Prepare thy work without, and make it fit for thyself in the field; and afterwards build thine house.

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

Don’t say, “I’ll do to him what he did to me;
I’ll repay the man for what he has done.”

And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down.

Then I saw, and considered it well: I looked upon it, and received instruction.

Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:

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

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

The heaven is high and the earth is deep, and the hearts of kings may not be searched out.

Remove the dross from silver, and it will become a vessel for the smith.

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.

Go not forth hastily to strive, lest thou know not what to do in the end thereof, when thy neighbour hath put thee to shame.

Lest he that heareth it put thee to shame, and thine infamy turn not away.

Apples of gold in imagery of silver, Is the word spoken at its fit times.

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

A club, a sword, and a sharp arrow that's what a man is who lies about his neighbor.

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

Taking your coat off when it's cold or pouring vinegar on soda that's what singing songs does to a heavy heart.

If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink:

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

Cold water to someone who is thirsty that's what good news from a distant land is.

A muddied spring or a polluted well that's what a righteous person is who compromises with the wicked.

It is not good to eat much honey: so for men to search their own glory is not glory.

Like snow in the summer and like rain at the harvest, so honor is not fitting for a fool.

Useless legs to the lame that's what a proverb quoted by a fool is.

Tying a stone to a sling that's what giving honor to a fool is.

A thorn in the hand of a drunkard that's what a proverb quoted by a fool is.

An archer who shoots at anyone is like someone who hires a fool or anyone who passes by.

The slothful hideth his hand in his bosom; it grieveth him to bring it again to his mouth.

He who gets mixed up in a fight which is not his business, is like one who takes a dog by the ears while it is going by.

Like as one shooteth deadly arrows and darts out of a privy place, even so doth a dissembler with his neighbour.

that's what someone is like who lies to his neighbor and then says, "I was joking, wasn't I?"

Where no wood is, there the fire goeth out: so where there is no talebearer, the strife ceaseth.

As coals are to burning coals, and wood to fire; so is a contentious man to kindle strife.

Like a [common] clay vessel covered with the silver dross [making it appear silver when it has no real value]
Are burning lips [murmuring manipulative words] and a wicked heart.

With his lips the hater makes things seem what they are not, but deceit is stored up inside him;

Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein: and he that rolleth a stone, it will return upon him.

A lying tongue hateth those that are afflicted by it; and a flattering mouth worketh ruin.

Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.

A stone has great weight, and sand is crushing; but the wrath of the foolish is of greater weight than these.

Oil and perfume, rejoice the heart, the sweetness of one's friend, more than fragrant wood.

Thine own friend, and thy father's friend, see thou forsake not; but go not into thy brother's house in time of thy trouble. Better is a friend at hand than a brother far off.

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

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

He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be counted a curse to him.

Whoso is hiding her hath hidden the wind, And the ointment of his right hand calleth out.

Whoso keepeth the fig tree shall eat the fruit thereof: so he that waiteth on his master shall be honoured.

Like face looking at face in water, so are the hearts of men to one another.

The refining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold [to separate the impurities of the metal],
And each is tested by the praise given to him [and his response to it, whether humble or proud].

Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet will not his foolishness depart from him.

By the transgression of a land many are its heads. And by an intelligent man, Who knoweth right -- it is prolonged.

They who forsake instruction, praise one who is lawless, while, they who keep instruction, are at strife with them.

Evil men do not understand justice,
But they who long for and seek the Lord understand it fully.

It's better to be poor and live a blameless life than to be rich but crooked in one's lifestyle.

He that by usury and unjust gain increaseth his substance, he shall gather it for him that will pity the poor.

The one who leads the upright into an evil way
will fall into his own pit,
but the blameless will inherit what is good.

The rich man is wise in his own conceit; but the poor that hath understanding searcheth him out.

When the righteous rejoice, great is the glory, but when the wicked rise to power, people are sought out.

Blessed and favored by God is the man who fears [sin and its consequence] at all times,
But he who hardens his heart [and is determined to sin] will fall into disaster.

A roaring lion and a charging bear that's what a wicked tyrant is over poor people.

A leader, may lack intelligence, yet abound in oppressions, The hater of greed, shall lengthen out days.

Whoso walketh uprightly shall be saved: but he that is perverse in his ways shall fall at once.

A faithful (right-minded) man will abound with blessings,
But he who hurries to be rich will not go unpunished.

To have regard for one person over another and to show favoritism is not good,
Because for a piece of bread a man will transgress.

He that rebuketh a man, shall find more favour at the last, than he that flattereth him.

Whoso robbeth his father or his mother, and saith, It is no transgression; the same is the companion of a destroyer.

The king by judgment establisheth the land: but he that receiveth gifts overthroweth it.

A man who says smooth things to his neighbour is stretching out a net for his steps.

The righteous considereth the cause of the poor: but the wicked regardeth not to know it.

Wicked people bring a city in decay, but wise men set it up again.

A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in till afterwards.

Nurture thy son with correction, and he shall comfort thee; yea, he shall do the good at thine heart.

A servant can't be corrected by words. Though he understands, yet he will not respond.

He that delicately bringeth up his servant from a child shall have him become his son at the length.

Whoso is partner with a thief hateth his own soul: he heareth cursing, and bewrayeth it not.

Many people seek the face of a ruler, but it is from the Lord that one receives justice.

A discourse by the faithful collector. This is what this valiant man declared to the God with me, to the God with me, who then prevailed:

Nor have I learned wisdom, Yet the knowledge of Holy Ones I know.

Who hath ascended up into heaven, or descended? who hath gathered the wind in his fists? who hath bound the waters in a garment? who hath established all the ends of the earth? what is his name, and what is his son's name, if thou canst tell?

Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.

Two things, have I asked of thee, withhold them not from me, ere yet I die:

Vanity and a lying word put far from me, Poverty or wealth give not to me, Cause me to eat the bread of my portion,

Lest I be so full, I deny thee, and say, "What fellow is the LORD?" And lest I, being constrained through poverty, fall unto stealing and foreswear the name of my God.

Don't lie about a servant to his master, or that servant will curse you and you will pay for it.

[There is] a generation [that] will curse its father, and its mother it will not bless.

There is a generation that are pure in their own eyes, and yet is not washed from their filthiness.

Some people what an arrogant look they have! raise their eyebrows haughtily.

A generation! Swords, are its teeth, and, knives, its incisors, - to devour the humbled out of the earth, and the needy, from among men.

The horseleach hath two daughters, crying, Give, give. There are three things that are never satisfied, yea, four things say not, It is enough:

The grave; and the barren womb; the earth that is not filled with water; and the fire that saith not, It is enough.

The eye that mocketh at his father, and despiseth to obey his mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young eagles shall eat it.

There be three things too high for me, and as for the fourth, it passeth my knowledge.

the way of an eagle in the sky,
the way of a snake on a rock,
the way of a ship at sea,
and the way of a man with a young woman.

This is what an immoral woman is like: she eats, wipes her mouth, then says "I've done nothing wrong."

For three things the earth is disquieted, and for four which it cannot bear:

Under a hateful woman, when she is married, and a handmaid when she driveth out her mistress.

Four things on earth are small,
yet they are extremely wise:

The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer;

The conies are but a feeble folk, yet make they their houses in the rocks;

The locusts have no king, yet go they forth all of them by bands;