My son, if sinners entice you,
Do not consent.

Then they call me, and I do not answer, They seek me earnestly, and find me not.

Exalt her, and she shall promote you: she shall bring you to honor, when you do embrace her.

In the path of the wicked do not go; do not walk in the way of those who do evil.

You aren't thinking about where her life is headed; her steps wander, but you do not realize it.

Men do not despise a thief, if he steal to satisfy his soul when he is hungry;

Keep my commands and you'll live. Guard my teaching as you do your eyesight.

And I do see among the simple ones, I discern among the sons, A young man lacking understanding,

Lying lips are an abomination to Yahweh, but those who do the truth are his delight.

Go from before a foolish man when you do not see in him the lips of knowledge.

The blueness of a wound cleanseth away evil: so do stripes the inward parts of the belly.

[It is] a joy to the righteous to do justice, but dismay to those who do evil.

If you do not have enough to pay, your bed will be taken right out from under you!

"They hit me, and I was not hurt. They beat me, and I do not feel it. When will I wake up? I can do it again. I can find another."

If you do nothing in a difficult time,
your strength is limited.

if you say, "Look, we do not know this," does not he who weighs hearts perceive [it]? And he who keeps your soul, he knows and will repay humankind according to his deeds.

Say not, 'As he did to me, so I do to him, I render to each according to his work.'

And I see -- I -- I do set my heart, I have seen -- I have received instruction,

do not hastily bring out to court, for what will you do at its end, when your neighbor puts you to shame?

Do not boast {about tomorrow}, for you do not know what the day will bring.

When righteous men do rejoice, there is great glory: but when the wicked rise, a man is hidden.

Surely I am beyond the senselessness of any man; I do not perceive things the way human beings do.

Two things I ask from you; do not deny me before I die:

There are three things which are too astounding and unexpectedly wonderful for me,
Four which I do not understand: