For they shall be a chaplet of grace unto thy head, And chains about thy neck.

Throw in your lot with us [they insist];
We will all have one money bag [in common],”

But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell safely, and shall be at rest from fear of evil.

So that you may be ruled by a wise purpose, and your lips may keep knowledge.

Let her be as the loving hind and pleasant roe; let her breasts satisfy thee at all times; and be thou ravished always with her love.

Why should you be intoxicated, my child, by a strange woman, and embrace the bosom of a foreigner?

For by a woman a harlot, even to a round of bread: and a man's wife will hunt the precious soul.

The simple man goes after her, like an ox going to its death, like a roe pulled by a cord;

I can give counsel, and be a guide: I have understanding, I have strength.

And I shall be near him the builder, and I shall be a delight of day, day, smiling before him in all time

The righteousness of the upright will save them, but by a scheme the treacherous will be taken captive.

The wicked worketh a deceitful work: but to him that soweth righteousness shall be a sure reward.

The one who brings ruin on his household
will inherit the wind,
and a fool will be a slave
to someone whose heart is wise.

In proportion to his prudence, is a man, to be praised, but, the perverse in heart, shall be an object of contempt.

Those who are evil will bow before those who are good, and the wicked will bow at the gates of the righteous.

In the fear of Yahweh is a secure fortress, and he will be a refuge for his children.

By a soft answer wrath is turned away, but a bitter word is a cause of angry feelings.

A joyful heart makes the face cheerful, but by a painful heart the spirit is broken.

Where there are no wise suggestions, purposes come to nothing; but by a number of wise guides they are made certain.

One who listens to life-giving rebukes
will be at home among the wise.

When a man's ways please the LORD, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.

A crown of glory is gray hair; by a righteous life it is gained.

Better to be slow to anger than to be a mighty warrior, and one who controls his temper is better than one who captures a city.

The meeting of a bereaved bear by a man, And -- not a fool in his folly.

There are friends who may be a man's destruction, but there is a lover who keeps nearer than a brother.

Discipline your son, for there is hope; don't be a willing party to his death.

What is desirable in a man is his fidelity;
better to be a poor man than a liar.

The growl as of a young lion, is the dread inspired by a king, he that provoketh him, endangereth his own life.

Do not be a lover of sleep, or you will become poor: keep your eyes open, and you will have bread enough.

Take his garment that became surety for a stranger: and bind him by a pledge for strange women.

A heritage may be got quickly at first, but the end of it will not be a blessing.

A proud attitude, accompanied by a haughty look, is sin; they reveal wicked people.

The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a vanity tossed to and fro of them that seek death.

By a secret offering wrath is turned away, and the heat of angry feelings by money in the folds of the robe.

He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: He that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich.

The wicked shall be a ransom for the righteous, and the transgressor for the upright.

Don’t make friends with an angry man,
and don’t be a companion of a hot-tempered man,

And put a knife to thy throat, If thou be a man given to appetite.

Take no care to get wealth; let there be an end to your desire for money

Don't consume food provided by a miserly person, and don't desire his delicacies,

Yea, thou shalt be as he that lieth down in the midst of the sea, or as he that lieth upon the top of a mast.

So shall the knowledge of wisdom be unto thy soul: when thou hast found it, then there shall be a reward, and thy expectation shall not be cut off.

For there will not be a future for the evil; the lamp of the wicked will die out.

But to those who rebuke him, it shall be a delight, and a good blessing shall come upon them.

Do not be a witness without cause against your neighbor nor deceive with your lips.

I went by the field belonging to a lazy man, by a vineyard belonging to a senseless person.

Take the dross from the silver, and there shall be a clean vessel thereof.

A judge is moved by one who for a long time undergoes wrongs without protest, and by a soft tongue even bone is broken.

As the north wind gives birth to rain, so is an angry face caused by a tongue saying evil secretly.

The one who sends a message by a fool’s hand
cuts off his own feet and drinks violence.

Useless legs to the lame that's what a proverb quoted by a fool is.

A thorn in the hand of a drunkard that's what a proverb quoted by a fool is.

A stone is heavy and sand is weighty, but vexation by a fool is more burdensome than the two of them.

Take his garment pledging a stranger, and bind him by a pledge for a strange woman.

For the transgression of a land many are the princes thereof: but by a man of understanding and knowledge the state thereof shall be prolonged.

A man burdened by bloodguilt
will be a fugitive until death.
Let no one help him.

Whoever robs his father or his mother and says, It is no sin; he shall be a companion to a destroyer.

With true judgment the king setteth up the land; but if he be a man that taketh gifts, he turneth it upside down.

If someone pampers his servant from youth, he will be a weakling in the end.

To be a thief’s partner is to hate oneself;
he hears the curse but will not testify.

The fear of man proves to be a snare, but whoever puts his trust in Yahweh is kept safe.

Don't add to his words, or he will rebuke you, and you will be shown to be a liar.

The ants are a people not strong, but they put by a store of food in the summer;