She is a tree of life to those who embrace her,
and those who hold on to her are happy.

Keep your way far from her.
Don’t go near the door of her house.

He follows her impulsively
like an ox going to the slaughter,
like a deer bounding toward a trap

Anyone who listens to me is happy,
watching at my doors every day,
waiting by the posts of my doorway.

She sits by the doorway of her house,
on a seat at the highest point of the city,

The wicked man earns an empty wage,
but the one who sows righteousness, a true reward.

The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life,
but violence takes lives.

Delayed hope makes the heart sick,
but fulfilled desire is a tree of life.

The tongue that heals is a tree of life,
but a devious tongue breaks the spirit.

The name of Yahweh is a strong tower;
the righteous run to it and are protected.

in order to teach you true and reliable words,
so that you may give a dependable report
to those who sent you?

A word spoken at the right time
is like gold apples on a silver tray.

A door turns on its hinges,
and a slacker, on his bed.

Whoever tends a fig tree will eat its fruit,
and whoever looks after his master will be honored.