The fear of the Lord is the start of knowledge: but the foolish have no use for wisdom and teaching.

But whoever gives ear to me will take his rest safely, living in peace without fear of evil.

But sinners will be cut off from the land, and those whose acts are false will be uprooted.

Put all your hope in God, not looking to your reason for support.

Put no high value on your wisdom: let the fear of the Lord be before you, and keep yourself from evil:

The Lord by wisdom put in position the bases of the earth; by reason he put the heavens in their place.

When you take your rest you will have no fear, and on your bed sleep will be sweet to you.

For the wrong-hearted man is hated by the Lord, but he is a friend to the upright.

The curse of the Lord is on the house of the evil-doer, but his blessing is on the tent of the upright.

He makes sport of the men of pride, but he gives grace to the gentle-hearted.

The wise will have glory for their heritage, but shame will be the reward of the foolish.

Put her in a high place, and you will be lifted up by her; she will give you honour, when you give her your love.

She will put a crown of grace on your head, giving you a head-dress of glory.

But the way of the upright is like the light of early morning, getting brighter and brighter till the full day.

Put away from you an evil tongue, and let false lips be far from you.

But her end is bitter as wormwood, and sharp as a two-edged sword;

Give ear to me then, my sons, and do not put away my words from you.

And you will say, How was teaching hated by me, and my heart put no value on training;

For a loose woman is looking for a cake of bread, but another man's wife goes after one's very life.

But if he is taken in the act he will have to give back seven times as much, giving up all his property which is in his house.

My bed is covered with cushions of needlework, with coloured cloths of the cotton thread of Egypt;

I have made my bed sweet with perfumes and spices.

Before the mountains were put in their places, before the hills was my birth:

When he made ready the heavens I was there: when he put an arch over the face of the deep:

When he put a limit to the sea, so that the waters might not go against his word: when he put in position the bases of the earth:

But he who does evil to me, does wrong to his soul: all my haters are in love with death.

She has put her fat beasts to death; her wine is mixed, her table is ready.

He who gives teaching to a man of pride gets shame for himself; he who says sharp words to a sinner gets a bad name.

But he does not see that the dead are there, that her guests are in the deep places of the underworld.

A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish son is a sorrow to his mother.

Wealth which comes from sin is of no profit, but righteousness gives salvation from death.

The Lord will not let the upright be in need of food, but he puts far from him the desire of the evil-doers.

He who is slow in his work becomes poor, but the hand of the ready worker gets in wealth.

He who in summer gets together his store is a son who does wisely; but he who takes his rest when the grain is being cut is a son causing shame.

Blessings are on the head of the upright, but the face of sinners will be covered with sorrow.

The memory of the upright is a blessing, but the name of the evil-doer will be turned to dust.

The wise-hearted man will let himself be ruled, but the man whose talk is foolish will have a fall.

He whose ways are upright will go safely, but he whose ways are twisted will be made low.

He who makes signs with his eyes is a cause of trouble, but he who makes a man see his errors is a cause of peace.

The mouth of the upright man is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the evil-doer is a bitter cup.

Hate is a cause of violent acts, but all errors are covered up by love.

In the lips of him who has knowledge wisdom is seen; but a rod is ready for the back of him who is without sense.

Knowledge is stored up by the wise, but the mouth of the foolish man is a destruction which is near.

He who takes note of teaching is a way of life, but he who gives up training is a cause of error.

Hate is covered up by the lips of the upright man, but he who lets out evil about another is foolish.

Where there is much talk there will be no end to sin, but he who keeps his mouth shut does wisely.

The lips of the upright man give food to men, but the foolish come to death for need of sense.

It is sport to the foolish man to do evil, but the man of good sense takes delight in wisdom.

The thing feared by the evil-doer will come to him, but the upright man will get his desire.

When the storm-wind is past, the sinner is seen no longer, but the upright man is safe for ever.

The fear of the Lord gives long life, but the years of the evil-doer will be cut short.

The hope of the upright man will give joy, but the waiting of the evil-doer will have its end in sorrow.

The way of the Lord is a strong tower for the upright man, but destruction to the workers of evil.

The upright man will never be moved, but evil-doers will not have a safe resting-place in the land.

The mouth of the upright man is budding with wisdom, but the twisted tongue will be cut off.

The lips of the upright man have knowledge of what is pleasing, but twisted are the mouths of evil-doers.

Scales of deceit are hated by the Lord, but a true weight is his delight.

When pride comes, there comes shame, but wisdom is with the quiet in spirit.

The righteousness of the upright will be their guide, but the twisted ways of the false will be their destruction.

Wealth is of no profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness keeps a man safe from death.

The righteousness of the good man will make his way straight, but the sin of the evil-doer will be the cause of his fall.

The righteousness of the upright will be their salvation, but the false will themselves be taken in their evil designs.

At the death of an upright man his hope does not come to an end, but the hope of the evil-doer comes to destruction.

With his mouth the evil man sends destruction on his neighbour; but through knowledge the upright are taken out of trouble.

By the blessing of the upright man the town is made great, but it is overturned by the mouth of the evil-doer.

He who has a poor opinion of his neighbour has no sense, but a wise man keeps quiet.

He who goes about talking of others makes secrets public, but the true-hearted man keeps things covered.

When there is no helping suggestion the people will have a fall, but with a number of wise guides they will be safe.

He who makes himself responsible for a strange man will undergo much loss; but the hater of such undertakings will be safe.

A woman who is full of grace is honoured, but a woman hating righteousness is a seat of shame: those hating work will undergo loss, but the strong keep their wealth.

The man who has mercy will be rewarded, but the cruel man is the cause of trouble to himself.

The sinner gets the payment of deceit; but his reward is certain who puts in the seed of righteousness.

So righteousness gives life; but he who goes after evil gets death for himself.

The uncontrolled are hated by the Lord, but those whose ways are without error are his delight

Certainly the evil-doer will not go free from punishment, but the seed of the upright man will be safe.

The desire of the upright man is only for good, but wrath is waiting for the evil-doer.

A man may give freely, and still his wealth will be increased; and another may keep back more than is right, but only comes to be in need.

He who gives blessing will be made fat, but the curser will himself be cursed.

He who keeps back grain will be cursed by the people; but a blessing will be on the head of him who lets them have it for a price.

He who, with all his heart, goes after what is good is searching for grace; but he who is looking for trouble will get it.

He who puts his faith in wealth will come to nothing; but the upright man will be full of growth like the green leaf.

The fruit of righteousness is a tree of life, but violent behaviour takes away souls.

A lover of training is a lover of knowledge; but a hater of teaching is like a beast.

A good man has grace in the eyes of the Lord; but the man of evil designs gets punishment from him.

No man will make himself safe through evil-doing; but the root of upright men will never be moved.

A woman of virtue is a crown to her husband; but she whose behaviour is a cause of shame is like a wasting disease in his bones.

The purposes of upright men are right, but the designs of evil-doers are deceit.

The words of sinners are destruction for the upright; but the mouth of upright men is their salvation.

Evil-doers are overturned and never seen again, but the house of upright men will keep its place.

A man will be praised in the measure of his wisdom, but a wrong-minded man will be looked down on.

An upright man has thought for the life of his beast, but the hearts of evil-doers are cruel.

He who does work on his land will not be short of bread; but he who goes after foolish men is without sense.

The resting-place of the sinner will come to destruction, but the root of upright men is for ever.

In the sin of the lips is a net which takes the sinner, but the upright man will come out of trouble.

The way of the foolish man seems right to him? but the wise man gives ear to suggestions.

A foolish man lets his trouble be openly seen, but a sharp man keeps shame secret.

The breathing out of true words gives knowledge of righteousness; but a false witness gives out deceit.

There are some whose uncontrolled talk is like the wounds of a sword, but the tongue of the wise makes one well again.

True lips are certain for ever, but a false tongue is only for a minute.

Deceit is in the heart of those whose designs are evil, but for those purposing peace there is joy.