There are gold, and an abundance of corals, but, precious jewels, are the lips of knowledge.

Take his garment that is surety for a stranger; And hold him in pledge that is surety for foreigners.

Every man liketh the bread that is gotten in deceit; but at the last his mouth shall be filled with gravel.

Plans are established by counsel;
So make war [only] with wise guidance.

The one who reveals secrets is a constant gossip;
avoid someone with a big mouth.

Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness.

An inheritance may be gotten hastily at the beginning; but the end thereof shall not be blessed.

Say not thou, I will recompense evil; but wait on the LORD, and he shall save thee.

Divers weights are an abomination unto the LORD; and a false balance is not good.

Man's goings are of the LORD; how can a man then understand his own way?

A wise king is scattering the wicked, And turneth back on them the wheel.

The spirit (conscience) of man is the lamp of the Lord,
Searching and examining all the innermost parts of his being.

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

Blows that out in, cleanse away wickedness, and, smitings, enter the chambers of the inner man.

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

Every way of a man is right in his own eyes: but the LORD pondereth the hearts.

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

An high look, and a proud heart, and the plowing of the wicked, is sin.

The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness; but of every one that is hasty only to want.

Whoso hordeth up riches with the deceitfulness of his tongue: he is a fool, and like unto them that seek their own death.

The robberies of the ungodly shall be their own destruction; for they would not do the thing that was right.

Crooked is the way of a man and a foreigner, but the pure [is] upright [in] his conduct.

It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman in a wide house.

The soul of the wicked desireth evil: his neighbour findeth no favour in his eyes.

When the scorner is punished, the simple is made wise: and when the wise is instructed, he receiveth knowledge.

One that is righteous wisely considereth the house of the wicked: he overthroweth the wicked to their ruin.

The one who shuts his ears to the cry of the poor
will himself also call out and not be answered.

A gift in secret pacifieth anger: and a reward in the bosom strong wrath.

When justice is done, it is a joy to the righteous (the upright, the one in right standing with God),
But to the evildoers it is disaster.

The man that wandereth out of the way of understanding shall remain in the congregation of the dead.

He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich.

The wicked is a ransom for the righteous; And the treacherous cometh in the stead of the upright.

It is better to dwell in the wilderness, than with a contentious and an angry woman.

There is treasure to be desired and oil in the dwelling of the wise; but a foolish man spendeth it up.

He who earnestly seeks righteousness and loyalty
Finds life, righteousness, and honor.

A wise man scales the city [walls] of the mighty
And brings down the stronghold in which they trust.

The one who guards his mouth and tongue
keeps himself out of trouble.

Proud and haughty scorner is his name, who dealeth in proud wrath.

The voluptuousness of the slothful is his own death, for his hands will not labour.

He longed a longing all the day: and the just one shall give and not keep back.

The sacrifice of the wicked is abomination: how much more, when he bringeth it with a wicked mind?

A false witness doth perish, And an attentive man for ever speaketh.

A wicked man puts on a bold face,
But as for the upright, he considers, directs, and establishes his way [with the confidence of integrity].

Rich and poor have [much] in common; Yahweh is the maker of all of them.

A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished.

Thorns and snares are in the way of the froward: he that doth keep his soul shall 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 one will rule over the poor, and he borrowing, a servant to the man lending.

He that soweth unrighteousness shall reap iniquity, and the rod of his wrath shall have an end.

He [who] {is generous} will be blessed, for he gives to the poor from his [own] bread.

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

He who loves purity of heart
And whose speech is gracious will have the king as his friend.

The slothful man saith, There is a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets.

A deep pit is the mouth of an {adulteress}, [he with whom] Yahweh is angry will fall there.

Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.

He who oppresses the poor [in order] to enrich himself, [or] gives to the rich, {will come to poverty}.

For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee; they shall withal be fitted in thy lips.

That thy trust may be in the LORD, I have made known to thee this day, even to thee.

Have not I written to thee excellent things in counsels and knowledge,

[In order] to show you what is right--sayings of truth-- [in order] to return a true saying to him who sent you.

Rob not the poor, because he is poor: neither oppress the afflicted in the gate:

Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go:

lest you learn his way and become entangled in a snare to yourself.

Be not thou one of them that strike hands, or of them that are sureties for debts.

If thou hast nothing to pay, why should one take away thy bed from under thee?

Do not remove an ancient boundary marker which your ancestors made.

Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men.

When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is before thee:

and put a knife to your throat
if you have a big appetite;

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

Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom.

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

Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainty meats:

For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart is not with thee.

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

Do not remove an ancient boundary marker, and on the fields of orphans do not encroach;

Bring in to instruction thy heart, And thine ear to sayings of knowledge.

Withhold not from a youth chastisement, When thou smitest him with a rod he dieth not.

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

Yea, my reins shall rejoice, when thy lips speak right things.

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

For surely there is an end; and thine expectation shall not be cut off.

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,

For the drunkard and the glutton will become poor,
and grogginess will clothe them in rags.

Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old.

The father of the righteous rejoiceth greatly, The begetter of the wise rejoiceth in him.

Let your father and mother rejoice; make the one who gave birth to you happy.

My son, give me thy heart; And let thine eyes delight in my ways.

For a deep pit is a prostitute, and a narrow well is {an adulteress}.

She also lieth in wait as for a prey, and increaseth the transgressors among men.

They that tarry long at the wine; they that go to seek mixed wine.

Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, when it giveth his colour in the cup, when it moveth itself aright.

At the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder.

Your [drunken] eyes will see strange things
And your mind will utter perverse things [untrue things, twisted things].

Yea, thou shalt be as he that lieth down in the midst of the sea, or as he that lieth upon the top of a mast.

They have stricken me, shalt thou 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.

Through wisdom is an house builded; and by understanding it is established:

And, in knowledge, chambers are filled, with all acquisitions, costly and fair.

Mighty is the wise in strength, And a man of knowledge is strengthening power,