My son, if thou hast become surety for thy friend, if thou hast stricken thy hand for a stranger,

For the commandment is a lamp, and the teaching a light, and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:

for by means of a whorish woman a man is brought to a loaf of bread, and another's wife doth hunt for the precious soul.

Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his garments not be burned?

For jealousy is the rage of a man, and he will not spare in the day of vengeance;

For at the window of my house, I looked forth through my lattice,

For the husband is not at home, he is gone a long journey;

He went after her straightway, as an ox goeth to the slaughter, and as stocks serve for the correction of the fool;

till an arrow strike through his liver: as a bird hasteth to the snare, and knoweth not that it is for its life.

for she hath cast down many wounded, and all slain by her were strong.

Hear, for I will speak excellent things, and the opening of my lips shall be right things.

For my palate shall meditate truth, and wickedness is an abomination to my lips.

for wisdom is better than rubies, and all the things that may be desired are not equal to it.

The fear of Jehovah is to hate evil; pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth do I hate.

For whoso findeth me findeth life, and obtaineth favour of Jehovah;

The fear of Jehovah is the beginning of wisdom; and the knowledge of the Holy is intelligence.

For by me thy days shall be multiplied, and years of life shall be added to thee.

If thou art wise, thou shalt be wise for thyself; and if thou scornest, thou alone shalt bear it.

In the lips of an intelligent man wisdom is found; but a rod is for the back of him that is void of understanding.

The lips of a righteous man feed many; but fools die for want of understanding.

The fear of a wicked man, it shall come upon him; but the desire of the righteous shall be granted.

The fear of Jehovah prolongeth days; but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.

It goeth ill with him that is surety for another; but he that hateth suretyship is secure.

Hand for hand! an evil man shall not be held innocent; but the seed of the righteous shall be delivered.

A fair woman who is without discretion, is as a gold ring in a swine's snout.

He that is earnest after good seeketh favour; but he that searcheth for mischief, it shall come upon him.

The words of the wicked are a lying-in-wait for blood; but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.

A righteous man is concerned for the life of his beast; but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.

The lip of truth shall be established for ever; but a lying tongue is but for a moment.

A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children's children; but the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the righteous man.

Much food is in the tillage of the poor; but there is that is lost for want of judgment.

A scorner seeketh wisdom, and there is none for him; but knowledge is easy unto the intelligent.

Fools make a mock at trespass; but for the upright there is favour.

Do they not err that devise evil? but loving-kindness and truth are for those that devise good.

In the fear of Jehovah is strong confidence, and his children shall have a place of refuge.

The fear of Jehovah is a fountain of life, to turn away from the snares of death.

Grievous correction is for him that forsaketh the path; he that hateth reproof shall die.

Better is little with the fear of Jehovah than great store and disquietude therewith.

The path of life is upwards for the wise, that he may depart from Sheol beneath.

Jehovah is far from the wicked; but he heareth the prayer of the righteous.

The fear of Jehovah is the discipline of wisdom, and before honour goeth humility.

Jehovah hath wrought everything on his own account, yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.

Every proud heart is an abomination to Jehovah: hand for hand, he shall not be held innocent.

By loving-kindness and truth iniquity is atoned for; and by the fear of Jehovah men depart from evil.

It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness; for the throne is established by righteousness.

Wisdom is a fountain of life for him that hath it; but the instruction of fools is folly.

Pleasant words are as a honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health for the bones.

The appetite of the labourer laboureth for him, for his mouth urgeth him on.

A man of Belial diggeth up evil, and on his lips there is as a scorching fire.

The fining-pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold; but Jehovah trieth the hearts.

Whoso rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.

The friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.

A senseless man striketh hands, becoming surety for his neighbour.

A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for stripes.

A man's gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men.

All the brethren of a poor man hate him; how much more do his friends go far from him: he pursueth them with words, they are not to be found.

Good living beseemeth not a fool; how much less for a servant to have rule over princes.

A man of great wrath shall suffer punishment; for if thou deliver him, yet thou must do it again.

The fear of Jehovah tendeth to life, and he that hath it shall rest satisfied without being visited with evil.

Judgments are prepared for scorners, and stripes for the back of the foolish.

It is an honour for a man to cease from strife; but every fool rusheth into it.

Take his garment that is become surety for another, and hold him in pledge for strangers.

Very crooked is the way of a guilty man; but as for the pure, his work is upright.

It is joy to a righteous man to do what is right; but it is ruin for the workers of iniquity.

The wicked is a ransom for the righteous, and a treacherous man in the stead of the upright.

The desire of the sluggard killeth him; for his hands refuse to work:

A wicked man hardeneth his face; but as for the upright, he establisheth his way.

The horse is prepared for the day of battle; but safety is of Jehovah.

The reward of humility and the fear of Jehovah is riches, and honour, and life.

Thorns and snares are in the way of the perverse: he that keepeth his soul holdeth himself far from them.

He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed, for he giveth of his bread to the poor.

Folly is bound in the heart of a child; the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.

For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee: they shall be together fitted on thy lips.

for Jehovah will plead their cause, and despoil the soul of those that despoil them.

Be not of them that strike hands, of them that are sureties for debts:

Be not desirous of his dainties; for they are deceitful food.

wilt thou set thine eyes upon it, it is gone; for indeed it maketh itself wings and it flieth away as an eagle towards 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.

Speak not in the ears of a foolish man, for he will despise the wisdom of thy words.

for their redeemer is mighty; he will plead their cause against thee.

Withhold not correction from the child; for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die:

Let not thy heart envy sinners, but be thou in the fear of Jehovah all the day;

for surely there is a result, and thine expectation shall not be cut off.

For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty; and drowsiness clotheth with rags.

For a whore is a deep ditch; and a strange woman is a narrow pit.

for their heart studieth destruction, and their lips talk of mischief.

For with good advice shalt thou make thy war; and in the multitude of counsellors there is safety.

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

Eat honey, my son, for it is good; and a honeycomb is sweet to thy taste:

so consider wisdom for thy soul; if thou hast found it, there shall be a result, and thine expectation shall not be cut off.

For the righteous falleth seven times, and riseth up again; but the wicked stumble into disaster.

for there shall be no future to the evil man; the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.

My son, fear Jehovah and the king: meddle not with them that are given to change.

For their calamity shall rise suddenly; and who knoweth the ruin of them both?

The heavens for height, and the earth for depth, and the heart of kings is unsearchable.

Take away the dross from the silver, and there cometh forth a vessel for the refiner:

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 see.

As the cold of snow in the time of harvest, so is a faithful messenger to them that send him: for he refresheth the soul of his masters.

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

for thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and Jehovah shall reward thee.