Proverbs 24 Young's Literal Translation

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1 Be not envious of evil men, And desire not to be with them.

1 NO tengas envidia de los hombres malos, ni desees estar con ellos:

1 Don’t be envious of evil men, neither desire to be with them;

2 For destruction doth their heart meditate, And perverseness do their lips speak.

2 Porque su corazón piensa en robar, é iniquidad hablan sus labios.

2 for their hearts plot violence and their lips talk about mischief.

3 By wisdom is a house builded, And by understanding it establisheth itself.

3 Con sabiduría se edificará la casa, y con prudencia se afirmará:

3 Through wisdom a house is built; by understanding it is established;

4 And by knowledge the inner parts are filled, [With] all precious and pleasant wealth.

4 Y con ciencia se henchirán las cámaras de todo bien preciado y agradable.

4 by knowledge the rooms are filled with all rare and beautiful treasure.

5 Mighty [is] the wise in strength, And a man of knowledge is strengthening power,

5 El hombre sabio es fuerte; y de pujante vigor el hombre docto.

5 A wise man has great power. A knowledgeable man increases strength,

6 For by plans thou makest for thyself war, And deliverance [is] in a multitude of counsellors.

6 Porque con ingenio harás la guerra: y la salud está en la multitud de consejeros.

6 for by wise guidance you wage your war, and victory is in many advisors.

7 Wisdom [is] high for a fool, In the gate he openeth not his mouth.

7 Alta está para el insensato la sabiduría: en la puerta no abrirá él su boca.

7 Wisdom is too high for a fool. He doesn’t open his mouth in the gate.

8 Whoso is devising to do evil, Him they call a master of wicked thoughts.

8 Al que piensa mal hacer le llamarán hombre de malos pensamientos.

8 One who plots to do evil will be called a schemer.

9 The thought of folly [is] sin, And an abomination to man [is] a scorner.

9 El pensamiento del necio es pecado: y abominación á los hombres el escarnecedor.

9 The schemes of folly are sin. The mocker is detested by men.

10 Thou hast shewed thyself weak in a day of adversity, Straitened is thy power,

10 Si fueres flojo en el día de trabajo, tu fuerza será reducida.

10 If you falter in the time of trouble, your strength is small.

11 If [from] delivering those taken to death, And those slipping to the slaughter — thou keepest back.

11 Si dejares de librar los que son tomados para la muerte, y los que son llevados al degolladero;

11 Rescue those who are being led away to death! Indeed, hold back those who are staggering to the slaughter!

12 When thou sayest, 'Lo, we knew not this.' Is not the Ponderer of hearts He who understandeth? And the Keeper of thy soul He who knoweth? And He hath rendered to man according to his work.

12 Si dijeres: Ciertamente no lo supimos; ¿no lo entenderá el que pesa los corazones? El que mira por tu alma, él lo conocerá, y dará al hombre según sus obras.

12 If you say, “Behold, we didn’t know this,” doesn’t he who weighs the hearts consider it? He who keeps your soul, doesn’t he know it? Shall he not give to every man according to his work?

13 Eat my son, honey that [is] good, And the honeycomb — sweet to thy palate.

13 Come, hijo mío, de la miel, porque es buena, y del panal dulce á tu paladar:

13 My son, eat honey, for it is good, the droppings of the honeycomb, which are sweet to your taste;

14 So [is] the knowledge of wisdom to thy soul, If thou hast found that there is a posterity And thy hope is not cut off.

14 Tal será el conocimiento de la sabiduría á tu alma: si la hallares tendrá recompensa, y al fin tu esperanza no será cortada.

14 so you shall know wisdom to be to your soul. If you have found it, then there will be a reward: Your hope will not be cut off.

15 Lay not wait, O wicked one, At the habitation of the righteous. Do not spoil his resting-place.

15 Oh impío, no aceches la tienda del justo, no saquees su cámara;

15 Don’t lay in wait, wicked man, against the habitation of the righteous. Don’t destroy his resting place;

16 For seven [times] doth the righteous fall and rise, And the wicked stumble in evil.

16 Porque siete veces cae el justo, y se torna á levantar; mas los impíos caerán en el mal.

16 for a righteous man falls seven times and rises up again, but the wicked are overthrown by calamity.

17 In the falling of thine enemy rejoice not, And in his stumbling let not thy heart be joyful,

17 Cuando cayere tu enemigo, no te huelgues; y cuando tropezare, no se alegre tu corazón:

17 Don’t rejoice when your enemy falls. Don’t let your heart be glad when he is overthrown,

18 Lest Jehovah see, and [it be] evil in His eyes, And He hath turned from off him His anger.

18 Porque Jehová no lo mire, y le desagrade, y aparte de sobre él su enojo.

18 lest Yahweh see it, and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him.

19 Fret not thyself at evil doers, Be not envious at the wicked,

19 No te entrometas con los malignos, ni tengas envidia de los impíos;

19 Don’t fret yourself because of evildoers, neither be envious of the wicked;

20 For there is not a posterity to the evil, The lamp of the wicked is extinguished.

20 Porque para el malo no habrá [buen] fin, y la candela de los impíos será apagada.

20 for there will be no reward to the evil man. The lamp of the wicked will be snuffed out.

21 Fear Jehovah, my son, and the king, With changers mix not up thyself,

21 Teme á Jehová, hijo mío, y al rey; no te entrometas con los veleidosos:

21 My son, fear Yahweh and the king. Don’t join those who are rebellious,

22 For suddenly doth their calamity rise, And the ruin of them both — who knoweth!

22 Porque su quebrantamiento se levantará de repente; y el quebrantamiento de ambos, ¿quién lo comprende?

22 for their calamity will rise suddenly. Who knows what destruction may come from them both?

23 These also are for the wise: — To discern faces in judgment is not good.

23 También estas cosas [pertenecen] á los sabios. Tener respeto á personas en el juicio no es bueno.

23 These also are sayings of the wise: To show partiality in judgment is not good.

24 Whoso is saying to the wicked, 'Thou [art] righteous,' Peoples execrate him — nations abhor him.

24 El que dijere al malo, Justo eres, los pueblos lo maldecirán, y le detestarán las naciones:

24 He who says to the wicked, “You are righteous,” peoples will curse him, and nations will abhor him—

25 And to those reproving it is pleasant, And on them cometh a good blessing.

25 Mas los que [lo] reprenden, serán agradables, y sobre ellos vendrá bendición de bien.

25 but it will go well with those who convict the guilty, and a rich blessing will come on them.

26 Lips he kisseth who is returning straightforward words.

26 Besados serán los labios del que responde palabras rectas.

26 An honest answer is like a kiss on the lips.

27 Prepare in an out-place thy work, And make it ready in the field — go afterwards, Then thou hast built thy house.

27 Apresta tu obra de afuera, y disponla en tu heredad; y después edificarás tu casa.

27 Prepare your work outside, and get your fields ready. Afterwards, build your house.

28 Be not a witness for nought against thy neighbour, Or thou hast enticed with thy lips.

28 No seas sin causa testigo contra tu prójimo; y no lisonjees con tus labios.

28 Don’t be a witness against your neighbor without cause. Don’t deceive with your lips.

29 Say not, 'As he did to me, so I do to him, I render to each according to his work.'

29 No digas: Como me hizo, así le haré; daré el pago al hombre según su obra.

29 Don’t say, “I will do to him as he has done to me; I will repay the man according to his work.”

30 Near the field of a slothful man I passed by, And near the vineyard of a man lacking heart.

30 Pasé junto á la heredad del hombre perezoso, y junto á la viña del hombre falto de entendimiento;

30 I went by the field of the sluggard, by the vineyard of the man void of understanding.

31 And lo, it hath gone up — all of it — thorns! Covered its face have nettles, And its stone wall hath been broken down.

31 Y he aquí que por toda ella habían ya crecido espinas, ortigas habían ya cubierto su haz, y su cerca de piedra estaba ya destruída.

31 Behold, it was all grown over with thorns. Its surface was covered with nettles, and its stone wall was broken down.

32 And I see — I — I do set my heart, I have seen — I have received instruction,

32 Y yo miré, y púse[lo] en mi corazón: vi[lo], y tomé consejo.

32 Then I saw, and considered well. I saw, and received instruction:

33 A little sleep — a little slumber — A little folding of the hands to lie down.

33 Un poco de sueño, cabeceando otro poco, poniendo mano sobre mano otro poco para dormir;

33 a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep,

34 And thy poverty hath come [as] a traveller, And thy want as an armed man!

34 Así vendrá como caminante tu necesidad, y tu pobreza como hombre de escudo.

34 so your poverty will come as a robber and your want as an armed man.

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“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).

Quotes verse 24:16 Augustine of Hippo, The City of God (Book XI, Chapters 30–33)
On this account it is often put for all numbers together, as, "A just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again," --that is, let him fall never so often, he will not perish (and this was meant to be understood not of sins, but of afflictions conducing to lowliness).
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 2 (1887)
Quotes verse 24:16 Augustine of Hippo, Expositions on the Psalms (Psalm CXIX)
For no other reason it was said, "a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again:" that is, the just man perisheth not, though brought low in every way, yet not induced to transgress, otherwise he will not be just.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 8 (1888)
Quotes verse 24:16 Augustine of Hippo, Expositions on the Psalms (Psalm CXLV)
But "God strengtheneth." For "the just falleth seven times, and riseth again; but the wicked shall be weakened in evils." When evils befall the wicked, they are weakened thereby; when evils befall the righteous, "the Lord strengtheneth all that are falling."..."And lifteth up all those that have been cast down:" all, that is, who belong to him; for "God resisteth …
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