“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 contend 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.

Yea, that thou mourn not at the last, when thou hast spent thy body and goods,

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

My son, if thou be surety for thy neighbour, thou hast fastened thine hand with another man:

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

Do this now, my son, and be delivered, For thou hast come into the hand of thy friend. Go, trample on thyself, and strengthen thy friend,

It has no commander, 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 my husband is not at home,
He has gone on a long journey;

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

For many are the victims she has cast down,
And numerous are all her slain.

Wisdom has built her house,
She has hewn out 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 tops of the heights 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.

In the lips of him who has knowledge wisdom is seen; but a rod is ready for the back of him who is without sense.

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

A wicked man earns deceitful wages, but he who sows 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 person is praised in accordance with his wisdom, but the one who has a twisted mind is despised.

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

A righteous man has regard for the life of his animal,
But even the compassion of the wicked is cruel.

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

The soul of the sluggard desires, and has nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made rich.

There is one who pretends to be rich, but has nothing;
Another pretends to be poor, but 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 righteous has enough to satisfy his appetite,
But the stomach of the wicked is in need.

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 neighbour, but the man of wealth has numbers of friends.

He who has no respect for his neighbour is a sinner, but he who has pity for the poor is happy.

In the fear of the Lord one has strong confidence, and it will be a refuge for his children.

He who is slow to anger has great understanding,
But he who is quick-tempered exalts folly.

He who is hard on the poor puts shame on his Maker; but he who has mercy on those who are in need gives him honour.

The wicked is thrust down by his wrongdoing,
But the righteous has a refuge when he dies.

Wisdom rests in the heart of one who has understanding,
But in the hearts of fools it 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.

The hater of authority has no love for teaching: he will not go to the wise.

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 cheerful heart has a continual feast.

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 an apt answer,
And how delightful is a timely word!

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 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.

Wisdom is a fountain of life to him who has it; but the punishment of the foolish is their foolish behaviour.

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 word of protest goes deeper into one who has sense than a hundred blows into a foolish man.

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

How will money in the hand of the foolish get him wisdom, seeing that he has no sense?

Nothing good comes to him whose heart is fixed on evil purposes: and he who has an evil tongue will come to trouble.

He who has an unwise son gets sorrow for himself, and the father of a foolish son has no joy.

Wisdom is before the face of him who has sense; but the eyes of the foolish are on the ends of the earth.

He who has knowledge says little: and he who has a calm spirit is a man of good sense.

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

A foolish man has no pleasure in good sense, but only to let what is in his heart come to light.

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 has pity on the poor gives to the Lord, and the Lord will give him his reward.

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 gives life: and he who has it will have need of nothing; no evil will come his way.

Strike a scoffer and the naive may become shrewd,
But reprove one who has understanding and he will gain knowledge.

The sluggard does not plow after the autumn,
So he begs during the harvest and has nothing.

The hearing ear and the seeing eye,
The 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 a man's garment when he has given security for a stranger, and when he gives surety for strangers, hold him in pledge.

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

The desire of the evil-doer is fixed on evil: he has no kind feeling for his neighbour.