The Bible (Old and New Testaments)

Those forsaking the law praise the wicked, Those keeping the law plead against them.

Evil men understand not judgment, And those seeking Jehovah understand all.

Better [is] the poor walking in his integrity, Than the perverse of ways who is rich.

Whoso is keeping the law is an intelligent son, And a friend of gluttons, Doth cause his father to blush.

Whoso is multiplying his wealth by biting and usury, For one favouring the poor doth gather it.

Whoso is turning his ear from hearing the law, Even his prayer [is] an abomination.

Whoso is causing the upright to err in an evil way, Into his own pit he doth fall, And the perfect do inherit good.

A rich man is wise in his own eyes, And the intelligent poor searcheth him.

In the exulting of the righteous the glory [is] abundant, And in the rising of the wicked man is apprehensive.

Whoso is covering his transgressions prospereth not, And he who is confessing and forsaking hath mercy.

O the happiness of a man fearing continually, And whoso is hardening his heart falleth into evil.

A growling lion, and a ranging bear, [Is] the wicked ruler over a poor people.

A leader lacking understanding multiplieth oppressions, Whoso is hating dishonest gain prolongeth days.

A man oppressed with the blood of a soul, Unto the pit fleeth, none taketh hold on him.

Whoso is walking uprightly is saved, And the perverted of ways falleth at once.

Whoso is tilling his ground is satisfied [with] bread, And whoso is pursuing vanity, Is filled [with] poverty.

A stedfast man hath multiplied blessings, And whoso is hasting to be rich is not acquitted.

To discern faces is not good, And for a piece of bread doth a man transgress.

Troubled for wealth [is] the man [with] an evil eye, And he knoweth not that want doth meet him.

Whoso is reproving a man afterwards findeth grace, More than a flatterer with the tongue.

Whoso is robbing his father, or his mother, And is saying, 'It is not transgression,' A companion he is to a destroyer.

Whoso is proud in soul stirreth up contention, And whoso is trusting on Jehovah is made fat.

Whoso is trusting in his heart is a fool, And whoso is walking in wisdom is delivered.

Whoso is giving to the poor hath no lack, And whoso is hiding his eyes multiplied curses.

In the rising of the wicked a man is hidden, And in their destruction the righteous multiply!

A man often reproved, hardening the neck, Is suddenly broken, and there is no healing.

In the multiplying of the righteous the people rejoice, And in the ruling of the wicked the people sigh.

A man loving wisdom rejoiceth his father, And a friend of harlots destroyeth wealth.

A king by judgment establisheth a land, And one receiving gifts throweth it down.

A man taking a portion above his neighbour, Spreadeth a net for his own steps.

In the transgression of the evil [is] a snare, And the righteous doth sing and rejoice.

The righteous knoweth the plea of the poor, The wicked understandeth not knowledge.

Men of scorning ensnare a city, And the wise turn back anger.

A wise man is judged by the foolish man, And he hath been angry, And he hath laughed, and there is no rest.

Men of blood hate the perfect, And the upright seek his soul.

A fool bringeth out all his mind, And the wise till afterwards restraineth it.

A ruler who is attending to lying words, All his ministers [are] wicked.

The poor and the man of frauds have met together, Jehovah is enlightening the eyes of them both.

a king that is judging truly the poor, His throne for ever is established.

A rod and reproof give wisdom, And a youth let away is shaming his mother.

In the multiplying of the wicked transgression multiplieth, And the righteous on their fall do look.

Chastise thy son, and he giveth thee comfort, Yea, he giveth delights to thy soul.

Without a Vision is a people made naked, And whoso is keeping the law, O his happiness!

By words a servant is not instructed though he understand, And there is nothing answering.

Thou hast seen a man hasty in his words! More hope of a fool than of him.

Whoso is bringing up his servant delicately, from youth, [At] his latter end also he is continuator.

An angry man stirreth up contention, And a furious man is multiplying transgression.

The pride of man humbleth him, And humility of spirit upholdeth honour.

Whoso is sharing with a thief is hating his own soul, Execration he heareth, and telleth not.

Fear of man causeth a snare, And the confident in Jehovah is set on high.

Many are seeking the face of a ruler, And from Jehovah [is] the judgment of each.

An abomination to the righteous [is] the perverse man, And an abomination to the wicked [is] the upright in the way!

Words of a Gatherer, son of an obedient one, the declaration, an affirmation of the man: — I have wearied myself [for] God, I have wearied myself [for] God, and am consumed.

For I am more brutish than any one, And have not the understanding of a man.

Nor have I learned wisdom, Yet the knowledge of Holy Ones I know.

Who went up to heaven, and cometh down? Who hath gathered the wind in his fists? Who hath bound waters in a garment? Who established all ends of the earth? What [is] His name? and what His son's name? Surely thou knowest!

Every saying of God [is] tried, A shield He [is] to those trusting in Him.

Add not to His words, lest He reason with thee, And thou hast been found false.

Two things I have asked from Thee, Withhold not from me before I die.

Vanity and a lying word put far from me, Poverty or wealth give not to me, Cause me to eat the bread of my portion,

Lest I become satiated, and have denied, And have said, 'Who [is] Jehovah?' And lest I be poor, and have stolen, And have laid hold of the name of my God.

Accuse not a servant unto his lord, Lest he disesteem thee, and thou be found guilty.

A generation [is], that lightly esteemeth their father, And their mother doth not bless.

A generation — pure in their own eyes, But from their own filth not washed.

A generation — how high are their eyes, Yea, their eyelids are lifted up.

A generation — swords [are] their teeth, And knives — their jaw-teeth, To consume the poor from earth, And the needy from [among] men.

To the leech [are] two daughters, 'Give, give, Lo, three things are not satisfied, Four have not said 'Sufficiency;'

Sheol, and a restrained womb, Earth — it [is] not satisfied [with] water, And fire — it hath not said, 'Sufficiency,'

An eye that mocketh at a father, And despiseth to obey a mother, Dig it out do ravens of the valley, And eat it do young eagles.

Three things have been too wonderful for me, Yea, four that I have not known:

The way of the eagle in the heavens, The way of a serpent on a rock, The way of a ship in the heart of the sea, And the way of a man in youth.

So — the way of an adulterous woman, She hath eaten and hath wiped her mouth, And hath said, 'I have not done iniquity.'

For three things hath earth been troubled, And for four — it is not able to bear:

For a servant when he reigneth, And a fool when he is satisfied with bread,

For a hated one when she ruleth, And a maid-servant when she succeedeth her mistress.

Four [are] little ones of earth, And they are made wiser than the wise:

The ants [are] a people not strong, And they prepare in summer their food,

Conies [are] a people not strong, And they place in a rock their house,

A king there is not to the locust, And it goeth out — each one shouting,

A spider with two hands taketh hold, And is in the palaces of a king.

Three there are going well, Yea, four are good in going:

An old lion — mighty among beasts, That turneth not back from the face of any,

A girt one of the loins, or a he-goat, And a king — no rising up with him.

If thou hast been foolish in lifting up thyself, And if thou hast devised evil — hand to mouth!

For the churning of milk bringeth out butter, And the wringing of the nose bringeth out blood, And the forcing of anger bringeth out strife!

Words of Lemuel a king, a declaration that his mother taught him:

'What, my son? and what, son of my womb? And what, son of my vows?

Give not to women thy strength, And thy ways to wiping away of kings.

Not for kings, O Lemuel, Not for kings, to drink wine, And for princes a desire of strong drink.

Lest he drink, and forget the decree, And change the judgment of any of the sons of affliction.

Give strong drink to the perishing, And wine to the bitter in soul,

He drinketh, and forgetteth his poverty, And his misery he remembereth not again.

Open thy mouth for the dumb, For the right of all sons of change.

Open thy mouth, judge righteously, Both the cause of the poor and needy!'

A woman of worth who doth find? Yea, far above rubies [is] her price.

The heart of her husband hath trusted in her, And spoil he lacketh not.

She hath done him good, and not evil, All days of her life.

She hath sought wool and flax, And with delight she worketh [with] her hands.

She hath been as ships of the merchant, From afar she bringeth in her bread.

Yea, she riseth while yet night, And giveth food to her household, And a portion to her damsels.