Goods of great price will be ours, our houses will be full of wealth;

So are the ways of everyone who is greedy for gain;
Greed takes away the lives of its possessors.

That he may guard the paths of justice, And preserve the way of his saints.

Discretion will watch over you,
and understanding will guard you,

My child, do not forget my instruction, and may your heart guard my commands.

My son, let them not depart from thine eyes, guard thou counsel, and purpose:

Yahweh will be {your confidence} and guard your foot from capture.

he taught me and said to me, "May your heart hold fast [to] my words; guard my commandments and live.

“Do not turn away from her (Wisdom) and she will guard and protect you;
Love her, and she will watch over you.

Listen, my child, take my sayings, and [the] years of your life shall be great.

Take hold of instruction; [actively seek it, grip it firmly and] do not let go.
Guard her, for she is your life.

Do not let them depart from your sight, guard them within your heart;

Watch over your heart with all diligence,
For from it flow the springs of life.

That you may exercise discrimination and discretion (good judgment),
And your lips may reserve knowledge and answer wisely [to temptation].

He will die because there is no discipline,
and be lost because of his great stupidity.

My child, guard the commands of your father and do not forsake the instruction of your mother.

no, though thou wouldest offer him great gifts to make amends, he will not receive them.

My child, guard my sayings; store my commandments with you.

Keep my commandments and live! Guard my teaching as the apple of your eye.

[In order] to guard yourself from {an adulteress}, from the foreigner who {makes her words smooth}.

She turneth him aside, with her great persuasiveness, - with the flattery of her lips, she compelleth him:

The simple man goes after her, like an ox going to its death, like a roe pulled by a cord;

For those wounded and made low by her are great in number; and all those who have come to their death through her are a great army.

Give ear, for I will speak of great matters, and open my lips to tell things that be right.

Happy [is the] person who listens to me, [in order] to keep watch at my doors day by day, [in order] to guard the frames of my entrances.

“But he who fails to find me or sins against me injures himself;
All those who hate me love and court death.”

The righteousness of the upright will deliver them,
But the treacherous will be caught by their own greed.

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

Righteousness will guard the upright of way, but wickedness will overthrow sin.

There is that maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing: there is that maketh himself poor, yet hath great riches.

Wealth from vanity becometh little, And whoso is gathering by the hand becometh great.

Without oxen a stall is clean, And great is the increase by the power of the ox.

He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding: but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly.

Righteousness makes a nation great, but sin diminishes any people.

Great and priceless treasure is in the house of the [consistently] righteous one [who seeks godly instruction and grows in wisdom],
But trouble is in the income of the wicked one [who rejects the laws of God].

Better is little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure and trouble therewith.

He, troubleth his own house, who graspeth with greed, but, he that hateth gifts, shall live.

Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues without right.

It is a great abomination when kings are wicked; for a king's seat should be holden up with righteousness.

An offering of money is like a stone of great price in the eyes of him who has it: wherever he goes, he does well.

He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster.

A man's gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men.

Wealth makes a great number of friends; but the poor man is parted from his friend.

Many court the favour of a noble; and every one is friend to a man that giveth.

A man of great wrath shall suffer punishment: for if thou deliver him, yet thou must do it again.

A kind man one may call, a great man, - but, a faithful man, who can find?

There is gold and a store of corals: but the lips of knowledge are a jewel of great price.

Lovingkindness and faithfulness, will guard a king, - therefore should he support, with lovingkindness, his throne.

Privately given gifts pacify wrath, and payments made secretly appease great anger.

There is a store of great value in the house of the wise, but it is wasted by the foolish man.

A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favour rather than silver and gold.

The eyes of the Lord keep guard over knowledge and the one who has it,
But He overthrows the words of the treacherous.

For [it is] pleasant if you guard them {within you}; together they will be ready upon your lips.

Do not rob the poor because he is poor [and defenseless],
Nor crush the afflicted [by legal proceedings] at the gate [where the city court is held],

And shalt put a knife to thy throat, if, of great appetite, thou art:

Take not over great travail and labour to be rich, beware of such a purpose.

The father of the righteous has great joy. Whoever fathers a wise child delights in him.

A wise man has great power; and a knowledgeable man increases strength;

Wisdom lies beyond reach of the fool; he has nothing to say in court.

Put not forth thyself in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of great men:

do not hastily bring out to court, for what will you do at its end, when your neighbor puts you to shame?

Whoso maketh great boasts and giveth nothing, is like clouds and wind without rain.

Giving honour to a foolish man is like attempting to keep a stone fixed in a cord.

The great God that formed all things both rewardeth the fool, and rewardeth transgressors.

A stone has great weight, and sand is crushing; but the wrath of the foolish is of greater weight than these.

He blessing his friend with a great voice, rising early in the morning, a curse shall be reckoned to him.

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

When righteous men do rejoice, there is great glory: but when the wicked rise, a man is hidden.

The prince that wanteth understanding is also a great oppressor: but he that hateth covetousness shall prolong his days.

A man of good faith will have great blessing, but one attempting to get wealth quickly will not go free from punishment.

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 the righteous become great, the people rejoice, but, when a lawless man beareth rule, a people sigh.

[If] a wise man goes to court with a foolish man, then there is rankling and ridicule, but there is no relief.

When the lawless become great, transgression increaseth, but, the righteous, shall behold, their ruin.

After pride cometh a fall; but a lowly spirit bringeth great worship.

The approval of a ruler is desired by great numbers: but the decision in a man's cause comes from the Lord.

Put far from me all false and foolish things: do not give me great wealth or let me be in need, but give me only enough food:

through a servant that beareth rule, through a fool that hath great riches,

For pressing milk produces curd, and pressing the nose produces blood, so pressing {anger} produces strife.