Sprüche 10

1. ¹The Proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father; but a foolish son is the grief of his mother.
2. ²Treasures of wickedness profit nothing; but righteousness delivereth from death.
3. ³Jehovah suffereth not the soul of the righteous [ergänzt: man] to famish; but he repelleth the craving of the wicked.
4. ⁴He cometh to want that dealeth with a slack hand; but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
5. ⁵He that gathereth in summer is a wise son; he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame.
6. ⁶Blessings are upon the head of a righteous [ergänzt: man]; but the mouth of the wicked covereth violence.
7. ⁷The memory of the righteous [ergänzt: man] shall be blessed; but the name of the wicked shall rot.
8. ⁸The wise in heart receiveth commandments; but a prating fool shall fall.
9. ⁹He that walketh in integrity walketh securely; but he that perverteth his ways shall be known.
10. ¹⁰He that winketh with the eye causeth grief, and a prating fool shall fall.
11. ¹¹The mouth of a righteous [ergänzt: man] is a fountain of life; but the mouth of the wicked covereth violence.
12. ¹²Hatred stirreth up strifes; but love covereth all transgressions.
13. ¹³In the lips of an intelligent [ergänzt: man] wisdom is found; but a rod is for the back of him that is void of understanding.
14. ¹⁴The wise lay up knowledge; but the mouth of the fool is near destruction.
15. ¹⁵The rich man's wealth is his strong city; the destruction of the poor is their poverty.
16. ¹⁶The labour of a righteous [ergänzt: man] [ergänzt: tendeth] to life; the revenue of a wicked [ergänzt: man], to sin.
17. ¹⁷Keeping instruction is the path to life; but he that forsaketh reproof goeth astray.
18. ¹⁸He that covereth hatred hath lying lips, and he that sendeth forth a slander is a fool.
19. ¹⁹In the multitude of words there wanteth not transgression; but he that restraineth his lips doeth wisely.
20. ²⁰The tongue of the righteous [ergänzt: man] is [ergänzt: as] choice silver; the heart of the wicked is little worth.
21. ²¹The lips of a righteous [ergänzt: man] feed many; but fools die for want of understanding.
22. ²²The blessing of Jehovah, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow to it.
23. ²³It is as sport to a foolish [ergänzt: man] to do wickedness; but a man of understanding hath wisdom.
24. ²⁴The fear of a wicked [ergänzt: man], it shall come upon him; but the desire of the righteous shall be granted.
25. ²⁵As a whirlwind passeth, so is the wicked no [ergänzt: more]; but the righteous is an everlasting foundation.
26. ²⁶As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that send him.
27. ²⁷The fear of Jehovah prolongeth days; but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.
28. ²⁸The hope of the righteous is joy; but the expectation of the wicked shall perish.
29. ²⁹The way of Jehovah is strength to the perfect [ergänzt: man], but destruction to the workers of iniquity.
30. ³⁰The righteous [ergänzt: man] shall never be moved; but the wicked shall not inhabit the land.
31. ³¹The mouth of a righteous [ergänzt: man] putteth forth wisdom; but the froward tongue shall be cut out.
32. ³²The lips of a righteous [ergänzt: man] know what is acceptable; but the mouth of the wicked is frowardness.

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