She doesn’t consider the path of life;
she doesn’t know that her ways are unstable.

The one who commits adultery lacks sense;
whoever does so destroys himself.

until an arrow pierces its liver,
like a bird darting into a snare—
he doesn’t know it will cost him his life.

Doesn’t Wisdom call out?
Doesn’t Understanding make her voice heard?

But he doesn’t know that the departed spirits are there,
that her guests are in the depths of Sheol.

A lazy man doesn’t roast his game,
but to a diligent man, his wealth is precious.

A wise son responds to his father’s discipline,
but a mocker doesn’t listen to rebuke.

An honest witness does not deceive,
but a dishonest witness utters lies.

A mocker seeks wisdom and doesn’t find it,
but knowledge comes easily to the perceptive.

A mocker doesn’t love one who corrects him;
he will not consult the wise.

Why does a fool have money in his hand
with no intention of buying wisdom?

A fool does not delight in understanding,
but only wants to show off his opinions.

When a wicked man comes, contempt also does,
and along with dishonor, disgrace.

The slacker buries his hand in the bowl;
he doesn’t even bring it back to his mouth.

The slacker does not plow during planting season;
at harvest time he looks, and there is nothing.

Wisdom is inaccessible to a fool;
he does not open his mouth at the gate.

The man who boasts about a gift that does not exist
is like clouds and wind without rain.

A man who does not control his temper
is like a city whose wall is broken down.

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A greedy man is in a hurry for wealth;
he doesn’t know that poverty will come to him.

The righteous person knows the rights of the poor,
but the wicked one does not understand these concerns.

A slave cannot be disciplined by words;
though he understands, he doesn’t respond.

There is a generation that curses its father
and does not bless its mother.

a lion, which is mightiest among beasts
and doesn’t retreat before anything,