If they say - Come with us, - Let us lie in wait for blood, Let us watch in secret for him who is needlessly innocent;

Let us engulf them, like hades, alive, While in health, like them who are going down to the pit;

Yea he treasureth, for the upright, safety, A shield is he to them who walk in integrity,

From them who forsake the paths of rectitude, to walk in this ways of darkness;

Who rejoice to do wrong, exult in the perversities of the wrongful;

To rescue thee, from the woman that is a stranger, from the female unknown, who with her speeches seduceth;

Who forsaketh the friend of her youth, and, the covenant of her God, hath forgotten;

None who go in unto her, come back, neither attain they unto the paths of life:

For, whom Yahweh loveth, he correcteth, he causeth pain to the son in whom he delighteth.

How happy the man who hath found wisdom, and the man who draweth forth understanding,

A tree of life, is she, to them who secure her, - and, they who hold her fast, are every one to be pronounced happy.

Withhold not good from them who ask it, when it is in power of thy hand to do it:

For, life, they are, to them who find them, - and, to every part of one's flesh, they bring healing.

An abandoned man, a man of iniquity, is he who - goeth on in perversity of mouth;

So, he that goeth in unto his neighbour's wife, no man shall be guiltless who toucheth her!

That thou mayest be kept, from the woman that is a stranger, from the female unknown, who, with her speeches, doth flatter.

All of them, shall be plain, to them who would understand, and just, to such as would gain knowledge.

I love, them who love me, and, they who diligently seek me, find me:

That I may cause them who love me to inherit substance, and, their treasuries, I may fill.

Now, therefore, ye sons, hearken to me, for how happy are they who, to my ways, pay regard!

But, he that misseth me, wrongeth his own soul, all who hate me, love death.

To invite them who pass by the way, who are going straight on in their paths:

He becometh poor, who dealeth with a slack hand, but, the hand of the diligent, maketh rich.

As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so, is the sluggard, to them who send him.

As a ring of gold in the snout of a swine, is a woman of beauty who hath abandoned discretion.

There is who scattereth, and increaseth yet more, and who withholdeth of what is due, only to come to want.

There is who babbleth, as with thrusts of a sword, but, the tongue of the wise, hath healing.

There is who feigneth himself rich, yet hath nothing at all, who pleadeth poverty, yet hath great substance.

He that walketh in his uprightness, is one who revereth Yahweh, but, he that is crooked in his way, is one who despiseth him.

Shall they not, become vagrants, who devise evil? but, lovingkindness and faithfulness, be to them who devise good.

The oppressor of the poor, hath reproached his Maker, but he that sheweth favour to the needy, is one who, holdeth Him in honour.

The good-pleasure of a king, is due to a servant who is discreet, but, his indignation, shall be against him that bringeth shame.

A scoffer, loveth not, one who reproveth him, unto the wise, doth he not go.

He, troubleth his own house, who graspeth with greed, but, he that hateth gifts, shall live.

An abomination to Yahweh, is every one who is haughty in heart, hand to hand, he shall not be held innocent.

The wrath of a king, meaneth messengers of death, but, a man who is wise, will appease it.

The highway of the upright, is to avoid evil, He preserveth his soul, who guardeth his way.

A prudent servant, shall rule over a son who causeth shame, and, in the midst of brothers, shall he share the inheritance.

Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a dullard? that he who is without sense, may acquire wisdom.

A man lacking sense, is one who striketh hands, giving security, before his neighbour.

A lover of transgression, is one who loveth strife, he that heighteneth his door, seeketh grievous harm.

Sparing of his words, is one who valueth knowledge, and, of a thoughtful spirit, is a man of intelligence.

The spirit of a man, sustaineth his sickness, but, a dejected spirit, who can bear it?

Who hath found a wife, hath found a blessing, and hath obtained favour from Yahweh.

A man having many friends, shall come to ruin, but there is a loving one, who sticketh closer than a brother.

House and substance, are an inheritance from one's fathers, but, from Yahweh, cometh a wife who is prudent.

One who guardeth the commandment, guardeth his life, he that is reckless in his ways, shall die.

A lender to Yahweh, is one who sheweth favour to the poor, and, his good deed, He will pay him back.

The charm of a man, is his lovingkindness, - and better a poor man, than one who deceiveth.

Wine is, a scoffer, and strong drink, a brawler, every one therefore who erreth therein, is unwise.

Honour, hath the man who sitteth away from strife, but, any fool, may break through.

A kind man one may call, a great man, - but, a faithful man, who can find?

Who can say, I have cleansed my heart, I am pure from my sin?

Take his garment who is pledge for a stranger, - then, for a woman unknown, accept him as surety.

A revealer of secrets, is one who goeth about talebearing, therefore, with him who openeth his lips, shalt thou not have fellowship.

The gaining of treasures with a tongue of falsehood, is a vapour driven away, they who seek them seek death,

The man who wandereth from the way of discretion, in the gathered host of the shades, shall settle down.

Desirable treasure and oil, are in the home of the wise, but, a man who is a dullard, will destroy it.

A false witness, shall perish, but, the man who hearkeneth, with abiding effect, shall speak.

A deep chasm, is the mouth of strange women, he with whom Yahweh is indignant, falleth there.

To cause thee to know the meaning of faithful sayings, that thou mayest give back faithful sayings to them who ask thee.

Be not of them who strike hands, of them who are sureties for debts:

Seest thou a man prompt in his business? before kings, shall he stand, he shall not stand before men who are obscure.

Do not be among them who tipple with wine, - among them who are gluttons;

Hearken to thy father here, who begat thee, and despise not, when she is old, thy mother.

Rejoice shall thy father and thy mother, yea she, shall exult, who bare thee.

Who hath woe? Who hath outcry of pain? Who hath contentions? Who hath complaining? Who hath needless wounds? Who hath dullness of eyes?

They who tarry over wine, they who go in to search for mixed wine.

Deliver thou such as are being led forth to death, and, them who are tottering to slaughter, oh that thou wouldst hold back!

For, suddenly, shall arise their calamity; and, the misfortune of their years, who knoweth?

Lips, should one kiss with one who answereth in right words.

For better it be said to thee, Come up hither, - than that thou be put lower down before a noble, whom thine own eyes, have beheld.

As the cold of snow in the day of harvest, is a faithful messenger to them who send him, - when, the life of his masters, he restoreth.

Clouds and wind, when rain there is none, is the man who boasteth himself of a pretended gift.

A fountain fouled, a spring spoiled, is a righteous man tottering before one who is lawless.

A city broken down without a wall, is a man who hath no control over his own spirit.

One who cutteth off feet, one who drinketh down wrong, is he who sendeth a message by the hand of a dullard.

As an archer who woundeth every thing, so one who hireth a dullard, and a drunkard crossing the sea.

Wiser is the sluggard in his own eyes, than, seven persons, who can answer with judgment.

As he who layeth hold of the ears of a dog, is a passer-by, who giveth vent to his wrath over a quarrel, not his!

So, is a man who deceiveth his neighbour, and saith, Was not, I, in sport?

A false tongue, hateth them who are crushed by it, and, a flattering mouth, worketh occasion of stumbling.

The cruelty of rage, and the overflow of anger! But who can stand before, jealousy?

A poor man, who oppresseth the helpless, is like a rain beating down, leaving no food.

They who forsake instruction, praise one who is lawless, while, they who keep instruction, are at strife with them.

Wicked men, consider not justice, but, they who seek Yahweh, consider everything.

Better a poor man walking in his integrity, than one who is crooked - turning two ways, though, he, be rich.

How happy the man who is ever circumspect, whereas, he that hardeneth his heart, shall fall into calamity.

He that robbeth his father or his mother, and saith, It is no transgression, companion, is he to one who wasteth.

One who giveth to the poor, shall have no want, but, he that hideth his eyes, shall receive many a curse.

A man who loveth wisdom, gladdeneth his father, but, a companion of harlots, destroyeth wealth.

A man who flattereth his neighbour, spreadeth, a net, over his steps.

Who hath ascended the heavens and then descended? Who hath gathered the wind into his two hands? Who hath wrapped up the waters in a mantle? Who hath set up all the ends of the earth? What is his name and what the name of his son, when thou knowest?

Every saying of God is refined, A shield, is, he, to them who seek refuge in him.

Lest I be full, and deny, and say - Who is Yahweh? or lest I be impoverished and steal, and do violence to the Name of my God.

Do not give, to women, thy strength, nor thy ways, to them who ruin kings.

Lest he drink, and forget that which is decreed, and alter the plea of any who are sorely oppressed.

A virtuous woman, who can find? for, far beyond corals, is her worth.