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Wise Sayings of Solomon
1The proverbs of ⚓Solomon:
⚓A wise son makes a glad father,
But a foolish son is the grief of his mother.
2⚓Treasures of wickedness profit nothing,
⚓But righteousness delivers from death.
3⚓The Lord will not allow the righteous soul to famish,
But He casts away the desire of the wicked.
4⚓He who has a slack hand becomes poor,
But ⚓the hand of the diligent makes rich.
5He who gathers in ⚓summer is a wise son;
He who sleeps in harvest is⚓a son who causes shame.
6Blessings are on the head of the righteous,
But violence covers the mouth of the wicked.
7⚓The memory of the righteous is blessed,
But the name of the wicked will rot.
8The wise in heart will receive commands,
⚓But a prating fool will fall.
9⚓He who walks with integrity walks securely,
But he who perverts his ways will become known.
10He who winks with the eye causes trouble,
But a prating fool will fall.
11The mouth of the righteous is a well of life,
But violence covers the mouth of the wicked.
12Hatred stirs up strife,
But ⚓love covers all sins.
13Wisdom is found on the lips of him who has understanding,
But ⚓a rod is for the back of him who is devoid of understanding.
14Wise people store up knowledge,
But ⚓the mouth of the foolish is near destruction.
15The ⚓rich man’s wealth is his strong city;
The destruction of the poor is their poverty.
16The labor of the righteous leads to ⚓life,
The wages of the wicked to sin.
17He who keeps instruction is in the way of life,
But he who refuses correction goes astray.
18Whoever ⚓hides hatred has lying lips,
And ⚓whoever spreads slander is a fool.
19⚓In the multitude of words sin is not lacking,
But ⚓he who restrains his lips is wise.
20The tongue of the righteous is choice silver;
The heart of the wicked is worth little.
21The lips of the righteous feed many,
But fools die for lack of wisdom.
22⚓The blessing of the Lord makes one rich,
And He adds no sorrow with it.
23⚓To do evil is like sport to a fool,
But a man of understanding has wisdom.
24⚓The fear of the wicked will come upon him,
And ⚓the desire of the righteous will be granted.
25When the whirlwind passes by, ⚓the wicked is no more,
But ⚓the righteous has an everlasting foundation.
26As vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes,
So is the lazy man to those who send him.
27⚓The fear of the Lord prolongs days,
But ⚓the years of the wicked will be shortened.
28The hope of the righteous will be gladness,
But the ⚓expectation of the wicked will perish.
29The way of the Lordis strength for the upright,
But ⚓destruction will come to the workers of iniquity.
30⚓The righteous will never be removed,
But the wicked will not inhabit the earth.
31⚓The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom,
But the perverse tongue will be cut out.
32The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable,
But the mouth of the wicked what is perverse.
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Xalaumoo tej paj lug
1Xalaumoo tej paj lug.
Tus tub ntse ua rau leej txiv zoo siab,
tus tub ruam ua rau leej niam nyuaj siab.
2Tej nyiaj txiag uas ua limhiam tau los
tsis muaj nuj nqes,
tiamsis txojkev ncaj ncees
cawm kom dim kev tuag.
3Yawmsaub tsis cia cov neeg ncaj ncees tshaib,
tiamsis nws tsis pub cov neeg limhiam
tau raws li uas lawv ntshaw.
4Txhais tes tub nkeeg yuav pluag,
txhais tes nquag yuav ua rau nplua nuj.
5Tus tub uas sau qoob loo
rau lub caij ntuj qhua mas nws paub tab,
tiamsis tus tub uas tsaug zog
lub caij sau qoob yuav coj kev txaj muag los.
6Tej koob hmoov yuav los rau saum
cov neeg ncaj ncees taubhau,
tiamsis cov neeg limhiam lub qhov ncauj
npog txojkev ua nruj ua tsiv.
7Qhov uas nco txog cov neeg ncaj ncees
yog tau koob hmoov,
tiamsis cov neeg limhiam
lub suab lub npe yuav lwj tag.
8Tus uas lub siab muaj tswvyim
nws yuav muab tej lus nkaw saib hlob,
tiamsis tus uas ruam ncauj ntau
yuav raug kev puam tsuaj.
9Tus uas ua lub siab dawb paug
yuav nyob ruaj khov,
tiamsis tus uas coj nkhaus
sawvdaws yeej yuav paub.
10Tus uas zij ncaug ntxi muag
kuj ua kom muaj kev ntxhov,
tiamsis tus uas muaj cuabkav ntuas
ua kom nyob sib hum xeeb.⚓
11Cov uas ncaj ncees lub qhov ncauj
yog lub qhov dej txhawv uas pub txojsia,
tiamsis tus neeg limhiam lub qhov ncauj
npog txojkev ua nruj ua tsiv.
12Txojkev sib ntxub tshum kom muaj
kev sib cav sib ceg,
tiamsis txojkev hlub yuav tswj tau
txhua yam kev txhaum.
13Yuav tau tswvyim ntawm
tus uas thoob tsib to nrog daim tawv ncauj,
tiamsis rab nplawm yuav ntaus
tus uas tsis thoob tsib nrob qaum.
14Cov uas muaj tswvyim
yuav khaws kev txawj ntse cia,
tiamsis qhov uas tus ruam ntau ncauj
coj kev puam tsuaj los ze.
15Tus nplua nuj tej nyiaj txiag
yog nws lub nroog ruaj khov,
tiamsis tus pluag txojkev pluag
yog nws txojkev puam tsuaj.
16Cov neeg ncaj ncees tej nqe zog
yuav coj mus tau txojsia,
cov neeg limhiam tej nqe zog
yuav coj mus saws lub txim.
17Tus uas mloog lus qhuab qhia
kuj nyob hauv txojkev uas tau txojsia,
tiamsis tus uas tsis lees yuav
tej lus qhuab ntuas yuav yuam kev.
18Tus uas zais nws tej kev ntxub
rau hauv nruab siab,
nws daim tawv ncauj dag,
thiab tus uas iab hiam luag
yog tus neeg ruam.
19Yog ntau ncauj yeej yuav muaj kev txhaum,
tiamsis tus uas tswj nws daim tawv ncauj
mas nws paub tab.
20Tus uas ncaj ncees tus nplaig
yog cov tseem nyiaj,
tus neeg limhiam lub siab
tsis muaj nuj nqes kiag li.
21Tus uas ncaj ncees daim tawv ncauj
yug tau neeg coob coob,
tiamsis tus uas ruam tuag vim tsis thoob tsib.
22Yawmsaub tej koob hmoov ua kom nplua nuj,
nws tsis ntxiv kev nyuaj siab rau.
23Qhov uas ua txhaum ua qias
mas tus ruam saib yog kev lomzem xwb,
qhov uas muaj tswvyim xyaum zoo
mas ua rau tus uas thoob tsib to nrog zoo siab.
24Yam uas tus neeg limhiam ntshai
yeej yuav los raug nws,
yam uas tus ncaj ncees ntshaw
Vajtswv yeej yuav pub.
25Thaum cua daj cua dub ntsawj tuaj
tus neeg limhiam ploj tag lawm,
tiamsis tus uas ncaj ncees
nyob ruaj khov mus ib txhis.
26Tej kua qaub rhiab hniav li cas
thiab tej pa taws ncho qhov muag li cas,
ces tus tub nkeeg yuav zoo ib yam li ntawd
rau tus uas txib nws.
27Qhov uas hwm thiab paub ntshai Yawmsaub
yuav txuas txojsia ntev mus,
tiamsis tus neeg limhiam
lub niaj lub xyoo yuav tsis ntev.
28Qhov uas cov ncaj ncees vam
yuav tiav rau txojkev zoo siab xyiv fab,
tiamsis qhov uas cov neeg limhiam vam
yuav ploj tag mus.
29Yawmsaub yog lub chaw ruaj khov
rau tus uas siab ncaj,
tiamsis nws yuav rhuav tshem cov uas ua phem.
30Cov uas ncaj ncees
yuav tsis raug muab rho pov tseg,
tiamsis tus uas ua limhiam
yuav tsis tau nyob hauv lub tebchaws.
31Tus neeg ncaj ncees lub qhov ncauj
nthuav tswvyim tawm los,
tiamsis tus nplaig ntxeev ntxias
yuav raug muab txiav pov tseg.
32Tus neeg ncaj ncees daim tawv ncauj
paub tej lus uas hum luag,
tiamsis tus neeg limhiam lub qhov ncauj
tsuas paub tej lus ntxeev ntxias xwb.