Whoever stops his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself, but shall not be heard.

He who loves pleasure shall be a poor man; he who loves wine and oil shall not be rich.

He covets greedily all the day long; but the righteous gives and spares not.

Train up a child in the way he should go; and when he is old, he will not depart from it.

Have I not written to you excellent things in counsels and knowledge,

Do not rob the poor, because he is poor; nor press down the afflicted in the gate;

Make no friendship with an angry man; and you shall not go up with a man of fury,

Be not one of those who strike hands, of those who are sureties for debts.

Do not remove the old landmark which your fathers have set.

Do you see a man diligent in his business? He shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before unknown men.

Do not desire his delicacies, for they are deceitful food.

Do not labor to be rich; cease from your own understanding.

Do not eat the bread of him who has an evil eye, nor desire his dainty foods;

for as he thinks in his heart, so is he; Eat and drink, he says to you, but his heart is not with you.

Do not speak in the ears of a fool, for he will despise the wisdom of your words.

Do not remove the old landmarks, and do not enter into the fields of the fatherless;

Do not withhold correction from a boy, for if you beat him with the rod, he will not die.

Do not let your heart envy sinners; but be in the fear of Jehovah all the day long.

For surely there is a hereafter, and your hope shall not be cut off.

Do not be among those who drink much wine, among gluttons for flesh for themselves,

Listen to your father who sired you, and do not despise your mother when she is old.

Buy the truth, and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.

Do not look upon the wine when it is red, when it gives its color in the cup, when it goes down smoothly

saying, They struck me; I was not sick; they beat me, but I did not know it. When I awaken, I will add more. I will seek it again.

Do not be jealous of evil men, nor desire to be with them.

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

If you say, Behold, we did not know; does not He who searches the heart consider it? And the Keeper of your soul, does He know? And He repays to a man according to his works.

so shall the knowledge of wisdom be to your soul; when you have found it, then there shall be a reward, and your hope shall not be cut off.

Wicked one, do not lie in ambush at the dwelling of the righteous; do not spoil his resting place;

Do not rejoice when your enemy falls, and do not let your heart be glad when he stumbles;

Do not fret yourself because of evil ones, nor be jealous of the wicked;

for there shall not be a hereafter to the evil; the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.

My son, fear Jehovah and the king; and do not fellowship with those who are given to change;

These also are for the wise: To have respect of persons in judgment is not good.

Do not be a witness against your neighbor without cause, nor deceive with your lips.

Do not say, I will do so to him as he has done to me; I will give to the man according to his work.

Do not put yourself forth in the presence of the king, and do not stand in the place of the great;

Do not go forth quickly to fight, lest you know not what to do in the end of it, when your neighbor has put you to shame.

Debate your cause with your neighbor; and do not uncover a secret to another,

lest he who hears it put you to shame, and your evil report turn not away.

It is not good to eat much honey; so for men to search their own glory is not glory.

As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honor is not becoming for a fool.

As the bird by wandering, as the swallow by flying, so the curse without cause shall not come.

Do not answer a fool according to his foolishness, lest you also be like him.

Answer a fool according to his foolishness, so that he may not be wise in his own eyes.

The legs of the lame are not equal; so is a parable in the mouth of fools.

He who passes by enraging himself over strife not his own is like one who takes a dog by the ears,

so is the man who deceives his neighbor and says, Am I not joking?

When he makes his voice gracious, do not believe him; for seven hateful things are in his heart.

Do not boast yourself of tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring forth.

Let another man praise you, and not your mouth; a stranger, and not your lips.

Your own friend, and your father's friend, do not forsake them; nor go to your brother's house in the day of your trouble; better is a neighbor that is near than a brother far off.

Though you should pound a fool in a bowl with a bar in the midst of wheat, his foolishness will not depart from him.

For riches are not forever; nor the crown from generation to generation.

Evil men do not understand judgment; but those who seek Jehovah understand all things.

He who covers his sins shall not be blessed; but whoever confesses and leaves them shall have mercy.

A man who is pressed down with the blood of a soul shall flee to the pit; do not let them uphold him.

A faithful man shall overflow with blessings, but he who makes haste to be rich shall not be innocent.

To have respect of persons is not good; yea, for a piece of bread a man will transgress.

He who hastens to be rich has an evil eye, and does not know that poverty will come upon him.

He who gives to the poor shall not lack, but he who hides his eyes shall have many a curse.

A man who flatters his neighbor spreads a net for his feet.

The righteous knows the plea of the poor; the wicked cares not to know it.

A servant will not be corrected by words, for though he understands, he will not answer.

He who shares with a thief hates his own soul; he hears an oath and does not tell.

Surely I am more like an animal than any man, and do not have the understanding of a man.

I have not learned wisdom, nor the knowledge of the holy.

Do not add to His Words, lest He reprove you and you be found a liar.

I have asked two things from You; do not deny them before I die;

Do not accuse a servant to his master, lest he curse you, and you be found guilty.

There is a generation that curses their father, and does not bless their mother.

There is a generation that are pure in their own eyes, and yet is not washed from their own filth.

The grave; and the barren womb, the earth not filled with water, and the fire, have not said, Enough.

Three things are too wonderful for me, yea, four which I do not know:

Under three things the earth quakes, and under four it is not able to bear up:

the ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their food in the summer;

the rock-badgers are not a mighty people, yet they make their houses in the rock;

a lion is mighty among beasts and does not turn away for any;

Do not give your strength to women, nor your ways to that which destroys kings.

It is not for kings, O Lemuel, not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes to lust for strong drink;

The heart of her husband trusts safely in her, so that he shall have no need of plunder.

She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life.

She also rises while it is still night, and gives food to her household, and a share to her young women.

She sees that her merchandise is good; her lamp does not go out by night.

She is not afraid of the snow for her household; for all her household are clothed with scarlet.

She looks well to the ways of her household, and does not eat the bread of idleness.