Proverbs 23 Young's Literal Translation

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OT: Masoretic Hebrew
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1898
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1 When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, Thou considerest diligently that which [is] before thee,

1 CUANDO te sentares á comer con algún señor, considera bien lo que estuviere delante de ti;

1 When you sit to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is before you;

2 And thou hast put a knife to thy throat, If thou [art] a man of appetite.

2 Y pon cuchillo á tu garganta, si tienes gran apetito.

2 put a knife to your throat if you are a man given to appetite.

3 Have no desire to his dainties, seeing it [is] lying food.

3 No codicies sus manjares delicados, porque es pan engañoso.

3 Don’t be desirous of his dainties, since they are deceitful food.

4 Labour not to make wealth, From thine own understanding cease, Dost thou cause thine eyes to fly upon it? Then it is not.

4 No trabajes por ser rico; pon coto á tu prudencia.

4 Don’t weary yourself to be rich. In your wisdom, show restraint.

5 For wealth maketh to itself wings, As an eagle it flieth to the heavens.

5 ¿Has de poner tus ojos en las riquezas, siendo ningunas? porque hacerse han alas, como alas de águila, y volarán al cielo.

5 Why do you set your eyes on that which is not? For it certainly sprouts wings like an eagle and flies in the sky.

6 Eat not the bread of an evil eye, And have no desire to his dainties,

6 No comas pan de [hombre de] mal ojo, ni codicies sus manjares:

6 Don’t eat the food of him who has a stingy eye, and don’t crave his delicacies,

7 For as he hath thought in his soul, so [is] he, 'Eat and drink,' saith he to thee, And his heart [is] not with thee.

7 Porque cual es su pensamiento en su alma, tal es él. Come y bebe, te dirá; mas su corazón no está contigo.

7 for as he thinks about the cost, so he is. “Eat and drink!” he says to you, but his heart is not with you.

8 Thy morsel thou hast eaten thou dost vomit up, And hast marred thy words that [are] sweet.

8 Vomitarás la parte que tú comiste, y perderás tus suaves palabras.

8 You will vomit up the morsel which you have eaten and waste your pleasant words.

9 In the ears of a fool speak not, For he treadeth on the wisdom of thy words.

9 No hables á oídos del necio; porque menospreciará la prudencia de tus razones.

9 Don’t speak in the ears of a fool, for he will despise the wisdom of your words.

10 Remove not a border of olden times, And into fields of the fatherless enter not,

10 No traspases el término antiguo, ni entres en la heredad de los huérfanos:

10 Don’t move the ancient boundary stone. Don’t encroach on the fields of the fatherless,

11 For their Redeemer [is] strong, He doth plead their cause with thee.

11 Porque el defensor de ellos es el Fuerte, el cual juzgará la causa de ellos contra ti.

11 for their Defender is strong. He will plead their case against you.

12 Bring in to instruction thy heart, And thine ear to sayings of knowledge.

12 Aplica tu corazón á la enseñanza, y tus oídos á las palabras de sabiduría.

12 Apply your heart to instruction, and your ears to the words of knowledge.

13 Withhold not from a youth chastisement, When thou smitest him with a rod he dieth not.

13 No rehuses la corrección del muchacho: [porque] si lo hirieres con vara, no morirá.

13 Don’t withhold correction from a child. If you punish him with the rod, he will not die.

14 Thou with a rod smitest him, And his soul from Sheol thou deliverest.

14 Tú lo herirás con vara, y librarás su alma del infierno.

14 Punish him with the rod, and save his soul from Sheol.

15 My son, if thy heart hath been wise, My heart rejoiceth, even mine,

15 Hijo mío, si tu corazón fuere sabio, también á mí se me alegrará el corazón;

15 My son, if your heart is wise, then my heart will be glad, even mine.

16 And my reins exult when thy lips speak uprightly.

16 Mis entrañas también se alegrarán, cuando tus labios hablaren cosas rectas.

16 Yes, my heart will rejoice when your lips speak what is right.

17 Let not thy heart be envious at sinners, But — in the fear of Jehovah all the day.

17 No tenga tu corazón envidia de los pecadores, antes [persevera] en el temor de Jehová todo tiempo:

17 Don’t let your heart envy sinners, but rather fear Yahweh all day long.

18 For, is there a posterity? Then thy hope is not cut off.

18 Porque ciertamente hay fin, y tu esperanza no será cortada.

18 Indeed surely there is a future hope, and your hope will not be cut off.

19 Hear thou, my son, and be wise, And make happy in the way thy heart,

19 Oye tú, hijo mío, y sé sabio, y endereza tu corazón al camino.

19 Listen, my son, and be wise, and keep your heart on the right path!

20 Be not thou among quaffers of wine, Among gluttonous ones of flesh,

20 No estés con los bebedores de vino, ni con los comedores de carne:

20 Don’t be among ones drinking too much wine, or those who gorge themselves on meat;

21 For the quaffer and glutton become poor, And drowsiness clotheth with rags.

21 Porque el bebedor y el comilón empobrecerán: y el sueño hará vestir vestidos rotos.

21 for the drunkard and the glutton shall become poor; and drowsiness clothes them in rags.

22 Hearken to thy father, who begat thee, And despise not thy mother when she hath become old.

22 Oye á tu padre, á aquel que te engendró; y cuando tu madre envejeciere, no la menosprecies.

22 Listen to your father who gave you life, and don’t despise your mother when she is old.

23 Truth buy, and sell not, Wisdom, and instruction, and understanding,

23 Compra la verdad, y no la vendas; la sabiduría, la enseñanza, y la inteligencia.

23 Buy the truth, and don’t sell it. Get wisdom, discipline, and understanding.

24 The father of the righteous rejoiceth greatly, The begetter of the wise rejoiceth in him.

24 Mucho se alegrará el padre del justo: y el que engendró sabio se gozará con él.

24 The father of the righteous has great joy. Whoever fathers a wise child delights in him.

25 Rejoice doth thy father and thy mother, Yea, she that bare thee is joyful.

25 Alégrense tu padre y tu madre, y gócese la que te engendró.

25 Let your father and your mother be glad! Let her who bore you rejoice!

26 Give, my son, thy heart to me, And let thine eyes watch my ways.

26 Dame, hijo mío, tu corazón, y miren tus ojos por mis caminos.

26 My son, give me your heart; and let your eyes keep in my ways.

27 For a harlot [is] a deep ditch, And a strange woman [is] a strait pit.

27 Porque sima profunda es la ramera, y pozo angosto la extraña.

27 For a prostitute is a deep pit; and a wayward wife is a narrow well.

28 She also, as catching prey, lieth in wait, And the treacherous among men she increaseth.

28 También ella, como robador, acecha, y multiplica entre los hombres los prevaricadores.

28 Yes, she lies in wait like a robber, and increases the unfaithful among men.

29 Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? Who hath contentions? who hath plaint? Who hath wounds without cause? Who hath redness of eyes?

29 ¿Para quién será el ay? ¿para quién el ay? ¿para quién las rencillas? ¿para quién las quejas? ¿para quién las heridas en balde? ¿para quién lo amoratado de los ojos?

29 Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has strife? Who has complaints? Who has needless bruises? Who has bloodshot eyes?

30 Those tarrying by the wine, Those going in to search out mixed wine.

30 Para los que se detienen mucho en el vino, para los que van buscando la mistura.

30 Those who stay long at the wine; those who go to seek out mixed wine.

31 See not wine when it showeth itself red, When it giveth in the cup its colour, It goeth up and down through the upright.

31 No mires al vino cuando rojea, cuando resplandece su color en el vaso: éntrase suavemente;

31 Don’t look at the wine when it is red, when it sparkles in the cup, when it goes down smoothly.

32 Its latter end — as a serpent it biteth, And as a basilisk it stingeth.

32 [Mas] al fin como serpiente morderá, y como basilisco dará dolor:

32 In the end, it bites like a snake, and poisons like a viper.

33 Thine eyes see strange women, And thy heart speaketh perverse things.

33 Tus ojos mirarán las extrañas, y tu corazón hablará perversidades.

33 Your eyes will see strange things, and your mind will imagine confusing things.

34 And thou hast been as one lying down in the heart of the sea, And as one lying down on the top of a mast.

34 Y serás como el que yace en medio de la mar, ó como el que está en la punta de un mastelero.

34 Yes, you will be as he who lies down in the middle of the sea, or as he who lies on top of the rigging:

35 'They smote me, I have not been sick, They beat me, I have not known. When I awake — I seek it yet again!'

35 [Y dirás]: Hiriéronme, mas no me dolió; azotáronme, mas no lo sentí; cuando despertare, aun lo tornaré á buscar.

35 “They hit me, and I was not hurt! They beat me, and I don’t feel it! When will I wake up? I can do it again. I will look for more.”

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Quotes verse 23:1 Augustine of Hippo, Tractates on the Gospel of John (Chapter X — 14-21)
… effect it is written in a certain place, "If thou sittest down to sup at a ruler's table, make wise observation of what is set before thee; and put to thy hand, knowing that it will be thy duty to make similar provision in turn." You know what is meant by the ruler's table: you there find the body and …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 7 (1888)
Quotes verse 23:13 John Chrysostom, Homilies on the Gospel of Matthew (Homily LV)
For he who spares his child, ruins it; but he who spares it not, preserves." To which effect also a certain wise man said, "If thou beat thy son with a rod, he shall not die, but thou shalt deliver his soul from death." And again, "He that refresheth his son, shall bind up his wounds." This takes place in …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)
Quotes verse 23:1 Augustine of Hippo, Tractates on the Gospel of John (Chapters XV–XV)
… the meaning of what we read in the Proverbs of Solomon: "If thou sittest down to supper at the table of a ruler, consider wisely what is set before thee; and so put to thy hand, knowing that thou art bound to make similar preparations." For what is the table of the ruler, but that from which we take the …
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