1

Better is a poor person who walks in his integrity Than a person who is perverse in [a]speech and is a fool.

2

Also it is not good for a person to be without knowledge, And one who hurries [b]his footsteps errs.

3

The foolishness of a person ruins his way, And his heart rages against the Lord.

4

Wealth adds many friends, But a poor person is separated from his friend.

5

A false witness will not go unpunished, And one who declares lies will not escape.

6

Many will seek the favor of a [d]generous person, And every person is a friend to him who gives gifts.

7

All the brothers of a poor person hate him; How much more do his friends abandon him! He pursues them with words, but they are gone.

8

One who gets [f]wisdom loves his own soul; One who keeps understanding will find good.

9

A false witness will not go unpunished, And one who declares lies will perish.

10

Luxury is not fitting for a fool; Much less for a slave to rule over princes.

11

A person’s discretion makes him slow to anger, And it is his glory to overlook an offense.

12

A king’s wrath is like the roaring of a lion, But his favor is like dew on the grass.

1

가난하여도 성실하게 행하는 자는 입술이 패역하고 미련한 자보다 나으니라

1

Better is a poor person who walks in his integrity Than a person who is perverse in [a]speech and is a fool.

2

지식 없는 소원은 선하지 못하고 발이 급한 사람은 잘못 가느니라

2

Also it is not good for a person to be without knowledge, And one who hurries [b]his footsteps errs.

3

사람이 미련하므로 자기 길을 굽게 하고 마음으로 여호와를 원망하느니라

3

The foolishness of a person ruins his way, And his heart rages against the Lord.

4

재물은 많은 친구를 더하게 하나 가난한즉 친구가 끊어지느니라

4

Wealth adds many friends, But a poor person is separated from his friend.

5

거짓 증인은 벌을 면하지 못할 것이요 거짓말을 하는 자도 피하지 못하리라

5

A false witness will not go unpunished, And one who declares lies will not escape.

6

너그러운 사람에게는 은혜를 구하는 자가 많고 선물 주기를 좋아하는 자에게는 사람마다 친구가 되느니라

6

Many will seek the favor of a [d]generous person, And every person is a friend to him who gives gifts.

7

가난한 자는 그의 형제들에게도 미움을 받거든 하물며 친구야 그를 멀리 하지 아니하겠느냐 따라가며 말하려 할지라도 그들이 없어졌으리라

7

All the brothers of a poor person hate him; How much more do his friends abandon him! He pursues them with words, but they are gone.

8

지혜를 얻는 자는 자기 영혼을 사랑하고 명철을 지키는 자는 복을 얻느니라

8

One who gets [f]wisdom loves his own soul; One who keeps understanding will find good.

9

거짓 증인은 벌을 면하지 못할 것이요 거짓말을 뱉는 자는 망할 것이니라

9

A false witness will not go unpunished, And one who declares lies will perish.

10

미련한 자가 사치하는 것이 적당하지 못하거든 하물며 종이 방백을 다스림이랴

10

Luxury is not fitting for a fool; Much less for a slave to rule over princes.

11

노하기를 더디 하는 것이 사람의 슬기요 허물을 용서하는 것이 자기의 영광이니라

11

A person’s discretion makes him slow to anger, And it is his glory to overlook an offense.

12

왕의 노함은 사자의 부르짖음 같고 그의 은택은 풀 위의 이슬 같으니라

12

A king’s wrath is like the roaring of a lion, But his favor is like dew on the grass.