Many will entreat the favor of the prince: and every man is a friend to him that gives gifts.

All the brothers of the poor, [if] they hate him, how much more will his friends keep away from him. He pursues [them with] words, [and] they are gone.

He who gets wisdom has love for his soul: he who keeps good sense will get what is truly good.

A false witness will not go without punishment, and the breather out of deceit will be cut off.

The understanding of man will defer his anger: and his glory to pass over transgression.

The wrath of a king is a growl as of a young lion, And as dew on the herb his good-will.

Hate of work sends deep sleep on a man: and he who has no industry will go without food.

He who keeps the law keeps his soul; but death will be the fate of him who takes no note of the word.

He that has pity upon the poor lends unto the LORD; and that which he has given will he pay him again.

A man of great wrath will have to take his punishment: for if you get him out of trouble you will have to do it again.

Listen [to] advice and accept instruction so that you will gain wisdom for your {future}.

Many plans are in a man’s heart,
but the Lord’s decree will prevail.

The fear of the Lord gives life: and he who has it will have need of nothing; no evil will come his way.

A slothful man hides his hand in his dish, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.

Smite a scoffer, and the simple will beware: and reprove one that has understanding, and he will understand knowledge.

If you stop listening to correction, my son,
you will stray from the words of knowledge.

A worthless witness will mock justice, and the mouth of the wicked will devour iniquity.

Wine is mocking, strong drink is noisy: and every one going astray by it will not be wise.

It is an honor for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling.

The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing.

Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water; but a man of understanding will draw it out.

Most men will proclaim everyone his own goodness: but a faithful man who can find?

The one who lives with integrity is righteous;
his children who come after him will be happy.

Who will say "I have made my heart clean; I am pure from my sin"?

Even by his acts, a {young man} will make himself known, whether his acts are pure and upright.

Do not be a lover of sleep, or you will become poor: keep your eyes open, and you will have bread enough.

"Bad, bad," the buyer will say, but [when] one goes to him, then he will boast.

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

A plan will be established by advice, and with guidance make war.

If anyone puts a curse on his father or his mother, his light will be put out in the blackest night.

A heritage may be got quickly at first, but the end of it will not be a blessing.

Say not, I will repay evil; but wait on the LORD, and he shall save you.

[Away] from Yahweh are the steps of a strong man, and how will humankind understand his ways?

A wise king winnows the wicked, and he will drive a wheel over them.

Loyalty and faithfulness will preserve a king, and he is upheld with the righteousness of his throne.

The blows of a wound will cleanse evil, as will beatings of the {innermost part}.

The king's heart is in the hand of the LORD, as the rivers of water: he turns it wherever he will.

Every way of a man right in his eyes: and Jehovah will prepare hearts.

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.

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

The soul of the wicked desires evil; his neighbor will not find mercy in his eyes.

With the punishment of a scoffer, the simple will become wise, and with the instruction of the wise, he will obtain knowledge.

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

A gift in secret will avert {anger}, and a {concealed bribe}, strong wrath.

The wanderer from the way of knowledge will have his resting-place among the shades.

The lover of pleasure will be a poor man: the lover of wine and oil will not get wealth.

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.

Precious treasure and oil [are] in the house of the wise, but the foolish person will devour them.

He who goes after righteousness and mercy will get life, righteousness, and honour.

To a city of warriors, the wise ascends, and he will bring down the stronghold--its object of trust.

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

{All day} he craves a craving, but the righteous will give and not hold back.

The sacrifice of the unjust is an abomination, for also he will bring it in mischief.

A false witness will be cut off, ...

A wicked man is strong in {his countenance}, but the upright will appoint his paths.

No wisdom, no understanding, and no counsel
will prevail against the Lord.

The crafty saw evil, and he will hide, and the simple passed on and were punished.

Thorns and nets are in the way of the twisted: he who keeps watch over his soul will be far from them.

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

The rich will rule over the poor, and the borrower is a slave of {the lender}.

By planting the seed of evil a man will get in the grain of sorrow, and the rod of his wrath will be broken.

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.

Incline thine ear and hear the words of wise men, then, thy heart, wilt thou apply to my teaching;

For [it is] pleasant if you guard them {within you}; together they will be ready upon your lips.

As a result, your trust will be in the LORD, that's why I'm teaching you today, even you.

For the LORD will plead their cause, and spoil the soul of those that spoiled them.

or you will learn his ways
and entangle yourself in a snare.

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.

For you will put a knife to your throat
If you are a man of great appetite.

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

Will you set your eyes upon that which is not? for riches certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven.

For, like hair in his {throat}, so it is. "Eat and drink!" he will say to you, but his heart will not be with you.

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

Speak not in the ears of a fool: for he will despise 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.

Strike him with a rod,
and you will rescue his life from Sheol.

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.

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.

She also will lie in wait as for prey, and she will add those transgressing among men.

Thou shalt not look upon wine when it shall be red, when it shall give its eye in the cup, it will go about in uprightnesses.

{In the end}, it will bite like a serpent, and it will sting like an adder.

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 stricken me, you shall say, and I was not sick; they have beaten me, and I felt it not: when shall I awake? I will seek it yet again.

For their minds will devise violence, and their lips will speak mischief.

By wisdom a house will be built, and it will be prepared by understanding:

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

Wisdom [is too] high for fools; at the gate he will not open his mouth.