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  18:1 ¶
A man who wishes to separate from friends seeks excuses; but at all times he will be liable to reproach. |
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18:1 ¶
Through desire°
a man, having separated°°
himself,°
seeketh°°
[and] intermeddleth°°
with all°
wisdom.° |
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18:2
A senseless man feels no need of wisdom, for he is rather led by folly. |
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18:2
A fool°
hath no°
delight°°
in understanding,°
but°°
that his heart°
may discover°°
itself.° |
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18:3
When an ungodly man comes into a depth of evils, he despises [them]; but dishonour and reproach come upon him. |
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18:3
When the wicked°
cometh,°°
[then] cometh°°
also°
contempt,°
and with°
ignominy°
reproach.° |
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18:4
A word in the heart of a man is a deep water, and a river and fountain of life spring forth. |
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18:4
The words°
of a man's°
mouth°
[are as] deep°
waters,°
[and] the wellspring°
of wisdom°
[as] a flowing°°
brook.° |
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18:5
[It is] not good to accept the person of the ungodly, nor [is it] holy to pervert justice in judgment. |
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18:5
[It is] not°
good°
to accept°°
the person°
of the wicked,°
to overthrow°°
the righteous°
in judgment.° |
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18:6
The lips of a fool bring [him] into troubles, and his bold mouth calls for death. |
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18:6
A fool's°
lips°
enter°°
into contention,°
and his mouth°
calleth°°
for strokes.° |
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18:7
A fool's mouth is ruin to him, and his lips are a snare to his soul. |
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18:7
A fool's°
mouth°
[is] his destruction,°
and his lips°
[are] the snare°
of his soul.° |
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18:8
Fear casts down the slothful; and the souls of the effeminate shall hunger. |
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18:8
The words°
of a talebearer°
[are] as wounds,°°
and they°
go down°°
into the innermost parts°
of the belly.° |
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18:9
A man who helps not himself by his labour is brother of him that ruins himself. |
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18:9
He°
also°
that is slothful°°
in his work°
is brother°
to him that is a great°
waster.°°° |
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18:10
The name of the Lord is of great strength; and the righteous running to it are exalted. |
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18:10
The name°
of Yahweh°
[is] a strong°
tower:°
the righteous°
runneth°°
into it, and is safe.°° |
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18:11
The wealth of a rich man is a strong city; and its glory casts a broad shadow. |
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18:11
The rich man's°
wealth°
[is] his strong°
city,°
and as an high°°
wall°
in his own conceit.° |
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18:12
Before ruin a man's heart is exalted, and before honour it is humble. |
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18:12
Before°
destruction°
the heart°
of man°
is haughty,°°
and before°
honour°
[is] humility.° |
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18:13
Whoso answers a word before he hears [a cause], it is folly and reproach to him. |
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18:13
He that answereth°°
a matter°
before°
he heareth°°
[it], it°
[is] folly°
and shame°
unto him. |
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18:14
A wise servant calms a man's anger; but who can endure a faint-hearted man? |
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18:14
The spirit°
of a man°
will sustain°°
his infirmity;°
but a wounded°
spirit°
who°
can bear?°° |
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18:15
The heart of the sensible [man] purchases discretion; and the ears of the wise seek understanding. |
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18:15
The heart°
of the prudent°°
getteth°°
knowledge;°
and the ear°
of the wise°
seeketh°°
knowledge.° |
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18:16
A man's gift enlarges him, and seats him among princes. |
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18:16
A man's°
gift°
maketh room°°
for him, and bringeth°°
him before°
great°
men.° |
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18:17
A righteous man accuses himself at the beginning of his speech, but when he has entered upon the attack, the adversary is reproved. |
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18:17
[He that is] first°
in his own cause°
[seemeth] just;°
but his neighbour°
cometh°°°°
and searcheth°°
him. |
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18:18
A silent [man] quells strifes, and determines between great powers. |
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18:18
The lot°
causeth contentions°
to cease,°°
and parteth°°
between°
the mighty.° |
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18:19
A brother helped by a brother is as a strong and high city; and is [as] strong as a [well]-founded palace. |
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18:19
A brother°
offended°°
[is harder to be won] than a strong°
city:°°
and [their] contentions°°°
[are] like the bars°
of a castle.° |
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18:20
A man fills his belly with the fruits of his mouth; and he shall be satisfied with the fruits of his lips. |
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18:20
A man's°
belly°
shall be satisfied°°
with the fruit°°
of his mouth;°
[and] with the increase°
of his lips°
shall he be filled.°° |
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18:21
Life and death are in the power of the tongue; and they that rule it shall eat the fruits thereof. |
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18:21
Death°
and life°
[are] in the power°
of the tongue:°
and they that love°°
it shall eat°°
the fruit°
thereof. |
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18:22
He that has found a good wife has found favours, and has received gladness from God. [He that puts away a good wife, puts away a good thing, and he that keeps an adulteress is foolish and ungodly]. |
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18:22
[Whoso] findeth°°
a wife°
findeth°°
a good°
[thing], and obtaineth°°
favour°
of Yahweh.°° |
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18:23
[Absent from Manuscript] |
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18:23
The poor°°
useth°°
intreaties;°
but the rich°
answereth°°
roughly.° |
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18:24
[Absent from Manuscript] |
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18:24
A man°
[that hath] friends°
must shew himself friendly:°°
and there is°
a friend°°
[that] sticketh closer°
than a brother.°° |
