For the master of the house is away on a long journey:

With her fair words she overcame him, forcing him with her smooth lips.

For those wounded and made low by her are great in number; and all those who have come to their death through her are a great army.

Give ear, for my words are true, and my lips are open to give out what is upright.

For good faith goes out of my mouth, and false lips are disgusting to me.

For wisdom is better than jewels, and all things which may be desired are nothing in comparison with her.

The fear of the Lord is seen in hating evil: pride, a high opinion of oneself, the evil way, and the false tongue, are unpleasing to me.

Those who have given me their love are loved by me, and those who make search for me with care will get me.

So that I may give my lovers wealth for their heritage, making their store-houses full.

Give ear to me then, my sons: for happy are those who keep my ways.

For whoever gets me gets life, and grace from the Lord will come to him.

He who gives teaching to a man of pride gets shame for himself; he who says sharp words to a sinner gets a bad name.

Do not say sharp words to a man of pride, or he will have hate for you; make them clear to a wise man, and you will be dear to him.

The fear of the Lord is the start of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One gives a wise mind

For by me your days will be increased, and the years of your life will be long.

If you are wise, you are wise for yourself; if your heart is full of pride, you only will have the pain of it.

The Lord will not let the upright be in need of food, but he puts far from him the desire of the evil-doers.

In the lips of him who has knowledge wisdom is seen; but a rod is ready for the back of him who is without sense.

The lips of the upright man give food to men, but the foolish come to death for need of sense.

When the storm-wind is past, the sinner is seen no longer, but the upright man is safe for ever.

The fear of the Lord gives long life, but the years of the evil-doer will be cut short.

The way of the Lord is a strong tower for the upright man, but destruction to the workers of evil.

When things go well for the upright man, all the town is glad; at the death of sinners, there are cries of joy.

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

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

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.

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.

The troubler of his house will have the wind for his heritage, and the foolish will be servant to the wise-hearted.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

Go away from the foolish man, for you will not see the lips of knowledge.

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.

For him in whose heart is the fear of the Lord there is strong hope: and his children will have a safe place.

The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, by which one may be turned from the nets of death.

A king's glory is in the number of his people: and for need of people a ruler may come to destruction.

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

There is bitter punishment for him who is turned from the way; and death will be the fate of the hater of teaching.

The hater of authority has no love for teaching: he will not go to the wise.

Better is a little with the fear of the Lord, than great wealth together with trouble.

A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish man has no respect for his mother.

He whose desires are fixed on profit is a cause of trouble to his family; but he who has no desire for offerings will have life.

The Lord is far from sinners, but his ear is open to the prayer of the upright.

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

The fear of the Lord is the teaching of wisdom; and a low opinion of oneself goes before honour.

The Lord has made everything for his purpose, even the sinner for the day of evil.

Everyone who has pride in his heart is disgusting to the Lord: he will certainly not go free from punishment.

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

A man may make designs for his way, but the Lord is the guide of his steps.

Evil-doing is disgusting to kings: for the seat of the ruler is based on righteousness.

The desire of the working man is working for him, for his need of food is driving him on.

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

The heating-pot is for silver and the oven-fire for gold, but the Lord is the tester of hearts.

Whoever makes sport of the poor puts shame on his Maker; and he who is glad because of trouble will not go free from punishment.

Fair words are not to be looked for from a foolish man, much less are false lips in a ruler.

He who keeps a sin covered is looking for love; but he who keeps on talking of a thing makes division between friends.

An uncontrolled man is only looking for trouble, so a cruel servant will be sent against him.

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

He who gives a decision for the evil-doer and he who gives a decision against the upright, are equally disgusting to the Lord.

The lover of fighting is a lover of sin: he who makes high his doorway is looking for destruction.

He who has an unwise son gets sorrow for himself, and the father of a foolish son has no joy.

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

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

The mouth of a foolish man is his destruction, and his lips are a net for his soul.

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

A man's offering makes room for him, letting him come before great men.

Death and life are in the power of the tongue; and those to whom it is dear will have its fruit for their food.

The poor man makes requests for grace, but the man of wealth gives a rough answer.

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

All the brothers of the poor man are against him: how much more do his friends go far from him! ...

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

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

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.

The fear of the Lord gives life: and he who has it will have need of nothing; no evil will come his way.

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

Rods are being made ready for the man of pride, and blows for the back of the foolish.

It is an honour for a man to keep from fighting, but the foolish are ever at war.

Who is able to say, I have made my heart clean, I am free from my sin?

Even a child may be judged by his doings, if his work is free from sin and if it is right.

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.

Do not say, I will give punishment for evil: go on waiting for the Lord, and he will be your saviour.

He who gets stores of wealth by a false tongue, is going after what is only breath, and searching for death.

Twisted is the way of him who is full of crime; but as for him whose heart is clean, his work is upright.

The desire of the evil-doer is fixed on evil: he has no kind feeling for his neighbour.