Thy lot thou dost cast among us, One purse is -- to all of us.'

My son, if thou dost accept my sayings, And my commands dost lay up with thee,

If thou dost seek her as silver, And as hid treasures searchest for her,

To deliver thee from the evil way, from the man speaking deceit;

Those rejoicing to do evil will exult in the deceit of evil;

That thou dost go in the way of the good, And the paths of the righteous dost keep.

Exalt her, and she shall promote thee: she shall bring thee to honour, when thou dost embrace her.

And why dost thou magnify thyself, My son, with a stranger? And embrace the bosom of a strange woman?

Till when, O slothful one, dost thou lie? When dost thou arise from thy sleep?

He accepteth not the appearance of any atonement, Yea, he doth not consent, Though thou dost multiply bribes!

While as yet he had not made the earth, nor the fields, nor the highest part of the dust of the world.

The memory of the upright is a blessing, but the name of the evil-doer will be turned to dust.

He who conceals hatred [has] lips of deceit, and he who utters slander--he is a fool.

Balances of deceit are an abomination to Jehovah, And a perfect weight is His delight.

The sinner gets the payment of deceit; but his reward is certain who puts in the seed of righteousness.

The thoughts of the righteous are right: but the counsels of the wicked are deceit.

He that speaketh truth sheweth forth righteousness: but a false witness deceit.

Deceit is in the heart of them that imagine evil: but to the counsellers of peace is joy.

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

A righteous man hates lies,
But a wicked man is loathsome, and he acts shamefully.

A faithful witness does not lie, but he who breathes out falsehood is a witness of deceit.

The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way: but the folly of fools is deceit.

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

A true witness delivereth souls; But he that uttereth lies causeth deceit.

A gentle tongue is a tree of life, but deceit in it crushes the spirit.

A heart of righteousness will ponder the answer, but a mouth of wickedness will pour out deceit.

Whoever winks knowingly is plotting deceit; anyone who purses his lips is bent towards evil.

A crucible [is] for the silver, and a furnace [is] for the gold, but Yahweh will test hearts.

A wrongdoer gives attention to evil lips, and a man of deceit gives ear to a damaging tongue.

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

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

A man of great wrath is bearing punishment, For, if thou dost deliver, yet again thou dost add.

Human beings long for grace, and it's better to be poor than a man of deceit.

Bread of deceit is sweet to a man; but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.

Purposes by counsel thou dost establish, And with plans make thou war.

An abomination to Jehovah are a stone and a stone, And balances of deceit are not good.

A fortune gained by deceit is a fleeting vapor and a deadly snare.

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.

For they are pleasant when thou dost keep them in thy heart, They are prepared together for thy lips.

Have no desire for his delicate food, for it is the bread of deceit.

Labour not to make wealth, From thine own understanding cease, Dost thou cause thine eyes to fly upon it? Then it is not.

Thy morsel thou hast eaten thou dost vomit up, And hast marred thy words that are sweet.

Yes, she is waiting secretly like a beast for its food, and deceit by her is increased among men.

Go not forth to strive, haste, turn, What dost thou in its latter end, When thy neighbour causeth thee to blush?

So is the man who gets the better of his neighbour by deceit, and says, Am I not doing so in sport?

He that hateth dissembleth with his lips, and layeth up deceit within him;

Whose hatred is covered by deceit, his wickedness shall be shewed before the whole congregation.

A tongue of deceit hates its victim, and a flattering mouth makes ruin.

If thou dost beat the foolish in a mortar, Among washed things -- with a pestle, His folly turneth not aside from off him.

Charm [is] deceit and beauty [is] vain; [but] a woman who fears Yahweh shall be praised.