"O ye children, how long will ye love childishness? How long will the scorners delight in scorning, and the unwise be enemies unto knowledge?

O turn you unto my correction: lo, I will express my mind unto you, and make you understand my words.

Then shall they call upon me, but I will not hear: they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me.

My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and keep my commandments by thee,

that thou wilt incline thin ears unto wisdom; apply thine heart then to understanding.

Say not unto thy neighbour, "Go thy way and come again, tomorrow will I give thee"

Yea I shall give you a good reward, if ye will not forsake my law.

I will show thee the way of wisdom, and lead thee in the right paths.

My son, why wilt thou have pleasure in a harlot, and embrace the bosom of another woman?

How long wilt thou sleep, thou sluggish man? When wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?

A harlot will make a man to beg his bread, but a married woman will hunt for the precious life.

For the jealousy and wrath of the man will not be intreated;

no, though thou wouldest offer him great gifts to make amends, he will not receive them.

Give ear, for I will speak of great matters, and open my lips to tell things that be right.

They are all plain to such as will understand, and right to them that find knowledge.

Reprove not a scorner, lest he owe thee evil will: but rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.

Give a discrete man but an occasion, and he will be the wiser; teach a righteous man, and he will increase.

The LORD will not let the soul of the righteous suffer hunger; but he putteth the ungodly from his desire.

A wise man will receive warning; but a fool will sooner be smitten in the face.

He that winketh with his eye, will do some harm; but he that hath a foolish mouth shall be beaten.

Evil will stirreth up strife; but love covereth the multitude of sins.

The mouth of the just will be talking of wisdom; but the tongue of the froward shall perish.

A fool bringeth up a slander of his neighbour; but a wise man will keep it secret.

A dissembling person will discover privy things; but he that is of a faithful heart, will keep counsel.

Some man giveth out his goods, and is richer; but the niggard, having enough, will depart from nothing, and yet is ever in poverty.

Whoso loveth wisdom, will be content to be reformed; but he that hateth to be reproved, is a fool.

A good man is acceptable unto the LORD; but the wicked will he condemn.

The talking of the ungodly is how they may lay wait for blood; but the mouth of the righteous will deliver them.

Look: what a fool taketh in hand, he thinketh it well done; but he that is wise, will be counseled.

A just man will tell the truth, and show the thing that is right; but a false witness deceiveth.

They that imagine evil in their mind, will deceive; but the counselors of peace shall have joy following them.

The righteous is liberal unto his neighbour, but the way of the ungodly will deceive themselves.

A wise son will receive his father's warning; but he that is scornful, will not hear when he is reproved.

With goods every man delivereth his life; and the poor will not be reproved.

A wise man doth all things with discretion; but a fool will declare his folly.

In the mouth of the foolish is the boasting of lordship; but the lips of the wise will beware of such.

A faithful witness will not dissemble; but a false record will make a lie.

A scornful body seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not; but knowledge is easy to come by, unto him that will understand.

The heart of him that hath understanding will neither despair for any sorrow; nor be too presumptuous for any sudden joy.

An unfaithful person shall be filled with his own ways; but a good man will beware of such.

Wisdom resteth in the heart of him that hath understanding; and he will teach them that are unlearned.

A scornful body loveth not one that rebuketh him; neither will he come among the wise.

A wise heart will seek after knowledge; but the mouths of fools meddle with foolishness.

Better is a mess of pottage with love; than a fat ox with evil will.

The LORD will break down the house of the proud; but he shall make fast the borders of the widow.

The king's displeasure is a messenger of death; but a wise man will pacify him.

He that winketh with his eyes, imagineth mischief; and he that biteth his lips, will do some harm.

If thou smitest a scornful person, the ignorant shall take better heed; and if thou reprovest one that hath understanding, he will be the wiser.

A slothful body will not go to plow, for cold of the winter; therefore shall he go a begging in Summer and have nothing.

Say not thou, "I will recompense evil"; but put thy trust in the LORD, and he shall defend thee.

The king's heart is in the hand of the LORD, like as are the rivers of water; he may turn it whithersoever he will.

When the scornful is punished, the ignorant take the better heed; and when a wise man is warned, he will receive the more understanding.

The voluptuousness of the slothful is his own death, for his hands will not labour.

A false witness shall perish; but he that will be content to hear, shall always have power to speak himself.

Spears and snares are in the way of the froward; but he that will keep his soul, let him flee from such.

for the LORD himself will defend their cause, and do violence unto them that have used violence.

and if thou wilt rule thy own self, be not over greedy of his meat, for meat beguileth and deceiveth.

Why wilt thou set thine eye upon the thing, which suddenly vanisheth away? For riches make themselves wings, and take their flight like an Eagle into the air.

Tell nothing into the ears of a fool, for he will despise the wisdom of thy words.

"They wounded me," shalt thou say, "but it hath not hurt me. They smote me, but I felt it not. When I am well awakened, I will go to the drink again."

If thou wilt say, "I knew not of it"; Thinkest thou that he which made the hearts, doth not consider it? And that he which regardeth thy soul, seeth it not? Shall not he recompense every man according to his works?

Say not, "I will handle him, even as he hath dealt with me, and will reward every man according to his deeds."

Like as it is not good to eat too much honey; even so, he that will search out high things, it shall be too heavy for him.

A man of experience discerneth all things well, but whoso hireth a fool, hireth such one as will take no heed.

Whoso keepeth evil will secretly, to do hurt, his malice shall be showed before the whole congregation.

A wise man seeing the plague will hide himself; as for fools they go on still, and suffer harm.

Though thou shouldest bray a fool with a pedestal in a mortar like oatmeal, yet will not his foolishness go from him.

To have respect of persons in judgment is not good: And why? He will do wrong; yea, even for a piece of bread.

He that will be rich all too soon, hath an evil eye; and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him.

He that is stiff necked and will not be reformed, shall suddenly be destroyed without any help.

A servant will not be the better for words; for though he understand, yet will he not regard them.

An angry man stirreth up strife; and he that beareth evil will in his mind, doth much evil.

Two things I require of thee, that thou will not deny me before I die.