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

Wilt thou be discouraged in the day of straits thy strength is narrow.

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.

Or the Lord will see it and be displeased,
And turn His anger away from him.

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.

He will kiss [the] lips, he who gives an honest answer.

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

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.

{With patience} a ruler may be persuaded, and a soft tongue will break a bone.

Let your foot rarely be in your neighbor’s house,
Or he will become weary of you and hate you.

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

The north wind will set free the rain, and an angry face, a hidden tongue.

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

Like a fluttering sparrow or a swallow in flight, a curse without cause will not alight.

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.

A man of experience discerneth all things well, but whoso hireth a fool, hireth such one as will take no heed.

A door will turn upon its hinge, and the slothful upon his bed.

Like one who grabs a wild dog by the ears, so is the person passing by who becomes furious over a quarrel not his own.

For lack of wood, a fire goes out, and where there is no whisperer, quarreling will cease.

The words of a tale-bearer as dainty morsels, and they will go down to the chambers of the belly.

On his lips, an enemy will pretend, but {inside} he will harbor deceit.

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

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.

A tongue of falsehood will hate its crushing, and a smooth mouth will make an overthrow.

Boast not thyself of to-morrow, for thou knowest not what a day will bring forth.

Cruel [is] wrath and overwhelming [is] anger, but who will stand before jealousy?

The full soul will tread down the honey droppings, and to the hungry soul all bitter is sweet

Perfume and incense will gladden a heart, and the pleasantness of one's friend [is] {personal advice}.

Be wise, my child, and make my heart glad, and I will answer him who reproaches me [with] a word.

A wise man seeing the plague will hide himself; as for fools they go on still, and suffer harm.

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.

Iron will sharpen upon iron; and a man will sharpen the face of his friend.

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

Sheol and Abaddon will not be satisfied, and the eyes of a person will not be satisfied [either].

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.

You will surely know the {condition} of your flock; your heart attends to the herds.

When the grass disappears, and new growth appears, the mountain spices will be harvested,

The lambs will be for your clothing,
And the goats will bring the price of a field,

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.

Those who forsake instruction will praise the wicked, but they who guard instruction will struggle against them.

He who keeps instruction [is] a child of understanding, but the companion of gluttons will shame his father.

He that by usury and unjust gain increaseth his substance, he shall gather it for him that will pity the poor.

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.

The rich man [who is conceited and relies on his wealth instead of God] is wise in his own eyes,
But the poor man who has understanding [because he relies on God] is able to see through him.

When the righteous triumphs, great [is] the glory, but with [the] rising of the wicked, a person will be hidden.

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.

When lawless men rise, a common man will hide himself, but, when they perish, righteous men multiply.

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

When the righteous are numerous, the people will rejoice, but when the wicked are ruling, people will groan.

A man who loves wisdom will make his parents glad, but the friend of prostitutes will squander his wealth.

By justice a king gives stability [to] a land, but a man of bribes will ruin it.

In transgression, an evil man [is] a snare, but [the] righteous will sing and rejoice.

The just one knew the judgment of the poor: the unjust one will not understand knowledge.

Men of derision will kindle up a city: and the wise will turn away anger.

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

Men of bloods will hate the upright one: and the upright will seek his soul.

The foolish one will bring forth all his spirit; and the wise one will restrain it back.

If a ruler listens to lies, all his ministers will be wicked.

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

As for a rod and reproof, they will give wisdom, but a neglected child is disgraced [by] his mother.

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.

An angry man stirreth up strife; and he that beareth evil will in his mind, doth much evil.

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

To be a thief’s partner is to hate oneself;
he hears the curse but will not testify.

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

And I have not learned wisdom, nor will I know knowledge of the Holy One.

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

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:

Or else I will be satisfied and will deny [him] and say "Who [is] Yahweh?" Or I will be poor and will steal and profane the name of my God.

Do not slander a slave to his master,
Or he will curse you and you will be found guilty.