Let us engulf them, like hades, alive, While in health, like them who are going down to the pit;

All costly substance, shall we find, We shall fill our houses with spoil;

Thy lot, shalt thou cast into our midst, One purse, shall there be, for us all.

Such are the ways of every one that graspeth with greed, The life of the owners thereof, it taketh away!

I also, at your calamity, will laugh, I will mock, when cometh your dread;

When cometh as a crashing your dread, and, your calamity, as a storm-wind, overtaketh, when there come upon you, distress and anguish.

So that thou direct, unto wisdom, thine ear, bend thy heart, unto understanding;

Whose paths, are twisted, and they are tortuous in their tracks:

Length of days, is in her right hand, in her left, are riches and honour;

Her ways, are ways of pleasantness, and, all her paths, are peace;

A tree of life, is she, to them who secure her, - and, they who hold her fast, are every one to be pronounced happy.

By his knowledge, the resounding deeps were burst open, and, the skies, drop down dew.

My son, to my words, attend, to my sayings, incline thou thine ear;

For, life, they are, to them who find them, - and, to every part of one's flesh, they bring healing.

Above all that must be guarded, keep thou thy heart, for, out of it, are the issues of life.

Decline not, to the right hand or to the left, - Turn away thy foot from wickedness.

My son, to my wisdom, attend, and, to mine understanding, incline thou thine ear:

Her feet, are going down to death, - on hades, will her steps take firm hold.

Neither hearkened I to the voice of my teachers, nor, to my instructors, inclined I mine ear:

Wherefore, then, shouldst thou stray, my son, with a strange woman? or embrace the bosom of a woman unknown?

For, before the eyes of Yahweh, are the ways of a man, - and, all his tracks, doth he consider:

Do not give sleep to thine eyes, or slumber to thine eyelashes;

Which, having no harvest, scribe, or ruler,

How long, O sluggard, wilt thou lie? how long ere thou rise from thy sleep?

These six things, doth Yahweh hate, yea, seven, are the abomination of his soul: -

Eyes that are lofty, a tongue that is false, and hands shedding innocent blood;

For, a lamp, is the commandment, and, the instruction, a light, and, the way of life, are the reproofs of correction:

Or can a man walk upon hot coals, and, his feet, not be burned?

Peace-offerings, are by me, to-day, have I paid my vows;

Come! let us take our fill of endearments, until morning, let us delight ourselves with caresses;

Until an arrow cleaveth his liver, as a bird hasteth into a snare, and knoweth not, that, for his life, it is!

Ways to hades, are in her house, descending into the chambers of death.

At the top of the high places above the way, at the place where paths meet, she taketh her stand:

In righteousness, shall be all the sayings of my mouth, nothing therein, shall be crafty or perverse;

Mine, are counsel, and effective working, I, am understanding, mine, is valour:

Riches and honour, are with me, lordly wealth, and righteousness;

When there was no resounding deep, I had been brought forth, when there were no fountains, abounding with water;

Ere yet the mountains had been settled, before the hills, had I been brought forth;

Or ever he had made the land and the wastes, or the top of the dry parts of the world:

Now, therefore, ye sons, hearken to me, for how happy are they who, to my ways, pay regard!

To invite them who pass by the way, who are going straight on in their paths:

But he knoweth not, that the shades are there; In the depths of hades, are her guests.

Blessings, are for the head of the righteous man, but, the mouth of the lawless, covereth up wrong.

When the upright are blessed, exalted is the city, but, by the mouth of the lawless, it is overthrown.

The abomination of Yahweh, are they of perverse heart, but, his delight, are the men of blameless life.

The plans of the righteous, are just, but, the counsels of the lawless, are deceitful.

The words of the lawless, are - of lying in wait for blood, but, the mouth of the upright, shall deliver them.

Overthrown are the lawless and they are not, but, the house of the righteous, shall stand.

A righteous man, regardeth the desire of his beast, but, the compassions of the lawless, are cruel.

Unseemly to the righteous, is any trouble, but, the lawless, are full of misfortune.

An abomination to Yahweh, are lips that are false, but, he that dealeth faithfully, is his delight.

Poverty and contempt, are for him that neglecteth correction, but, he that regardeth reproof, shall be honoured.

There is a way that enticeth a man, but, at the latter end thereof, are the ways of death!

Abased are the wicked, before the good, and, the lawless, at the gates of the righteous.

Even by his neighbour, is poor man hated, but, the lovers of the rich man, are many.

In every place, are the eyes of Yahweh, observing the evil and the good.

Hades and destruction, are before Yahweh, how much more then, the hearts of the sons of men.

All the days of the afflicted, are sorrowful, but, a cheerful heart, is a continual banquet.

Plans, are frustrated, for lack of consultation, but, by the multitude of counsellors, shall counsel, be established.

An abomination to Yahweh, are the plottings tings of the wicked, but, with the pure, are sayings of sweetness.

The ear that heareth the reproof which giveth life, in the midst of the wise, shall remain.

When, acceptable to Yahweh, are the ways of a man, even his enemies, doth he cause to make peace with him.

The balance and scales of justice, belong to Yahweh, and, his handiwork, are all the weights of the bag.

The delight of kings, are lips of righteousness, - and, the words of uprightness, he loveth.

A comb of honey, are pleasant words, sweet to the taste and healing to the bone.

There is a way that enticeth a man, but, at the latter end thereof, are the ways of death.

An abandoned man, diggeth up mischief, - and, upon his lips, as it were a fire is scorching.

Discord, giveth heed to the aggrieving lip, - Falsehood, giveth ear to the destroying tongue.

He that justifieth the lawless, and he that condemneth the righteous, an abomination to Yahweh, are they, both.

Before the face of the discerning, is wisdom, but, the eyes of a dullard, are in the ends of the earth.

Deep waters, are the words of a man's mouth, - a bubbling brook, the well-spring of wisdom.

The mouth of a dullard, is his ruin, and, his lips, are a snare to his soul.

the words of a tattler, are dainties, they, therefore go down into the chambers of the inner man.

the heart of the intelligent, acquireth knowledge, yea, the ear of the wise, seeketh knowledge.

A brother estranged, is worse than a strong city, - and, contentions, are as the bar of a citadel.

Death and life, are in the power of the tongue, and, its friends, shall eat its fruits.

All the brethren of a poor man, hate him, how much more have, his friends, gone far from him, he may hunt up promises - there are none.

Engulfing ruin to his father, is a son that is a dullard, - and, a continuous dripping, are the contentions of a wife.

House and substance, are an inheritance from one's fathers, but, from Yahweh, cometh a wife who is prudent.

Many are the devices in a man's heart, but, the counsel of Yahweh, that, shall stand.

Prepared for scoffers, are punishments, and stripes, for the back of dullards.

As for a righteous man, walking in his integrity, how happy are his children after him!

Divers weights, and divers measures, an abomination to Yahweh, are they, both.

The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, Yahweh hath made them, both.

There are gold, and an abundance of corals, but, precious jewels, are the lips of knowledge.

Plans - by counsel, shalt thou establish, and, with concerted measures, make thou war.

Whoso revileth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in deep darkness.

An abomination to Yahweh, are divers weights, and, deceptive balances, are not good.

From Yahweh, are a man's steps, a son of earth, then - how can he discern his way?

Loftiness of eyes, and ambition of heart - the lamp of the lawless, are sin.

He that shutteth his ear from the cry of the poor, even he, shall call, and not be answered.

Desirable treasure and oil, are in the home of the wise, but, a man who is a dullard, will destroy it.

Thorns and snares, are in the way of the perverse, - he that guardeth his soul, shall be far from them.

Yahweh loveth the pure in heart, gracious are his lips, his friend is the king!

Incline thine ear and hear the words of wise men, then, thy heart, wilt thou apply to my teaching;

Be not of them who strike hands, of them who are sureties for debts:

Seest thou a man prompt in his business? before kings, shall he stand, he shall not stand before men who are obscure.

Do not crave his dainties, for, the same, are deceitful food.

So shall my reins exult, when thy lips speak the things that are right.

Do not be among them who tipple with wine, - among them who are gluttons;