The desire of the hater of work is death to him, for his hands will do no work.

There is that coveteth greedily all the day long; But the righteous giveth and withholdeth not.

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

A false witness shall perish; But the man that heareth shall speak so as to endure.

A wicked man hardeneth his face: but as for the upright, he directeth his way.

There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against the LORD.

The horse is prepared against the day of battle: but safety is of the LORD.

A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favour rather than silver and gold.

The rich and poor meet together: the LORD is the maker of them all.

The prudent hath seen the evil, and is hidden, And the simple have passed on, and are punished.

The reward of humility and the fear of Jehovah Is riches, and honor, and life.

Thorns -- snares are in the way of the perverse, Whoso is keeping his soul is far from them.

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

The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.

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

The good of eye -- he is blessed, For he hath given of his bread to the poor.

He that loveth pureness of heart, upon whose lips is grace, the king is his friend.

The eyes of the LORD preserve knowledge; but as for the words of the despiteful, he bringeth them to naught.

The slothful man saith, There is a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets.

The mouth of strange women is a deep pit: he that is abhorred of the LORD shall fall therein.

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.

Bow down thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thine heart unto my knowledge.

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

As a result, your trust will be in the LORD, that's why I'm teaching you today, even you.

Have I not put in writing for you thirty sayings, with wise suggestions and knowledge,

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

Rob not the poor, because he is poor: neither oppress the afflicted in the gate:

Make no friendship with a man that is given to anger; And with a wrathful man thou shalt not go:

If there is nothing for you to pay, why will he take your bed from under you?

A man who is skillful in his work, you shall see: before kings, he will serve; he will not serve before the commoners.

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 that which is not? for riches certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven.

Eat not the bread of him that is stingy, neither desire you his delicacies:

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

As for thy morsel thou hast eaten, thou shalt vomit it, so shalt thou waste thy things so sweet.

Don't speak when a fool is listening, because he'll despise your wise words.

For their redeemer is mighty; he shall plead their cause with thee.

As for you, with the rod you shall beat him, and his life you will save from Sheol.

My son, if thine heart be wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine.

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

For surely there is an end; and thine expectation shall not be cut off.

Hear thou, my son, and be wise, and guide thine heart in the way.

for such as be drunkards and riotous shall come to poverty, and he that is given to much sleep, shall go with a ragged coat.

Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old.

Get for yourself that which is true, and do not let it go for money; get wisdom and teaching and good sense.

The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he that begetteth a wise child shall have joy of him.

Rejoice doth thy father and thy mother, Yea, she that bare thee is joyful.

For a whore is a deep ditch; and a strange woman is a narrow pit.

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

To whom [is] woe? To whom [is] sorrow? To whom [are] quarrels? To whom [is] complaint? To whom [are] wounds without cause? To whom [is] redness of [the] eyes?

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

Its latter end -- as a serpent it biteth, And as a basilisk it stingeth.

Yea, thou shalt be as he that lieth down in the midst of the sea, or as he that lieth upon the top of a mast.

“They struck me, but I was not hurt!
They beat me, but I did not feel it!
When will I wake up?
I will seek more wine.”

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

A wise man is strong; yea, a man of knowledge increaseth strength.

For by wise counsel thou shalt make thy war: and in multitude of counsellers there is safety.

Wisdom is too high for a fool: he openeth not his mouth in the gate.

Whoso is devising to do evil, Him they call a master of wicked thoughts.

The thought of foolishness is sin: and the scorner is an abomination to men.

If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is small.

Deliver thou such as are being led forth to death, and, them who are tottering to slaughter, oh that thou wouldst hold back!

When thou sayest, 'Lo, we knew not this.' Is not the Ponderer of hearts He who understandeth? And the Keeper of thy soul He who knoweth? And He hath rendered to man according to his work.

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

So is the knowledge of wisdom to thy soul, If thou hast found that there is a posterity And thy hope is not cut off.

Do not lie in wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous;
Do not destroy his resting place;

For an upright man, after falling seven times, will get up again: but trouble is the downfall of the evil.

Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, And let not thy heart be glad when he is overthrown;

For there is not a posterity to the evil, The lamp of the wicked is extinguished.

My son, fear the Lord, as well as the king,
and don’t associate with rebels,

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

Whoso is saying to the wicked, 'Thou art righteous,' Peoples execrate him -- nations abhor him.

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

Lips he kisseth who is returning straightforward words.

First, make up thy work that is without, and look well unto that which thou hast in the field, and then build thine house.

Do not be a violent witness against your neighbour, or let your lips say what is false.

Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me: I will render to the man according to his work.

As I observed, I thought about it; I watched, and learned a lesson:

So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth; and thy want as an armed man.

These are more wise sayings of Solomon, copied out by the men of Hezekiah, king of Judah.

It is the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honour of kings is to search out a matter.

The heaven for height, and the earth for depth, and the heart of kings is unsearchable.

Take away the wicked before a king, And established in righteousness is his throne.

For better it is that it be said unto thee, Come up hither; than that thou shouldest be put lower in the presence of the prince whom thine eyes have seen.

A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.

As an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.

As the cold of snow in the time of harvest, so is a faithful messenger to them that send him: for he refresheth the soul of his masters.

Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift is like clouds and wind without rain.

By long forbearing is a prince persuaded, and a soft tongue breaketh the bone.

Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it.

A man that beareth false witness against his neighbour is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.

Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble is like a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint.

As he that taketh away a garment in cold weather, and as vinegar upon nitre, so is he that singeth songs to an heavy heart.

If he who is hating thee doth hunger, cause him to eat bread, And if he thirst, cause him to drink water.

As the north wind gives birth to rain, so is an angry face caused by a tongue saying evil secretly.

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

As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.