Proverbs 14 — YLT

14Verse 1Every wise woman hath builded her house, And the foolish with her hands breaketh it down.^{Verse 2}Whoso is walking in his uprightness is fearing Jehovah, And the perverted [in] his ways is despising Him.^{Verse 3}In the mouth of a fool [is] a rod of pride, And the lips of the wise preserve them.^{Verse 4}Without oxen a stall [is] clean, And great [is] the increase by the power of the ox.^{Verse 5}A faithful witness lieth not, And a false witness breatheth out lies.^{Verse 6}A scorner hath sought wisdom, and it is not, And knowledge to the intelligent [is] easy.^{Verse 7}Go from before a foolish man, Or thou hast not known the lips of knowledge.^{Verse 8}The wisdom of the prudent [is] to understand his way, And the folly of fools [is] deceit.^{Verse 9}Fools mock at a guilt-offering, And among the upright — a pleasing thing.^{Verse 10}The heart knoweth its own bitterness, And with its joy a stranger doth not intermeddle.^{Verse 11}The house of the wicked is destroyed, And the tent of the upright flourisheth.^{Verse 12}There is a way — right before a man, And its latter end [are] ways of death.^{Verse 13}Even in laughter is the heart pained, And the latter end of joy [is] affliction.^{Verse 14}From his ways is the backslider in heart filled, And a good man — from his fruits.^{Verse 15}The simple giveth credence to everything, And the prudent attendeth to his step.^{Verse 16}The wise is fearing and turning from evil, And a fool is transgressing and is confident.^{Verse 17}Whoso is short of temper doth folly, And a man of wicked devices is hated.^{Verse 18}The simple have inherited folly, And the prudent are crowned [with] knowledge.^{Verse 19}The evil have bowed down before the good, And the wicked at the gates of the righteous.^{Verse 20}Even of his neighbour is the poor hated, And those loving the rich [are] many.^{Verse 21}Whoso is despising his neighbour sinneth, Whoso is favouring the humble, O his happiness.^{Verse 22}Do not they err who are devising evil? And kindness and truth [are] to those devising good,^{Verse 23}In all labour there is advantage, And a thing of the lips [is] only to want.^{Verse 24}The crown of the wise is their wealth, The folly of fools [is] folly.^{Verse 25}A true witness is delivering souls, And a deceitful one breatheth out lies.^{Verse 26}In the fear of Jehovah [is] strong confidence, And to His sons there is a refuge.^{Verse 27}The fear of Jehovah [is] a fountain of life, To turn aside from snares of death.^{Verse 28}In the multitude of a people [is] the honour of a king, And in lack of people the ruin of a prince.^{Verse 29}Whoso is slow to anger [is] of great understanding, And whoso is short in temper is exalting folly.^{Verse 30}A healed heart [is] life to the flesh, And rottenness to the bones [is] envy.^{Verse 31}An oppressor of the poor reproacheth his Maker, And whoso is honouring Him Is favouring the needy.^{Verse 32}In his wickedness is the wicked driven away, And trustful in his death [is] the righteous.^{Verse 33}In the heart of the intelligent wisdom doth rest. And in the midst of fools it is known.^{Verse 34}Righteousness exalteth a nation, And the goodliness of peoples [is] a sin-offering.^{Verse 35}The favour of a king [is] to a wise servant, And an object of his wrath is one causing shame!