“Because I called and you refused [to answer],
I stretched out my hand and no one has paid attention [to my offer];

He has salvation stored up for the upright, he is a breastplate to those in whom there is no evil;

she who forsakes the partner of her youth and has forgotten the covenant of her God,

For to those who are dear to him the Lord says sharp words, and makes the son in whom he has delight undergo pain.

The Lord by His wisdom has founded the earth;
By His understanding He has established the heavens.

If thou liest down, thou art not afraid, Yea, thou hast lain down, And sweet hath been thy sleep.

Say not unto thy neighbour, Go, and come again, and to morrow I will give; when thou hast it by thee.

whereas thou hast now to give him. Intend no hurt unto thy neighbour, seeing he hopeth to dwell in rest by thee.

Do not quarrel with a man without cause,
If he has done you no harm.

She never keeps her mind on the road of life; her ways are uncertain, she has no knowledge.

And thou hast howled in thy latter end, In the consumption of thy flesh and thy food,

And hast said, 'How have I hated instruction, And reproof hath my heart despised,

My son, if thou be surety for thy friend, if thou hast stricken thy hand with a stranger,

Hast been snared with sayings of thy mouth, Hast been captured with sayings of thy mouth,

Do this now, my son, and deliver thyself, since thou hast come into the hand of thy friend: go, humble thyself, and be urgent with thy friend.

It has no chief, officer, or ruler.

In thy going up and down, it leadeth thee, In thy lying down, it watcheth over thee, And thou hast awaked -- it talketh with thee.

So it is with him who goes in to his neighbour's wife; he who has anything to do with her will not go free from punishment.

For there is no man in his home; he has gone on a {long journey}.

He has taken a bag of money with him,
And he will come home on the appointed day.”

For she has cast down many [mortally] wounded;
Indeed, all who were killed by her were strong.

Wisdom has built her [spacious and sufficient] house;
She has hewn out and set up her seven pillars.

She has prepared her food, she has mixed her wine;
She has also set her table.

She has sent out her maidens, she calls
From the highest places of the city:

Whoever is simple, let him come in here; and to him who has no sense, she says:

If thou hast been wise, thou hast been wise for thyself, And thou hast scorned -- thyself bearest it.

The foolish woman is full of noise; she has no sense at all.

He becomes poor who has a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent makes rich.

On the lips of the discerning, [skillful and godly] wisdom is found,
But discipline and the rod are for the back of the one who is without common sense and understanding.

He who conceals hatred [has] lips of deceit, and he who utters slander--he is a fool.

Carrying out a wicked scheme is enjoyable to a fool, and so is wisdom for the one who has discernment.

When the whirlwind passes, the wicked is no more,
But the righteous has an everlasting foundation.

He who has a poor opinion of his neighbour has no sense, but a wise man keeps quiet.

The man who has mercy will be rewarded, but the cruel man is the cause of trouble to himself.

The wicked makes a deceitful wage; but one sowing righteousness has a sure reward.

Like a ring of gold in the nose of a pig, is a beautiful woman who has no sense.

A good man has grace in the eyes of the Lord; but the man of evil designs gets punishment from him.

A man shall be commended according to his wisdom, but he who has a warped mind shall be despised.

Better is he who is lightly esteemed, and has a servant, than he who honors himself, and lacks bread.

An upright man has thought for the life of his beast, but the hearts of evil-doers are cruel.

The lazy person does not roast what he has hunted, but diligence is one's most important possession.

The slacker craves, yet has nothing,
but the diligent is fully satisfied.

There is one who pretends to be rich, yet has nothing at all;
Another pretends to be poor, yet has great wealth.

The one who has contempt for instruction will pay the penalty,
but the one who respects a command will be rewarded.

The upright man has food to the full measure of his desire, but there will be no food for the stomach of evil-doers.

He who goes on his way in righteousness has before him the fear of the Lord; but he whose ways are twisted gives him no honour.

A scoffer seeks wisdom and finds none,
But knowledge is easy to one who has understanding.

Go from before a foolish man, Or thou hast not known the lips of knowledge.

No one has knowledge of a man's grief but himself; and a strange person has no part in his joy.

The simple man has faith in every word, but the man of good sense gives thought to his footsteps.

A person who has a quick temper does foolish things, and a person with crafty schemes is hated.

The poor man is hated even by his neighbor,
But those who love the rich are many.

He who despises his neighbor is a sinner, but he who has mercy on the poor blesses him.

In the fear of the Lord one has strong confidence
and his children have a refuge.

He who is slow to anger has great understanding [and profits from his self-control],
But he who is quick-tempered exposes and exalts his foolishness [for all to see].

He who oppresses the poor insults him who made him, but he who has mercy on the poor honors him.

The wicked is overthrown through his wrongdoing,
But the righteous has hope and confidence and a refuge [with God] even in death.

Wisdom rests [silently] in the heart of one who has understanding,
But what is in the heart of [shortsighted] fools is made known.

The king has pleasure in a servant who does wisely, but his wrath is against him who is a cause of shame.

A foolish man puts no value on his father's training; but he who has respect for teaching has good sense.

The house of the righteous has great wealth,
but trouble accompanies the income of the wicked.

A scoffer [unlike a wise man] resents one who rebukes him and tries to teach him;
Nor will he go to the wise [for counsel and instruction].

The mind of the intelligent and discerning seeks knowledge and eagerly inquires after it,
But the mouth of the [stubborn] fool feeds on foolishness.

All the days of the afflicted are bad,
But a glad heart has a continual feast [regardless of the circumstances].

A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish man has no respect for his mother.

Folly is a joy to one who lacks sense, but one who has understanding follows an upright course.

A man has joy in giving an appropriate answer,
And how good and delightful is a word spoken at the right moment—how good it is!

The path of life [leads] upward for him who has insight, in order to turn away from Sheol below.

He whose desires are fixed on profit is a cause of trouble to his family; but he who has no desire for offerings will have life.

He who will not be controlled by training has no respect for his soul, but he who gives ear to teaching will get wisdom.

The Lord has made everything for its own purpose,
Even the wicked [according to their role] for the day of evil.

Everyone who has pride in his heart is disgusting to the Lord: he will certainly not go free from punishment.

Understanding is a fountain of life to one who has it, but the punishment of fools is their folly.

He who is slow to be angry is better than a man of war, and he who has control over his spirit than he who takes a town.

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.

A rebuke enters deeper into one who has understanding than a hundred lashes into a fool.

It's better to meet a mother bear who has lost her cubs than a fool in his stupidity.

Why is there money in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom,
When he has no common sense or even a heart for it?

He who has a crooked mind finds no good,
And he who is perverted in his language falls into evil.

He who becomes the parent of a fool [who is spiritually blind] does so to his sorrow,
And the father of a fool [who is spiritually blind] has no joy.

Wisdom is before the face of one who has understanding, but the eyes of a fool wander to the ends of the earth.

He who has knowledge restrains and is careful with his words,
And a man of understanding and wisdom has a cool spirit (self-control, an even temper).

One who has isolated himself seeks his own desires; he rejects all sound judgment.

A [closed-minded] fool does not delight in understanding,
But only in revealing his personal opinions [unwittingly displaying his self-indulgence and his stupidity].

Whoever gets a wife gets a good thing, and has the approval of the Lord.

A person who has friends may be harmed by them, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.

Better a poor man who lives with integrity
than someone who has deceitful lips and is a fool.

Great numbers will make attempts to get the approval of a ruler: and every man is the special friend of him who has something to give.

He who gets wisdom has love for his soul: he who keeps good sense will get what is truly good.

Hate of work sends deep sleep on a man: and he who has no industry will go without food.

He who is gracious and lends a hand to the poor lends to the Lord,
And the Lord will repay him for his good deed.

The person who has great anger must pay the consequences, because if you rescue him, you will have to do it again.

The fear of the Lord leads to life,
So that one may sleep satisfied, untouched by evil.

Flog a scoffer, and the simple will learn prudence; rebuke one who has understanding, and he will gain knowledge.

The lazy man does not plow when the winter [planting] season arrives;
So he begs at the [next] harvest and has nothing [to reap].

The hearing ear and the seeing eye,
The [omnipotent] Lord has made both of them.

A poor thing, a poor thing, says he who is giving money for goods: but when he has gone on his way, then he makes clear his pride in what he has got.

Take his garment, for he has given security [to] a stranger, and on behalf of a foreigner--take it as pledge.

It is a snare for a person to rashly cry, "Holy!" and only afterward to consider what he has vowed.

A wicked person desires evil;
he has no consideration for his neighbor.