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A righteous man walks in integrity.
    Blessed are his children after him.

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(A)The righteous man walks in his integrity;
(B)His children are blessed after him.

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10 Differing weights and differing measures,
    both of them alike are an abomination to Yahweh.

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10 (A)Diverse weights and diverse measures,
They are both alike, an abomination to the Lord.

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14 “It’s no good, it’s no good,” says the buyer;
    but when he is gone his way, then he boasts.

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14 It is [a]good for nothing,” cries the buyer;
But when he has gone his way, then he boasts.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 20:14 Lit. evil, evil

17 Fraudulent food is sweet to a man,
    but afterwards his mouth is filled with gravel.

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17 (A)Bread gained by deceit is sweet to a man,
But afterward his mouth will be filled with gravel.

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25 It is a snare to a man to make a rash dedication,
    then later to consider his vows.

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25 It is a snare for a man to devote rashly something as holy,
And afterward to reconsider his vows.

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