for they [are] a garland of favor for your head, and pendants for your neck.

Balances of deceit [are] an abomination of Yahweh, but {an accurate weight} delights him.

The words of the wicked [are] an ambush of blood, but the mouth of the upright delivers them.

Plans of evil [are] an abomination of Yahweh, but gracious words are pure.

Pleasant sayings [are] a honeycomb, sweetness to the soul and healing to the bones.

The mouth of a fool [is] ruin to him, and his lips [are] a snare to his soul.

A house and wealth [are] an inheritance [from] fathers, but from Yahweh [comes] a woman who is prudent.

Stone and stone, measure and measure, {both of them} [are] an abomination of Yahweh.

[Like] a muddied spring or a polluted fountain is the righteous who gives way before the wicked.

The ants [are] a people [who are] not strong, yet they prepare their food in the summer;

the badgers [are] a people [who are] not mighty, yet they set their house on the rock;