Hear, my son, the correction of thy father, and do not reject the instruction of thy mother;

My son, if sinners entice thee, do not consent.

My son, do not walk in the way with them, Withhold thy foot from their path.

Surely, in vain, is spread the net, in the sight of aught that hath wings!

But ye dismissed all my counsel, and, to my rebuke, would not yield,

Then, will they call me, but I will not answer, they will seek me diligently, but shall not find me.

Because they hated knowledge, and, the reverence of Yahweh, did not choose;

Consented not to my counsel, disdained all my rebuke,

My son, mine instruction, do not thou forget, and, my commandment, let thy heart observe;

Lovingkindness and faithfulness, let them not forsake thee, - bind them, upon thy neck, write them upon the tablet of thy heart:

Trust thou in Yahweh, with all thy heart, and, unto thine own understanding, do not lean:

Do not become wise in thine own eyes, revere Yahweh, and avoid evil:

The, chastening of Yahweh, my son, do not reject, nor loathe his rebuke;

My son, let them not depart from thine eyes, guard thou counsel, and purpose:

Then, shalt thou walk securely in thy way, and, thy foot, shall not stumble;

Be not thou afraid of sudden dread, nor of the desolation of the lawless, when it cometh.

Withhold not good from them who ask it, when it is in power of thy hand to do it:

Do not say to thy neighbour, Go and come again, and to-morrow I will give, when thou hast it by thee.

Devise not against thy neighbour an injury, seeing that, he, dwelleth securely by thee.

Contend not with a man without cause, if he hath dealt thee no wrong.

Do not thou envy the man of violence, neither choose thou any of his ways;

For, good teaching, have I given you, mine instruction, do not ye forsake.

Acquire wisdom, acquire understanding, Do not forget, neither decline thou from the sayings of my mouth.

Do not forsake her, and she will guard thee, - love her and she will keep thee.

When thou walkest, thy step shall not be hemmed in, and, if thou runnest, thou shalt not stumble.

Take fast hold of correction, let her not go, - keep her, for, she, is thy life.

Upon the path of the lawless, do not thou enter, and do not advance in the way of the wicked:

Avoid it, do not pass thereon - turn from it, and depart.

For they sleep not, unless they can do mischief, - They rob themselves of their sleep, if they cannot cause someone to stumble,

The way of the lawless, is like darkness, they know not, at what they stumble.

Let them not depart from thine eyes, keep them in the midst of thy heart;

Decline not, to the right hand or to the left, - Turn away thy foot from wickedness.

Lest, the path of life, she should ponder, her tracks have wandered she knoweth not whither .

Now, therefore, ye sons, hearken unto me, and do not turn away from the sayings of my mouth.

Keep far from her thy way, and do not go near the opening of her house:

Let not thy fountains, flow over, abroad, in the streets, dividings of waters:

Let them be for thyself, alone, and not for strangers with thee.

Do not give sleep to thine eyes, or slumber to thine eyelashes;

Observe thou, my son, the commandment of thy father, and do not decline from the instruction of thy mother:

Do not covet her beauty, in thy heart, neither let her take thee, by her eyelashes;

Can a man snatch up fire in his bosom, and, his clothes, not be burned?

Or can a man walk upon hot coals, and, his feet, not be burned?

Men despise not a thief, when he stealeth, to satisfy his appetite, because he is famished;

Smiting and shame, shall he find, and, his reproach, shall not be wiped out;

He will not look, at any ransom, neither will he consent, though thou increase the bribe.

In the twilight, in the evening of the day, in the midst of the night, and the gloom;

Boisterous, is she, and rebellious, In her house, abide not her feet;

For the husband is not in his house, he hath gone on a journey afar;

Until an arrow cleaveth his liver, as a bird hasteth into a snare, and knoweth not, that, for his life, it is!

Let not thy heart, turn aside to her ways, Do not go astray, in her paths.

Doth not, wisdom, cry aloud? and, understanding, send forth her voice?

Receive my correction, and not silver, and knowledge, rather than choicest gold.

When he fixed for the sea its bound, that, the waters, should not go beyond his bidding, when he decreed the foundations of the earth: -

Hear ye correction, and be wise, and do not neglect.

Do not reprove a scoffer, lest he hate thee, Reprove a wise man, and he will love thee.

The woman Stupidity, is boisterous, so simple that she knoweth not what she would do;

But he knoweth not, that the shades are there; In the depths of hades, are her guests.

The treasures of lawlessness, do not profit, but, righteousness, delivereth from death.

Yahweh, suffereth not to famish, the soul of the righteous, but, the desire of the lawless, he thrusteth away.

In the multitude of words, there wanteth not transgression, but, he that restraineth his lips, sheweth prudence.

Like the passing away of a tempest, so the lawless one is not, but, the righteous, hath an age-abiding foundation.

The righteous, to times age-abiding, shall remain unshaken, but, the lawless, shall not inhabit the earth.

Wealth, shall not profit, in the day of wrath, but, righteousness, shall deliver from death.

Hand to hand, the wicked man shall not be held innocent, but, the seed of the righteous, hath been delivered.

A son of earth, shall not be established, by lawlessness, but, the root of the righteous, shall not be disturbed.

Overthrown are the lawless and they are not, but, the house of the righteous, shall stand.

Indolence, roasteth not, his own game, but, the substance of a man, is precious, when he is diligent.

A wise son, cometh of a father's correction, but, a scoffer, heareth not a rebuke.

The ransom of a man's life, is his wealth, but, the poor, heareth not rebuke.

A faithful witness, will not deceive, but a false witness, uttereth deceitful things.

Get thee from the presence of a man that is a dullard, when thou perceivest not the lips of knowledge.

Shall they not, become vagrants, who devise evil? but, lovingkindness and faithfulness, be to them who devise good.

The lips of the wise, scatter abroad knowledge, but, the heart of dullards, is not right.

A scoffer, loveth not, one who reproveth him, unto the wise, doth he not go.

An abomination to Yahweh, is every one who is haughty in heart, hand to hand, he shall not be held innocent.

An oracle, is on the lips of a king, in giving sentence, his mouth must not be unfaithful.

A ruthless man, enticeth his neighbour, and leadeth him in a way, not good.

He that mocketh the poor, hath reproached his Maker, He that maketh merry at distress, shall not be held innocent.

He that returneth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.

The crooked in heart, shall not find good, and, he that is perverse with his tongue, shall fall into wickedness.

Surely, to chastise the righteous, is not good, to smite the noble-minded for equity.

A dullard, delighteth not, in understanding, in nothing save the exposing of his own heart.

To prefer a lawless man, is not good, thrusting away the righteous, in judgment.

Surely, for the soul to be, without knowledge, is not good, and, he that hasteth with his feet, strayeth.

A false witness, shall not be held innocent, and, he that uttereth lies, shall not escape.

A false witness, shall not be held innocent, and, he that uttereth lies, shall perish.

Correct thy son, because there is hope, yet, not so as to slay him, let thy passion be excited.

The reverence of Yahweh, leadeth to life, satisfied then, let a man remain - let him not be visited by calamity.

A sluggard burieth his hand in the dish, even unto his own mouth, will he not bring it back.

By reason of the autumn, a sluggard will not plough, therefore shall he beg in harvest, and there be nothing.

Do not love sleep, lest thou come to poverty, open thine eyes, be satisfied with bread.

A revealer of secrets, is one who goeth about talebearing, therefore, with him who openeth his lips, shalt thou not have fellowship.

An inheritance hastily gotten at the beginning, the latter end thereof, shall not bring blessing.

Do not say, I will requite wrong! Wait thou for Yahweh that he may save thee.

An abomination to Yahweh, are divers weights, and, deceptive balances, are not good.

He that shutteth his ear from the cry of the poor, even he, shall call, and not be answered.

A needy man, shall he be that loveth merriment, the lover of wine and oil, shall not become rich.

All the day, he greatly craveth, whereas, the righteous, giveth, and doth not spare.

Train up a youth, in the direction of his duty, even when he becometh old, he will not depart from it.

Have I not written for thee noble things, with counsels and knowledge: