The righteous shall never be removed: but the wicked shall not inhabit the earth.

Riches profit not in the day of wrath: but righteousness delivereth from death.

At the death of an upright man his hope does not come to an end, but the hope of the evil-doer comes to destruction.

He that is surety for a stranger, hurteth himself; but he that meddleth not with suretyship, is sure.

The labour of the ungodly prospereth not; but he that showeth righteousness, shall receive a sure reward.

Though hand join in hand, the wicked shall not be unpunished: but the seed of the righteous shall be delivered.

There is one who gives yet {grows richer}, but he who withholds {what is right} only [finds] need.

A man shall not be established by wickedness: but the root of the righteous shall not be moved.

The wicked are overthrown, and are not: but the house of the righteous shall stand.

He who is of low position and has a servant, is better than one who has a high opinion of himself and is in need of bread.

He who does work on his land will not be short of bread; but he who goes after foolish men is without sense.

The wicked desireth the net of evil men: but the root of the righteous yieldeth fruit.

In the sin of the lips is a net which takes the sinner, but the upright man will come out of trouble.

The righteous do not encounter any harm, but the wicked are filled with calamity.

The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting: but the substance of a diligent man is precious.

In the way of justice is life; and the way of its beaten path not death.

A wise son heareth his father's instruction: but a scorner heareth not rebuke.

The soul of the slothful is desiring, and hath not. And the soul of the diligent is made fat.

There is he making himself rich, and not anything: making himself poor, and much wealth.

The ransom of a man's life are his riches: but the poor heareth not rebuke.

Wealth obtained by fraud dwindles,
But he who gathers gradually by [honest] labor will increase [his riches].

Need and shame will be the fate of him who is uncontrolled by training; but he who takes note of teaching will be honoured.

The one who will not use the rod hates his son,
but the one who loves him disciplines him diligently.

The righteous has enough to satisfy his appetite,
But the stomach of the wicked is in need.

Whoso feareth the LORD, walketh in the right path: and regardeth not him that abhorreth the ways of the LORD.

A faithful witness will not lie: but a false witness will utter lies.

A scorner seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not: but knowledge is easy unto him that understandeth.

Go from the presence of a foolish man, when thou perceivest not in him the lips of knowledge.

The heart knoweth his own bitterness; and a stranger doth not intermeddle with his joy.

Do they not err that devise evil? but mercy and truth shall be to them that devise good.

A king's glory is in the number of his people: and for need of people a ruler may come to destruction.

He who is hard on the poor puts shame on his Maker; but he who has mercy on those who are in need gives him honour.

Wisdom has her resting-place in the mind of the wise, but she is not seen among the foolish.

A discreet servant is a pleasure unto the king; but one that is not honest provoketh him unto wrath.

The lips of the wise disperse knowledge: but the heart of the foolish doeth not so.

A scorner loveth not one that reproveth him: neither will he go unto the wise.

Better is a little, with the fear of the LORD, than great treasure; for they are not without sorrow.

He who will not be controlled by training has no respect for his soul, but he who gives ear to teaching will get wisdom.

Every one that is proud in heart is an abomination to the LORD: though hand join in hand, he shall not be unpunished.

By mercy and lovingkindness and truth [not superficial ritual] wickedness is cleansed from the heart,
And by the fear of the Lord one avoids evil.

A divine sentence is in the lips of the king: his mouth transgresseth not in judgment.

The appetite of a worker works for him,
For his hunger urges him on.

A violent man enticeth his neighbour, and leadeth him into the way that is not good.

Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: and he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished.

Excellent speech becometh not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince.

The meeting of a bereaved bear by a man, And -- not a fool in his folly.

Whoso rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.

The perverse of heart findeth not good, And the turned in his tongue falleth into evil.

Whoso is begetting a fool hath affliction for it, Yea, the father of a fool rejoiceth not.

Also to punish the just is not good, nor to strike princes for equity.

A fool delighteth not in understanding, But -- in uncovering his heart.

It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment.

The mouth of a foolish man is his destruction, and his lips are a net for his soul.

He who is careless in his work
Is a brother to him who destroys.

Also, that the soul be without knowledge, it is not good; and he that hasteth with his feet sinneth.

A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall not escape.

All the brethren of a poor man hate him; how much more do his friends go far from him: he pursueth them with words, they are not to be found.

A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall perish.

Delight is not seemly for a fool; much less for a servant to have rule over princes.

He who keeps the law keeps his soul; but death will be the fate of him who takes no note of the word.

Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying.

The fear of the LORD tendeth to life: and he that hath it shall abide satisfied; he shall not be visited with evil.

A slothful man hideth his hand in his bosom, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.

Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.

The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing.

Even a boy is known and distinguished by his acts,
Whether his conduct is pure and right.

Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.

He that goeth about as a talebearer revealeth secrets: therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips.

If anyone puts a curse on his father or his mother, his light will be put out in the blackest night.

An inheritance may be gotten hastily at the beginning; but the end thereof shall not be blessed.

Say not thou, I will recompense evil; but wait on the LORD, and he shall save thee.

Divers weights are an abomination unto the LORD; and a false balance is not good.

It is a trap for a man to [speak a vow of consecration and] say rashly, “It is holy!”
And [not until] afterward consider [whether he can fulfill it].

The purposes of the man of industry have their outcome only in wealth; but one who is over-quick in acting will only come to be in need.

The robberies of the ungodly shall be their own destruction; for they would not do the thing that was right.

The soul of the wicked hath desired evil, Not gracious in his eyes is his neighbour.

Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself, but shall not be heard.

He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich.

The voluptuousness of the slothful is his own death, for his hands will not labour.

He coveteth greedily all the day long: but the righteous giveth and spareth not.

Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.

He who is cruel to the poor for the purpose of increasing his profit, and he who gives to the man of wealth, will only come to be in need.

Have not I written to thee excellent things in counsels and knowledge,

Rob not the poor, because he is poor: neither oppress the afflicted in the gate:

Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go:

For fear of learning his ways and making a net ready for your soul.

Be not thou one of them that strike hands, or of them that are sureties for debts.

If thou hast not wherewith to pay, Why should he take away thy bed from under thee?

Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have set.

Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men.

Be not desirous of his dainties: for they are deceitful meat.

Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom.

Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for riches certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven.

Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainty meats:

For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart is not with thee.

Speak not in the ears of a fool: for he will despise the wisdom of thy words.

Remove not the old landmark; and enter not into the fields of the fatherless:

Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die.

Let not thine heart envy sinners: but be thou in the fear of the LORD all the day long.

For surely there is an end; and thine expectation shall not be cut off.