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

From them who forsake the paths of rectitude, to walk in this ways of darkness;

This is how you will walk in the way of good men and will keep to the paths of the righteous.

This will give strength to your flesh, and new life to your bones.

Do this now, my son, and deliver yourself, when you have come into the hand of your friend; go, humble yourself, and plead with your friend.

For this cause his downfall will be sudden; quickly he will be broken, and there will be no help for him.

I have peace offerings with me; this day have I paid my vows.

For this cause, came I forth to meet thee, to seek diligently thy face, and I have found thee:

Be sure of this: the wicked will not go unpunished, but the descendants of the righteous will go free.

Wisdom is at rest in the mind of the discerning even fools know this.

Why is this -- a price in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, And a heart there is none?

The one who gives an answer before he listens—
this is foolishness and disgrace for him.

"This is bad, bad," says whoever is buying but then he brags as he walks away after the sale.

Don’t say, “I will avenge this evil!”
Wait on the Lord, and He will rescue you.

It is a trap for a person to declare quickly, "This is sacred," and only later to have second thoughts about the vows.

The rich and the poor have this in common:
the Lord made them both.

That your trust may be in the LORD, I have made known to you this day, even to you.

Lest thou learn this ways, And get a snare to thy soul.

If you say, See, we had no knowledge of this: does not the tester of hearts give thought to it? and he who keeps your soul, has he no knowledge of it? and will he not give to every man the reward of his work?

When I saw this, I gave careful consideration to it; I received instruction from what I saw:

A clay vessel plated with a thin veneer of silver that's what smooth lips with a wicked heart are.

He who robs his father or his mother
And says, “This is no sin,”
Is [not only a thief but also] the companion of a man who destroys.

The poor and the oppressor have this in common:
the Lord gives light to the eyes of both.

The words of Agur, the son of Jakeh; an oracle: This man says to Ithiel, to Ithiel and to Ukal:

This peoples' teeth are swords, and with their jawbones they consume and devour the simple of the earth, and the poor from among men.

This generation which is like a horse-leech, hath two daughters; the one is called "fetch hither," and the other "bring hither."

This is the way of an adulterous woman; she eats, and wipes her mouth, and says, I have done no wickedness.