He who is kind will have a blessing, for he gives of his bread to the poor.

Send away the man of pride, and argument will go out; truly fighting and shame will come to an end.

He whose heart is clean is dear to the Lord; for the grace of his lips the king will be his friend.

The eyes of the Lord keep knowledge, but by him the acts of the false man will be overturned.

The hater of work says, There is a lion outside: I will be put to death in the streets.

The mouth of strange women is a deep hole: he with whom the Lord is angry will go down into it.

Foolish ways are deep-seated in the heart of a child, but the rod of punishment will send them far from him.

He who is cruel to the poor for the purpose of increasing his profit, and he who gives to the man of wealth, will only come to be in need.

For the Lord will give support to their cause, and take the life of those who take their goods.

If you have nothing with which to make payment, he will take away your bed from under you.

Have you seen a man who is expert in his business? he will take his place before kings; his place will not be among low persons.

The food which you have taken will come up again, and your pleasing words will be wasted.

Say nothing in the hearing of a foolish man, for he will put no value on the wisdom of your words.

For their saviour is strong, and he will take up their cause against you.

Do not keep back training from the child: for even if you give him blows with the rod, it will not be death to him.

My son, if your heart becomes wise, I, even I, will be glad in heart;

And my thoughts in me will be full of joy when your lips say right things.

Have no envy of sinners in your heart, but keep in the fear of the Lord all through the day;

For without doubt there is a future, and your hope will not be cut off.

For those who take delight in drink and feasting will come to be in need; and through love of sleep a man will be poorly clothed

The father of the upright man will be glad, and he who has a wise child will have joy because of him.

Your eyes will see strange things, and you will say twisted things.

Yes, you will be like him who takes his rest on the sea, or on the top of a sail-support.

They have overcome me, you will say, and I have no pain; they gave me blows without my feeling them: when will I be awake from my wine? I will go after it again.

And by knowledge its rooms are full of all dear and pleasing things.

For by wise guiding you will overcome in war: and in a number of wise guides there is salvation.

He whose purposes are bad will be named a man of evil designs.

If you say, See, we had no knowledge of this: does not the tester of hearts give thought to it? and he who keeps your soul, has he no knowledge of it? and will he not give to every man the reward of his work?

So let your desire be for wisdom: if you have it, there will be a future, and your hope will not be cut off.

For an upright man, after falling seven times, will get up again: but trouble is the downfall of the evil.

For there will be no future for the evil man; the light of sinners will be put out.

For their downfall will come suddenly; and who has knowledge of the destruction of those in high positions?

He who says to the evil-doer, You are upright, will be cursed by peoples and hated by nations.

But those who say sharp words to him will have delight, and a blessing of good will come on them.

Say not, I will do to him as he has done to me; I will give the man the reward of his work.

And it was all full of thorns, and covered with waste plants, and its stone wall was broken down.

So loss will come on you like an outlaw, and your need like an armed man.

Take away the waste from silver, and a vessel will come out for the silver-worker.

Take away evil-doers from before the king, and the seat of his power will be made strong in righteousness.

Do not be quick to go to law about what you have seen, for what will you do in the end, when your neighbour has put you to shame?

Or your hearer may say evil of you, and your shame will not be turned away.

For so you will put coals of fire on his head, and the Lord will give you your reward.

It is not good to take much honey: so he who is not looking for honour will be honoured.

Do not give to the foolish man a foolish answer, or you will be like him.

Give a foolish man a foolish answer, or he will seem wise to himself.

Like an archer wounding all who go by, is a foolish man overcome by drink.

He who gets mixed up in a fight which is not his business, is like one who takes a dog by the ears while it is going by.

Though his hate is covered with deceit, his sin will be seen openly before the meeting of the people.

He who makes a hole in the earth will himself go falling into it: and on him by whom a stone is rolled the stone will come back again.

Oil and perfume make glad the heart, and the wise suggestion of a friend is sweet to the soul.

He who gives a blessing to his friend with a loud voice, getting up early in the morning, will have it put to his account as a curse.

He who keeps secret the secret of his friend, will get himself a name for good faith.

Whoever keeps a fig-tree will have its fruit; and the servant waiting on his master will be honoured.

Even if a foolish man is crushed with a hammer in a vessel among crushed grain, still his foolish ways will not go from him.

Take care to have knowledge about the condition of your flocks, looking well after your herds;

For wealth is not for ever, and money does not go on for all generations.

There will be goats' milk enough for your food, and for the support of your servant-girls.

Because of the sin of the land, its troubles are increased; but by a man of wisdom and knowledge they will be put out like a fire.

Evil men have no knowledge of what is right; but those who go after the Lord have knowledge of all things.

Anyone causing the upright to go wandering in an evil way, will himself go down into the hole he has made; but the upright will have good things for their heritage.

When the upright do well, there is great glory; but when evil-doers are lifted up, men do not let themselves be seen.

He who keeps his sins secret will not do well; but one who is open about them, and gives them up, will get mercy.

Happy is the man in whom is the fear of the Lord at all times; but he whose heart is hard will come into trouble.

The prince who has no sense is a cruel ruler; but he who has no desire to get profit for himself will have long life.

One who has been the cause of a man's death will go in flight to the underworld: let no man give him help.

He whose ways are upright will be safe, but sudden will be the fall of him whose ways are twisted.

By ploughing his land a man will have bread in full measure; but he who goes after good-for-nothing persons will be poor enough.

A man of good faith will have great blessing, but one attempting to get wealth quickly will not go free from punishment.

It is not good to have respect for a man's position: for a man will do wrong for a bit of bread.

He who is ever desiring wealth goes running after money, and does not see that need will come on him.

He who says words of protest to a man will later have more approval than one who says smooth words with his tongue.

He who is ever desiring profit is a cause of fighting; but he who puts his faith in the Lord will be made fat.

He whose faith is in himself is foolish; but everyone walking wisely will be kept safe.

He who gives to the poor will never be in need, but great curses will be on him who gives no attention to them.

A man hating sharp words and making his heart hard, will suddenly be broken and will not be made well again.

If a wise man goes to law with a foolish man, he may be angry or laughing, but there will be no rest.

A foolish man lets out all his wrath, but a wise man keeps it back quietly.

If a ruler gives attention to false words, all his servants are evil-doers.

The king who is a true judge in the cause of the poor, will be safe for ever on the seat of his power.

When evil men are in power, wrongdoing is increased; but the upright will have pleasure when they see their downfall.

Give your son training, and he will give you rest; he will give delight to your soul.

Where there is no vision, the people are uncontrolled; but he who keeps the law will be happy.

A servant will not be trained by words; for though the sense of the words is clear to him, he will not give attention.

If a servant is gently cared for from his early years, he will become a cause of sorrow in the end.

A man's pride will be the cause of his fall, but he who has a gentle spirit will get honour.

The fear of man is a cause of danger: but whoever puts his faith in the Lord will have a safe place on high.

Who has gone up to heaven and come down? who has taken the winds in his hands, prisoning the waters in his robe? by whom have all the ends of the earth been fixed? what is his name, and what is his son's name, if you are able to say?

Make no addition to his words, or he will make clear your error, and you will be seen to be false.

Put far from me all false and foolish things: do not give me great wealth or let me be in need, but give me only enough food:

Do not say evil of a servant to his master, or he will put a curse on you, and you will get into trouble.

The eye which makes sport of a father, and sees no value in a mother when she is old will be rooted out by the ravens of the valley, and be food for the young eagles.

For three things the earth is moved, and there are four which it will not put up with:

The locusts have no king, but they all go out in bands;

Let him have drink, and his need will go from his mind, and the memory of his trouble will be gone.

The heart of her husband has faith in her, and he will have profit in full measure.

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

She gets wool and linen, working at the business of her hands.

She gets up while it is still night, and gives meat to her family, and their food to her servant-girls.

She puts her hands to the cloth-working rod, and her fingers take the wheel.

She has no fear of the snow for her family, for all those in her house are clothed in red.