Blessed is the man who finds wisdom, and the man who gets understanding.

The curse of Jehovah is in the house of the wicked; but He blesses the home of the just.

Let your fountain be blessed, and rejoice with the wife of your youth.

And now listen to me, O sons; for blessed are those who keep my ways.

Blessed is the man who hears me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors.

The memory of the just is blessed; but the name of the wicked shall rot.

The house of the wicked shall be overthrown, but the tent of the upright shall be blessed.

The just walks in his integrity; his sons are blessed after him.

An inheritance gotten hastily in the beginning, even the end of it shall not be blessed.

He who has a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he gives of his bread to the poor.

He who blesses his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be counted a curse to him.

He who covers his sins shall not be blessed; but whoever confesses and leaves them shall have mercy.

Blessed is the man dreading God, but he who hardens his heart shall fall into mischief.

Where there is no vision, the people perish; but he who keeps the law, he is blessed.

Her sons rise up and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her.