The Proverbs of Solomon son of David, king of Israel:

For the Lord disciplines those he loves, just as a father disciplines the son in whom he delights.

When I was a son to my father, a tender only child before my mother,

But why should you be captivated, my son, by an adulteress, and embrace the bosom of a different woman?

The wicked will be captured by his own iniquities, and he will be held by the cords of his own sin.

The one who gathers crops in the summer is a wise son, but the one who sleeps during the harvest is a son who brings shame to himself.

A wise son accepts his father's discipline, but a scoffer does not listen to rebuke.

Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a disgrace to any people.

The one who robs his father and chases away his mother is a son who brings shame and disgrace.

Who can say, "I have kept my heart clean; I am pure from my sin"?

Haughty eyes and a proud heart -- the agricultural product of the wicked is sin.

Give me your heart, my son, and let your eyes observe my ways;

A foolish scheme is sin, and the scorner is an abomination to people.

for it is better for him to say to you, "Come up here," than to put you lower before a prince, whom your eyes have seen.

Like the cold of snow in the time of harvest, so is a faithful messenger to those who send him, for he refreshes the heart of his masters.

Like snow in summer or rain in harvest, so honor is not fitting for a fool.

Be wise, my son, and make my heart glad, so that I may answer anyone who taunts me.

The words of Agur, the son of Jakeh; an oracle: This man says to Ithiel, to Ithiel and to Ukal:

Who has ascended into heaven, and then descended? Who has gathered up the winds in his fists? Who has bound up the waters in his cloak? Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is his name, and what is his son's name? -- if you know!

O my son, O son of my womb, O son of my vows,

She is not afraid of the snow for her household, for all of her household are clothed with scarlet.