1 COMO los repartimientos de las aguas, así está el corazón del rey en la mano de Jehová: A todo lo que quiere lo inclina.
2 Todo camino del hombre es recto en su opinión: Mas Jehová pesa los corazones.
3 Hacer justicia y juicio es á Jehová Más agradable que sacrificio.
4 Altivez de ojos, y orgullo de corazón, Y el brillo de los impíos, son pecado.
5 Los pensamientos del solícito ciertamente van á abundancia; Mas todo presuroso, indefectiblemente á pobreza.
6 Allegar tesoros con lengua de mentira, Es vanidad desatentada de aquellos que buscan la muerte.
7 La rapiña de los impíos los destruirá; Por cuanto no quisieron hacer juicio.
8 El camino del hombre perverso es torcido y extraño: Mas la obra del limpio es recta.
9 Mejor es vivir en un rincón de zaquizamí. Que con la mujer rencillosa en espaciosa casa.
10 El alma del impío desea mal: Su prójimo no le parece bien.
11 Cuando el escarnecedor es castigado, el simple se hace sabio; Y cuando se amonestare al sabio, aprenderá ciencia.
12 Considera el justo la casa del impío: Cómo los impíos son trastornados por el mal.
13 El que cierra su oído al clamor del pobre, También él clamará, y no será oído.
14 El presente en secreto amansa el furor, Y el don en el seno, la fuerte ira.
15 Alegría es al justo hacer juicio; Mas quebrantamiento á los que hacen iniquidad.
16 El hombre que se extravía del camino de la sabiduría, Vendrá á parar en la compañía de los muertos.
17 Hombre necesitado será el que ama el deleite: Y el que ama el vino y ungüentos no enriquecerá.
18 El rescate del justo es el impío, Y por los rectos el prevaricador.
19 Mejor es morar en tierra del desierto, Que con la mujer rencillosa é iracunda.
20 Tesoro codiciable y pingüe hay en la casa del sabio; Mas el hombre insensato lo disipará.
21 El que sigue la justicia y la misericordia, Hallará la vida, la justicia, y la honra.
22 La ciudad de los fuertes tomó el sabio, Y derribó la fuerza en que ella confiaba.
23 El que guarda su boca y su lengua, Su alma guarda de angustias.
24 Soberbio y presuntuoso escarnecedor es el nombre Del que obra con orgullosa saña.
25 El deseo del perezoso le mata, Porque sus manos no quieren trabajar.
26 Hay quien todo el día codicia: Mas el justo da, y no desperdicia.
27 El sacrificio de los impíos es abominación: Cuánto más ofreciéndolo con maldad!
28 El testigo mentiroso perecerá: Mas el hombre que oye, permanecerá en su dicho.
29 El hombre impío afirma rostro: Mas el recto ordena sus caminos.
30 No hay sabiduría, ni inteligencia, Ni consejo, contra Jehová.
31 El caballo se apareja para el día de la batalla: Mas de Jehová es el salvar.
1 The king's heart in the hands of the Lord is like the water streams, and by him it is turned in any direction at his pleasure.
2 Every way of a man seems right to himself, but the Lord is the tester of hearts.
3 To do what is right and true is more pleasing to the Lord than an offering.
4 A high look and a heart of pride, *** of the evil-doer is sin.
5 The purposes of the man of industry have their outcome only in wealth; but one who is over-quick in acting will only come to be in need.
6 He who gets stores of wealth by a false tongue, is going after what is only breath, and searching for death.
7 By their violent acts the evil-doers will be pulled away, because they have no desire to do what is right.
8 Twisted is the way of him who is full of crime; but as for him whose heart is clean, his work is upright.
9 It is better to be living in an angle of the house-top, than with a bitter-tongued woman in a wide house.
10 The desire of the evil-doer is fixed on evil: he has no kind feeling for his neighbour.
11 When the man of pride undergoes punishment, the simple man gets wisdom; and by watching the wise he gets knowledge.
12 The Upright One, looking on the house of the evil-doer, lets sinners be overturned to their destruction.
13 He whose ears are stopped at the cry of the poor, will himself get no answer to his cry for help.
14 By a secret offering wrath is turned away, and the heat of angry feelings by money in the folds of the robe.
15 It is a joy to the good man to do right, but it is destruction to the workers of evil.
16 The wanderer from the way of knowledge will have his resting-place among the shades.
17 The lover of pleasure will be a poor man: the lover of wine and oil will not get wealth.
18 The evil-doer will be given as a price for the life of the good man, and the worker of deceit in the place of the upright.
19 It is better to be living in a waste land, than with a bitter-tongued and angry woman.
20 There is a store of great value in the house of the wise, but it is wasted by the foolish man.
21 He who goes after righteousness and mercy will get life, righteousness, and honour.
22 A wise man goes up into the town of the strong ones, and overcomes its strength in which they put their faith.
23 He who keeps watch over his mouth and his tongue keeps his soul from troubles.
24 The man of pride, lifted up in soul, is named high-hearted; he is acting in an outburst of pride.
25 The desire of the hater of work is death to him, for his hands will do no work.
26 All the day the sinner goes after his desire: but the upright man gives freely, keeping nothing back.
27 The offering of evil-doers is disgusting: how much more when they give it with an evil purpose!
28 A false witness will be cut off, ...
29 The evil-doer makes his face hard, but as for the upright, he gives thought to his way.
30 Wisdom and knowledge and wise suggestions are of no use against the Lord.
31 The horse is made ready for the day of war, but power to overcome is from the Lord.