Whoso is despising his neighbour lacketh heart, And a man of understanding keepeth silence.

A busybody is revealing secret counsel, And the faithful of spirit is covering the matter.

Evil one suffereth when he hath been surety for a stranger, And whoso is hating suretyship is confident.

A gracious woman retaineth honour, And terrible men retain riches.

A kind man is rewarding his own soul, And the fierce is troubling his own flesh.

The wicked is getting a lying wage, And whoso is sowing righteousness -- a true reward.

A ring of gold in the nose of a sow -- A fair woman and stubborn of behaviour.

Rightly is righteousness for life, And whoso is pursuing evil -- for his own death.

An abomination to Jehovah are the perverse of heart, And the perfect of the way are His delight.

Hand to hand, the wicked is not acquitted, And the seed of the righteous hath escaped.

Whoso is confident in his wealth he falleth, And as a leaf, the righteous flourish.

Whoso is earnestly seeking good Seeketh a pleasing thing, And whoso is seeking evil -- it meeteth him.

Whoso is withholding corn, the people execrate him, And a blessing is for the head of him who is selling.

The desire of the righteous is only good, The hope of the wicked is transgression.

Whoso is troubling his own house inheriteth wind, And a servant is the fool to the wise of heart.

The integrity of the upright leadeth them, And the perverseness of the treacherous destroyeth them.

In the good of the righteous a city exulteth, And in the destruction of the wicked is singing.

Wealth profiteth not in a day of wrath, And righteousness delivereth from death.

By the blessing of the upright is a city exalted, And by the mouth of the wicked thrown down.

With the mouth a hypocrite corrupteth his friend, And by knowledge the righteous are drawn out.

In the death of a wicked man, hope perisheth, And the expectation of the iniquitous hath been lost.

The righteousness of the perfect maketh right his way, And by his wickedness doth the wicked fall.

The righteousness of the upright delivereth them, And in mischief the treacherous are captured.

The righteous from distress is drawn out, And the wicked goeth in instead of him.

Without counsels do a people fall, And deliverance is in a multitude of counsellors.

The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, And whoso is taking souls is wise.

Balances of deceit are an abomination to Jehovah, And a perfect weight is His delight.

A liberal soul is made fat, And whoso is watering, he also is watered.

Pride hath come, and shame cometh, And with the lowly is wisdom.

There is who is scattering, and yet is increased, And who is keeping back from uprightness, only to want.

Lo, the righteous in the earth is recompensed, Surely also the wicked and the sinner!