Because I have called, and you have refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no one has paid attention;

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 wisdom has founded the earth; by understanding has he established the heavens.

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

Say not to thy neighbor, 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.

Strive not 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.

At the end of your life, you will lament
when your physical body has been consumed,

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

My son, if thou art 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 be delivered, For thou hast come into the hand of thy friend. Go, trample on thyself, and strengthen 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 my husband is not at home, he has gone on a long journey:

He has taken a bag of money with him, and will come home at the day appointed.

For she has cast down many wounded: yea, many strong men have been slain by her.

Wisdom has built her house, she has hewn out her seven pillars:

She has slaughtered her beasts; she has mixed her wine; she has also furnished her table.

She has sent forth her maidens: she cries upon 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.

In the lips of him that has understanding wisdom is found: but a rod is for the back of him that is void of understanding.

The one who conceals hatred has lying lips,
and whoever spreads slander is a fool.

It is as sport to a fool to do wrong: but a man of understanding has wisdom.

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

He that is despised, and has a servant, is better than he that 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 soul of the sluggard desires, and has nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made rich.

There is one that makes himself rich, yet has nothing: there is one that makes himself poor, yet has great riches.

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 it] not, but knowledge is easy to him 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 is hated even of his own neighbor: but the rich has many friends.

He that despises his neighbor sins: but he that has mercy on the poor, happy is he.

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

He who is slow to be angry has great good sense; but he whose spirit is over-quick gives support to what is foolish.

He that oppresses the poor reproaches his Maker: but he that honors him has mercy on the poor.

The wicked is driven away in his wickedness: but the righteous has hope in his death.

Wisdom rests in the heart of him that has understanding: but that which is in the midst of 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.

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

The heart of him that has understanding seeks knowledge: but the mouth of fools feeds on foolishness.

All the days of the afflicted are evil: but he that is of a merry 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 by the answer of his mouth: and a word spoken in due season, how good is it!

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 all things for himself: yea, 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.

Understanding is a wellspring of life unto him that has it: but the instruction of fools is 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 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.

Why is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing he has no heart for it?

He that has a crooked heart finds no good: and he that has a perverse tongue falls into calamity.

He that begets a fool does it to his sorrow: and the father of a fool has no joy.

Wisdom is before him that has understanding; but the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.

He that has knowledge spares his words: and a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit.

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

A fool has no delight in understanding, but that his heart may express itself.

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

A man that has friends must show himself friendly: and there is a friend that 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 that has pity upon the poor lends unto the LORD; and that which he has given will he pay him again.

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: and he that has it shall abide satisfied; he shall not be visited with evil.

Smite a scoffer, and the simple will beware: and reprove one that has understanding, and he will understand knowledge.

The sluggard will not plow during the planting season, so at harvest time he looks for the crop but has nothing.

The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, the LORD has made even 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 put up security for a stranger;
get collateral if it is for foreigners.

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.