So are the ways of everyone who gains by violence;
It takes away the life of its possessors.

“How long, O naive ones, will you love being simple-minded?
And scoffers delight themselves in scoffing
And fools hate knowledge?

I will also laugh at your calamity;
I will mock when your dread comes,

“But he who listens to me shall live securely
And will be at ease from the dread of evil.”

None who go to her return again,
Nor do they reach the paths of life.

For the upright will live in the land
And the blameless will remain in it;

For length of days and years of life
And peace they will add to you.

Long life is in her right hand;
In her left hand are riches and honor.

She is a tree of life to those who take hold of her,
And happy are all who hold her fast.

So they will be life to your soul
And adornment to your neck.

Then he taught me and said to me,
“Let your heart hold fast my words;
Keep my commandments and live;

“Do not forsake her, and she will guard you;
Love her, and she will watch over you.

Hear, my son, and accept my sayings
And the years of your life will be many.

Take hold of instruction; do not let go.
Guard her, for she is your life.

For they are life to those who find them
And health to all their body.

Watch over your heart with all diligence,
For from it flow the springs of life.

She does not ponder the path of life;
Her ways are unstable, she does not know it.

As a loving hind and a graceful doe,
Let her breasts satisfy you at all times;
Be exhilarated always with her love.

For the commandment is a lamp and the teaching is light;
And reproofs for discipline are the way of life

For on account of a harlot one is reduced to a loaf of bread,
And an adulteress hunts for the precious life.

Keep my commandments and live,
And my teaching as the apple of your eye.

“Come, let us drink our fill of love until morning;
Let us delight ourselves with caresses.

Until an arrow pierces through his liver;
As a bird hastens to the snare,
So he does not know that it will cost him his life.

“I love those who love me;
And those who diligently seek me will find me.

To endow those who love me with wealth,
That I may fill their treasuries.

“For he who finds me finds life
And obtains favor from the Lord.

“But he who sins against me injures himself;
All those who hate me love death.”

“Forsake your folly and live,
And proceed in the way of understanding.”

Do not reprove a scoffer, or he will hate you,
Reprove a wise man and he will love you.

For by me your days will be multiplied,
And years of life will be added to you.

The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life,
But the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.

Hatred stirs up strife,
But love covers all transgressions.

The wages of the righteous is life,
The income of the wicked, punishment.

He is on the path of life who heeds instruction,
But he who ignores reproof goes astray.

The fear of the Lord prolongs life,
But the years of the wicked will be shortened.

He who is steadfast in righteousness will attain to life,
And he who pursues evil will bring about his own death.

He who trusts in his riches will fall,
But the righteous will flourish like the green leaf.

The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life,
And he who is wise wins souls.

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

In the way of righteousness is life,
And in its pathway there is no death.

The one who guards his mouth preserves his life;
The one who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.

The ransom of a man’s life is his wealth,
But the poor hears no rebuke.

Hope deferred makes the heart sick,
But desire fulfilled is a tree of life.

The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life,
To turn aside from the snares of death.

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

The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life,
That one may avoid the snares of death.

A tranquil heart is life to the body,
But passion is rottenness to the bones.

A soothing tongue is a tree of life,
But perversion in it crushes the spirit.

A scoffer does not love one who reproves him,
He will not go to the wise.

Better is a dish of vegetables where love is
Than a fattened ox served with hatred.

The path of life leads upward for the wise
That he may keep away from Sheol below.

He who profits illicitly troubles his own house,
But he who hates bribes will live.

He whose ear listens to the life-giving reproof
Will dwell among the wise.

In the light of a king’s face is life,
And his favor is like a cloud with the spring rain.

The highway of the upright is to depart from evil;
He who watches his way preserves his life.

Understanding is a fountain of life to one who has it,
But the discipline of fools is folly.

He who conceals a transgression seeks love,
But he who repeats a matter separates intimate friends.

Death and life are in the power of the tongue,
And those who love it will eat its fruit.

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

The terror of a king is like the growling of a lion;
He who provokes him to anger forfeits his own life.

Do not love sleep, or you will become poor;
Open your eyes, and you will be satisfied with food.

It is better to live in a corner of a roof
Than in a house shared with a contentious woman.

It is better to live in a desert land
Than with a contentious and vexing woman.

He who pursues righteousness and loyalty
Finds life, righteousness and honor.

The reward of humility and the fear of the Lord
Are riches, honor and life.

For the Lord will plead their case
And take the life of those who rob them.

Do not let your heart envy sinners,
But live in the fear of the Lord always.

It is better to live in a corner of the roof
Than in a house shared with a contentious woman.

Better is open rebuke
Than love that is concealed.

Men of bloodshed hate the blameless,
But the upright are concerned for his life.

He who is a partner with a thief hates his own life;
He hears the oath but tells nothing.

Give strong drink to him who is perishing,
And wine to him whose life is bitter.

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