Mashaym (Proverbs) — 11

1 For 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄_YAHUAH detests the use of dishonest scales, but He delights in accurate weights.

2 Pride leads to dishonor, but with humility comes wisdom.

3 Honesty guides good people; dishonesty destroys treacherous people.

4 Riches will not help you on the day of judgment, but right living can save you from death.

5 The righteous are directed by honesty; the wicked fall beneath their load of sin.

6 The Righteousness of good people rescues them; the ambition of treacherous people traps them.

7 When the wicked die, their hopes die with them, for they rely on their own feeble strength.

8 The righteous are rescued from trouble, and it falls on the wicked instead.

9 With their words, the wicked destroy their friends, but knowledge will rescue the righteous.

10 The whole city celebrates when the righteous succeed; they shout for joy when the wicked die.

11 Upright citizens are good for a city and make it prosper, but the talk of the wicked tears it apart.

12 It is foolish to belittle your neighbor; a sensible person keeps quiet.

13 A gossip goes around telling secrets, but those who are trustworthy can keep a confidence.

14 Without wise leadership, a nation falls; there is safety in having many advisers.

15 There is danger in putting up security for a stranger’s debt; it is safer not to guarantee another person’s debt.

16 A kind-hearted woman gains respect, but ruthless men gain only wealth.

17 Your kindness will reward you, but your cruelty will destroy you.

18 Evil people get rich for the moment, but the reward of the righteous will last.

19 Righteous people find life; evil people find death.

20 For 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄_YAHUAH detests people with crooked hearts, but he delights in those with integrity.

21 Evil people will surely be punished, but the children of the righteous will go free.

22 A beautiful woman who lacks discretion is like a gold ring in a pig’s snout.

23 The righteous can look forward to a reward, while the wicked can expect only judgment.

24 Give freely and become more wealthy; be stingy and lose everything.

25 The generous man will prosper; those who refresh others will themselves be refreshed.

26 People curse those who hoard their grain, but they Barak the one who sells in time of need.

27 If you search for good, you will find favor; but if you search for evil, the evil will find you!

28 When you trust in your money, you will go down! But the righteous flourish like leaves in the spring.

29 Those who bring trouble on their families inherit the wind. The fool will be a servant to the wise.

30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and he who wins souls is wise.

31 If the righteous are rewarded here on Arath, what will happen to wicked sinners?