Proverbs 20:12–15

12 Ears that hear and eyes that see—

the Lord has made them both.

13 Do not love sleep or you will grow poor;

stay awake and you will have food to spare.

14 “It’s no good, it’s no good!” says the buyer—

then goes off and boasts about the purchase.

15 Gold there is, and rubies in abundance,

but lips that speak knowledge are a rare jewel.

12 The hearing ear, and the seeing eye,

The Lord hath made even both of them.

13 Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty;

Open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.

14 It is naught, it is naught, saith the buyer:

But when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.

15 There is gold, and a multitude of rubies:

But the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.

12 Ears to hear and eyes to see—

both are gifts from the Lord.

13 If you love sleep, you will end in poverty.

Keep your eyes open, and there will be plenty to eat!

14 The buyer haggles over the price, saying, “It’s worthless,”

then brags about getting a bargain!

15 Wise words are more valuable

than much gold and many rubies.

12 The hearing ear and the seeing eye,

The Lord has made them both.

13 Do not love sleep, lest you come to poverty;

Open your eyes, and you will be satisfied with bread.

14 “It is good for nothing,” cries the buyer;

But when he has gone his way, then he boasts.

15 There is gold and a multitude of rubies,

But the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.

12 The Lord has made both these things:

ears to hear and eyes to see.

13 If you love to sleep, you will be poor.

If you stay awake, you will have plenty of food.

14 Buyers say, “This is bad. It’s no good.”

Then they go away and brag about what they bought.

15 There is gold and plenty of rubies,

but only a few people speak with knowledge.

12 The hearing ear, and the seeing eye,

Jehovah hath made even both of them.

13 Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty;

Open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.

14 It is bad, it is bad, saith the buyer;

But when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.

15 There is gold, and abundance of rubies;

But the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.

12 The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, Jehovah hath made even both of them.

13 Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.

14 Bad! bad! saith the buyer; but when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.

15 There is gold, and a multitude of rubies; but the lips of knowledge are a precious Jewel.

12 The ear that hears, 

the eye that sees— 

the Lord made them both. 

13 Do not love sleep or you will end up poor. 

Keep your eyes open, and you will have plenty to eat. 

14 “Bad! Bad!” says the buyer. 

Then, as he goes away, he brags ⸤about his bargain⸥. 

15 There are gold and plenty of jewels, 

but the lips of knowledge are precious gems. 

12 The hearing ear and the seeing eye—

the Lord made them both.

13 Don’t love sleep, or you will become poor;

open your eyes, and you’ll have enough to eat.

14 “It’s worthless, it’s worthless!” the buyer says,

but after he is on his way, he gloats.

15 There is gold and a multitude of jewels,

but knowledgeable lips are a rare treasure.

12 The hearing ear and the seeing eye—

the Lord has made them both.

13 Do not love sleep, or else you will come to poverty;

open your eyes, and you will have plenty of bread.

14 “Bad, bad,” says the buyer,

then goes away and boasts.

15 There is gold and abundance of costly stones,

but the lips informed by knowledge are a precious jewel.

12 The ear that hears and the eye that sees,

Yahweh has made them both.

13 Do not love sleep, lest you become poor;

open your eyes and have plenty bread.

14 “Bad, bad,” the buyer will say,

but when one goes to him, then he will boast.

15 There is gold and many costly stones,

but precious jewels are lips of knowledge.

12 The Lord has made two things.

He has made ears that hear.

He has also made eyes that see.

13 Don’t love sleep, or you will become poor.

Stay awake, and you will have more food than you need.

14 “It’s no good. It’s no good!” says a buyer.

Then off he goes and brags about what he bought.

15 There is gold. There are plenty of rubies.

But lips that speak knowledge are a priceless jewel.

12 The hearing ear and the seeing eye,

The Lord has made both of them.

13 Do not love sleep, or you will become poor;

Open your eyes, and you will be satisfied with food.

14 “Bad, bad,” says the buyer,

But when he goes his way, then he boasts.

15 There is gold, and an abundance of jewels;

But the lips of knowledge are a more precious thing.