1Better is the poor who walks in his integrity Than he who is perverse in his lips and is a fool.
2Also, that the soul be without knowledge is not good; And he who hurries with his feet sins.
3The foolishness of man subverts his way; And his heart frets against Yehovah.
4Wealth adds many friends; But the poor is separated from his friend.
5A false witness shall not be unpunished; And he who utters lies shall not escape.
6Many will seek the favor of the generous man; And every man is a friend to him who gives gifts.
7All the brothers of the poor hate him: How much more do his friends go far from him! He pursues them with words, but they are gone.
8He who gets wisdom loves his own soul: He who keeps understanding shall find good.
9A false witness shall not be unpunished; And he who utters lies shall perish.
10Luxury is not fitting for a fool; Much less for a servant to rule over princes.
11The discretion of a man makes him slow to anger; And it is his glory to pass over a transgression.
12The king’s wrath is as the roaring of a lion; But his favor is as dew on the grass.
13A foolish son is the calamity of his father; And the contentions of a wife are a continual dripping.
14House and riches are an inheritance from fathers; But a prudent wife is from Yehovah.
15Slothfulness casts into a deep sleep; And the idle soul shall suffer hunger.
16He who keeps the commandment keeps his soul; But he who is careless of his ways shall die.
17He who has pity on the poor lends to Yehovah, And he will repay him for his good deed.
18Discipline your son, seeing there is hope; And do not set your heart on his destruction.
19A man of great wrath shall bear the penalty; For if you deliver him, you must do it yet again.
20Hear counsel, and receive instruction, That you may be wise in your latter end.
21There are many devices in a man’s heart; But the counsel of Yehovah, that shall stand.
22That which makes a man desirable is his kindness; And a poor man is better than a liar.
23The fear of Yehovah tends to life; And he who has it shall abide satisfied; He shall not be visited with evil.
24The sluggard buries his hand in the dish, And will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.
25Strike a scoffer, and the simple will learn prudence; And reprove one who has understanding, and he will understand knowledge.
26He who does violence to his father, and chases away his mother, Is a son who causes shame and brings reproach.
27Cease, my son, to hear instruction Only to stray from the words of knowledge.
28A worthless witness mocks at justice; And the mouth of the wicked swallows iniquity.
29Judgments are prepared for scoffers, And stripes for the back of fools.