Do this then, my son, and deliver yourself;
Since you have come into the hand of your neighbor,
Go, humble yourself, and importune your neighbor.

Do not let your heart turn aside to her ways,
Do not stray into her paths.

A wicked messenger falls into adversity,
But a faithful envoy brings healing.

The lot is cast into the lap,
But its every decision is from the Lord.

A rebuke goes deeper into one who has understanding
Than a hundred blows into a fool.

He who has a crooked mind finds no good,
And he who is perverted in his language falls into evil.

The words of a whisperer are like dainty morsels,
And they go down into the innermost parts of the body.

The name of the Lord is a strong tower;
The righteous runs into it and is safe.

Laziness casts into a deep sleep,
And an idle man will suffer hunger.

The mouth of an adulteress is a deep pit;
He who is cursed of the Lord will fall into it.

Do not move the ancient boundary
Or go into the fields of the fatherless,

Like a city that is broken into and without walls
Is a man who has no control over his spirit.

Like a thorn which falls into the hand of a drunkard,
So is a proverb in the mouth of fools.

The words of a whisperer are like dainty morsels,
And they go down into the innermost parts of the body.

He who digs a pit will fall into it,
And he who rolls a stone, it will come back on him.

He who leads the upright astray in an evil way
Will himself fall into his own pit,
But the blameless will inherit good.

How blessed is the man who fears always,
But he who hardens his heart will fall into calamity.

Who has ascended into heaven and descended?
Who has gathered the wind in His fists?
Who has wrapped the waters in His garment?
Who has established all the ends of the earth?
What is His name or His son’s name?
Surely you know!