We will find all kinds of precious wealth,
We will fill our houses with spoil;

But the path of the righteous is like the light of dawn,
That shines brighter and brighter until the full day.

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

“Come, let us drink our fill of love until morning;
Let us delight ourselves with caresses.

He has taken a bag of money with him,
At the full moon he will come home.”

Suddenly he follows her
As an ox goes to the slaughter,
Or as one in fetters to the discipline of a fool,

To endow those who love me with wealth,
That I may fill their treasuries.

The wise of heart will receive commands,
But a babbling fool will be ruined.

He who winks the eye causes trouble,
And a babbling fool will be ruined.

He who conceals hatred has lying lips,
And he who spreads slander is a fool.

Doing wickedness is like sport to a fool,
And so is wisdom to a man of understanding.

The righteousness of the blameless will smooth his way,
But the wicked will fall by his own wickedness.

Where there is no guidance the people fall,
But in abundance of counselors there is victory.

He who trusts in his riches will fall,
But the righteous will flourish like the green leaf.

The way of a fool is right in his own eyes,
But a wise man is he who listens to counsel.

A fool’s anger is known at once,
But a prudent man conceals dishonor.

Every prudent man acts with knowledge,
But a fool displays folly.

Abundant food is in the fallow ground of the poor,
But it is swept away by injustice.

Leave the presence of a fool,
Or you will not discern words of knowledge.

The backslider in heart will have his fill of his own ways,
But a good man will be satisfied with his.

A wise man is cautious and turns away from evil,
But a fool is arrogant and careless.

A fool rejects his father’s discipline,
But he who regards reproof is sensible.

Better is a dry morsel and quietness with it
Than a house full of feasting with strife.

Excellent speech is not fitting for a fool,
Much less are lying lips to a prince.

A rebuke goes deeper into one who has understanding
Than a hundred blows into a fool.

Let a man meet a bear robbed of her cubs,
Rather than a fool in his folly.

Why is there a price in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom,
When he has no sense?

He who sires a fool does so to his sorrow,
And the father of a fool has no joy.

Wisdom is in the presence of the one who has understanding,
But the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.

Even a fool, when he keeps silent, is considered wise;
When he closes his lips, he is considered prudent.

A fool does not delight in understanding,
But only in revealing his own mind.

A fool’s lips bring strife,
And his mouth calls for blows.

A fool’s mouth is his ruin,
And his lips are the snare of his soul.

Better is a poor man who walks in his integrity
Than he who is perverse in speech and is a fool.

Luxury is not fitting for a fool;
Much less for a slave to rule over princes.

Keeping away from strife is an honor for a man,
But any fool will quarrel.

The mouth of an adulteress is a deep pit;
He who is cursed of the Lord will fall into it.

Do not speak in the hearing of a fool,
For he will despise the wisdom of your words.

Wisdom is too exalted for a fool,
He does not open his mouth in the gate.

Like snow in summer and like rain in harvest,
So honor is not fitting for a fool.

Do not answer a fool according to his folly,
Or you will also be like him.

Answer a fool as his folly deserves,
That he not be wise in his own eyes.

He cuts off his own feet and drinks violence
Who sends a message by the hand of a fool.

Like one who binds a stone in a sling,
So is he who gives honor to a fool.

Like an archer who wounds everyone,
So is he who hires a fool or who hires those who pass by.

Like a dog that returns to its vomit
Is a fool who repeats his folly.

Do you see a man wise in his own eyes?
There is more hope for a fool than for him.

He who digs a pit will fall into it,
And he who rolls a stone, it will come back on him.

A stone is heavy and the sand weighty,
But the provocation of a fool is heavier than both of them.

Though you pound a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with crushed grain,
Yet his foolishness will not depart from him.

The wicked flee when no one is pursuing,
But the righteous are bold as a lion.

He who leads the upright astray in an evil way
Will himself fall into his own pit,
But the blameless will inherit good.

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

He who walks blamelessly will be delivered,
But he who is crooked will fall all at once.

He who trusts in his own heart is a fool,
But he who walks wisely will be delivered.

A fool always loses his temper,
But a wise man holds it back.

When the wicked increase, transgression increases;
But the righteous will see their fall.

Do you see a man who is hasty in his words?
There is more hope for a fool than for him.

That I not be full and deny You and say, “Who is the Lord?”
Or that I not be in want and steal,
And profane the name of my God.

The eye that mocks a father
And scorns a mother,
The ravens of the valley will pick it out,
And the young eagles will eat it.

Under a slave when he becomes king,
And a fool when he is satisfied with food,