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

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

Do not take up a cause at law against a man for nothing, if he has done you no wrong.

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

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.

He has taken a bag of money with him; he is coming back at the full moon.

Wisdom has made her house, putting up her seven pillars.

She has put her fat beasts to death; her wine is mixed, her table is ready.

She has sent out her women-servants; her voice goes out to the highest places of the town, saying,

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

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

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 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.

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.

He who is of low position and has a servant, is better than one who has a high opinion of himself and is in need of bread.

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

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.

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.

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.

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 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 sinner is overturned in his evil-doing, but the upright man has hope in his righteousness.

Wisdom has her resting-place in the mind of the wise, but she is not seen among the foolish.

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

All the days of the troubled are evil; but he whose heart is glad has an unending feast.

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

A man has joy in the answer of his mouth: and a word at the right time, how good it is!

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 his purpose, even the sinner 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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

The man of wealth has rule over the poor, and he who gets into debt is a servant to his creditor.

Do not take the food of him who has an evil eye, or have any desire for his delicate meat:

The father of the upright man will be glad, and he who has a wise child will have joy because of him.

Who says, Oh! who says, Ah! who has violent arguments, who has grief, who has wounds without cause, whose eyes are dark?

If you say, See, we had no knowledge of this: does not the tester of hearts give thought to it? and he who keeps your soul, has he no knowledge of it? and will he not give to every man the reward of his work?

For their downfall will come suddenly; and who has knowledge of the destruction of those in high positions?

Say not, I will do to him as he has done to me; I will give the man the reward of his work.

Do not be quick to go to law about what you have seen, for what will you do in the end, when your neighbour has put you to shame?

As clouds and wind without rain, so is one who takes credit for an offering he has not given.

Like a troubled fountain and a dirty spring, is an upright man who has to give way before evil-doers.

He whose spirit is uncontrolled is like an unwalled town which has been broken into.

The legs of one who has no power of walking are hanging loose; so is a wise saying in the mouth of the foolish.

Like a dog going back to the food which he has not been able to keep down, is the foolish man doing his foolish acts over again.

A false tongue has hate for those who have clean hearts, and a smooth mouth is a cause of falling.

A stone has great weight, and sand is crushing; but the wrath of the foolish is of greater weight than these.

The full man has no use for honey, but to the man in need of food every bitter thing is sweet.

He who makes his wealth greater by taking interest, only gets it together for him who has pity on the poor.

Anyone causing the upright to go wandering in an evil way, will himself go down into the hole he has made; but the upright will have good things for their heritage.

The man of wealth seems to himself to be wise, but the poor man who has sense has a low opinion of him.

The prince who has no sense is a cruel ruler; but he who has no desire to get profit for himself will have long life.

One who has been the cause of a man's death will go in flight to the underworld: let no man give him help.

A man's pride will be the cause of his fall, but he who has a gentle spirit will get honour.

A man who takes part with a thief has hate for his soul; he is put under oath, but says nothing.

Who has gone up to heaven and come down? who has taken the winds in his hands, prisoning the waters in his robe? by whom have all the ends of the earth been fixed? what is his name, and what is his son's name, if you are able to say?

The night-spirit has two daughters, Give, give. There are three things which are never full, even four which never say, Enough:

The underworld, and the woman without a child; the earth which never has enough water, and the fire which never says, Enough.

The heart of her husband has faith in her, and he will have profit in full measure.

She has no fear of the snow for her family, for all those in her house are clothed in red.

Fair looks are a deceit, and a beautiful form is of no value; but a woman who has the fear of the Lord is to be praised.