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Give instruction to a youth about his way, Even when he is old he turneth not from it.
Fear of Jehovah is a beginning of knowledge, Wisdom and instruction fools have despised!
Without a Vision is a people made naked, And whoso is keeping the law, O his happiness!
For as he hath thought in his soul, so is he, 'Eat and drink,' saith he to thee, And his heart is not with thee.
For receiving the instruction of wisdom, Righteousness, judgment, and uprightness,
The commencement of wisdom is the fear of Jehovah, And a knowledge of the Holy Ones is understanding.
Whoso is covering his transgressions prospereth not, And he who is confessing and forsaking hath mercy.
Whoso is sparing his rod is hating his son, And whoso is loving him hath hastened him chastisement.
A highway of the upright is, 'Turn from evil,' Whoso is preserving his soul is watching his way.
For understanding a proverb and its sweetness, Words of the wise and their acute sayings.
The first thing is wisdom -- get wisdom, And with all thy getting get understanding.
Get wisdom, get understanding, Do not forget, nor turn away From the sayings of my mouth.
The grace is false, and the beauty is vain, A woman fearing Jehovah, she may boast herself.
My son, if thou dost accept my sayings, And my commands dost lay up with thee,
A man with friends is to show himself friendly, And there is a lover adhering more than a brother!
Wine is a scorner -- strong drink is noisy, And any going astray in it is not wise.
If they say, 'Come with us, we lay wait for blood, We watch secretly for the innocent without cause,
Whoso is despising his neighbour lacketh heart, And a man of understanding keepeth silence.
O the happiness of a man who hath found wisdom, And of a man who bringeth forth understanding.
Rivulets of waters is the heart of a king in the hand of Jehovah, Wherever He pleaseth He inclineth it.
Better is a little with the fear of Jehovah, Than much treasure, and tumult with it.
A name is chosen rather than much wealth, Than silver and than gold -- good grace.
My son, to my words give attention, To my sayings incline thine ear,
Whoso is loving instruction, is loving knowledge, And whoso is hating reproof is brutish.
A fountain of life is the mouth of the righteous, And the mouth of the wicked cover doth violence.
Folly is bound up in the heart of a youth, The rod of chastisement putteth it far from him.
And the path of the righteous is as a shining light, Going and brightening till the day is established,
In transgression of the lips is the snare of the wicked, And the righteous goeth out from distress.
'Till when, ye simple, do ye love simplicity? And have scorners their scorning desired? And do fools hate knowledge?
A brother transgressed against is as a strong city, And contentions as the bar of a palace.
The father of the righteous rejoiceth greatly, The begetter of the wise rejoiceth in him.
Turn back at my reproof, lo, I pour forth to you my spirit, I make known my words with you.
At the head of the multitudes she calleth, In the openings of the gates, In the city her sayings she saith:
So are the paths of every gainer of dishonest gain, The life of its owners it taketh.
A busybody is revealing secret counsel, And the faithful of spirit is covering the matter.
From the fruit of the mouth is one satisfied with good, And the deed of man's hands returneth to him.
Better is an allowance of green herbs and love there, Than a fatted ox, and hatred with it.
Because I have called, and ye refuse, I stretched out my hand, and none is attending,
The wise is fearing and turning from evil, And a fool is transgressing and is confident.
A city of the mighty hath the wise gone up, And bringeth down the strength of its confidence.
A spring troubled, and a fountain corrupt, Is the righteous falling before the wicked.
And they eat of the fruit of their way, And from their own counsels they are filled.
From the fruit of a man's mouth is his belly satisfied, From the increase of his lips he is satisfied.
Exalt her, and she doth lift thee up, She honoureth thee, when thou dost embrace her.
Evil one suffereth when he hath been surety for a stranger, And whoso is hating suretyship is confident.
Better is humility of spirit with the poor, Than to apportion spoil with the proud.
In the twilight -- in the evening of day, In the darkness of night and blackness.
Whoso is digging a pit falleth into it, And the roller of a stone, to him it turneth.
For whom Jehovah loveth He reproveth, Even as a father the son He is pleased with.
Whoso is loving transgression is loving debate, Whoso is making high his entrance is seeking destruction.
When your fear cometh as destruction, And your calamity as a hurricane doth come, When on you come adversity and distress.
In the lips of the intelligent is wisdom found, And a rod is for the back of him who is lacking understanding.
A traveller to life is he who is keeping instruction, And whoso is forsaking rebuke is erring.
Whoso uttereth faithfulness declareth righteousness, And a false witness -- deceit.
The wicked is getting a lying wage, And whoso is sowing righteousness -- a true reward.
Whoso is covering hatred with lying lips, And whoso is bringing out an evil report is a fool.
To the wise in heart is called, 'Intelligent,' And sweetness of lips increaseth learning.
The wise in any matter findeth good, And whoso is trusting in Jehovah, O his happiness.
The tongue of the righteous is chosen silver, The heart of the wicked -- as a little thing.
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.
If thou hast been wise, thou hast been wise for thyself, And thou hast scorned -- thyself bearest it.
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.
And whoso is hearkening to me dwelleth confidently, And is quiet from fear of evil!'
For the churning of milk bringeth out butter, And the wringing of the nose bringeth out blood, And the forcing of anger bringeth out strife!
She giveth to thy head a wreath of grace, A crown of beauty she doth give thee freely.
The wealth of the rich is his strong city, The ruin of the poor is their poverty.
For the turning of the simple slayeth them, And the security of the foolish destroyeth them.
The fear of Jehovah is to life, And satisfied he remaineth -- he is not charged with evil.
Whoso is earnestly seeking good Seeketh a pleasing thing, And whoso is seeking evil -- it meeteth him.
Deceit is in the heart of those devising evil, And to those counselling peace is joy.
The mouth of the righteous uttereth wisdom, And the tongue of frowardness is cut out.
Lest strangers be filled with thy power, And thy labours in the house of a stranger,
The feared thing of the wicked it meeteth him, And the desire of the righteous is given.
Whoso is refusing instruction -- poverty and shame, And whoso is observing reproof is honoured.
Whoso is withholding corn, the people execrate him, And a blessing is for the head of him who is selling.
The righteous searcheth his companion, And the way of the wicked causeth them to err.
Now in an out-place, now in broad places, And near every corner she lieth in wait) --
A false witness who doth breathe out lies -- And one sending forth contentions between brethren.
The perverse of heart findeth not good, And the turned in his tongue falleth into evil.
For better is her merchandise Than the merchandise of silver, And than gold -- her increase.
A fountain of life is understanding to its possessors, The instruction of fools is folly.
In a way of wisdom I have directed thee, I have caused thee to tread in paths of uprightness.
Whoso is despising his neighbour sinneth, Whoso is favouring the humble, O his happiness.
Folly is joy to one lacking heart, And a man of intelligence directeth his going.
A lying tongue hateth its bruised ones, And a flattering mouth worketh an overthrow!
Who is simple? let him turn aside hither.' And whoso lacketh heart -- she said to him,
Joy is to a man in the answer of his mouth, And a word in its season -- how good!
And she laid hold on him, and kissed him, She hath hardened her face, and saith to him,
A tree of life she is to those laying hold on her, And whoso is retaining her is happy.
An abomination to Jehovah are a stone and a stone, And balances of deceit are not good.
The heart of the wise causeth his mouth to act wisely, And by his lips he increaseth learning,
Therefore suddenly cometh his calamity, Instantly he is broken -- and no healing.
She turneth him aside with the abundance of her speech, With the flattery of her lips she forceth him.
The heart of the righteous meditateth to answer, And the mouth of the wicked uttereth evil things.
Near the field of a slothful man I passed by, And near the vineyard of a man lacking heart.
Then understandest thou righteousness, And judgment, and uprightness -- every good path.
Whoso is slow to anger is of great understanding, And whoso is short in temper is exalting folly.
Do not they err who are devising evil? And kindness and truth are to those devising good,
The eating of much honey is not good, Nor a searching out of one's own honour -- honour.
Be not afraid of sudden fear, And of the desolation of the wicked when it cometh.
The face of the intelligent is to wisdom, And the eyes of a fool -- at the end of the earth.
To execute inventions is as play to a fool, And wisdom to a man of understanding.
The slothful hath hidden his hand in a dish, Even unto his mouth he bringeth it not back.
My son! if thou hast been surety for thy friend, Hast stricken for a stranger thy hand,
Whoso is tilling the ground is satisfied with bread, And whoso is pursuing vanities is lacking heart,
The bandages of a wound thou removest with the evil, Also the plagues of the inner parts of the heart!
The desire of the righteous is only good, The hope of the wicked is transgression.
To deliver thee from the strange woman, From the stranger who hath made smooth her sayings,
One acquainted with knowledge is sparing his words, And the cool of temper is a man of understanding.
An oppressor of the poor reproacheth his Maker, And whoso is honouring Him Is favouring the needy.
Even a fool keeping silence is reckoned wise, He who is shutting his lips intelligent!
Whoso is walking in integrity walketh confidently, And whoso is perverting his ways is known.
The slothful roasteth not his hunting, And the wealth of a diligent man is precious.
And thou hast howled in thy latter end, In the consumption of thy flesh and thy food,
As the passing by of a hurricane, So the wicked is not, And the righteous is a foundation age-during.
Whoso is troubling his own house inheriteth wind, And a servant is the fool to the wise of heart.
Better is my fruit than gold, even fine gold, And mine increase than choice silver.
And lo, it hath gone up -- all of it -- thorns! Covered its face have nettles, And its stone wall hath been broken down.
Consulting his eyes to devise froward things, Moving his lips he hath accomplished evil.
As vinegar to the teeth, And as smoke to the eyes, So is the slothful to those sending him.
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.
And she hath sat at the opening of her house, On a throne -- the high places of the city,
If thou liest down, thou art not afraid, Yea, thou hast lain down, And sweet hath been thy sleep.
Abundance of food -- the tillage of the poor, And substance is consumed without judgment.
The way of the slothful is as a hedge of briers, And the path of the upright is raised up.
Say not, 'As he did to me, so I do to him, I render to each according to his work.'
Prepare in an out-place thy work, And make it ready in the field -- go afterwards, Then thou hast built thy house.
In thy walking thy step is not straitened, And if thou runnest, thou stumblest not.
An abomination to Jehovah are thoughts of wickedness, And pure are sayings of pleasantness.
A provocation to his father is a foolish son, And bitterness to her that bare him.
The righteous is eating to the satiety of his soul, And the belly of the wicked lacketh!
The wicked hath desired the net of evil doers, And the root of the righteous giveth.
Frowardness is in his heart, devising evil at all times, Contentions he sendeth forth.
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.
The good bringeth forth favour from Jehovah, And the man of wicked devices He condemneth.
The hope of the righteous is joyful, And the expectation of the wicked perisheth.
In the death of a wicked man, hope perisheth, And the expectation of the iniquitous hath been lost.
Whoso is gathering in summer is a wise son, Whoso is sleeping in harvest is a son causing shame.
In His preparing the heavens I am there, In His decreeing a circle on the face of the deep,
Who is forsaking the guide of her youth, And the covenant of her God hath forgotten.
If thou hast been foolish in lifting up thyself, And if thou hast devised evil -- hand to mouth!
To cause thine ear to attend to wisdom, Thou inclinest thy heart to understanding,
In the heart of the intelligent wisdom doth rest. And in the midst of fools it is known.
Jehovah causeth not the soul of the righteous to hunger, And the desire of the wicked He thrusteth away.
And the wicked from the earth are cut off, And treacherous dealers plucked out of it!
In his wickedness is the wicked driven away, And trustful in his death is the righteous.
The righteousness of the perfect maketh right his way, And by his wickedness doth the wicked fall.
Say not thou to thy friend, 'Go, and return, and to-morrow I give,' And substance with thee.
In there being no depths, I was brought forth, In there being no fountains heavy with waters,
In the multitude of a people is the honour of a king, And in lack of people the ruin of a prince.
In righteousness are all the sayings of my mouth, Nothing in them is froward and perverse.
For over-against the eyes of Jehovah are the ways of each, And all his paths He is pondering.
Blessings are for the head of the righteous, And the mouth of the wicked cover doth violence.
And hast said, 'How have I hated instruction, And reproof hath my heart despised,
The righteousness of the upright delivereth them, And in mischief the treacherous are captured.
Whoso is begetting a fool hath affliction for it, Yea, the father of a fool rejoiceth not.
A man is not established by wickedness, And the root of the righteous is not moved.
For they sleep not if they do not evil, And their sleep hath been taken violently away, If they cause not some to stumble.
And thou hast been as one lying down in the heart of the sea, And as one lying down on the top of a mast.
And I have not hearkened to the voice of my directors, And to my teachers have not inclined mine ear.
That thou dost go in the way of the good, And the paths of the righteous dost keep.
To preserve thee from an evil woman, From the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman.
According to his wisdom is a man praised, And the perverted of heart becometh despised.
And he directeth me, and he saith to me: 'Let thy heart retain my words, Keep my commands, and live.
As a little thing I have been all evil, In the midst of an assembly and a company.
His own iniquities do capture the wicked, And with the ropes of his sin he is holden.
The righteous from distress is drawn out, And the wicked goeth in instead of him.
Then I am near Him, a workman, And I am a delight -- day by day. Rejoicing before Him at all times,
While He had not made the earth, and out-places, And the top of the dusts of the world.
A worthless witness scorneth judgment, And the mouth of the wicked swalloweth iniquity.
Better is the lightly esteemed who hath a servant, Than the self-honoured who lacketh bread.
At the side of the gates, at the mouth of the city, The entrance of the openings, she crieth aloud,
A hind of loves, and a roe of grace! Let her loves satisfy thee at all times, In her love magnify thyself continually.
The words of the wicked are: 'Lay wait for blood,' And the mouth of the upright delivereth them.
Hast been snared with sayings of thy mouth, Hast been captured with sayings of thy mouth,
And he hath not known that Rephaim are there, In deep places of Sheol her invited ones!
In thy going up and down, it leadeth thee, In thy lying down, it watcheth over thee, And thou hast awaked -- it talketh with thee.
Do this now, my son, and be delivered, For thou hast come into the hand of thy friend. Go, trample on thyself, and strengthen thy friend,
For a harlot consumeth unto a cake of bread, And an adulteress the precious soul hunteth.
The evil have bowed down before the good, And the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
Let them not turn aside from thine eyes, Preserve them in the midst of thy heart.
In His setting for the sea its limit, And the waters transgress not His command, In His decreeing the foundations of earth,
They do not despise the thief, When he stealeth to fill his soul when he is hungry,
He dieth without instruction, And in the abundance of his folly magnifieth himself!
Be not a witness for nought against thy neighbour, Or thou hast enticed with thy lips.
He is going after her straightway, As an ox unto the slaughter he cometh, And as a fetter unto the chastisement of a fool,
And why dost thou magnify thyself, My son, with a stranger? And embrace the bosom of a strange woman?
A desire accomplished is sweet to the soul, And an abomination to fools is: Turn from evil.
A labouring man hath laboured for himself, For his mouth hath caused him to bend over it.
Therefore I have come forth to meet thee, To seek earnestly thy face, and I find thee.
The instructor of a scorner Is receiving for it -- shame, And a reprover of the wicked -- his blemish.
Rejoicing in the habitable part of His earth, And my delights are with the sons of men.
So is he who hath gone in unto the wife of his neighbour, None who doth touch her is innocent.
Give to the wise, and he is wiser still, Make known to the righteous, And he increaseth learning.
See not wine when it showeth itself red, When it giveth in the cup its colour, It goeth up and down through the upright.
To preserve thee from a strange woman, From a stranger who hath made smooth her sayings.
Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee, Give reproof to the wise, and he loveth thee.
The curse of Jehovah is in the house of the wicked. And the habitation of the righteous He blesseth.
The fear of Jehovah is to hate evil; Pride, and arrogance, and an evil way, And a froward mouth, I have hated.
Whoso is lending to Jehovah is favouring the poor, And his deed He repayeth to him.
Till an arrow doth split his liver, As a bird hath hastened unto a snare, And hath not known that it is for its life.
When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, Thou considerest diligently that which is before thee,
A bag of money he hath taken in his hand, At the day of the new moon he cometh to his house.'
A snare to a man is he hath swallowed a holy thing, And after vows to make inquiry.
Withhold not from a youth chastisement, When thou smitest him with a rod he dieth not.
Without counsels do a people fall, And deliverance is in a multitude of counsellors.
A tower of strength is the name of Jehovah, Into it the righteous runneth, and is set on high.
A froward man sendeth forth contention, A tale-bearer is separating a familiar friend.
A wise son -- the instruction of a father, And a scorner -- he hath not heard rebuke.
And I do see among the simple ones, I discern among the sons, A young man lacking understanding,
All the day desiring he hath desired, And the righteous giveth and withholdeth not.
The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, And whoso is hearkening to counsel is wise.
She hath slaughtered her slaughter, She hath mingled her wine, Yea, she hath arranged her table.
The soul of the slothful is desiring, and hath not. And the soul of the diligent is made fat.
All the ways of a man are pure in his own eyes, And Jehovah is pondering the spirits.
Who is simple? let him turn aside hither.' Whoso lacketh heart: she hath said to him,
When a man's ways please Jehovah, even his enemies, He causeth to be at peace with him.
Words of a Gatherer, son of an obedient one, the declaration, an affirmation of the man: -- I have wearied myself for God, I have wearied myself for God, and am consumed.
Labour not to make wealth, From thine own understanding cease, Dost thou cause thine eyes to fly upon it? Then it is not.
She hath sent forth her damsels, She crieth on the tops of the high places of the city:
'Come, eat of my bread, And drink of the wine I have mingled.
For an object of desire he who is separated doth seek, With all wisdom he intermeddleth.
The righteous is walking habitually in his integrity, O the happiness of his sons after him!
Without counsel is the making void of purposes, And in a multitude of counsellors it is established.
She also, as catching prey, lieth in wait, And the treacherous among men she increaseth.
The righteous knoweth the life of his beast, And the mercies of the wicked are cruel.
Better to sit on a corner of the roof, Than with a woman of contentions and a house of company.
Balances of deceit are an abomination to Jehovah, And a perfect weight is His delight.
All things hath Jehovah wrought for Himself, And also the wicked worketh for a day of evil.
Let not kindness and truth forsake thee, Bind them on thy neck, Write them on the tablet of thy heart,
The sacrifice of the wicked is abomination, Much more when in wickedness he bringeth it.
Better is a dry morsel, and rest with it, Than a house full of the sacrifices of strife.
Better is the slow to anger than the mighty, And the ruler over his spirit than he who is taking a city.
Whoso is keeping his mouth, is keeping his soul, Whoso is opening wide his lips -- ruin to him!
Hope prolonged is making the heart sick, And a tree of life is the coming desire.
Who went up to heaven, and cometh down? Who hath gathered the wind in his fists? Who hath bound waters in a garment? Who established all ends of the earth? What is His name? and what His son's name? Surely thou knowest!
The wicked have fled and there is no pursuer. And the righteous as a young lion is confident.
The wisdom of a man hath deferred his anger, And his glory is to pass over transgression.
O the happiness of the man hearkening to me, To watch at my doors day by day, To watch at the door-posts of my entrance.
There is who is scattering, and yet is increased, And who is keeping back from uprightness, only to want.
Wealth from vanity becometh little, And whoso is gathering by the hand becometh great.
If he who is hating thee doth hunger, cause him to eat bread, And if he thirst, cause him to drink water.
Proverbs of Solomon. A wise son causeth a father to rejoice, And a foolish son is an affliction to his mother.
The honour of God is to hide a thing, And the honour of kings to search out a matter.
Every wise woman hath builded her house, And the foolish with her hands breaketh it down.
In kindness and truth pardoned is iniquity, And in the fear of Jehovah Turn thou aside from evil.
Poor is he who is working -- a slothful hand, And the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
Better is the poor walking in his integrity, Than the perverse in his lips, who is a fool.
Lo, the righteous in the earth is recompensed, Surely also the wicked and the sinner!
In the multiplying of the righteous the people rejoice, And in the ruling of the wicked the people sigh.
A rash speaker is like piercings of a sword, And the tongue of the wise is healing.
Vanity and a lying word put far from me, Poverty or wealth give not to me, Cause me to eat the bread of my portion,
Chastise thy son, for there is hope, And to put him to death lift not up thy soul.
The breath of man is a lamp of Jehovah, Searching all the inner parts of the heart.
Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? Who hath contentions? who hath plaint? Who hath wounds without cause? Who hath redness of eyes?
He is oppressing the poor to multiply to him, He is giving to the rich -- only to want.
The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to Jehovah, And the prayer of the upright is His delight.
The purposes of the diligent are only to advantage, And of every hasty one, only to want.
The prudent hath seen the evil, and is hidden, And the simple have passed on, and are punished.
The beauty of young men is their strength, And the honour of old men is grey hairs.
If from delivering those taken to death, And those slipping to the slaughter -- thou keepest back.
Whoso is covering transgression is seeking love, And whoso is repeating a matter Is separating a familiar friend.
In the abundance of words transgression ceaseth not, And whoso is restraining his lips is wise.
Even by his actions a youth maketh himself known, Whether his work be pure or upright.
For seven times doth the righteous fall and rise, And the wicked stumble in evil.
From his ways is the backslider in heart filled, And a good man -- from his fruits.
Whoso is walking in his uprightness is fearing Jehovah, And the perverted in his ways is despising Him.
All the days of the afflicted are evil, And gladness of heart is a perpetual banquet.
Whoso is turning his ear from hearing the law, Even his prayer is an abomination.
Whoso is trusting in his heart is a fool, And whoso is walking in wisdom is delivered.
To get wisdom -- how much better than gold, And to get understanding to be chosen than silver!
Righteous is the first in his own cause, His neighbour cometh and hath searched him.
House and wealth are the inheritance of fathers, And from Jehovah is an understanding wife.
Whoso is shutting his ear from the cry of the poor, He also doth cry, and is not answered.
An abomination to Jehovah is every proud one of heart, Hand to hand he is not acquitted.
Also these are Proverbs of Solomon, that men of Hezekiah king of Judah transcribed: --
Whoso is vilifying his father and his mother, Extinguished is his lamp in blackness of darkness.
Her sons have risen up, and pronounce her happy, Her husband, and he praiseth her,
(The wise doth hear and increaseth learning, And the intelligent doth obtain counsels.)
A violent man enticeth his neighbour, And hath causeth him to go in a way not good.
Sayings of pleasantness are a honeycomb, Sweet to the soul, and healing to the bone.
Whoso is spoiling a father causeth a mother to flee, A son causing shame, and bringing confusion.
The remembrance of the righteous is for a blessing, And the name of the wicked doth rot.
Whoso is pursuing righteousness and kindness, Findeth life, righteousness, and honour.
A stedfast man hath multiplied blessings, And whoso is hasting to be rich is not acquitted.
Whoso is justifying the wicked, And condemning the righteous, Even both of these are an abomination to Jehovah.
A joyful heart maketh glad the face, And by grief of heart is the spirit smitten.
Deep waters are the words of a man's mouth, The fountain of wisdom is a flowing brook.
Let another praise thee, and not thine own mouth, A stranger, and not thine own lips.
Hear, ye sons, the instruction of a father, And give attention to know understanding.
Whoso is despising the Word is destroyed for it, And whoso is fearing the Command is repayed.
A man often reproved, hardening the neck, Is suddenly broken, and there is no healing.
A good man causeth sons' sons to inherit, And laid up for the righteous is the sinner's wealth.
A healed tongue is a tree of life, And perverseness in it -- a breach in the spirit.
An angry man stirreth up contention, And a furious man is multiplying transgression.
For a lamp is the command, And the law a light, And a way of life are reproofs of instruction,
He who committeth adultery with a woman lacketh heart, He is destroying his soul who doth it.
The lip of truth is established for ever, And for a moment -- a tongue of falsehood.
A refining pot is for silver, and a furnace for gold, And the trier of hearts is Jehovah.
A treasure to be desired, and oil, Is in the habitation of the wise, And a foolish man swalloweth it up.
Hearken to thy father, who begat thee, And despise not thy mother when she hath become old.
A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband, And as rottenness in his bones is one causing shame.
Hast thou seen a man speedy in his business? Before kings he doth station himself, He stations not himself before obscure men!
Incline thine ear, and hear words of the wise, And thy heart set to my knowledge,
The tongue of the wise maketh knowledge good, And the mouth of fools uttereth folly.
Better to dwell in a wilderness land, Than with a woman of contentions and anger.
Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart, And the sweetness of one's friend -- from counsel of the soul.
Not for kings, O Lemuel, Not for kings, to drink wine, And for princes a desire of strong drink.
A scorner smite, and the simple acts prudently, And give reproof to the intelligent, He understandeth knowledge.
A revealer of secret counsels is the busybody, And for a deceiver with his lips make not thyself surety.
Whoso is giving to the poor hath no lack, And whoso is hiding his eyes multiplied curses.
In the falling of thine enemy rejoice not, And in his stumbling let not thy heart be joyful,
Give ye to her of the fruit of her hands, And her works do praise her in the gates!
To the leech are two daughters, 'Give, give, Lo, three things are not satisfied, Four have not said 'Sufficiency;'
Counsel in the heart of a man is deep water, And a man of understanding draweth it up.
The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way, And the folly of fools is deceit.
A calamity to his father is a foolish son, And the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.
Whoso is tilling his ground is satisfied with bread, And whoso is pursuing vanity, Is filled with poverty.
Whoso is loving mirth is a poor man, Whoso is loving wine and oil maketh no wealth.
The righteous knoweth the plea of the poor, The wicked understandeth not knowledge.
Whoso is mocking at the poor Hath reproached his Maker, Whoso is rejoicing at calamity is not acquitted.
From the fruit of the mouth a man eateth good, And the soul of the treacherous -- violence.
A fool despiseth the instruction of his father, And whoso is regarding reproof is prudent.
Whoso is refusing instruction is despising his soul, And whoso is hearing reproof Is getting understanding.
An eye that mocketh at a father, And despiseth to obey a mother, Dig it out do ravens of the valley, And eat it do young eagles.
The house of the proud Jehovah pulleth down, And He setteth up the border of the widow.
A king by judgment establisheth a land, And one receiving gifts throweth it down.
Let not thy heart be envious at sinners, But -- in the fear of Jehovah all the day.
The making of treasures by a lying tongue, Is a vanity driven away of those seeking death.
The heart of the intelligent getteth knowledge, And the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge.
Sheol and destruction are before Jehovah, Surely also the hearts of the sons of men.
There is who is making himself rich, and hath nothing, Who is making himself poor, and wealth is abundant.
The heart of the intelligent seeketh knowledge, And the mouth of fools enjoyeth folly.
The beginning of contention is a letting out of waters, And before it is meddled with leave the strife.
Her hand she hath spread forth to the poor, Yea, her hands she sent forth to the needy.
The fear of a king is a growl as of a young lion, He who is causing him to be wroth is wronging his soul.
The words of a tale-bearer are as self-inflicted wounds, And they have gone down to the inner parts of the heart.
For whoso is finding me, hath found life, And bringeth out good-will from Jehovah.
Whoso is reproving a man afterwards findeth grace, More than a flatterer with the tongue.
As a bird by wandering, as a swallow by flying, So reviling without cause doth not come.
Better is a little with righteousness, Than abundance of increase without justice.
A multitude of men proclaim each his kindness, And a man of stedfastness who doth find?
Whoso is multiplying his wealth by biting and usury, For one favouring the poor doth gather it.
The prudent hath seen the evil, he is hidden, The simple have passed on, they are punished.
For an abomination to Jehovah is the perverted, And with the upright is His secret counsel.
Not comely for a fool is a lip of excellency, Much less for a noble a lip of falsehood.
Honey thou hast found -- eat thy sufficiency, Lest thou be satiated with it, and hast vomited it.
A false word the righteous hateth, And the wicked causeth abhorrence, and is confounded.
A scorner hath sought wisdom, and it is not, And knowledge to the intelligent is easy.
Because of winter the slothful plougheth not, He asketh in harvest, and there is nothing.
Love not sleep, lest thou become poor, Open thine eyes -- be satisfied with bread.
Why is this -- a price in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, And a heart there is none?
The slothful hath said, 'A lion is without, In the midst of the broad places I am slain.'
By the transgression of a land many are its heads. And by an intelligent man, Who knoweth right -- it is prolonged.
Whoso is sowing perverseness reapeth sorrow, And the rod of his anger weareth out.
Whoso is proud in soul stirreth up contention, And whoso is trusting on Jehovah is made fat.
Laying hold on the ears of a dog, Is a passer-by making himself wrath for strife not his own.
The heart knoweth its own bitterness, And with its joy a stranger doth not intermeddle.
For by plans thou makest for thyself war, And deliverance is in a multitude of counsellors.
They smote me, I have not been sick, They beat me, I have not known. When I awake -- I seek it yet again!'
The lips of the righteous know a pleasing thing, And the mouth of the wicked perverseness!
O the happiness of a man fearing continually, And whoso is hardening his heart falleth into evil.
Whoso is saluting his friend with a loud voice, In the morning rising early, A light thing it is reckoned to him.
Chastise thy son, and he giveth thee comfort, Yea, he giveth delights to thy soul.
When thou sayest, 'Lo, we knew not this.' Is not the Ponderer of hearts He who understandeth? And the Keeper of thy soul He who knoweth? And He hath rendered to man according to his work.
Thorns -- snares are in the way of the perverse, Whoso is keeping his soul is far from them.
Whoso is keeping the command is keeping his soul, Whoso is despising His ways dieth.
An abomination to kings is doing wickedness, For by righteousness is a throne established.
The light of the righteous rejoiceth, And the lamp of the wicked is extinguished.
An abomination to Jehovah is the way of the wicked, And whoso is pursuing righteousness He loveth.
A man of great wrath is bearing punishment, For, if thou dost deliver, yet again thou dost add.
Sweet to a man is the bread of falsehood, And afterwards is his mouth filled with gravel.
Chastisement is grievous to him who is forsaking the path, Whoso is hating reproof dieth.
She hath considered a field, and taketh it, From the fruit of her hands she hath planted a vineyard.
Better is the poor walking in his integrity, Than the perverse of ways who is rich.
An evil doer is attentive to lips of vanity, Falsehood is giving ear to a mischievous tongue.
In the mouth of a fool is a rod of pride, And the lips of the wise preserve them.
Many are the daughters who have done worthily, Thou hast gone up above them all.'
A generation is, that lightly esteemeth their father, And their mother doth not bless.
Accuse not a servant unto his lord, Lest he disesteem thee, and thou be found guilty.
A man who is wandering from the way of understanding, In an assembly of Rephaim resteth.
Whoso is keeping the law is an intelligent son, And a friend of gluttons, Doth cause his father to blush.
Clouds and wind, and rain there is none, Is a man boasting himself in a false gift.
She is not afraid of her household from snow, For all her household are clothed with scarlet.
Troubled for wealth is the man with an evil eye, And he knoweth not that want doth meet him.
Yea, she riseth while yet night, And giveth food to her household, And a portion to her damsels.
Acceptance of the face of the wicked is not good, To turn aside the righteous in judgment.
Thine own friend, and the friend of thy father, forsake not, And the house of thy brother enter not In a day of thy calamity, Better is a near neighbour than a brother afar off.
The wealth of the rich is the city of his strength, And as a wall set on high in his own imagination.
Whoso is getting heart is loving his soul, He is keeping understanding to find good.
A wise servant ruleth over a son causing shame, And in the midst of brethren He apportioneth an inheritance.
A ring of gold, and an ornament of pure gold, Is the wise reprover to an attentive ear.
Righteousness keepeth him who is perfect in the way, And wickedness overthroweth a sin offering.
Those forsaking the law praise the wicked, Those keeping the law plead against them.
Go not forth to strive, haste, turn, What dost thou in its latter end, When thy neighbour causeth thee to blush?
For three things hath earth been troubled, And for four -- it is not able to bear:
A stone and a stone, an ephah and an ephah, Even both of them are an abomination to Jehovah.
A man -- poor and oppressing the weak, Is a sweeping rain, and there is no bread.
A maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow, Is the man testifying against his neighbour a false testimony.
Whoso is taking away a garment in a cold day, Is as vinegar on nitre, And a singer of songs on a sad heart.
Many entreat the face of the noble, And all have made friendship to a man of gifts.
A stone of grace is the bribe in the eyes of its possessors, Whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.
A refining pot is for silver, and a furnace for gold, And a man according to his praise.
Ornamental coverings she hath made for herself, Silk and purple are her clothing.
Linen garments she hath made, and selleth, And a girdle she hath given to the merchant.
As a vessel of snow in a day of harvest, So is a faithful ambassador to those sending him, And the soul of his masters he refresheth.
In the house of the righteous is abundant strength, And in the increase of the wicked -- trouble.
The keeper of a fig-tree eateth its fruit, And the preserver of his master is honoured.
She hath perceived when her merchandise is good, Her lamp is not extinguished in the night.
A man loving wisdom rejoiceth his father, And a friend of harlots destroyeth wealth.
A bad tooth, and a tottering foot, Is the confidence of the treacherous in a day of adversity.
Whoso is sharing with a thief is hating his own soul, Execration he heareth, and telleth not.
A satiated soul treadeth down a honeycomb, And to a hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour's house, Lest he be satiated with thee, and have hated thee.
A leader lacking understanding multiplieth oppressions, Whoso is hating dishonest gain prolongeth days.
Substance, gold, and a multitude of rubies, Yea, a precious vessel, are lips of knowledge.
Better to sit on a corner of a roof, Than with a woman of contentions, and a house of company.
The wrath of a king is a growl as of a young lion, And as dew on the herb his good-will.
The delight of kings are righteous lips, And whoso is speaking uprightly he loveth,
The way of the eagle in the heavens, The way of a serpent on a rock, The way of a ship in the heart of the sea, And the way of a man in youth.
So -- the way of an adulterous woman, She hath eaten and hath wiped her mouth, And hath said, 'I have not done iniquity.'
Whoso is saying to the wicked, 'Thou art righteous,' Peoples execrate him -- nations abhor him.
So is the knowledge of wisdom to thy soul, If thou hast found that there is a posterity And thy hope is not cut off.
With the coming of the wicked come also hath contempt, And with shame -- reproach.
A man oppressed with the blood of a soul, Unto the pit fleeth, none taketh hold on him.
Whoso is bringing up his servant delicately, from youth, At his latter end also he is continuator.
The words of a tale-bearer are as self-inflicted wounds, And they have gone down to the inner parts of the heart.
The wicked is an atonement for the righteous, And for the upright the treacherous dealer.
For a hated one when she ruleth, And a maid-servant when she succeedeth her mistress.
When the scorner is punished, the simple becometh wise, And in giving understanding to the wise He receiveth knowledge.
If thou dost beat the foolish in a mortar, Among washed things -- with a pestle, His folly turneth not aside from off him.
Great is the Former of all, And He is rewarding a fool, And is rewarding transgressors.
Whoso is causing the upright to err in an evil way, Into his own pit he doth fall, And the perfect do inherit good.
A stone is heavy, and the sand is heavy, And the anger of a fool Is heavier than they both.
Lay not wait, O wicked one, At the habitation of the righteous. Do not spoil his resting-place.
Coal to burning coals, and wood to fire, And a man of contentions to kindle strife.
In the light of a king's face is life, And his good-will is as a cloud of the latter rain.
A generation -- swords are their teeth, And knives -- their jaw-teeth, To consume the poor from earth, And the needy from among men.
The eyes of Jehovah have kept knowledge, And He overthroweth the words of the treacherous.
By words a servant is not instructed though he understand, And there is nothing answering.
The Righteous One is acting wisely Towards the house of the wicked, He is overthrowing the wicked for wickedness.
The soul of the wicked hath desired evil, Not gracious in his eyes is his neighbour.
Lest I become satiated, and have denied, And have said, 'Who is Jehovah?' And lest I be poor, and have stolen, And have laid hold of the name of my God.
All the brethren of the poor have hated him, Surely also his friends have been far from him, He is pursuing words -- they are not!
Whoso is robbing his father, or his mother, And is saying, 'It is not transgression,' A companion he is to a destroyer.
Thy cause plead with thy neighbour, And the secret counsel of another reveal not,
In the multiplying of the wicked transgression multiplieth, And the righteous on their fall do look.
In the exulting of the righteous the glory is abundant, And in the rising of the wicked man is apprehensive.
The slothful hath hid his hand in a dish, He is weary of bringing it back to his mouth.
He is cutting off feet, he is drinking injury, Who is sending things by the hand of a fool.
The heavens for height, and the earth for depth, And the heart of kings -- are unsearchable.
Take his garment, when a stranger hath been surety, And for a strange woman pledge it.
In the transgression of the evil is a snare, And the righteous doth sing and rejoice.
Sheol, and a restrained womb, Earth -- it is not satisfied with water, And fire -- it hath not said, 'Sufficiency,'
To cause thee to know the certainty of sayings of truth, To return sayings of truth to those sending thee.
Revealed was the hay, and seen the tender grass, And gathered the herbs of mountains.
For there is not a posterity to the evil, The lamp of the wicked is extinguished.
And by knowledge the inner parts are filled, With all precious and pleasant wealth.
As one who is binding a stone in a sling, So is he who is giving honour to a fool.
Thy morsel thou hast eaten thou dost vomit up, And hast marred thy words that are sweet.
Lest he drink, and forget the decree, And change the judgment of any of the sons of affliction.
An abomination to the righteous is the perverse man, And an abomination to the wicked is the upright in the way!
For they are pleasant when thou dost keep them in thy heart, They are prepared together for thy lips.
Whoso is hiding her hath hidden the wind, And the ointment of his right hand calleth out.
Take away the wicked before a king, And established in righteousness is his throne.
A thorn hath gone up into the hand of a drunkard, And a parable in the mouth of fools.
A wise man is judged by the foolish man, And he hath been angry, And he hath laughed, and there is no rest.
The poor and the man of frauds have met together, Jehovah is enlightening the eyes of them both.
When his voice is gracious trust not in him, For seven abominations are in his heart.
The favour of a king is to a wise servant, And an object of his wrath is one causing shame!
And a sufficiency of goats' milk is for thy bread, For bread to thy house, and life to thy damsels!
He drinketh, and forgetteth his poverty, And his misery he remembereth not again.
He accepteth not the appearance of any atonement, Yea, he doth not consent, Though thou dost multiply bribes!
In the rising of the wicked a man is hidden, And in their destruction the righteous multiply!
For better that he hath said to thee, 'Come thou up hither,' Than that he humble thee before a noble, Whom thine eyes have seen.
Lest Jehovah see, and it be evil in His eyes, And He hath turned from off him His anger.