1Yahweh controls what kings do [MTY] like he controls how streams flow;
2People always think that what they do is right,
3Doing what is right and fair is more acceptable to Yahweh
4Being proud and arrogant [DOU] is like a lamp [MTY] that guides wicked people;
5People who plan carefully will surely have plenty of what they need;
6Money that people acquire by cheating others by lying [MTY] to them will soon disappear like a mist,
7Wicked people refuse to do what is right/just,
8Guilty people continually do what is evil; it is as though [MET] they are walking on a crooked road;
9It is better to live in the corner of an attic/housetop by yourself
10Wicked people [SYN] are always wanting to do what is evil;
11When those who ridicule others are punished, even those who do not have good sense see that, and they become wise,
12God, the one who is completely righteous, knows what happens inside the houses of wicked people,
13There are people who refuse to listen when poor people cry out for help;
14When someone is angry with you,
15Good/Righteous people are happy when they see others do what is just/fair,
16Those who stop behaving like those who have good sense behave
17Those who spend their money to buy ◄things that give them pleasure/things that cause them to feel happy► will become poor;
18Wicked people bring on themselves the sufferings
19It is better to live alone in a desert
20Wise people have many valuable things in their houses,
21Those who always try to act in a fair and kind way toward others
22A wise army commander helps his troops climb over a wall to attack a city that is defended by a strong army,
23Those who are very careful about what they say [MTY]
24Those who make fun of everything that is good are proud and conceited [DOU];
25Lazy people, who refuse to work, will die of hunger
26All during the day wicked people desire to obtain things,
27Yahweh detests the sacrifices that wicked people offer to him;
28Those who tell lies in court will be punished;
29Wicked people pretend that they know everything,
30Thinking that we are wise, and that we understand many things, and that we have good insight,
31We can get horses ready to fight in a battle,