When there is no helping suggestion the people will have a fall, but with a number of wise guides they will be safe.

He who makes himself responsible for a strange man will undergo much loss; but the hater of such undertakings will be safe.

A woman who is full of grace is honoured, but a woman hating righteousness is a seat of shame: those hating work will undergo loss, but the strong keep their wealth.

The man who has mercy will be rewarded, but the cruel man is the cause of trouble to himself.

The sinner gets the payment of deceit; but his reward is certain who puts in the seed of righteousness.

So righteousness gives life; but he who goes after evil gets death for himself.

The uncontrolled are hated by the Lord, but those whose ways are without error are his delight

Certainly the evil-doer will not go free from punishment, but the seed of the upright man will be safe.

The desire of the upright man is only for good, but wrath is waiting for the evil-doer.

A man may give freely, and still his wealth will be increased; and another may keep back more than is right, but only comes to be in need.

He who gives blessing will be made fat, but the curser will himself be cursed.

He who keeps back grain will be cursed by the people; but a blessing will be on the head of him who lets them have it for a price.

He who, with all his heart, goes after what is good is searching for grace; but he who is looking for trouble will get it.

He who puts his faith in wealth will come to nothing; but the upright man will be full of growth like the green leaf.

The fruit of righteousness is a tree of life, but violent behaviour takes away souls.

A lover of training is a lover of knowledge; but a hater of teaching is like a beast.

A good man has grace in the eyes of the Lord; but the man of evil designs gets punishment from him.

No man will make himself safe through evil-doing; but the root of upright men will never be moved.

A woman of virtue is a crown to her husband; but she whose behaviour is a cause of shame is like a wasting disease in his bones.

The purposes of upright men are right, but the designs of evil-doers are deceit.

The words of sinners are destruction for the upright; but the mouth of upright men is their salvation.

Evil-doers are overturned and never seen again, but the house of upright men will keep its place.

A man will be praised in the measure of his wisdom, but a wrong-minded man will be looked down on.

An upright man has thought for the life of his beast, but the hearts of evil-doers are cruel.

He who does work on his land will not be short of bread; but he who goes after foolish men is without sense.

The resting-place of the sinner will come to destruction, but the root of upright men is for ever.

In the sin of the lips is a net which takes the sinner, but the upright man will come out of trouble.

The way of the foolish man seems right to him? but the wise man gives ear to suggestions.

A foolish man lets his trouble be openly seen, but a sharp man keeps shame secret.

The breathing out of true words gives knowledge of righteousness; but a false witness gives out deceit.

There are some whose uncontrolled talk is like the wounds of a sword, but the tongue of the wise makes one well again.

True lips are certain for ever, but a false tongue is only for a minute.

Deceit is in the heart of those whose designs are evil, but for those purposing peace there is joy.

No trouble will come to upright men, but sinners will be full of evil.

False lips are hated by the Lord, but those whose acts are true are his delight.

A sharp man keeps back his knowledge; but the heart of foolish men makes clear their foolish thoughts.

The hand of the ready worker will have authority, but he who is slow in his work will be put to forced work.

Care in the heart of a man makes it weighted down, but a good word makes it glad.

The upright man is a guide to his neighbour, but the way of evil-doers is a cause of error to them.

He who is slow in his work does not go in search of food; but the ready worker gets much wealth.

In the road of righteousness is life, but the way of the evil-doer goes to death.

A wise son is a lover of teaching, but the ears of the haters of authority are shut to sharp words.

A man will get good from the fruit of his lips, but the desire of the false is for violent acts.

He who keeps a watch on his mouth keeps his life; but he whose lips are open wide will have destruction.

The hater of work does not get his desires, but the soul of the hard workers will be made fat.

Righteousness keeps safe him whose way is without error, but evil-doers are overturned by sin.

A man may be acting as if he had wealth, but have nothing; another may seem poor, but have great wealth.

A man will give his wealth in exchange for his life; but the poor will not give ear to sharp words.

There is a glad dawn for the upright man, but the light of the sinner will be put out.

The only effect of pride is fighting; but wisdom is with the quiet in spirit.

Wealth quickly got will become less; but he who gets a store by the work of his hands will have it increased.

Hope put off is a weariness to the heart; but when what is desired comes, it is a tree of life.

He who makes sport of the word will come to destruction, but the respecter of the law will be rewarded.

Wise behaviour gets approval, but the way of the false is their destruction.

A sharp man does everything with knowledge, but a foolish man makes clear his foolish thoughts.

A man taking false news is a cause of trouble, but he who gives news rightly makes things well.

Need and shame will be the fate of him who is uncontrolled by training; but he who takes note of teaching will be honoured.

To get one's desire is sweet to the soul, but to give up evil is disgusting to the foolish.

Go with wise men and be wise: but he who keeps company with the foolish will be broken.

Evil will overtake sinners, but the upright will be rewarded with good.

There is much food in the ploughed land of the poor; but it is taken away by wrongdoing.

The upright man has food to the full measure of his desire, but there will be no food for the stomach of evil-doers.

Wisdom is building her house, but the foolish woman is pulling it down with her hands.

He who goes on his way in righteousness has before him the fear of the Lord; but he whose ways are twisted gives him no honour.

In the mouth of the foolish man is a rod for his back, but the lips of the wise will keep them safe.

Where there are no oxen, their food-place is clean; but much increase comes through the strength of the ox.

A true witness does not say what is false, but a false witness is breathing out deceit.

The hater of authority, searching for wisdom, does not get it; but knowledge comes readily to the open-minded man.

The wisdom of the man of good sense makes his way clear; but the unwise behaviour of the foolish is deceit.

In the tents of those hating authority there is error, but in the house of the upright man there is grace.

No one has knowledge of a man's grief but himself; and a strange person has no part in his joy.

The house of the sinner will be overturned, but the tent of the upright man will do well.

There is a way which seems straight before a man, but its end is the ways of death.

He whose heart is turned away will have the reward of his ways in full measure; but a good man will have the reward of his doings.

The simple man has faith in every word, but the man of good sense gives thought to his footsteps.

The wise man, fearing, keeps himself from evil; but the foolish man goes on in his pride, with no thought of danger.

He who is quickly angry will do what is foolish, but the man of good sense will have quiet.

Foolish behaviour is the heritage of the simple, but men of good sense are crowned with knowledge.

The poor man is hated even by his neighbour, but the man of wealth has numbers of friends.

He who has no respect for his neighbour is a sinner, but he who has pity for the poor is happy.

Will not the designers of evil come into error? But mercy and good faith are for the designers of good.

In all hard work there is profit, but talk only makes a man poor.

Their wisdom is a crown to the wise, but their foolish behaviour is round the head of the unwise.

A true witness is the saviour of lives; but he who says false things is a cause of deceit.

He who is slow to be angry has great good sense; but he whose spirit is over-quick gives support to what is foolish.

A quiet mind is the life of the body, but envy is a disease in the bones.

He who is hard on the poor puts shame on his Maker; but he who has mercy on those who are in need gives him honour.

The sinner is overturned in his evil-doing, but the upright man has hope in his righteousness.

Wisdom has her resting-place in the mind of the wise, but she is not seen among the foolish.

By righteousness a nation is lifted up, but sin is a cause of shame to the peoples.

The king has pleasure in a servant who does wisely, but his wrath is against him who is a cause of shame.

By a soft answer wrath is turned away, but a bitter word is a cause of angry feelings.

Knowledge is dropping from the tongue of the wise; but from the mouth of the foolish comes a stream of foolish words.

A comforting tongue is a tree of life, but a twisted tongue is a crushing of the spirit.

A foolish man puts no value on his father's training; but he who has respect for teaching has good sense.

In the house of the upright man there is a great store of wealth; but in the profits of the sinner there is trouble.

The lips of the wise keep knowledge, but the heart of the foolish man is not right.

The offering of the evil-doer is disgusting to the Lord, but the prayer of the upright man is his delight.

The way of the evil-doer is disgusting to the Lord, but he who goes after righteousness is dear to him.

A glad heart makes a shining face, but by the sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken.