16. c Deut. 19. 14. & 27. 17. ch. 23 10 л Or, bound. obscurs men. a ch. 6 • Heb a 5 Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for riches certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven. 6 Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainty meats: 7 For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart is not with thee. 8 The morsel which thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up, and lose thy sweet words. 9 'Speak not in the ears of a fool: for he will despise the wisdom of thy words. 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. k CHAP. XXIII a ch. 28. 20. 1 Tim. 6. 9, 10 b ch. 3. 5. Rom. 12. 16. Wilt thou cause thine eyes to fly upon. C Ps. 141. 4. d Deut. 15, 9. f ch. 9. 8. Matt. 7. 6. g Deut. 19. 14. & 27. 17. ch. 22. 28. 21. ch. 22. 23. i ch. 13. 24. & 19. 18. & 22. 15. & 29. 15, 17. 25. ch 29.3. c Or, even I will rejoice. m Ps. 37. 1. & 73. 3. ch. 3. 31. & 24. 28 14 o Ps. 37. 37 ch 24 14. Like 16. 25. d Or, reward. p ch. 4 23 a Heb. e Ps. 12. 2. b Or, bound. h Job 31. k 1 Cor. 5. 5. and their contrary vices. 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 : e r 21 For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags. 22 Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old. t 23 Buy the truth, and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding. 30 They that tarry long at the wine; they that go to seek mixed wine. 31 Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, when it giveth his colour in the cup, when it moveth itself aright. 32 At the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder. “ 33 Thine eyes shall behold strange women, and thine heart shall utter perverse things. 34 Yea, thou shalt be as he that lieth down in the midst of the sea, or as he that lieth upon the top of a mast. They have stricken me, shalt thou 35 r ch 22. Matt. 24. 49. Luke 21. 34. Rom. 13. 13. Ephes. 5. 18. e Heb. of their flesh. 19. 15. s ch. 1. 8. & 30. 17. Ephes. 6. 1, 2. t ch. 4. 5, 7. Matt. 13. 44. u ch. 10. 1. & 15. 20. ver. 15. x ch. 22. 14. y ch. 7. 12. Eccles. 7 26. f Or as a robber. z Isai a Gen. 49. 12. b ch. 20. 1. Ephes. 5. 18. c Ps. 75. 8. ch. 9. 2. g Or h lieb. in the heart of the sea. d Jer 5.3 ch 27 22 5. 11, 22. cockatrice. |