but to them that rebuke him shall be delight, and a good blessing cometh upon them.

He kisseth the lips who giveth a right answer.

I went by the field of a sluggard, and by the vineyard of a man void of understanding;

and lo, it was all grown over with thistles, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and its stone wall was broken down.

Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me, I will render to the man according to his work.

Prepare thy work without, and put thy field in order, and afterwards build thy house.

Be not a witness against thy neighbour without cause; and wouldest thou deceive with thy lips?

Be not thou envious of evil men, neither desire to be with them;

Through wisdom is a house built, and by understanding it is established;

Deliver them that are taken forth unto death, and withdraw not from them that stagger to slaughter.

For the righteous falleth seven times, and riseth up again; but the wicked stumble into disaster.

Wisdom is too high for a fool: he will not open his mouth in the gate.

If thou losest courage in the day of trouble, thy strength is small.

Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thy heart be glad when he stumbleth;

Then I looked, I took it to heart; I saw, I received instruction:

A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest!

These things also come from the wise. It is not good to have respect of persons in judgment.

A wise man is strong, and a man of knowledge increaseth strength.

My son, fear Jehovah and the king: meddle not with them that are given to change.

For with good advice shalt thou make thy war; and in the multitude of counsellors there is safety.

If thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not, will not he that weigheth the hearts consider it? And he that preserveth thy soul, he knoweth it; and he rendereth to man according to his work.

Eat honey, my son, for it is good; and a honeycomb is sweet to thy taste:

He that deviseth to do evil shall be called a master of intrigues.

Fret not thyself because of evil-doers, and be not envious of the wicked:

The purpose of folly is sin, and the scorner is an abomination to men.

for their heart studieth destruction, and their lips talk of mischief.

He that saith unto the wicked, Thou art righteous, peoples shall curse him, nations shall abhor him;

so consider wisdom for thy soul; if thou hast found it, there shall be a result, and thine expectation shall not be cut off.

Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous; lay not waste his resting-place.

So shall thy poverty come as a roving plunderer, and thy penury as an armed man.

for there shall be no future to the evil man; the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.

and by knowledge are the chambers filled with all precious and pleasant substance.

For their calamity shall rise suddenly; and who knoweth the ruin of them both?

lest Jehovah see it, and it be evil in his sight, and he turn away his anger from him.