| He who guards his mouth preserves his life, But he who opens wide his lips shall have destruction. | He who guards his mouth guards his soul. One who opens wide his lips comes to ruin. |
| He is despised and rejected by men, A Man of sorrows and acquainted with grief. And we hid, as it were, our faces from Him; He was despised, and we did not esteem Him. | He was despised and rejected by men, a man of suffering and acquainted with disease. He was despised as one from whom men hide their face; and we didn’t respect him. |
| The hypocrite with his mouth destroys his neighbor, But through knowledge the righteous will be delivered. | With his mouth the godless man destroys his neighbor, but the righteous will be delivered through knowledge. |
| Command those who are rich in this present age not to be haughty, nor to trust in uncertain riches but in the living God, who gives us richly all things to enjoy. | Charge those who are rich in this present age that they not be arrogant, nor have their hope set on the uncertainty of riches, but on the living God, who richly provides us with everything to enjoy. |
| Let the wicked forsake his way, And the unrighteous man his thoughts; Let him return to the Lord, And He will have mercy on him; And to our God, For He will abundantly pardon. | Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts. Let him return to Yahweh, and he will have mercy on him, to our God, for he will freely pardon. |
| Some trust in chariots, and some in horses; But we will remember the name of the Lord our God. | Some trust in chariots, and some in horses, but we trust in the name of Yahweh our God. |
| The integrity of the upright will guide them, But the perversity of the unfaithful will destroy them. | The integrity of the upright shall guide them, but the perverseness of the treacherous shall destroy them. |
| I know that nothing is better for them than to rejoice, and to do good in their lives, and also that every man should eat and drink and enjoy the good of all his labor—it is the gift of God. | I know that there is nothing better for them than to rejoice, and to do good as long as they live. Also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy good in all his labor, is the gift of God. |
| The heart is deceitful above all things, And desperately wicked; Who can know it? I, the Lord, search the heart, I test the mind, Even to give every man according to his ways, According to the fruit of his doings. | The heart is deceitful above all things and it is exceedingly corrupt. Who can know it? “I, Yahweh, search the mind. I try the heart, even to give every man according to his ways, according to the fruit of his doings.” |
| He will again have compassion on us, And will subdue our iniquities. You will cast all our sins Into the depths of the sea. | He will again have compassion on us. He will tread our iniquities under foot. You will cast all their sins into the depths of the sea. |
| For where two or three are gathered together in My name, I am there in the midst of them. | For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there I am in the middle of them. |
| Then the Lord said to Moses, “Come up to Me on the mountain and be there; and I will give you tablets of stone, and the law and commandments which I have written, that you may teach them.” | Yahweh said to Moses, “Come up to me on the mountain, and stay here, and I will give you the stone tablets with the law and the commands that I have written, that you may teach them.” |
| Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together and made themselves coverings. | Their eyes were opened, and they both knew that they were naked. They sewed fig leaves together, and made coverings for themselves. |
| The face of the Lord is against those who do evil, To cut off the remembrance of them from the earth. | Yahweh’s face is against those who do evil, to cut off their memory from the earth. |
| The rich man’s wealth is his strong city, And like a high wall in his own esteem. | The rich man’s wealth is his strong city, like an unscalable wall in his own imagination. |
| He who finds his life will lose it, and he who loses his life for My sake will find it. | He who seeks his life will lose it; and he who loses his life for my sake will find it. |
| If anyone among you thinks he is religious, and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his own heart, this one’s religion is useless. | If anyone among you thinks himself to be religious while he doesn’t bridle his tongue, but deceives his heart, this man’s religion is worthless. |
| For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will save it. | For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever will lose his life for my sake will save it. |
| Every way of a man is right in his own eyes, But the Lord weighs the hearts. | Every way of a man is right in his own eyes, but Yahweh weighs the hearts. |
| For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it. | For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, and whoever will lose his life for my sake will find it. |
| He who walks uprightly, And works righteousness, And speaks the truth in his heart; He who does not backbite with his tongue, Nor does evil to his neighbor, Nor does he take up a reproach against his friend. | He who walks blamelessly and does what is right, and speaks truth in his heart; he who doesn’t slander with his tongue, nor does evil to his friend, nor casts slurs against his fellow man. |
| As he came from his mother’s womb, naked shall he return, To go as he came; And he shall take nothing from his labor Which he may carry away in his hand. | As he came out of his mother’s womb, naked shall he go again as he came, and shall take nothing for his labor, which he may carry away in his hand. |
| Behold the proud, His soul is not upright in him; But the just shall live by his faith. | Behold, his soul is puffed up. It is not upright in him, but the righteous will live by his faith. |
| A man’s heart plans his way, But the Lord directs his steps. | A man’s heart plans his course, but Yahweh directs his steps. |
| For in much wisdom is much grief, And he who increases knowledge increases sorrow. | For in much wisdom is much grief; and he who increases knowledge increases sorrow. |
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