How blessed is the man who finds wisdom
And the man who gains understanding.

The curse of the Lord is on the house of the wicked,
But He blesses the dwelling of the righteous.

Let your fountain be blessed,
And rejoice in the wife of your youth.

“Now therefore, O sons, listen to me,
For blessed are they who keep my ways.

“Blessed is the man who listens to me,
Watching daily at my gates,
Waiting at my doorposts.

The memory of the righteous is blessed,
But the name of the wicked will rot.

It is the blessing of the Lord that makes rich,
And He adds no sorrow to it.

By the blessing of the upright a city is exalted,
But by the mouth of the wicked it is torn down.

He who withholds grain, the people will curse him,
But blessing will be on the head of him who sells it.

He who gives attention to the word will find good,
And blessed is he who trusts in the Lord.

A righteous man who walks in his integrity—
How blessed are his sons after him.

An inheritance gained hurriedly at the beginning
Will not be blessed in the end.

He who is generous will be blessed,
For he gives some of his food to the poor.

But to those who rebuke the wicked will be delight,
And a good blessing will come upon them.

He who blesses his friend with a loud voice early in the morning,
It will be reckoned a curse to him.

How blessed is the man who fears always,
But he who hardens his heart will fall into calamity.

There is a kind of man who curses his father
And does not bless his mother.

Her children rise up and bless her;
Her husband also, and he praises her, saying: