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When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is before thee:
CUANDO te sentares á comer con algún señor, considera bien lo que estuviere delante de ti;
When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is before thee:
When you sit to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is before you;
For thou puttest a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man of a craving desire.
Y pon cuchillo á tu garganta, si tienes gran apetito.
And put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite.
put a knife to your throat if you are a man given to appetite.
Do not long for his savory meats; they are deceitful food.
No codicies sus manjares delicados, porque es pan engañoso.
Be not desirous of his dainties: for they are deceitful meat.
Don’t be desirous of his dainties, since they are deceitful food.
Fatigue thyself not to become rich; because thou hast understanding, forbear.
No trabajes por ser rico; pon coto á tu prudencia.
Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom.
Don’t weary yourself to be rich. In your wisdom, show restraint.
When thou lettest merely thy eyes fly over it, it is no more: for it will ever make itself wings: like an eagle will it fly toward heaven.
¿Has de poner tus ojos en las riquezas, siendo ningunas? porque hacerse han alas, como alas de águila, y volarán al cielo.
Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for riches certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven.
Why do you set your eyes on that which is not? For it certainly sprouts wings like an eagle and flies in the sky.
Eat not the bread of a man with an evil eye, and do not long for his savory meats;
No comas pan de hombre de mal ojo, ni codicies sus manjares:
Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainty meats:
Don’t eat the food of him who has a stingy eye, and don’t crave his delicacies,
For as though there were a division in his soul, so doth he act: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart is not with thee.
Porque cual es su pensamiento en su alma, tal es él. Come y bebe, te dirá; mas su corazón no está contigo.
For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart is not with thee.
for as he thinks about the cost, so he is. “Eat and drink!” he says to you, but his heart is not with you.
Thy morsel which thou hast eaten must thou spit out, and thou hast wasted thy pleasant words.
Vomitarás la parte que tú comiste, y perderás tus suaves palabras.
The morsel which thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up, and lose thy sweet words.
You will vomit up the morsel which you have eaten and waste your pleasant words.
Speak not before the ears of a fool; for he will despise the intelligence of thy words.
No hables á oídos del necio; porque menospreciará la prudencia de tus razones.
Speak not in the ears of a fool: for he will despise the wisdom of thy words.
Don’t speak in the ears of a fool, for he will despise the wisdom of your words.
Remove not the ancient landmark, and into the fields of the fatherless must thou not enter;
No traspases el término antiguo, ni entres en la heredad de los huérfanos:
Remove not the old landmark; and enter not into the fields of the fatherless:
Don’t move the ancient boundary stone. Don’t encroach on the fields of the fatherless,
For their redeemer is strong; he will indeed plead their cause with thee.
Porque el defensor de ellos es el Fuerte, el cual juzgará la causa de ellos contra ti.
For their redeemer is mighty; he shall plead their cause with thee.
for their Defender is strong. He will plead their case against you.
Apply thy heart unto instruction, and thy ears to the sayings of knowledge.
Aplica tu corazón á la enseñanza, y tus oídos á las palabras de sabiduría.
Apply thine heart unto instruction, and thine ears to the words of knowledge.
Apply your heart to instruction, and your ears to the words of knowledge.
Withhold not from a lad correction; for if thou beat him with the rod, he will not die.
No rehuses la corrección del muchacho: porque si lo hirieres con vara, no morirá.
Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die.
Don’t withhold correction from a child. If you punish him with the rod, he will not die.
Thou wilt indeed beat him with the rod; but thou wilt deliver his soul from perdition.
Tú lo herirás con vara, y librarás su alma del infierno.
Thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt deliver his soul from hell.
Punish him with the rod, and save his soul from Sheol.
My son, If thy heart be wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine.
Hijo mío, si tu corazón fuere sabio, también á mí se me alegrará el corazón;
My son, if thine heart be wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine.
My son, if your heart is wise, then my heart will be glad, even mine.
And my reins shall exult when thy lips speak what is equitable.
Mis entrañas también se alegrarán, cuando tus labios hablaren cosas rectas.
Yea, my reins shall rejoice, when thy lips speak right things.
Yes, my heart will rejoice when your lips speak what is right.
Let not thy heart be envious against sinners; but remain in the fear of the lord all the time.
No tenga tu corazón envidia de los pecadores, antes persevera en el temor de Jehová todo tiempo:
Let not thine heart envy sinners: but be thou in the fear of the LORD all the day long.
Don’t let your heart envy sinners, but rather fear the LORD all day long.
For surely there is a future, and thy hope will not be cut off.
Porque ciertamente hay fin, y tu esperanza no será cortada.
For surely there is an end; and thine expectation shall not be cut off.
Indeed surely there is a future hope, and your hope will not be cut off.
Hear thou, my son, and become wise, and guide thy heart on the right way.
Oye tú, hijo mío, y sé sabio, y endereza tu corazón al camino.
Hear thou, my son, and be wise, and guide thine heart in the way.
Listen, my son, and be wise, and keep your heart on the right path!
Be not among those that drink wine immoderately, among those that overindulge in eating flesh:
No estés con los bebedores de vino, ni con los comedores de carne:
Be not among winebibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh:
Don’t be among ones drinking too much wine, or those who gorge themselves on meat;
For the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty; and drowsiness clotheth a man in rags.
Porque el bebedor y el comilón empobrecerán: y el sueño hará vestir vestidos rotos.
For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.
for the drunkard and the glutton shall become poor; and drowsiness clothes them in rags.
Hearken unto thy father that hath begotten thee, and despise not thy mother although she be old.
Oye á tu padre, á aquel que te engendró; y cuando tu madre envejeciere, no la menosprecies.
Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old.
Listen to your father who gave you life, and don’t despise your mother when she is old.
Buy the truth and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.
Compra la verdad, y no la vendas; la sabiduría, la enseñanza, y la inteligencia.
Buy the truth, and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.
Buy the truth, and don’t sell it. Get wisdom, discipline, and understanding.
The father of the righteous will be greatly glad, and he that begetteth a wise child will have joy through him.
Mucho se alegrará el padre del justo: y el que engendró sabio se gozará con él.
The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he that begetteth a wise child shall have joy of him.
The father of the righteous has great joy. Whoever fathers a wise child delights in him.
Let then thy father and thy mother rejoice, and let her that hath born thee be glad.
Alégrense tu padre y tu madre, y gócese la que te engendró.
Thy father and thy mother shall be glad, and she that bare thee shall rejoice.
Let your father and your mother be glad! Let her who bore you rejoice!
Give, my son, thy heart unto me, and let thy eyes watch my ways.
Dame, hijo mío, tu corazón, y miren tus ojos por mis caminos.
My son, give me thine heart, and let thine eyes observe my ways.
My son, give me your heart; and let your eyes keep in my ways.
For a harlot is a deep ditch, and a strange woman is a narrow well.
Porque sima profunda es la ramera, y pozo angosto la extraña.
For a whore is a deep ditch; and a strange woman is a narrow pit.
For a prostitute is a deep pit; and a wayward wife is a narrow well.
She also lieth in wait like a robber, and she increaseth the treacherous among men.
También ella, como robador, acecha, y multiplica entre los hombres los prevaricadores.
She also lieth in wait as for a prey, and increaseth the transgressors among men.
Yes, she lies in wait like a robber, and increases the unfaithful among men.
Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath quarrels? who hath complaints? who hath wounds without cause? who hath redness of eyes?
¿Para quién será el ay? ¿para quién el ay? ¿para quién las rencillas? ¿para quién las quejas? ¿para quién las heridas en balde? ¿para quién lo amoratado de los ojos?
Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions? who hath babbling? who hath wounds without cause? who hath redness of eyes?
Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has strife? Who has complaints? Who has needless bruises? Who has bloodshot eyes?
They that tarry late over the wine: they that come to seek for mixed drink.
Para los que se detienen mucho en el vino, para los que van buscando la mistura.
They that tarry long at the wine; they that go to seek mixed wine.
Those who stay long at the wine; those who go to seek out mixed wine.
Do not look on the wine when it looketh red, when it giveth its color in the cup, when it glideth down so readily.
No mires al vino cuando rojea, cuando resplandece su color en el vaso: éntrase suavemente;
Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, when it giveth his colour in the cup, when it moveth itself aright.
Don’t look at the wine when it is red, when it sparkles in the cup, when it goes down smoothly.
At the last it will bite like a serpent, and like a basilisk will it sting.
Mas al fin como serpiente morderá, y como basilisco dará dolor:
At the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder.
In the end, it bites like a snake, and poisons like a viper.
Thy eyes will see strange forms, and thy heart will speak perverse things.
Tus ojos mirarán las extrañas, y tu corazón hablará perversidades.
Thine eyes shall behold strange women, and thine heart shall utter perverse things.
Your eyes will see strange things, and your mind will imagine confusing things.
And thou wilt be like one that lieth down in the heart of the sea, or as he that lieth on the top of a mast.
Y serás como el que yace en medio de la mar, ó como el que está en la punta de un mastelero.
Yea, thou shalt be as he that lieth down in the midst of the sea, or as he that lieth upon the top of a mast.
Yes, you will be as he who lies down in the middle of the sea, or as he who lies on top of the rigging:
"They smote me, but I suffered no pain; they struck me hard, but I felt it not: when shall I awake? I will continue to seek it again."
Y dirás: Hiriéronme, mas no me dolió; azotáronme, mas no lo sentí; cuando despertare, aun lo tornaré á buscar.
They have stricken me, shalt thou say, and I was not sick; they have beaten me, and I felt it not: when shall I awake? I will seek it yet again.
“They hit me, and I was not hurt! They beat me, and I don’t feel it! When will I wake up? I can do it again. I will look for more.”