Discretion will guard you,
Understanding will watch over you,

“Do not forsake her, and she will guard you;
Love her, and she will watch over you.

Watch over your heart with all diligence,
For from it flow the springs of life.

Watch the path of your feet
And all your ways will be established.

Which, having no chief,
Officer or ruler,

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

When you walk about, they will guide you;
When you sleep, they will watch over you;
And when you awake, they will talk to you.

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

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

A wise man scales the city of the mighty
And brings down the stronghold in which they trust.

If you have nothing with which to pay,
Why should he take your bed from under you?

Do not move the ancient boundary
Which your fathers have set.

These also are proverbs of Solomon which the men of Hezekiah, king of Judah, transcribed.

Like the legs which are useless to the lame,
So is a proverb in the mouth of fools.

Like a thorn which falls into the hand of a drunkard,
So is a proverb in the mouth of fools.

A poor man who oppresses the lowly
Is like a driving rain which leaves no food.

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:

The lion which is mighty among beasts
And does not retreat before any,

The words of King Lemuel, the oracle which his mother taught him:

Do not give your strength to women,
Or your ways to that which destroys kings.