For a fool living in luxury is not fitting, [any] more [than it is] for a slave to rule over princes.

The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; and it is his glory to pass over a transgression.

An indiscreet son is the heaviness of his father; and a brawling wife is like the top of a house, wherethrough it is ever dropping.

He that is gracious to the poor lendeth unto Jehovah; and what he hath bestowed will he repay unto him.

Correct thy son, because there is hope, yet, not so as to slay him, let thy passion be excited.

A man of great wrath shall suffer punishment: for if thou deliver him, yet thou must do it again.

Let your ear be open to suggestion and take teaching, so that at the end you may be wise.

Many are the purposes in a man's heart, And the counsel of Jehovah it standeth.

The craving of a man [is] his steadfast loyalty, and [it is] better [to be] poor than a {liar}.

The fear of the LORD tendeth to life: and he that hath it shall abide satisfied; he shall not be visited with evil.

A slothful man hideth his hand in his bosom, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.

He that hurteth his father or shutteth out his mother, is a shameful and an unworthy son.

Cease listening, my son, to instruction and discipline
And you will stray from the words of knowledge.

A worthless witness mocketh at justice; And the mouth of the wicked swalloweth iniquity.

Wine is a scorner -- strong drink is noisy, And any going astray in it is not wise.

It is an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling.

The lazy person will not plow in season; he will expect at the harvest, but there [will be] nothing.

Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water; but a man of understanding will draw it out.

A [discerning] king who sits on the throne of judgment
Sifts all evil [like chaff] with his eyes [and cannot be easily fooled].

Even a child is known by his doings, whether his work be pure, and whether it be right.

Don’t love sleep, or you will become poor;
open your eyes, and you’ll have enough to eat.

It is naught, it is naught, saith the buyer: but when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.

Take his garment when a stranger hath been surety, And for strangers pledge it.

Every man liketh the bread that is gotten in deceit; but at the last his mouth shall be filled with gravel.

He that goeth about as a tale-bearer revealeth secrets; Therefore company not with him that openeth wide his lips.

Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness.

An inheritance may be gotten hastily at the beginning; but the end thereof shall not be blessed.

Say not thou, I will recompense evil; but wait on the LORD, and he shall save thee.

An abomination of Yahweh [is] {a stone and a weight}, and scales of falsehood are not good.

The LORD ordereth every man's goings; for what is he, that understandeth his own way?

It is a snare to the man who devoureth that which is holy, and after vows to make inquiry.

A wise king sifts out the wicked [from among the good]
And drives the [threshing] wheel over them [to separate the chaff from the grain].

A person's spirit is the lamp of the LORD; it searches throughout one's innermost being.

Blows that out in, cleanse away wickedness, and, smitings, enter the chambers of the inner man.

The king's heart is in the hand of the LORD, as the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will.

Doing what is righteous and just
is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.

Haughty and arrogant eyes and a proud heart,
The lamp of the wicked [their self-centered pride], is sin [in the eyes of God].

He who gets stores of wealth by a false tongue, is going after what is only breath, and searching for death.

The devastation of the wicked sweepeth them away, because they refuse to do what is right.

It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman in a wide house.

Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself, but shall not be heard.

It is joy to the just to do judgment: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.

The man that wandereth out of the way of understanding shall remain in the congregation of the dead.

It is better to dwell in the wilderness, than with a contentious and an angry woman.

There is treasure to be desired and oil in the dwelling of the wise; but a foolish man spendeth it up.

A wise man winneth the city of the mighty; and as for the strength that they trust in, he bringeth it down.

The one who guards his mouth and tongue
keeps himself out of trouble.

What the lazy person craves will kill him, because his hands refuse to work.

The sacrifice of the wicked is abomination: how much more, when he bringeth it with a wicked mind?

The wicked man puts up a bold appearance, but the upright thinks about what he is doing.

Whether riches or poverty do meet us, it cometh all of God.

A prudent man seeth the evil, and hideth himself; But the simple pass on, and suffer for it.

Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.

Whoso is sowing perverseness reapeth sorrow, And the rod of his anger weareth out.

The good eye it shall be blessed, for he gave from his bread to the poor.

Cast out the scorner, and contention shall go out; yea, strife and reproach shall cease.

The eyes of the Lord keep guard over knowledge and the one who has it,
But He overthrows the words of the treacherous.

The mouth of an immoral woman is a deep pit [deep and inescapable];
He who is cursed by the Lord [because of his adulterous sin] will fall into it.

Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.

He that oppresseth the poor, it is to enrich him; he that giveth to the rich, bringeth only to want.

For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee; they shall withal be fitted in thy lips.

[In order] to show you what is right--sayings of truth-- [in order] to return a true saying to him who sent you.

Do not rob the poor because he is poor [and defenseless],
Nor crush the afflicted [by legal proceedings] at the gate [where the city court is held],

If you do not have enough to pay, your bed will be taken right out from under you!

When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is before thee:

Have no desire to his dainties, seeing it is lying food.

Labour not to make wealth, From thine own understanding cease, Dost thou cause thine eyes to fly upon it? Then it is not.

wilt thou set thine eyes upon it, it is gone; for indeed it maketh itself wings and it flieth away as an eagle towards the heavens.

Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainty meats:

For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart is not with thee.

Your morsel you have eaten, you will vomit it up, and you will waste your pleasant words.

Do not let the landmark of the widow be moved, and do not go into the fields of those who have no father;

Do not keep back training from the child: for even if you give him blows with the rod, it will not be death to him.

And my {insides} will rejoice when your lips speak what is upright.

Let not thy heart be envious at sinners, But -- in the fear of Jehovah all the day.

for there is surely a future life, and what you hope for will not be cut off.

Do not spend time among drunkards, among those who eat too much meat,

Buy the truth, and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.

She also lieth in wait as for a prey, and increaseth the transgressors among men.

They that tarry long at the wine; they that go to seek mixed wine.

Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, when it giveth his colour in the cup, when it moveth itself aright.

At the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder.

Your eyes will see strange things, and with slurred words you'll speak what you really believe.

You’ll be like someone sleeping out at sea
or lying down on the top of a ship’s mast.

They have stricken me, shalt thou say, and I was not sick; they have beaten me, and I felt it not: when shall I awake? I will seek it yet again.

Through wisdom is an house builded; and by understanding it is established:

Wisdom [is too] high for fools; at the gate he will not open his mouth.

If thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not; doth not he that pondereth the heart consider it? and he that keepeth thy soul, doth not he know it? and shall not he render to every man according to his works?

My son, eat thou honey, because it is good; and the honeycomb, which is sweet to thy taste:

So shall the knowledge of wisdom be unto thy soul: when thou hast found it, then there shall be a reward, and thy expectation shall not be cut off.

Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous; spoil not his resting place:

For, seven times, may the righteous fall and yet arise, but, lawless men, shall stumble into calamity.

Do not be glad at the fall of your hater, and let not your heart have joy at his downfall:

Lest the LORD see it, and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him.

Fret not thyself because of evil men, neither be thou envious at the wicked;

For there shall be no reward to the evil man; the candle of the wicked shall be put out.

For their calamity shall rise suddenly; And the destruction from them both, who knoweth it?

These things also belong to the wise. It is not good to have respect of persons in judgment.

And to those reproving it is pleasant, And on them cometh a good blessing.

A kiss on the lips that's what someone who gives an honest answer deserves.