Therefore his calamity will come suddenly;
Instantly he will be broken and there will be no healing.

There are six things which the Lord hates,
Yes, seven which are an abomination to Him:

“All the utterances of my mouth are in righteousness;
There is nothing crooked or perverted in them.

“When there were no depths I was brought forth,
When there were no springs abounding with water.

“When He established the heavens, I was there,
When He inscribed a circle on the face of the deep,

But he does not know that the dead are there,
That her guests are in the depths of Sheol.

When there are many words, transgression is unavoidable,
But he who restrains his lips is wise.

When it goes well with the righteous, the city rejoices,
And when the wicked perish, there is joyful shouting.

Where there is no guidance the people fall,
But in abundance of counselors there is victory.

There is one who scatters, and yet increases all the more,
And there is one who withholds what is justly due, and yet it results only in want.

There is one who speaks rashly like the thrusts of a sword,
But the tongue of the wise brings healing.

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

There is one who pretends to be rich, but has nothing;
Another pretends to be poor, but has great wealth.

Fools mock at sin,
But among the upright there is good will.

There is a way which seems right to a man,
But its end is the way of death.

In all labor there is profit,
But mere talk leads only to poverty.

In the fear of the Lord there is strong confidence,
And his children will have refuge.

There is a way which seems right to a man,
But its end is the way of death.

Why is there a price in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom,
When he has no sense?

A man of too many friends comes to ruin,
But there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.

Discipline your son while there is hope,
And do not desire his death.

There is gold, and an abundance of jewels;
But the lips of knowledge are a more precious thing.

There is precious treasure and oil in the dwelling of the wise,
But a foolish man swallows it up.

There is no wisdom and no understanding
And no counsel against the Lord.

The sluggard says, “There is a lion outside;
I will be killed in the streets!”

Surely there is a future,
And your hope will not be cut off.

For by wise guidance you will wage war,
And in abundance of counselors there is victory.

Know that wisdom is thus for your soul;
If you find it, then there will be a future,
And your hope will not be cut off.

For there will be no future for the evil man;
The lamp of the wicked will be put out.

Take away the dross from the silver,
And there comes out a vessel for the smith;

Do you see a man wise in his own eyes?
There is more hope for a fool than for him.

The sluggard says, “There is a lion in the road!
A lion is in the open square!”

For lack of wood the fire goes out,
And where there is no whisperer, contention quiets down.

When he speaks graciously, do not believe him,
For there are seven abominations in his heart.

And there will be goats’ milk enough for your food,
For the food of your household,
And sustenance for your maidens.

When the righteous triumph, there is great glory,
But when the wicked rise, men hide themselves.

When a wise man has a controversy with a foolish man,
The foolish man either rages or laughs, and there is no rest.

Where there is no vision, the people are unrestrained,
But happy is he who keeps the law.

A slave will not be instructed by words alone;
For though he understands, there will be no response.

Do you see a man who is hasty in his words?
There is more hope for a fool than for him.

There is a kind of man who curses his father
And does not bless his mother.

There is a kind who is pure in his own eyes,
Yet is not washed from his filthiness.

There is a kind—oh how lofty are his eyes!
And his eyelids are raised in arrogance.

There is a kind of man whose teeth are like swords
And his jaw teeth like knives,
To devour the afflicted from the earth
And the needy from among men.

The leech has two daughters,
“Give,” “Give.”
There are three things that will not be satisfied,
Four that will not say, “Enough”:

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

There are three things which are stately in their march,
Even four which are stately when they walk: