Keep deception and lies far from me, Give me neither poverty nor riches; Feed me with the food that is my portion. | Remove far from me falsehood and lies. Give me neither poverty nor riches. Feed me with the food that is needful for me. |
Open your mouth for the people who cannot speak, For the rights of all the unfortunate. | Open your mouth for the mute, in the cause of all who are left desolate. |
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Open your mouth, judge righteously, And defend the rights of the poor and needy. | Open your mouth, judge righteously, and serve justice to the poor and needy. |
An excellent wife, who can find her? For her worth is far above jewels. | Who can find a worthy woman? For her value is far above rubies. |
Charm is deceitful and beauty is vain, But a woman who fears the Lord, she shall be praised. | Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain; but a woman who fears Yahweh, she shall be praised. |
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; Fools despise wisdom and instruction. | The fear of Yahweh is the beginning of knowledge, but the foolish despise wisdom and instruction. |
Turn to my rebuke, Behold, I will pour out my spirit on you; I will make my words known to you. | Turn at my reproof. Behold, I will pour out my spirit on you. I will make known my words to you. |
For the Lord gives wisdom; From His mouth come knowledge and understanding. | For Yahweh gives wisdom. Out of his mouth comes knowledge and understanding. |
He stores up sound wisdom for the upright; He is a shield to those who walk in integrity. | He lays up sound wisdom for the upright. He is a shield to those who walk in integrity. |
Guarding the paths of justice, And He watches over the way of His godly ones. | That he may guard the paths of justice, and preserve the way of his saints. |
Then you will discern righteousness, justice, And integrity, and every good path. | Then you will understand righteousness and justice, equity and every good path. |