He keeps watch on the ways which are right, and takes care of those who have the fear of him.

In all your ways give ear to him, and he will make straight your footsteps.

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

For they are life to him who gets them, and strength to all his flesh.

Make yourself free, like the roe from the hand of the archer, and the bird from him who puts a net for her.

For this cause his downfall will be sudden; quickly he will be broken, and there will be no help for him.

Six things are hated by the Lord; seven things are disgusting to him:

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.

And the woman came out to him, in the dress of a loose woman, with a designing heart;

So she took him by his hand, kissing him, and without a sign of shame she said to him:

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

With her fair words she overcame him, forcing him with her smooth lips.

They are all true to him whose mind is awake, and straightforward to those who get knowledge.

Then I was by his side, as a master workman: and I was his delight from day to day, playing before him at all times;

For whoever gets me gets life, and grace from the Lord will come to him.

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

Do not say sharp words to a man of pride, or he will have hate for you; make them clear to a wise man, and you will be dear to him.

Whoever is simple, let him come in here: and to him who is without sense, she says:

The Lord will not let the upright be in need of food, but he puts far from him the desire of the evil-doers.

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.

The thing feared by the evil-doer will come to him, but the upright man will get his desire.

Like acid drink to the teeth and as smoke to the eyes, so is the hater of work to those who send him.

He who keeps back grain will be cursed by the people; but a blessing will be on the head of him who lets them have it for a price.

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

The way of the foolish man seems right to him? but the wise man gives ear to suggestions.

Righteousness keeps safe him whose way is without error, but evil-doers are overturned by sin.

Need and shame will be the fate of him who is uncontrolled by training; but he who takes note of teaching will be honoured.

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.

For him in whose heart is the fear of the Lord there is strong hope: and his children will have a safe place.

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

The way of the evil-doer is disgusting to the Lord, but he who goes after righteousness is dear to him.

There is bitter punishment for him who is turned from the way; and death will be the fate of the hater of teaching.

When a man's ways are pleasing to the Lord, he makes even his haters be at peace with him.

Lips of righteousness are the delight of kings; and he who says what is upright is dear to him.

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

The desire of the working man is working for him, for his need of food is driving him on.

A violent man puts desire of evil into his neighbour's mind, and makes him go in a way which is not good.

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.

An uncontrolled man is only looking for trouble, so a cruel servant will be sent against him.

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.

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

A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitter pain to her who gave him birth.

When the evil-doer comes, a low opinion comes with him, and with the loss of honour comes shame.

A foolish man's lips are a cause of fighting, and his mouth makes him open to blows.

He who does not give his mind to his work is brother to him who makes destruction.

A man's offering makes room for him, letting him come before great men.

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.

All the brothers of the poor man are against him: how much more do his friends go far from him! ...

A man's good sense makes him slow to wrath, and the overlooking of wrongdoing is his glory.

He who keeps the law keeps his soul; but death will be the fate of him who takes no note of the word.

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

A man of great wrath will have to take his punishment: for if you get him out of trouble you will have to do it again.

When blows overtake the man of pride, the simple will get sense; say sharp words to the wise, and knowledge will be made clear to him.

The wrath of a king is like the loud cry of a lion: he who makes him angry does wrong against himself.

An upright man goes on in his righteousness: happy are his children after him!

Take a man's clothing if he makes himself responsible for a strange man, and get an undertaking from him who gives his word for strange men.

He who goes about talking of the business of others gives away secrets: so have nothing to do with him whose lips are open wide.

The king's heart in the hands of the Lord is like the water streams, and by him it is turned in any direction at his pleasure.

Twisted is the way of him who is full of crime; but as for him whose heart is clean, his work is upright.

The desire of the hater of work is death to him, for his hands will do no work.

The eyes of the Lord keep knowledge, but by him the acts of the false man will be overturned.

Foolish ways are deep-seated in the heart of a child, but the rod of punishment will send them far from him.

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

Do not keep back training from the child: for even if you give him blows with the rod, it will not be death to him.

Give him blows with the rod, and keep his soul safe from the underworld

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

Yes, you will be like him who takes his rest on the sea, or on the top of a sail-support.

For fear that the Lord may see it, and it may be evil in his eyes, and his wrath may be turned away from him.

But those who say sharp words to him will have delight, and a blessing of good will come on them.

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

As the cold of snow in the time of grain-cutting, so is a true servant to those who send him; for he gives new life to the soul of his master.

If your hater is in need of food, give him bread; and if he is in need of drink, give him water:

Do not give to the foolish man a foolish answer, or you will be like him.

Have you seen a man who seems to himself to be wise? There is more hope for the foolish than for him.

The hater of work puts his hand deep into the basin: lifting it again to his mouth is a weariness to him.

With his lips the hater makes things seem what they are not, but deceit is stored up inside him;

When he says fair words, have no belief in him; for in his heart are seven evils:

He who makes a hole in the earth will himself go falling into it: and on him by whom a stone is rolled the stone will come back again.

My son, be wise and make my heart glad, so that I may give back an answer to him who puts me to shame.

Take a man's clothing if he makes himself responsible for a strange man, and get an undertaking from him who gives his word for strange men.

Even if a foolish man is crushed with a hammer in a vessel among crushed grain, still his foolish ways will not go from him.

The evil man goes running away when no man is after him, but the upright are without fear, like the lion.

Those who have no respect for the law give praise to the evil-doer; but such as keep the law are against him.

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

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

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

He whose ways are upright will be safe, but sudden will be the fall of him whose ways are twisted.

He who is ever desiring wealth goes running after money, and does not see that need will come on him.

He who gives to the poor will never be in need, but great curses will be on him who gives no attention to them.

In the steps of an evil man there is a net for him, but the upright man gets away quickly and is glad.

A servant will not be trained by words; for though the sense of the words is clear to him, he will not give attention.

Have you seen a man who is quick with his tongue? There is more hope for a foolish man than for him.

Every word of God is tested: he is a breastplate to those who put their faith in him.

The war-horse, and the he-goat, and the king when his army is with him.

Give strong drink to him who is near to destruction, and wine to him whose soul is bitter:

Let him have drink, and his need will go from his mind, and the memory of his trouble will be gone.

She does him good and not evil all the days of her life.