A person of violence will entice his neighbor and cause him to walk on a way [that is] not good.

He who mocks the poor insults him who made him; he who rejoices at calamity will not go unpunished.

{Fine speech} [is] not becoming a fool, {still less} [is] {false speech} for a ruler.

[May] a man meet a she-bear robbed of offspring and not a fool in his folly.

[For] he who returns evil for good, evil will not depart from his house.

He who is crooked of heart will not find goodness, and he who is perverse, by his tongue he will fall into calamity.

He who begets a fool, [there is] trouble for him; the father of a fool will not rejoice.

Also, imposing a fine on the righteous is not good, [nor] to flog nobles for uprightness.

A fool will not take pleasure in understanding, but in expressing his heart.

Being partial [to] faces of evil [is] not good, [nor] to subvert the righteous at the judgment.

Also, a life without knowledge is not good, and he who moves quickly with [his] feet {misses the mark}.

A witness of falsehood will not go unpunished, and he who breathes lies will not escape.

A false witness will not go unpunished, and he who breathes lies will perish.

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

Discipline your child, for there is hope, but on his destruction do not set your desire.

Fear of Yahweh [leads] to life; he who is filled [with it] will rest--he will not suffer harm.

A lazy person buries his hand in the dish, and even to his mouth he will not bring it back.

Wine [is] a mocker, strong drink a brawler, and any who go astray by it are not wise.

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

Do not love sleep, lest you become poor; open your eyes [and] have plenty bread.

He reveals a secret, he who walks [about with] gossip, and do not associate with a babbler's lips.

An inheritance acquired [hastily] {at the beginning} will not be blessed at its end.

Do not say "I will repay evil"; wait for Yahweh and he will deliver you.

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

The soul of the wicked desires evil; his neighbor will not find mercy in his eyes.

He who closes his ear from the cry of the poor, he also will cry out and not be heard.

A man of want [is] he who loves pleasure; he who loves wine and oil will not become rich.

{All day} he craves a craving, but the righteous will give and not hold back.

Train the child {concerning his way}; even when he is old, he will not stray from it.

Have I not written for you thirty [sayings] with admonitions and knowledge?

Do not rob the poor because he is poor, and do not crush the afflicted at the gate;

Do not befriend an owner of {anger}, and with a man of wrath you shall not associate;

Do not be with those who {give a pledge} {by becoming} surety.

Do not remove an ancient boundary marker which your ancestors made.

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

Do not desire his delicacies, for it is food of deception.

Do not tire [in order] to become rich; out of your understanding, [may you] desist

Do not eat the bread of {the stingy}, and do not desire his delicacies.

For, like hair in his {throat}, so it is. "Eat and drink!" he will say to you, but his heart will not be with you.

In the ears of a fool do not speak, for he will despise the wisdom of your words.

Do not remove an ancient boundary marker, and on the fields of orphans do not encroach;

Do not withhold discipline from a child, if you will beat him with the rod, he will not die.

May your heart not envy the sinners, but [live] in fear of Yahweh {all day}.

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

Do not be among drinkers of wine, among gluttonous eaters of {their meat}.

Listen to your father--he who {gave you life}, and do not despise your mother when she is old.

Buy truth and do not sell [it], wisdom and instruction and understanding.

Do not look at wine when it is red, when it {sparkles} on the cup, going down smoothly.

"They struck me; I was not hurt. They beat me; I did not know [it]. When I will awake, I will continue; I will seek it again."

Do not envy men of evil, and do not desire to be with them.

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

if you say, "Look, we do not know this," does not he who weighs hearts perceive [it]? And he who keeps your soul, he knows and will repay humankind according to his deeds.

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.

Do not lie in wait [like] an outlaw against the home of the righteous; do not do violence [to] his dwelling place.

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

Do not fret because of the evildoers; do not envy the wicked.

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

Fear Yahweh, my son, and the king; with those who change, do not associate.

These [sayings] are also for the wise: {Partiality} in judgment is not good.

Do not be a witness without cause against your neighbor nor deceive with your lips.

Do not say, "Just as he has done to me, so shall I do to him; I will pay back the man according to his deed."

Do not promote yourself before the king, and in the place of the great ones do not stand.

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

Argue your argument with your neighbor [himself], the secret of another do not disclose,

lest he who hears shame you and your ill repute will not end.

To eat much honey is not good, nor [is] seeking one's honor honorable.

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

Like the sparrow [is] to fluttering and like the swallow [is] to flying, so an undeserved curse does not go forth.

Do not answer a fool according to his folly lest you become like him--even you.

Grabbing onto the ears of a dog passing by [is] one who meddles in a quarrel [that is] not his own.

so [is] a man who deceives his neighbor, but says "Am I not joking?"

When he makes his voice gracious, do not believe him, for seven abominations [are] in his heart.

Do not boast {about tomorrow}, for you do not know what the day will bring.

May another praise you and not your own mouth, a stranger and not your own lips.

As for your friend and a friend of your father, do not forsake [them], and the house of your brother, do not enter on the day of your calamity. Better is a close neighbor than a distant brother.

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

If you crush a fool in the mortar with the pestle {along with} the crushed grain, it will not drive folly from upon him.

For riches [are] not forever, nor a crown for generation [after] generation.

Men of evil do not understand justice, but seekers of Yahweh understand completely.

He who conceals his transgression will not prosper, but he who confesses and forsakes will obtain mercy.

A person who is burdened with [the] blood of {another}, until death he will flee; do not take hold of him.

A man of faithfulness [has] abundant blessings, but he who hurries to become rich will not go unpunished.

{Showing partiality} [is] not good, and over a morsel of bread, a strong man will do wrong.

He who hurries for wealth is {a man with an evil eye}, but he does not know that poverty will come upon him.

A man who is reproved, being stubborn of neck-- suddenly he will be broken, and there will not be healing.

A strong man who flatters his neighbor is spreading a net for his feet.

[The] righteous knows [the] case of the poor, but [the] wicked does not understand knowledge.

By words, a servant is not disciplined, for he will understand, but there is no giving heed.

Being a partner with a thief is hating one's life; a curse he will hear, but not disclose.

Certainly I [am more] stupid than a man, and the understanding of humankind [is] not for me.

And I have not learned wisdom, nor will I know knowledge of the Holy One.

Do not add to his words lest he rebuke you and you be found a liar.

Two things I ask from you; do not deny me before I die:

Keep falsehood and a {lying word} far from me; do not give me poverty or wealth; provide me [with] food [only for] my need.

Do not slander a servant to his master, or else he will curse you and you will be guilty.

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

[There is] a generation [that is] pure in its own eyes, but from its filthiness it will not be cleansed.

For the leech, [there are] two daughters; "Give, give!" [they cry]. As for three of these, they are not satisfied; as for four, they do not say enough.

Sheol and barrenness of womb, the land is not satisfied [with] water, and fire does not say "enough!"

Three of these are [too] wonderful for me, and four, I do not understand them: