Proverbios 3
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Proverbs 3
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| HIJO mío, no te olvides de mi ley; Y tu corazón guarde mis mandamientos: | My son, keep my teaching in your memory, and my rules in your heart: |
| Porque largura de días, y años de vida Y paz te aumentarán. | For they will give you increase of days, years of life, and peace. |
| Misericordia y verdad no te desamparen; Atalas á tu cuello, Escríbelas en la tabla de tu corazón: | Let not mercy and good faith go from you; let them be hanging round your neck, recorded on your heart; |
| Y hallarás gracia y buena opinión En los ojos de Dios y de los hombres. | So you will have grace and a good name in the eyes of God and men. |
| Fíate de Jehová de todo tu corazón, Y no estribes en tu prudencia. | Put all your hope in God, not looking to your reason for support. |
| Reconócelo en todos tus caminos, Y él enderezará tus veredas. | In all your ways give ear to him, and he will make straight your footsteps. |
| No seas sabio en tu opinión: Teme á Jehová, y apártate del mal; | Put no high value on your wisdom: let the fear of the Lord be before you, and keep yourself from evil: |
| Porque será medicina á tu ombligo, Y tuétano á tus huesos. | This will give strength to your flesh, and new life to your bones. |
| Honra á Jehová de tu sustancia, Y de las primicias de todos tus frutos; | Give honour to the Lord with your wealth, and with the first-fruits of all your increase: |
| Y serán llenas tus trojes con abundancia, Y tus lagares rebosarán de mosto. | So your store-houses will be full of grain, and your vessels overflowing with new wine. |
| No deseches, hijo mío, el castigo de Jehová; Ni te fatigues de su corrección: | My son, do not make your heart hard against the Lord's teaching; do not be made angry by his training: |
| Porque al que ama castiga, Como el padre al hijo á quien quiere. | For to those who are dear to him the Lord says sharp words, and makes the son in whom he has delight undergo pain. |
| Bienaventurado el hombre que halla la sabiduría, Y que obtiene la inteligencia: | Happy is the man who makes discovery of wisdom, and he who gets knowledge. |
| Porque su mercadería es mejor que la mercadería de la plata, Y sus frutos más que el oro fino. | For trading in it is better than trading in silver, and its profit greater than bright gold. |
| Más preciosa es que las piedras preciosas; Y todo lo que puedes desear, no se puede comparar á ella. | She is of more value than jewels, and nothing for which you may have a desire is fair in comparison with her. |
| Largura de días está en su mano derecha; En su izquierda riquezas y honra. | Long life is in her right hand, and in her left are wealth and honour. |
| Sus caminos son caminos deleitosos, Y todas sus veredas paz. | Her ways are ways of delight, and all her goings are peace. |
| Ella es árbol de vida á los que de ella asen: Y bienaventurados son los que la mantienen. | She is a tree of life to all who take her in their hands, and happy is everyone who keeps her. |
| Jehová con sabiduría fundó la tierra; Afirmó los cielos con inteligencia. | The Lord by wisdom put in position the bases of the earth; by reason he put the heavens in their place. |
| Con su ciencia se partieron los abismos, Y destilan el rocío los cielos. | By his knowledge the deep was parted, and dew came dropping from the skies. |
| Hijo mío, no se aparten estas cosas de tus ojos; Guarda la ley y el consejo; | My son, keep good sense, and do not let wise purpose go from your eyes. |
| Y serán vida á tu alma, Y gracia á tu cuello. | So they will be life for your soul, and grace for your neck. |
| Entonces andarás por tu camino confiadamente, Y tu pie no tropezará. | Then you will go safely on your way, and your feet will have no cause for slipping. |
| Cuando te acostares, no tendrás temor; Antes te acostarás, y tu sueño será suave. | When you take your rest you will have no fear, and on your bed sleep will be sweet to you. |
| No tendrás temor de pavor repentino, Ni de la ruina de los impíos cuando viniere: | Have no fear of sudden danger, or of the storm which will come on evil-doers: |
| Porque Jehová será tu confianza, Y él preservará tu pie de ser preso. | For the Lord will be your hope, and will keep your foot from being taken in the net. |
| No detengas el bien de sus dueños, Cuando tuvieres poder para hacerlo. | Do not keep back good from those who have a right to it, when it is in the power of your hand to do it. |
| No digas á tu prójimo: Ve, y vuelve, Y mañana te daré; Cuando tienes contigo qué darle. | Say not to your neighbour, Go, and come again, and tomorrow I will give; when you have it by you at the time. |
| No intentes mal contra tu prójimo, Estando él confiado de ti. | Do not make evil designs against your neighbour, when he is living with you without fear. |
| No pleitees con alguno sin razón, Si él no te ha hecho agravio. | Do not take up a cause at law against a man for nothing, if he has done you no wrong. |
| No envidies al hombre injusto, Ni escojas alguno de sus caminos. | Have no envy of the violent man, or take any of his ways as an example. |
| Porque el perverso es abominado de Jehová: Mas su secreto es con los rectos. | For the wrong-hearted man is hated by the Lord, but he is a friend to the upright. |
| La maldición de Jehová está en la casa del impío; Mas él bendecirá la morada de los justos. | The curse of the Lord is on the house of the evil-doer, but his blessing is on the tent of the upright. |
| Ciertamente él escarnecerá á los escarnecedores, Y á los humildes dará gracia. | He makes sport of the men of pride, but he gives grace to the gentle-hearted. |
| Los sabios heredarán honra: Mas los necios sostendrán ignominia. | The wise will have glory for their heritage, but shame will be the reward of the foolish. |
