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?

Those who are seated late over the wine: those who go looking for mixed wine.

Keep your eyes from looking on the wine when it is red, when its colour is bright in the cup, when it goes smoothly down:

Your [drunken] eyes will see strange things
And your mind will utter perverse things [untrue things, twisted things].

Yea, thou shalt be as he that lieth down in the midst of the sea, or as he that lieth upon the top of a mast.

Don’t envy evil men
or desire to be with them,

For the purposes of their hearts are destruction, and their lips are talking of trouble.

And by knowledge are the chambers filled With all precious and pleasant riches.

For by wise counsel thou shalt make thy war: and in multitude of counsellers there is safety.

Wisdom is too exalted for a [hardened, arrogant] fool;
He does not open his mouth in the gate [where the city’s rulers sit in judgment].

He whose purposes are bad will be named a man of evil designs.

The devising of folly is sin,
And the scoffer is repulsive to men.

If you are slack (careless) in the day of distress,
Your strength is limited.

If thou forbear to deliver them that are drawn unto death, and those that are ready to be slain;

If you [claim ignorance and] say, “See, we did not know this,”
Does He not consider it who weighs and examines the hearts and their motives?
And does He not know it who guards your life and keeps your soul?
And will He not repay [you and] every man according to his works?

My son, eat thou honey, for it is good; And the droppings of the honeycomb, which are sweet to thy taste:

Know that [skillful and godly] wisdom is [so very good] for your life and soul;
If you find wisdom, then there will be a future and a reward,
And your hope and expectation will not be cut off.

Do not keep a secret watch, O evil-doer, against the fields of the upright man, or send destruction on his resting-place:

For a righteous man falleth seven times, and riseth up again; But the wicked are overthrown by calamity.

Do not rejoice and gloat when your enemy falls,
And do not let your heart be glad [in self-righteousness] when he stumbles,

or the Lord will see, be displeased,
and turn His wrath away from him.

Do not be troubled because of evil-doers, or have envy of sinners:

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

These also are'sayings of the wise. To have respect of persons in judgment is not good.

He who says to the wicked, “You are righteous,”
Peoples will curse him, nations will denounce him;

Prepare your work outside
And get it ready for yourself in the field;
Afterward build your house and establish a home.

Be not a witness for nought against thy neighbour, Or thou hast enticed with thy lips.

And, behold, it was all overgrown with thorns,
And nettles were covering its surface,
And its stone wall was broken down.

Then your poverty will come as a robber,
And your want like an armed man.

These are also proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied out.

The heavens for height, and the earth for depth, And the heart of kings -- are unsearchable.

Take away the wicked from before the king,
And his throne will be established in righteousness.

Don't exalt yourself in the presence of the king, or claim a place among great men;

For [it is] better [that] he say to you, "Ascend here," than he humble you before a noble. What your eyes have seen,

Do not rush out to argue your case [before magistrates or judges];
Otherwise what will you do in the end [when your case is lost and]
When your neighbor (opponent) humiliates you?

Argue your case with your neighbor himself [before you go to court];
And do not reveal another’s secret,

Or he who hears it will shame you
And the rumor about you [and your action in court] will have no end.

As an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.

By patience and a calm spirit a ruler may be persuaded,
And a soft and gentle tongue breaks the bone [of resistance].

[If] you find honey, eat what is sufficient for you, lest you have your fill of it and vomit it out.

Let your foot seldom be in your neighbor’s house,
Or he will become tired of you and hate you.

A man that beareth false witness against his neighbour is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.

Like a broken tooth or an unsteady foot
Is confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble.

[Like] one who removes a garment on a cold day, [or like] vinegar on natron, [is] he who sings songs to a heavy heart.

If your enemy is hungry, give him bread to eat;
And if he is thirsty, give him water to drink;

For so you will put coals of fire on his head, and the Lord will give you your reward.

[Like] a muddied spring or a polluted fountain is the righteous who gives way before the wicked.

It is not good to eat too much honey
or to seek glory after glory.

A breached city [where] there is no wall [is like] a man who {has no} self-control for his spirit.

Like snowfall in summer or rain at harvest time, so honor is inappropriate for a fool.

Like a flitting sparrow or a fluttering swallow,
an undeserved curse goes nowhere.

Don’t answer a fool according to his foolishness
or you’ll be like him yourself.

Answer a fool according to his folly, or else he will be wise in his own eyes.

[Like] cutting off feet [or] drinking violence, so [is] he who sends messages in the hand of a fool.

The legs of the lame are not equal: so is a parable in the mouth of fools.

Like a [careless] archer who [shoots arrows wildly and] wounds everyone,
So is he who hires a fool or those who [by chance just] pass by.

The hater of work seems to himself wiser than seven men who are able to give an answer with good sense.

or like a madman who throws firebrands, arrows, and death.

Where no wood is, there the fire goeth out: so where there is no talebearer, the strife ceaseth.

As coals are to burning coals, and wood to fire; so is a contentious man to kindle strife.

The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.

Burning lips and a wicked heart are like a potsherd covered with silver dross.

With his lips the hater makes things seem what they are not, but deceit is stored up inside him;

When he speaketh fair, believe him not: for there are seven abominations in his heart.

A lying tongue hateth those that are afflicted by it; and a flattering mouth worketh ruin.

Do not make a noise about tomorrow, for you are not certain what a day's outcome may be.

Let another praise you, and not your own mouth;
A stranger, and not your own lips.

Rocks are heavy, and sand is weighty, but a fool's provocation outweighs them both.

Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.

Do not abandon your own friend and your father’s friend,
And do not go to your brother’s house in the day of your disaster.
Better is a neighbor who is near than a brother who is far away.

A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished.

A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike.

restraining her is like restraining the wind, or like grasping oil in his right hand.

As iron sharpens iron,
So one man sharpens [and influences] another [through discussion].

Like face looking at face in water, so are the hearts of men to one another.

Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.

The refining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold [to separate the impurities of the metal],
And each is tested by the praise given to him [and his response to it, whether humble or proud].

Be diligent to know the condition of your flocks,
And pay attention to your herds;

For riches are not for ever: and doth the crown endure to every generation?

The hay appeareth, and the tender grass sheweth itself, and herbs of the mountains are gathered.

The lambs are for thy clothing, and the goats are the price of the field.

And there will be enough goats’ milk for your food,
For the food of your household,
And for the maintenance of your maids.

The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion.

For the transgression of a land many are the princes thereof: but by a man of understanding and knowledge the state thereof shall be prolonged.

Those who have no respect for the law give praise to the evil-doer; but such as keep the law are against him.

Better is the poor man whose ways are upright, than the man of wealth whose ways are not straight.

He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer shall be abomination.

Whoso is causing the upright to err in an evil way, Into his own pit he doth fall, And the perfect do inherit good.

When the upright do well, there is great glory; but when evil-doers are lifted up, men do not let themselves be seen.

Like a roaring lion and a charging bear
Is a wicked ruler over a poor people.

Where the prince is without understanding, there is great oppression and wrong; but if he be such one as hateth covetousness, he shall long reign.

He whose ways are upright will be safe, but sudden will be the fall of him whose ways are twisted.

Whoso robbeth his father or his mother, and saith, It is no transgression; the same is the companion of a destroyer.

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

When the wicked come to power,
people hide,
but when they are destroyed,
the righteous flourish.

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When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn.

A strong man who flatters his neighbor is setting a trap where he walks.

Men of pride are the cause of violent acts in a town, but by wise men wrath is turned away.

If a wise man contendeth with a foolish man, whether he rage or laugh, there is no rest.

Men of blood are haters of the good man, and evil-doers go after his soul.