Bread of deceit is sweet to a man; but after, his mouth will be full of sand.

Every purpose is put into effect by wise help: and by wise guiding make war.

He who goes about talking of the business of others gives away secrets: so have nothing to do with him whose lips are open wide.

It is a danger to a man to say without thought, It is holy, and, after taking his oaths, to be questioning if it is necessary to keep them.

A wise king puts evil-doers to flight, and makes their evil-doing come back on them.

Mercy and good faith keep the king safe, and the seat of his power is based on upright acts.

The glory of young men is their strength, and the honour of old men is their grey hairs.

By the wounds of the rod evil is taken away, and blows make clean the deepest parts of the body.

The king's heart in the hands of the Lord is like the water streams, and by him it is turned in any direction at his pleasure.

Every way of a man seems right to himself, but the Lord is the tester of hearts.

To do what is right and true is more pleasing to the Lord than an offering.

A high look and a heart of pride, *** of the evil-doer is sin.

The purposes of the man of industry have their outcome only in wealth; but one who is over-quick in acting will only come to be in need.

He who gets stores of wealth by a false tongue, is going after what is only breath, and searching for death.

By their violent acts the evil-doers will be pulled away, because they have no desire to do what is right.

Twisted is the way of him who is full of crime; but as for him whose heart is clean, his work is upright.

It is better to be living in an angle of the house-top, than with a bitter-tongued woman in a wide house.

The desire of the evil-doer is fixed on evil: he has no kind feeling for his neighbour.

When the man of pride undergoes punishment, the simple man gets wisdom; and by watching the wise he gets knowledge.

He whose ears are stopped at the cry of the poor, will himself get no answer to his cry for help.

By a secret offering wrath is turned away, and the heat of angry feelings by money in the folds of the robe.

It is a joy to the good man to do right, but it is destruction to the workers of evil.

The evil-doer will be given as a price for the life of the good man, and the worker of deceit in the place of the upright.

It is better to be living in a waste land, than with a bitter-tongued and angry woman.

There is a store of great value in the house of the wise, but it is wasted by the foolish man.

A wise man goes up into the town of the strong ones, and overcomes its strength in which they put their faith.

The man of pride, lifted up in soul, is named high-hearted; he is acting in an outburst of pride.

The desire of the hater of work is death to him, for his hands will do no work.

The offering of evil-doers is disgusting: how much more when they give it with an evil purpose!

The evil-doer makes his face hard, but as for the upright, he gives thought to his way.

Wisdom and knowledge and wise suggestions are of no use against the Lord.

The horse is made ready for the day of war, but power to overcome is from the Lord.

A good name is more to be desired than great wealth, and to be respected is better than silver and gold.

The man of wealth and the poor man come face to face: the Lord is the maker of them all.

The reward of a gentle spirit and the fear of the Lord is wealth and honour and life.

If a child is trained up in the right way, even when he is old he will not be turned away from it.

The man of wealth has rule over the poor, and he who gets into debt is a servant to his creditor.

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

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

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.

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 it is a delight to keep them in your heart, to have them ready on your lips.

Have I not put in writing for you thirty sayings, with wise suggestions and knowledge,

Do not take away the property of the poor man because he is poor, or be cruel to the crushed ones when they come before the judge:

Do not be friends with a man who is given to wrath; do not go in the company of an angry man:

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.

When you take your seat at the feast with a ruler, give thought with care to what is before you;

Have no desire for his delicate food, for it is the bread of deceit.

Are your eyes lifted up to it? it is gone: for wealth takes to itself wings, like an eagle in flight up to heaven.

For as the thoughts of his heart are, so is he: Take food and drink, he says to you; but his heart is not with you.

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

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

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

Give ear, my son, and be wise, guiding your heart in the right way

Give ear to your father whose child you are, and do not keep honour from your mother when she is old.

Get for yourself that which is true, and do not let it go for money; get wisdom and teaching and good sense.

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

For a loose woman is a deep hollow, and a strange woman is a narrow water-hole.

Yes, she is waiting secretly like a beast for its food, and deceit by her is increased among men.

Who says, Oh! who says, Ah! who has violent arguments, who has grief, who has wounds without cause, whose eyes are dark?

Keep your eyes from looking on the wine when it is red, when its colour is bright in the cup, when it goes smoothly down:

In the end, its bite is like that of a snake, its wound like the wound of a poison-snake.

The building of a house is by wisdom, and by reason it is made strong:

A wise man is strong; and a man of knowledge makes strength greater.

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

Wisdom is outside the power of the foolish: he keeps his mouth shut in the public place.

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

The purpose of the foolish is sin: and the hater of authority is disgusting to others.

If you give way in the day of trouble, your strength is small.

My son, take honey, for it is good; and the flowing honey, which is sweet to your taste:

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

These are more sayings of the wise: To have respect for a person's position when judging is not good.

Do not be a violent witness against your neighbour, or let your lips say what is false.

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

These are more wise sayings of Solomon, copied out by the men of Hezekiah, king of Judah.

It is the glory of God to keep a thing secret: but the glory of kings is to have it searched out.

The heaven is high and the earth is deep, and the hearts of kings may not be searched out.

For it is better to have it said to you, Come up here; than for you to be put down in a lower place before the ruler.

A word at the right time is like apples of gold in a network of silver.

Like a nose-ring of gold and an ornament of the best gold, is a wise man who says sharp words to an ear ready to give attention.

As the cold of snow in the time of grain-cutting, so is a true servant to those who send him; for he gives new life to the soul of his master.

As clouds and wind without rain, so is one who takes credit for an offering he has not given.

A judge is moved by one who for a long time undergoes wrongs without protest, and by a soft tongue even bone is broken.

If you have honey, take only as much as is enough for you; for fear that, being full of it, you may not be able to keep it down.

One who gives false witness against his neighbour is a hammer and a sword and a sharp arrow.

Putting one's faith in a false man in time of trouble is like a broken tooth and a shaking foot.

Like one who takes off clothing in cold weather and like acid on a wound, is he who makes melody to a sad heart.

If your hater is in need of food, give him bread; and if he is in need of drink, give him water:

As the north wind gives birth to rain, so is an angry face caused by a tongue saying evil secretly.

It is better to be living in an angle of the house-top, than with a bitter-tongued woman in a wide house.

As cold water to a tired soul, so is good news from a far country.

Like a troubled fountain and a dirty spring, is an upright man who has to give way before evil-doers.

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

He whose spirit is uncontrolled is like an unwalled town which has been broken into.

Like snow in summer and rain when the grain is being cut, so honour is not natural for the foolish.

As the sparrow in her wandering and the swallow in her flight, so the curse does not come without a cause.

A whip for the horse, a mouth-bit for the ass, and a rod for the back of the foolish.

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

He who sends news by the hand of a foolish man is cutting off his feet and drinking in damage.