From the fruit of his mouth will a man have good food in full measure, and the work of a man's hands will be rewarded.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

The heritage of the good man is handed down to his children's children; and the wealth of the sinner is stored up for the upright man.

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.

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.

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 knees of the evil are bent before the good; and sinners go down in the dust at the doors of the upright.

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

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.

The eyes of the Lord are in every place, keeping watch on the evil and the good.

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

The heart of the man of good sense goes in search of knowledge, but foolish things are the food of the unwise.

An angry man makes men come to blows, but he who is slow to get angry puts an end to fighting.

Foolish behaviour is joy to the unwise; but a man of good sense makes his way straight.

A man has joy in the answer of his mouth: and a word at the right time, how good it is!

The light of the eyes is a joy to the heart, and good news makes the bones fat.

He who will not be controlled by training has no respect for his soul, but he who gives ear to teaching will get wisdom.

By mercy and good faith evil-doing is taken away: and by the fear of the Lord men are turned away from evil.

How much better it is to get wisdom than gold! and to get knowledge is more to be desired than silver.

He who gives attention to the law of right will get good; and whoever puts his faith in the Lord is happy.

The wise-hearted will be named men of good sense: and by pleasing words learning is increased.

A good-for-nothing man is a designer of evil, and in his lips there is a burning fire.

A violent man puts desire of evil into his neighbour's mind, and makes him go in a way which is not good.

If anyone gives back evil for good, evil will never go away from his house.

How will money in the hand of the foolish get him wisdom, seeing that he has no sense?

Nothing good comes to him whose heart is fixed on evil purposes: and he who has an evil tongue will come to trouble.

A sinner takes an offering out of his robe, to get a decision for himself in a cause.

To give punishment to the upright is not good, or to give blows to the noble for their righteousness.

He who has knowledge says little: and he who has a calm spirit is a man of good sense.

Even the foolish man, when he keeps quiet, is taken to be wise: when his lips are shut he is credited with good sense.

He who keeps himself separate for his private purpose goes against all good sense.

A foolish man has no pleasure in good sense, but only to let what is in his heart come to light.

To have respect for the person of the evil-doer is not good, or to give a wrong decision against the upright.

The heart of the man of good sense gets knowledge; the ear of the wise is searching for knowledge.

Whoever gets a wife gets a good thing, and has the approval of the Lord.

Further, without knowledge desire is not good; and he who is over-quick in acting goes out of the right way.

Great numbers will make attempts to get the approval of a ruler: and every man is the special friend of him who has something to give.

He who gets wisdom has love for his soul: he who keeps good sense will get what is truly good.

A false witness will not go without punishment, and the breather out of deceit will be cut off.

Material comfort is not good for the foolish; much less for a servant to be put over rulers.

A man's good sense makes him slow to wrath, and the overlooking of wrongdoing is his glory.

House and wealth are a heritage from fathers, but a wife with good sense is from the Lord.

A man of great wrath will have to take his punishment: for if you get him out of trouble you will have to do it again.

When blows overtake the man of pride, the simple will get sense; say sharp words to the wise, and knowledge will be made clear to him.

A good-for-nothing witness makes sport of the judge's decision: and the mouth of evil-doers sends out evil like a stream.

The hater of work will not do his ploughing because of the winter; so at the time of grain-cutting he will be requesting food and will get nothing.

The purpose in the heart of a man is like deep water, but a man of good sense will get it out.

Most men make no secret of their kind acts: but where is a man of good faith to be seen?

A poor thing, a poor thing, says he who is giving money for goods: but when he has gone on his way, then he makes clear his pride in what he has got.

Take a man's clothing if he makes himself responsible for a strange man, and get an undertaking from him who gives his word for strange men.

A heritage may be got quickly at first, but the end of it will not be a blessing.

Unequal weights are disgusting to the Lord, and false scales are not good.

Mercy and good faith keep the king safe, and the seat of his power is based on upright acts.

He whose ears are stopped at the cry of the poor, will himself get no answer to his cry for help.

It is a joy to the good man to do right, but it is destruction to the workers of evil.

The lover of pleasure will be a poor man: the lover of wine and oil will not get wealth.

The evil-doer will be given as a price for the life of the good man, and the worker of deceit in the place of the upright.

He who goes after righteousness and mercy will get life, righteousness, and honour.

A false witness will be cut off, ...

A good name is more to be desired than great wealth, and to be respected is better than silver and gold.

The sharp man sees the evil and takes cover: the simple go straight on and get into trouble.

By planting the seed of evil a man will get in the grain of sorrow, and the rod of his wrath will be broken.

Take no care to get wealth; let there be an end to your desire for money

For without doubt there is a future, and your hope will not be cut off.

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

My son, take honey, for it is good; and the flowing honey, which is sweet to your taste:

So let your desire be for wisdom: if you have it, there will be a future, and your hope will not be cut off.

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

These are more sayings of the wise: To have respect for a person's position when judging is not good.

But those who say sharp words to him will have delight, and a blessing of good will come on them.

Then looking at it, I gave thought: I saw, and I got teaching from it.

It is the glory of God to keep a thing secret: but the glory of kings is to have it searched out.

Let not your foot be frequently in your neighbour's house, or he may get tired of you, and his feeling be turned to hate.

As cold water to a tired soul, so is good news from a far country.

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

Like snow in summer and rain when the grain is being cut, so honour is not natural for the foolish.

The hater of work seems to himself wiser than seven men who are able to give an answer with good sense.

The wounds of a friend are given in good faith, but the kisses of a hater are false.

The sharp man sees the evil and takes cover: the simple go straight on and get into trouble.

Take a man's clothing if he makes himself responsible for a strange man, and get an undertaking from him who gives his word for strange men.

He who keeps secret the secret of his friend, will get himself a name for good faith.

The grass comes up and the young grass is seen, and the mountain plants are got in.

Anyone causing the upright to go wandering in an evil way, will himself go down into the hole he has made; but the upright will have good things for their heritage.

He who keeps his sins secret will not do well; but one who is open about them, and gives them up, will get mercy.

The prince who has no sense is a cruel ruler; but he who has no desire to get profit for himself will have long life.

By ploughing his land a man will have bread in full measure; but he who goes after good-for-nothing persons will be poor enough.

A man of good faith will have great blessing, but one attempting to get wealth quickly will not go free from punishment.

It is not good to have respect for a man's position: for a man will do wrong for a bit of bread.

Men of blood are haters of the good man, and evil-doers go after his soul.

A man's pride will be the cause of his fall, but he who has a gentle spirit will get honour.