The eyes of Yahweh keep watch over knowledge, but he will overthrow the words of the faithless.

The sluggard says, "There is a lion outside! I will be killed in the streets!"

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 up in the heart of a child;
The rod of discipline [correction administered with godly wisdom and lovingkindness] will remove it far from him.

He who oppresses or exploits the poor to get more for himself
Or who gives to the rich [to gain influence and favor], will only come to poverty.

For it will be pleasant if you keep them in mind [incorporating them as guiding principles];
Let them be ready on your lips [to guide and strengthen yourself and others].

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

For the LORD will plead their cause, and spoil the soul of those that spoiled them.

or you will learn his ways
and entangle yourself in a snare.

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

Do you see a man skillful and experienced in his work?
He will stand [in honor] before kings;
He will not stand before obscure men.

When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider well who is before thee;

For you will put a knife to your throat
If you are a man of great appetite.

When you set your eyes on wealth, it is [suddenly] gone.
For wealth certainly makes itself wings
Like an eagle that flies to the heavens.

For as he thinketh in his soul, so is he. Eat and drink! will he say unto thee; but his heart is not with thee.

The morsel which you have eaten you will vomit up,
And you will waste your compliments.

Speak not in the ears of a fool: for he will despise the wisdom of thy words.

For their Redeemer is strong; He will plead their cause against thee.

Withhold not correction from the child; For if thou beat him with the rod, he will not die.

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

My son, if thy heart be wise, My heart will be glad, even mine:

Yea, my heart will rejoice, When thy lips speak right things.

Let not thine heart envy sinners: but be thou in the fear of the LORD all the day long.

{Surely} there is a future, and your hope will not be cut off.

For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty; And drowsiness will clothe a man with rags.

The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice; And he that begetteth a wise child will have joy of him.

For a deep pit is a prostitute, and a narrow well is {an adulteress}.

She also will lie in wait as for prey, and she will add those transgressing among men.

Thou shalt not look upon wine when it shall be red, when it shall give its eye in the cup, it will go about in uprightnesses.

{In the end}, it will bite like a serpent, and it will sting like an adder.

Your [drunken] eyes will see strange things
And your mind will utter perverse things [untrue things, twisted things].

And you will be [as unsteady] as one who lies down in the middle of the sea,
And [as vulnerable to disaster] as one who lies down on the top of a ship’s mast, saying,

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.

For their minds will devise violence, and their lips will speak mischief.

By wisdom a house will be built, and it will be prepared by understanding:

And by knowledge shall the chambers be filled with all precious and pleasant riches.

For by wise guiding you will overcome in war: and in a number of wise guides there is salvation.

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

He who plans to do evil
Will be called a schemer or deviser of evil.

If thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not, will not he that weigheth the hearts consider it? And he that preserveth thy soul, he knoweth it; and he rendereth to man according to his work.

Thus know wisdom for [the sake of] your soul, if you find [it], then there is a future, and your hope will not be cut off.

For seven [times] the righteous will fall, but he will rise, but the wicked will be overthrown by calamity.

While your enemies are falling, do not rejoice; when he trips himself, may your heart not be glad

or the Lord will see, be displeased,
and turn His wrath away from him.

For there will not be a future for the evil; the lamp of the wicked will die out.

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

For their tragedy will rise suddenly,
And who knows the punishment that both [the Lord and the king] will bring on the rebellious?

He who says to the wicked, “You are righteous,”
Peoples will curse him, nations will denounce him;

But to those [honorable judges] who rebuke the wicked, it will go well with them and they will find delight,
And a good blessing will come upon them.

He will kiss [the] lips, he who gives an honest answer.

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

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

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.

and your poverty will come running, and your lack like an armed warrior.

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

Take away the wicked from before the king,
And his throne will be established in righteousness.

do not hastily bring out to court, for what will you do at its end, when your neighbor puts you to shame?

Or he who hears it will shame you
And the rumor about you [and your action in court] will have no end.

{With patience} a ruler may be persuaded, and a soft tongue will break a bone.

Let your foot rarely be in your neighbor’s house,
Or he will become weary of you and hate you.

For thou wilt heap coals of fire upon his head, And Jehovah will reward thee.

The north wind will set free the rain, and an angry face, a hidden tongue.

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

A troubled fountain, and a defiled well, is a righteous man that giveth way before the wicked.

It is not good to take much honey: so he who is not looking for honour will be honoured.

A breached city [where] there is no wall [is like] a man who {has no} self-control for his spirit.

Like a fluttering sparrow or a swallow in flight, a curse without cause will not alight.

Do not give to the foolish man a foolish answer, or you will be like him.

Answer a fool according to his folly, or else he will be wise in his own eyes.

The great God that formed all things both rewardeth the fool, and rewardeth transgressors.

A door will turn upon its hinge, and the slothful upon his bed.

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.

For lack of wood, a fire goes out, and where there is no whisperer, quarreling will cease.

The words of a tale-bearer as dainty morsels, and they will go down to the chambers of the belly.

On his lips, an enemy will pretend, but {inside} he will harbor deceit.

When his voice will compassionate, thou shalt not believe him, for seven abominations in his heart

Whose hatred is covered by deceit, his wickedness shall be shewed before the whole congregation.

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

A tongue of falsehood will hate its crushing, and a smooth mouth will make an overthrow.

Boast not thyself of to-morrow, for thou knowest not what a day will bring forth.

Cruel [is] wrath and overwhelming [is] anger, but who will stand before jealousy?

The wounds of a friend mean well, but the kisses of an enemy are profane.

An {appetite} that is sated spurns honey, but [to] an {appetite} that is ravenous, all bitterness [is] sweet.

Oil and perfume rejoice the heart; So doth the sweetness of a man's friend that cometh of hearty counsel.

Be wise, my child, and make my heart glad, and I will answer him who reproaches me [with] a word.

A wise man seeing the plague will hide himself; as for fools they go on still, and suffer harm.

He who blesses his neighbor with a loud voice early in the morning,
It will be counted as a curse to him [for it will either be annoying or his purpose will be suspect].

A brawling woman and the roof of the house dropping in a rainy day, may well be compared together.

He that would restrain her restraineth the wind; And his right hand encountereth oil.

Iron will sharpen upon iron; and a man will sharpen the face of his friend.

He who tends a fig tree will eat its fruit, and he who guards his master will be honored.

Sheol and Abaddon will not be satisfied, and the eyes of a person will not be satisfied [either].

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.

Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds.

For riches are not for ever: And doth the crown endure unto all generations?

When the grass is gone, then green growth will appear, and the herbs of the mountains will be gathered.

The lambs will supply wool for your clothing,
And the goats will bring the price of a field.

And there will be goats milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household, And maintenance for thy maidens.