When thou sittest at the table to eat with a lord, order thyself mannerly with the things that are set before thee.

And put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite.

and if thou wilt rule thy own self, be not over greedy of his meat, for meat beguileth and deceiveth.

Labour not to make wealth, From thine own understanding cease, Dost thou cause thine eyes to fly upon it? Then it is not.

Why wilt thou set thine eye upon the thing, which suddenly vanisheth away? For riches make themselves wings, and take their flight like an Eagle into the air.

Eat not thou with the envious, and desire not his meat,

Yea the morsels that thou hast eaten shalt thou parbreak and loose those sweet words.

In the ears of the foolish thou shalt not speak, for he will despise for the understanding of thy words.

Thou shalt not remove the old bound; and into the field of the orphans thou shalt not come:

Withhold not correction from the child; for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die thereof.

Thou smitest him with the rod; but thou deliverest his soul from hell.

Let not thine heart envy sinners: but be thou in the fear of the LORD all the day long.

Hear thou, my son, and be wise, and guide thine heart in the way.

Be not thou among quaffers of wine, Among gluttonous ones of flesh,

Hear to thy father that begat thee, and thou shalt not despise thy mother when growing old.

Truth, buy thou, but do not sell, wisdom, and correction, and understanding.

My son, thou shalt give thy heart to me, and thine eyes shall delight in my way.

Look not thou upon the wine, how red it is, and what a color it giveth in the glass.

Yea, thou shalt be as though thou slept in the midst of the sea, or on the top of the mast of a ship.

"They wounded me," shalt thou say, "but it hath not hurt me. They smote me, but I felt it not. When I am well awakened, I will go to the drink again."

Be not thou jealous over wicked men, and desire not thou to be among them.

For by wise counsel thou shalt make thy war: and in multitude of counsellers there is safety.

If thou be overseen and negligent in time of need, then is thy strength but small.

If thou forbear to deliver them that are drawn unto death, and those that are ready to be slain;

If thou wilt say, "I knew not of it"; Thinkest thou that he which made the hearts, doth not consider it? And that he which regardeth thy soul, seeth it not? Shall not he recompense every man according to his works?

My son, thou eatest honey and the sweet honeycomb, because it is good and sweet in thy mouth.

Even so shall the knowledge of wisdom be unto thy soul, as soon as thou hast gotten it. And there is good hope; yea, thy hope shall not be in vain.

Do not lie in wait, thou lawless man, against the home of the righteous, - neither destroy thou his place of rest;

Rejoice not thou at the fall of thine enemy; and let not thine heart be glad when he stumbleth.

Fret not thyself because of evil-doers; Neither be thou envious at the wicked:

My son, fear thou Jehovah and the king; And company not with them that are given to change:

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

First, make up thy work that is without, and look well unto that which thou hast in the field, and then build thine house.

Be not a witness for nought against thy neighbour, Or thou hast enticed with thy lips.

Thou shalt not say, According to what he did to me, thus will I do to him: I will turn back to the man according to his work.

Do not honour thyself before a king, nor, in the place of great men, do thou stand;

For better is it that it be said unto thee, Come up hither, Than that thou shouldest be put lower in the presence of the prince, Whom thine eyes have seen.

Go not forth hastily to strive, Lest thou know not what to do in the end thereof, When thy neighbor hath put thee to shame.

Thy contention, urge thou with thy neighbour, and, the secret of another, do not reveal:

Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, Lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it.

For thou wilt heap coals of fire upon his head, And Jehovah will reward thee.

Answer not a fool according to his folly, Lest thou also be like unto him.

Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? There is more hope of a fool than of him.

When his voice will compassionate, thou shalt not believe him, for seven abominations in his heart

Boast not thyself of tomorrow; For thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.

Thine own friend, and thy father's friend, see thou forsake not; but go not into thy brother's house in time of thy trouble. Better is a friend at hand than a brother far off.

My son, be wise, and thou shalt make me a glad heart; so that I shall make answer unto my rebukers.

Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with bruised grain, Yet will not his foolishness depart from him.

Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, And look well to thy herds:

The lambs shall clothe thee, and for the goats thou shalt have money to thy husbandry.

Thou shalt have goats' milk enough to feed thee, to uphold thy household, and to sustain thy maidens.

Hast thou seen a man hasty in his words? there is more hope of a fool than of him.

Who hath ascended up into the heavens, and descended? Who hath gathered the wind in his fists? Who hath bound the waters in a mantle? Who hath established all the ends of the earth? What is his name, and what is his son's name, if thou knowest?

Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.

Two things I require of thee, that thou will not deny me before I die.

Vanity and the word of falsehood remove far from me; thou wilt not give to me poverty and riches; feed me with bread of my allowance:

Speak not too much about a servant to his master, lest he curse thee, and thou be held guilty.

thou takest hold of the lizard with the hands, yet is she in kings' palaces.

If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself, or if thou hast thought evil, lay the hand upon thy mouth.

My son, thou son of my body: O my dear beloved son,

Thou shalt not give thy strength to women, and thy ways to the destroying of kings.

Be thou an advocate and stand in judgment thyself, to speak for all such as be dumb and sucourless.

Many daughters have done worthily, but thou excellest them all.