Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith,
Than a house full of {Hebrew: the sacrifices of strife.}feasting with strife.
A servant that dealeth wisely shall have rule over a son that {Or, doeth shamefully}causeth shame,
And shall have part in the inheritance among the brethren.
The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold;
But Jehovah trieth the hearts.
An evil-doer giveth heed to wicked lips;
And {Hebrew: falsehood.}a liar giveth ear to a mischievous tongue.
Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker;
And he that is glad at calamity shall not be unpunished.
Children's children are the crown of old men;
And the glory of children are their fathers.
{Or, Arrogant}Excellent speech becometh not a fool;
Much less do lying lips a prince.
A bribe is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it;
Whithersoever {Or, he}it turneth, {Or, he}it {Or, dealeth wisely}prospereth.
He that covereth a transgression seeketh love;
But he that harpeth on a matter separateth chief friends.
A rebuke entereth deeper into one that hath understanding
Than a hundred stripes into a fool.
{Or, A rebellious man (Hebrew: Rebellion) seeketh only evil}An evil man seeketh only rebellion;
Therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.
Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man,
Rather than a fool in his folly.
Whoso rewardeth evil for good,
Evil shall not depart from his house.
The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water:
Therefore leave off contention, before there is quarrelling.
He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the righteous,
Both of them alike are an abomination to Jehovah.
Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom,
Seeing he hath no {Hebrew: heart.}understanding?
A friend loveth at all times;
And {Or, is born as a brother}a brother is born for adversity.
A man void of {Hebrew: heart.}understanding striketh hands,
And becometh surety in the presence of his neighbor.
{Or, He that loveth transgression loveth strife}He loveth transgression that loveth strife:
He that raiseth high his gate seeketh destruction.
He that hath a wayward heart findeth no good;
And he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into {Or, calamity}mischief.
He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow;
And the father of a fool hath no joy.
A cheerful heart {Hebrew: causeth good healing.}is a good medicine;
But a broken spirit drieth up the bones.
A wicked man receiveth a bribe out of the bosom,
To pervert the ways of justice.
Wisdom is before the face of him that hath understanding;
But the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.
A foolish son is a grief to his father,
And bitterness to her that bare him.
Also to {Or, fine}punish the righteous is not good,
Nor to smite the noble for their uprightness.
He {Or, that hath knowledge spareth his words, And a man of understanding is of a cool spirit}that spareth his words hath knowledge;
And he that is of a cool spirit is a man of understanding.
Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise;
{Or, He that shutteth his lips is &c.}When he shutteth his lips, he is esteemed as prudent.
Querverweise zu Sprüche 17,6 Spr 17,6
And Joseph saw Ephraim's children of the third generation: the children also of Machir the son of Manasseh were born upon Joseph's knees.
And God said unto Moses, {Or, I AM, BECAUSE I AM Or, I AM WHO AM Or, I WILL BE THAT I WILL BE}I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, {Hebrew: Ehueh. From the same root as Jehovah.}I AM hath sent me unto you.
And after this Job lived a hundred and forty years, and saw his sons, and his sons' sons, even four generations.
And God said moreover unto Moses, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, Jehovah, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath sent me unto you: this is my name for ever, and this is my memorial unto all generations.
So Job died, being old and full of days.
Notwithstanding in thy days I will not do it, for David thy father's sake: but I will rend it out of the hand of thy son.
Lo, children are a heritage of Jehovah;And the fruit of the womb is his reward.
As arrows in the hand of a mighty man,So are the children of youth.
Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them:They shall not be put to shame,When they speak with their enemies in the gate.
Nevertheless for David's sake did Jehovah his God give him a lamp in Jerusalem, to set up his son after him, and to establish Jerusalem;
Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine,In the innermost parts of thy house;Thy children like olive plants,Round about thy table.
Behold, thus shall the man be blessedThat feareth Jehovah.
Jehovah bless thee out of Zion:And see thou the good of Jerusalem all the days of thy life.
Yea, see thou thy children's children. {Or, And peace upon Israel}Peace be upon Israel.