KLV - Proverbs - 23

23:1  ghorgh SoH ba' Daq Sop tlhej a ruler, qel diligently nuq ghaH qaSpa' SoH;

23:2  lan a knife Daq lIj throat, chugh SoH 'oH a loD nobpu' Daq appetite.

23:3  yImev taH desirous vo' Daj dainties, leghtaH chaH 'oH deceitful Soj.

23:4  yImev Doy' SoH'egh Daq taH rich. Daq lIj valtaHghach, cha' restraint.

23:5  qatlh ta' SoH cher lIj mInDu' Daq vetlh nuq ghaH ghobe'? vaD 'oH certainly sprouts telDu' rur an eagle je puvtaH Daq the sky.

23:6  yImev Sop the Soj vo' ghaH 'Iv ghajtaH a stingy mIn, je yImev crave Daj delicacies:

23:7  vaD as ghaH thinks about the cost, vaj ghaH ghaH. “ Sop je tlhutlh!” ghaH jatlhtaH Daq SoH, 'ach Daj tIq ghaH ghobe' tlhej SoH.

23:8  The morsel nuq SoH ghaj eaten SoH DIchDaq vomit Dung, je lose lIj QaQ mu'mey.

23:9  yImev jatlh Daq the qoghDu' vo' a fool, vaD ghaH DichDaq despise the valtaHghach vo' lIj mu'mey.

23:10  yImev vIH the ancient veH nagh. yImev encroach Daq the fields vo' the vav ghajbe':

23:11  vaD chaj Defender ghaH HoS. ghaH DichDaq tlhob chaj case Daq SoH.

23:12  Apply lIj tIq Daq instruction, je lIj qoghDu' Daq the mu'mey vo' Sov.

23:13  yImev withhold correction vo' a puq. chugh SoH punish ghaH tlhej the DevwI' naQ, ghaH DichDaq ghobe' Hegh.

23:14  Punish ghaH tlhej the DevwI' naQ, je toD Daj qa' vo' Sheol { Note: Sheol ghaH the Daq vo' the Heghpu'. } .

23:15  wIj puqloD, chugh lIj tIq ghaH val, vaj wIj tIq DichDaq taH Quchqu', 'ach mine:

23:16  HIja', wIj tIq DichDaq yItIv, ghorgh lIj wuSDu' jatlh nuq ghaH nIH.

23:17  yImev chaw' lIj tIq envy yemwI'pu'; 'ach rather taHvIp joH'a' Hoch the jaj tIq.

23:18  Indeed DIch pa' ghaH a future tul, je lIj tul DichDaq ghobe' taH pe' litHa'.

23:19  'Ij, wIj puqloD, je taH val, je pol lIj tIq Daq the nIH path!

23:20  yImev taH among ones drinking too 'ar HIq, joq chaH 'Iv gorge themselves Daq meat:

23:21  vaD the drunkard je the glutton DIchDaq moj mIpHa'; je drowsiness clothes chaH Daq rags.

23:22  'Ij Daq lIj vav 'Iv nobta' SoH yIn, je yImev despise lIj SoS ghorgh ghaH ghaH qan.

23:23  Buy the vIt, je yImev sell 'oH. tlhap valtaHghach, discipline, je yajtaHghach.

23:24  The vav vo' the QaQtaHghach ghajtaH Dun Quch. 'Iv vavpu' a val puq delights Daq ghaH.

23:25  chaw' lIj vav je lIj SoS taH Quchqu'! chaw' Daj 'Iv boghmoH SoH yItIv!

23:26  wIj puqloD, nob jIH lIj tIq; je chaw' lIj mInDu' pol Daq wIj Hemey.

23:27  vaD a naybe'wI' ghaH a deep pit; je a wayward be'nal ghaH a narrow QaQ.

23:28  HIja', ghaH lies Daq loS rur a robber, je increases the unfaithful among loDpu'.

23:29  'Iv ghajtaH woe? 'Iv ghajtaH QoSqu'? 'Iv ghajtaH strife? 'Iv ghajtaH complaints? 'Iv ghajtaH needless QIDghachmey? 'Iv ghajtaH bloodshot mInDu'?

23:30  chaH 'Iv stay tIq Daq the HIq; chaH 'Iv jaH Daq nej pa' DuD HIq.

23:31  yImev legh Daq the HIq ghorgh 'oH ghaH Doq, ghorgh 'oH sparkles Daq the HIvje', ghorgh 'oH goes bIng smoothly.

23:32  Daq the pItlh, 'oH choptaH rur a snake, je poisons rur a viper.

23:33  lIj mInDu' DichDaq legh strange Dochmey, je lIj yab DichDaq imagine confusing Dochmey.

23:34  HIja', SoH DichDaq taH as ghaH 'Iv lies bIng Daq the midst vo' the biQ'a', joq as ghaH 'Iv lies Daq top vo' the rigging:

23:35  “ chaH hit jIH, je jIH ghaHta' ghobe' hurt! chaH qIp jIH, je jIH yImev feel 'oH! ghorgh DichDaq jIH wake Dung? jIH laH ta' 'oH again. jIH laH tu' another.”