Let us overcome them living, like the underworld, and in their strength, as those who go down to death;

He has salvation stored up for the upright, he is a breastplate to those in whom there is no evil;

He keeps watch on the ways which are right, and takes care of those who have the fear of him.

Giving you salvation from the evil man, from those whose words are false;

Those who go to her do not come back again; their feet do not keep in the ways of life:

But sinners will be cut off from the land, and those whose acts are false will be uprooted.

For to those who are dear to him the Lord says sharp words, and makes the son in whom he has delight undergo pain.

Do not keep back good from those who have a right to it, when it is in the power of your hand to do it.

I did not give attention to the voice of my teachers, my ear was not turned to those who were guiding me!

For those wounded and made low by her are great in number; and all those who have come to their death through her are a great army.

They are all true to him whose mind is awake, and straightforward to those who get knowledge.

Those who have given me their love are loved by me, and those who make search for me with care will get me.

Give ear to me then, my sons: for happy are those who keep my ways.

Crying out to those who go by, going straight on their way, she says:

Like acid drink to the teeth and as smoke to the eyes, so is the hater of work to those who send him.

A woman who is full of grace is honoured, but a woman hating righteousness is a seat of shame: those hating work will undergo loss, but the strong keep their wealth.

The uncontrolled are hated by the Lord, but those whose ways are without error are his delight

Deceit is in the heart of those whose designs are evil, but for those purposing peace there is joy.

False lips are hated by the Lord, but those whose acts are true are his delight.

In the tents of those hating authority there is error, but in the house of the upright man there is grace.

He who is hard on the poor puts shame on his Maker; but he who has mercy on those who are in need gives him honour.

The wrath of the king is like those who give news of death, but a wise man will put peace in place of it.

Death and life are in the power of the tongue; and those to whom it is dear will have its fruit for their food.

To make you see how certain are true words, so that you may give a true answer to those who put questions to you?

For the Lord will give support to their cause, and take the life of those who take their goods.

Be not one of those who give their hands in an agreement, or of those who make themselves responsible for debts:

Do not let the landmark of the widow be moved, and do not go into the fields of those who have no father;

Do not be among those who give themselves to wine-drinking, or among those who make themselves full with meat:

For those who take delight in drink and feasting will come to be in need; and through love of sleep a man will be poorly clothed

Those who are seated late over the wine: those who go looking for mixed wine.

Be the saviour of those who are given up to death, and do not keep back help from those who are slipping to destruction.

My son, go in fear of the Lord and the king: have nothing to do with those who are in high positions:

For their downfall will come suddenly; and who has knowledge of the destruction of those in high positions?

But those who say sharp words to him will have delight, and a blessing of good will come on them.

As the cold of snow in the time of grain-cutting, so is a true servant to those who send him; for he gives new life to the soul of his master.

A false tongue has hate for those who have clean hearts, and a smooth mouth is a cause of falling.

Those who have no respect for the law give praise to the evil-doer; but such as keep the law are against him.

Evil men have no knowledge of what is right; but those who go after the Lord have knowledge of all things.

Every word of God is tested: he is a breastplate to those who put their faith in him.

There is a generation whose teeth are like swords, their strong teeth like knives, for the destruction of the poor from the earth, and of those who are in need from among men.

For fear that through drinking they may come to have no respect for the law, wrongly judging the cause of those who are in trouble.

Let your mouth be open for those who have no voice, in the cause of those who are ready for death.

Let your mouth be open, judging rightly, and give right decisions in the cause of the poor and those in need.

Her hands are stretched out to the poor; yes, she is open-handed to those who are in need.

She has no fear of the snow for her family, for all those in her house are clothed in red.