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World English Bible Classic
[1] He who loves his son will continue to lay stripes upon him,
that he may have joy from him in the end.
[2] He who chastises his son will have profit from him,
and will brag about him among his acquaintances.
[3] He who teaches his son will provoke his enemy to jealousy.
Before friends, he will rejoice in him.
[4] His father dies, and is as though he had not died;
for he has left one behind him like himself.
[5] In his life, he saw his son and rejoiced.
When he died, it was without regret.
[6] He left behind him an avenger against his enemies,
and one to repay kindness to his friends. [7] He who makes too much of his son will bind up his wounds.
His heart will be troubled at every cry.
[8] An unbroken horse becomes stubborn.
An unrestrained son becomes headstrong.
[9] Pamper your child, and he will make you afraid.
Play with him, and he will grieve you.
[10] Don’t laugh with him, lest you have sorrow with him,
and you gnash your teeth in the end.
[11] Give him no liberty in his youth,
and don’t ignore his follies.ⓘ
[12] ⓘBow down his neck in his youth,
and beat him on the sides while he is a child,
lest he become stubborn, and be disobedient to you,
and there be sorrow to your soul.ⓘ
[13] Chastise your son, and give him work,
lest his shameless behavior be an offense to you. [14] Better is a poor man who is healthy and fit,
than a rich man who is afflicted in his body.
[15] Health and fitness are better than all gold,
and a strong body better than wealth without measure.
[16] There is no wealth better than health of body.
There is no gladness above the joy of the heart.
[17] Death is better than a bitter life,
and eternal rest than a continual sickness. [18] Good things poured out upon a mouth that is closed
are like food offerings laid upon a grave.
[19] What does an offering profit an idol?
For it can’t eat or smell.
So is he who is punished by the Lord,
[20] seeing with his eyes and groaning,
like a eunuch embracing a virgin and groaning. [21] Don’t give your soul to sorrow.
Don’t afflict yourself deliberately.
[22] Gladness of heart is the life of a man.
Cheerfulness of a man lengthens his days.
[23] Love your own soul, and comfort your heart.
Remove sorrow far from you,
for sorrow has destroyed many,
and there is no profit in it.
[24] Envy and wrath shorten life.
Anxiety brings old age before its time.
[25] Those who are cheerful and merry
will benefit from their food.

Footnotes

  1. ⓘ 30:11 This line and the previous two lines are absent from some older MSS.
  2. ⓘ 30:12a These three lines are absent from the oldest MSS.
  3. ⓘ 30:12b These three lines are absent from the oldest MSS.
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Septuaginta
[1] Ὁ G3588 ἀγαπῶν G25 τὸν G3588 υἱὸν G5207 αὐτοῦ G846 ἐνδελεχήσει μάστιγας G3148 αὐτῷ, G846 ἵνα G2443 εὐφρανθῇ G2165 ἐπ’ G1909 ἐσχάτων G2078 αὐτοῦ· G846 [2] ὁ G3588 παιδεύων G3811 τὸν G3588 υἱὸν G5207 αὐτοῦ G846 ὀνήσεται G3685 ἐπ’ G1909 αὐτῷ G846 καὶ G2532 ἀνὰ G303 μέσον G3319 γνωρίμων ἐπ’ G1909 αὐτῷ G846 καυχήσεται· G2744 [3] ὁ G3588 διδάσκων G1321 τὸν G3588 υἱὸν G5207 αὐτοῦ G846 παραζηλώσει G3863 τὸν G3588 ἐχθρὸν G2190 καὶ G2532 ἔναντι G1725 φίλων G5384 ἐπ’ G1909 αὐτῷ G846 ἀγαλλιάσεται. G21 [4] Ἐτελεύτησεν G5053 αὐτοῦ G846 ὁ G3588 πατήρ, G3962 καὶ G2532 ὧς G5613 οὐκ G3756 ἀπέθανεν· G599 ὅμοιον G3664 γὰρ G1063 αὐτῷ G846 κατέλιπεν G2641 μετ’ G3326 αὐτόν. G846 [5] Ἐν G1722 τῇ G3588 ζωῇ G2222 αὐτοῦ G846 εἶδεν G1492 καὶ G2532 εὐφράνθη G2165 καὶ G2532 ἐν G1722 τῇ G3588 τελευτῇ G5054 αὐτοῦ G846 οὐκ G3756 ἐλυπήθη· G3076 [6] ἐναντίον G1726 ἐχθρῶν G2190 κατέλιπεν G2641 ἔκδικον G1558 καὶ G2532 τοῖς G3588 φίλοις G5384 ἀνταποδιδόντα G467 χάριν. G5485 [7] Περιψύχων υἱὸν G5207 καταδεσμεύσει τραύματα G5134 αὐτοῦ, G846 καὶ G2532 ἐπὶ G1909 πάσῃ G3956 βοῇ G995 ταραχθήσεται G5015 σπλάγχνα G4698 αὐτοῦ. G846 [8] Ἵππος G2462 ἀδάμαστος ἐκβαίνει σκληρός, G4642 καὶ G2532 υἱὸς G5207 ἀνειμένος G447 ἐκβαίνει προαλής. [9] Τιθήνησον τέκνον, G5043 καὶ G2532 ἐκθαμβήσει G1568 σε· G4571 σύμπαιξον αὐτῷ, G846 καὶ G2532 λυπήσει G3076 σε. G4571 [10] Μὴ G3361 συγγελάσῃς αὐτῷ, G846 ἵνα G2443 μὴ G3361 συνοδυνηθῇς, καὶ G2532 ἐπ’ G1909 ἐσχάτων G2078 γομφιάσεις τοὺς G3588 ὀδόντας G3599 σου. G4675 [11] Μὴ G3361 δῷς G1325 αὐτῷ G846 ἐξουσίαν G1849 ἐν G1722 νεότητι· G3503 [12] θλάσον τὰς G3588 πλευρὰς G4125 αὐτοῦ, G846 ὡς G5613 ἔστιν G2076 νήπιος, G3516 μήποτε G3379 σκληρυνθεὶς G4645 ἀπειθήσῃ G544 σοι. G4671 [13] Παίδευσον G3811 τὸν G3588 υἱόν G5207 σου G4675 καὶ G2532 ἔργασαι G2038 ἐν G1722 αὐτῷ, G846 ἵνα G2443 μὴ G3361 ἐν G1722 τῇ G3588 ἀσχημοσύνῃ G808 αὐτοῦ G846 προσκόψῃς. G4350 [14] Κρείσσων G2908 πτωχὸς G4434 ὑγιὴς G5199 καὶ G2532 ἰσχύων G2480 τῇ G3588 ἕξει G1838 ἢ G2228 πλούσιος G4145 μεμαστιγωμένος G3146 εἰς G1519 σῶμα G4983 αὐτοῦ. G846 [15] Ὑγίεια καὶ G2532 εὐεξία βελτίων G957 παντὸς G3956 χρυσίου, G5553 καὶ G2532 σῶμα G4983 εὔρωστον ἢ G2228 ὄλβος ἀμέτρητος. [16] Οὐκ G3756 ἔστιν G2076 πλοῦτος G4149 βελτίων G957 ὑγιείας σώματος, G4983 καὶ G2532 οὐκ G3756 ἔστιν G2076 εὐφροσύνη G2167 ὑπὲρ G5228 χαρὰν G5479 καρδίας. G2588 [17] Κρείσσων G2908 θάνατος G2288 ὑπὲρ G5228 ζωὴν G2222 πικρὰν G4089 καὶ G2532 ἀνάπαυσις G372 αἰῶνος G165 ἢ G2228 ἀρρώστημα ἔμμονον. [18] Ἀγαθὰ G18 ἐκκεχυμένα G1632 ἐπὶ G1909 στόματι G4750 κεκλεισμένῳ G2808 θέματα βρωμάτων G1033 παρακείμενα G3873 ἐπὶ G1909 τάφῳ. G5028 [19] Τί G5101 συμφέρει G4851 κάρπωσις εἰδώλῳ; G1497 Οὔτε G3777 γὰρ G1063 ἔδεται οὔτε G3777 μὴ G3361 ὀσφρανθῇ· οὕτως G3779 ὁ G3588 ἐκδιωκόμενος G1559 ὑπὸ G5259 κυρίου. G2962 [20] Βλέπων G991 ἐν G1722 ὀφθαλμοῖς G3788 καὶ G2532 στενάζων G4727 ὥσπερ G5618 εὐνοῦχος G2135 περιλαμβάνων παρθένον G3933 καὶ G2532 στενάζων. G4727 [21] Μὴ G3361 δῷς G1325 εἰς G1519 λύπην G3077 τὴν G3588 ψυχήν G5590 σου G4675 καὶ G2532 μὴ G3361 θλίψῃς G2346 σεαυτὸν G4572 ἐν G1722 βουλῇ G1012 σου. G4675 [22] Εὐφροσύνη G2167 καρδίας G2588 ζωὴ G2222 ἀνθρώπου, G444 καὶ G2532 ἀγαλλίαμα ἀνδρὸς G435 μακροημέρευσις. [23] Ἀπάτα G538 τὴν G3588 ψυχήν G5590 σου G4675 καὶ G2532 παρακάλει G3870 τὴν G3588 καρδίαν G2588 σου G4675 καὶ G2532 λύπην G3077 μακρὰν G3112 ἀπόστησον G868 ἀπὸ G575 σοῦ· G4675 πολλοὺς G4183 γὰρ G1063 ἀπώλεσεν G622 ἡ G3588 λύπη, G3077 καὶ G2532 οὐκ G3756 ἔστιν G2076 ὠφέλεια G5622 ἐν G1722 αὐτῇ. G846 [24] Ζῆλος G2205 καὶ G2532 θυμὸς G2372 ἐλαττοῦσιν G1642 ἡμέρας, G2250 καὶ G2532 πρὸ G4253 καιροῦ G2540 γῆρας G1094 ἄγει G71 μέριμνα. G3308 [25] Λαμπρὰ G2986 καρδία G2588 καὶ G2532 ἀγαθὴ G18 ἐπὶ G1909 ἐδέσμασιν τῶν G3588 βρωμάτων G1033 αὐτῆς G846 ἐπιμελήσεται. G1959
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