If they say—“Come with us!
Let’s set an ambush and kill someone.
Let’s attack some innocent person just for fun!

my son, don’t travel that road with them
or set foot on their path,

but they set an ambush to kill themselves;
they attack their own lives.

Then you will find favor and high regard
in the sight of God and man.

Maintain your competence and discretion.
My son, don’t lose sight of them.

he taught me and said:
“Your heart must hold on to my words.
Keep my commands and live.

Don’t set foot on the path of the wicked;
don’t proceed in the way of evil ones.

Don’t lose sight of them;
keep them within your heart.

How long will you stay in bed, you slacker?
When will you get up from your sleep?

She is loud and defiant;
her feet do not stay at home.

when He set a limit for the sea
so that the waters would not violate His command,
when He laid out the foundations of the earth.

She has prepared her meat; she has mixed her wine;
she has also set her table.

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

“Stolen water is sweet,
and bread eaten secretly is tasty!”

Desire fulfilled is sweet to the taste,
but to turn from evil
is an abomination to fools.

Stay away from a foolish man;
you will gain no knowledge from his speech.

Even in laughter a heart may be sad,
and joy may end in grief.

A joyful heart makes a face cheerful,
but a sad heart produces a broken spirit.

Pleasant words are a honeycomb:
sweet to the taste and health to the body.

Food gained by fraud is sweet to a man,
but afterward his mouth is full of gravel.

Don’t move an ancient boundary marker
that your fathers set up.

When you sit down to dine with a ruler,
consider carefully what is before you,

Eat honey, my son, for it is good,
and the honeycomb is sweet to your palate;

Wicked man, don’t set an ambush,
at the camp of the righteous man;
don’t destroy his dwelling.

Seldom set foot in your neighbor’s house;
otherwise, he’ll get sick of you and hate you.

Singing songs to a troubled heart
is like taking off clothing on a cold day
or like pouring vinegar on soda.

A person who is full tramples on a honeycomb,
but to a hungry person, any bitter thing is sweet.