for they [are] a garland of favor for your head, and pendants for your neck.

Thus are the ways of all who are greedy [for] gain-- it will take the life of its possessors.

You have ignored all my counsel, and my reproof you are not willing [to accept].

those who are happy to do evil, [for] they delight in [the] deviousness of evil,

{who are crooked in their ways}, and devious in their paths;

for her house sinks to death, and to the dead are her paths.

So that you will walk on the road of those who are good, and the paths of those who are righteous you shall keep.

For those who are upright will dwell [in the] land, and those who are blameless will remain in it.

And those who are wicked will be cut off from the land, and those who are treacherous will be uprooted from it.

Length of days [is] in her right hand; in her left hand [are] riches and honor.

Her ways [are] ways of pleasantness, and all her paths [are] peace.

She is a tree of life for those who seize her; those who take hold of her are considered happy.

for he who is perverse [is] an abomination of Yahweh, but those who are upright [are] his confidence.

With those who scorn, he is scornful, but to those who are humble, he gives favor.

For they will not sleep if they have not done wrong, and they are robbed of their sleep if they do not cause stumbling.

For they are life to those who find them and healing {to the entire body}.

and you groan at your end, when your flesh and body are consumed,

May they be yours alone, and not for strangers [who are] with you.

For before the eyes of Yahweh [are] {human ways}, and all his paths he examines.

[if] you are snared by the sayings of your mouth, [if] you are caught by the sayings of your mouth,

There are six [things] Yahweh hates, and seven [things are] abominations of his soul:

Say to wisdom, "you are my sister," and you shall call insight, "{intimate friend}."

"Sacrifices of peace offerings [are] upon me; {today} I completed my vows.

For many slain she has laid low, and countless [are] all of her killings.

The ways of Sheol [are] her house, descending to chambers of death.

All sayings of my mouth [are] in righteousness; none of them are twisted and crooked.

All of them are straight to him who understands, and upright to those who find knowledge.

{Advice and sound judgment} are mine; I am understanding, {strength is mine}.

Fortune and glory [are] with me, enduring wealth and righteousness.

"And now, children, listen to me; happy [are] those who will keep my ways.

If you are wise, you are wise for yourself, and [if] you scoff, alone you shall bear [it].

"Stolen waters are sweet, and bread of secrecy is pleasant."

But he does not know that the dead [are] there, in the depths of Sheol [are] her guests.

Those who are wise lay up knowledge, but [to] the mouth of the fool, ruin draws near.

The fear of Yahweh adds life, but the years of the wicked are shortened.

Balances of deceit [are] an abomination of Yahweh, but {an accurate weight} delights him.

With a mouth, the godless shall destroy his neighbor, but by knowledge the righteous are delivered.

An abomination of Yahweh [are] the {crooked of heart}, but his delight [are] {those with blameless ways}.

The thoughts of the righteous are just; the advice of the wicked is treacherous.

The words of the wicked [are] an ambush of blood, but the mouth of the upright delivers them.

The wicked are overthrown and {are no more}, but the house of the righteous shall stand.

{No evil will happen} to the righteous, but the wicked are filled [with] trouble.

An abomination of Yahweh are lips of deceit, but they who act faithfully [are] his delight.

{When there are no} oxen the manger is empty, but an abundance of crops [comes] by the strength of an ox.

The simple are adorned [with] folly, but the clever are crowned with knowledge.

The poor is disliked even by his neighbor, but the lovers of the rich are many.

Sheol and Abaddon [are] before Yahweh, {how much more} the hearts of the children of men!

All the days of the poor [are] hard, but goodness of heart [is] a continuous feast.

Plans of evil [are] an abomination of Yahweh, but gracious words are pure.

All the ways of a man [are] pure in his own eyes, but Yahweh weighs the spirit.

An abomination of Yahweh [are] all who are arrogant of heart; {rest assured}, he will not go unpunished.

When the ways of a man are pleasing [to] Yahweh, even his enemies he will cause to make peace with him.

A balance and scales of justice [belong] to Yahweh; all the weights of the bag [are] his work.

The delight of kings [are] the lips of righteousness, and he who speaks what is upright he will love.

Pleasant sayings [are] a honeycomb, sweetness to the soul and healing to the bones.

A man of wickedness concocts evil, and his lips [are] like a scorching fire.

The lot will be cast into the lap, but all of its decisions are from Yahweh.

The crown of the elderly [are] {grandchildren}, and the glory of children [is] their fathers.

He who justifies the wicked and he who condemns the righteous, the two of them [are] both abominations of Yahweh.

Deep waters [are] words of the mouth of a man; a gushing stream [is] a fountain of wisdom.

The mouth of a fool [is] ruin to him, and his lips [are] a snare to his soul.

The words of a whisper [are] like delicious morsels, and they themselves go down [to] inner parts of the body.

A brother who is offended [is worse] than a city of strength, and quarrels [are] like the bars of a fortification.

Death and life [are] in the {power} of the tongue, and those who love her will eat of her fruit.

All the brothers of the poor, [if] they hate him, how much more will his friends keep away from him. He pursues [them with] words, [and] they are gone.

A house and wealth [are] an inheritance [from] fathers, but from Yahweh [comes] a woman who is prudent.

Many plans [are] in the heart of a man, but the purpose of Yahweh will be established.

Judgments are prepared for the scoffers, and flogging for the back of fools.

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

Deep waters [are like] purpose in the heart of a man, and a man of understanding will draw it out.

He who walks in his integrity [is] righteous; happy are his children who follow him.

Stone and stone, measure and measure, {both of them} [are] an abomination of Yahweh.

Even by his acts, a {young man} will make himself known, whether his acts are pure and upright.

There is gold and many costly stones, but precious jewels are lips of knowledge.

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

[Away] from Yahweh are the steps of a strong man, and how will humankind understand his ways?

Streams of water [are] the heart of a king in the hand of Yahweh; {wherever} he will desire, he will turn.

Haughtiness of [the] eyes and pride of heart, [the] lamp of the wicked [are] sin.

The plans of the diligent only [lead] to abundance, but all who are hasty, only to want.

Precious treasure and oil [are] in the house of the wise, but the foolish person will devour them.

Thorns [and] snares [are] in the way of the perverse; he who guards himself will keep away from them.

To whom [is] woe? To whom [is] sorrow? To whom [are] quarrels? To whom [is] complaint? To whom [are] wounds without cause? To whom [is] redness of [the] eyes?

And by knowledge, rooms are filled [with] all riches, precious and pleasant.

Rescue those who are led away to the death and those who stagger to the slaughter. If you hold back,

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

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

Whoever says to the guilty, "You are righteous," the people will curse him; the nations will abhor him.

These are also proverbs of Solomon which officials of Hezekiah king of Judah copied:

The words of a whisperer [are] like delicious morsels, and they go down to the inner parts of the body.

[Like] {impure silver} which overlays an earthen vessel, [so are] smooth lips and an evil heart.

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

The wounds of a friend mean well, but the kisses of an enemy are profane.

Dripping constantly on a day of heavy rain and a woman of contention are alike.

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

[For] he who gives to the poor, there is no lacking, but [for] he who turns his eyes, [there are] many curses.

When the righteous are numerous, the people will rejoice, but when the wicked are ruling, people will groan.

A ruler listening to a word of falsehood, all his officials are wicked.

Many are those who seek the {favor} of a ruler, but from Yahweh {one obtains justice}.

[There is] a generation--how lofty [are] their eyes! And their eyelids they will lift.

[There is] a generation whose teeth [are] swords, and its jawbones, knives, [in order] to devour the poor from the earth and the needy from humankind.