“Therefore they shall eat of the fruit of their own [wicked] way
And be satiated with [the penalty of] their own devices.

Now then, my sons, listen to me
And do not depart from (forget) the words of my mouth.

Therefore [the crushing weight of] his disaster will come suddenly upon him;
Instantly he will be broken, and there will be no healing or remedy [because he has no heart for God].

For jealousy enrages the [wronged] husband;
He will not spare [the guilty one] on the day of vengeance.

Now therefore, my sons, listen to me,
And pay attention to the words of my mouth.

“Now therefore, O sons, listen to me,
For blessed [happy, prosperous, to be admired] are they who keep my ways.

The lips of the righteous know (speak) what is acceptable,
But the mouth of the wicked knows (speaks) what is perverted (twisted).

Desire realized is sweet to the soul;
But it is detestable to fools to turn away from evil [which they have planned].

A rebellious man seeks only evil;
Therefore a cruel messenger will be sent against him.

The beginning of strife is like letting out water [as from a small break in a dam; first it trickles and then it gushes];
Therefore abandon the quarrel before it breaks out and tempers explode.

The lazy man does not plow when the winter [planting] season arrives;
So he begs at the [next] harvest and has nothing [to reap].

He who goes about as a gossip reveals secrets;
Therefore do not associate with a gossip [who talks freely or flatters].