KLV - Proverbs - 18

18:1  An unfriendly loD pursues selfishness, je defies Hoch wab yoj.

18:2  A fool ghajtaH ghobe' tIv Daq yajtaHghach, 'ach neH Daq revealing Daj ghaj opinion.

18:3  ghorgh mIghtaHghach choltaH, contempt je choltaH, je tlhej tuH choltaH disgrace.

18:4  The mu'mey vo' a man's nujDu' 'oH rur deep bIQmey. The fountain vo' valtaHghach ghaH rur a flowing brook.

18:5  Daq taH partial Daq the faces vo' the mIgh ghaH ghobe' QaQ, ghobe' Daq deprive the innocent vo' ruv.

18:6  A fool's wuSDu' ghoS Daq strife, je Daj nujDu' invites beatings.

18:7  A fool's nujDu' ghaH Daj QIH, je Daj wuSDu' 'oH a tojta'ghach Daq Daj qa'.

18:8  The mu'mey vo' a gossip 'oH rur dainty morsels: chaH jaH bIng Daq a person's innermost parts.

18:9  wa' 'Iv ghaH slack Daq Daj vum ghaH loDnI' Daq ghaH 'Iv ghaH a pIn vo' QIH.

18:10  The pong vo' joH'a' ghaH a HoS tower: the QaQtaHghach run Daq ghaH, je 'oH safe.

18:11  The rich man's wealth ghaH Daj HoS veng, rur an unscalable reD Daq Daj ghaj imagination.

18:12  qaSpa' QIH the tIq vo' loD ghaH proud, 'ach qaSpa' quv ghaH humility.

18:13  ghaH 'Iv nob jang qaSpa' ghaH hears, vetlh ghaH folly je tuH Daq ghaH.

18:14  A man's qa' DichDaq sustain ghaH Daq sickness, 'ach a crushed qa', 'Iv laH SIQ?

18:15  The tIq vo' the discerning gets Sov. The qogh vo' the val seeks Sov.

18:16  A man's gift chen room vaD ghaH, je brings ghaH qaSpa' Dun loDpu'.

18:17  ghaH 'Iv pleads Daj cause wa'Dich seems nIH; until another choltaH je questions ghaH.

18:18  The lot settles disputes, je keeps HoS ones apart.

18:19  A loDnI' offended ghaH latlh difficult than a fortified veng; je disputes 'oH rur the bars vo' a castle.

18:20  A man's stomach ghaH tebta' tlhej the baQ vo' Daj nujDu'. tlhej the harvest vo' Daj wuSDu' ghaH ghaH satisfied.

18:21  Hegh je yIn 'oH Daq the HoS vo' the jat; chaH 'Iv muSHa' 'oH DichDaq Sop its baQ.

18:22  'Iv finds a be'nal finds a QaQ Doch, je obtains favor vo' joH'a'.

18:23  The mIpHa' tlhob vaD pung, 'ach the rich jang harshly.

18:24  A loD vo' law' tlhejwI'pu' may taH ruined, 'ach pa' ghaH a friend 'Iv sticks closer than a loDnI'.