¹ Better is a dry morsel with quietness, than a house full of feasting with strife.

² A servant who deals wisely will rule over a son who causes shame, and shall have a part in the inheritance among the brothers.

³ The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold, but Yahweh tests the hearts.

⁴ An evildoer heeds wicked lips. A liar gives ear to a mischievous tongue.

⁵ Whoever mocks the poor reproaches his Maker. He who is glad at calamity shall not be unpunished.

⁶ Children's children are the crown of old men; the glory of children are their parents.

⁷ Arrogant speech isn't fitting for a fool, much less do lying lips fit a prince.

⁸ A bribe is a precious stone in the eyes of him who gives it; wherever he turns, he prospers.

⁹ He who covers an offense promotes love; but he who repeats a matter separates best friends.

¹⁰ A rebuke enters deeper into one who has understanding than a hundred lashes into a fool.

¹¹ An evil man seeks only rebellion; therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.

¹² Let a bear robbed of her cubs meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.

¹³ Whoever rewards evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.

¹⁴ The beginning of strife is like breaching a dam, therefore stop contention before quarreling breaks out.

¹⁵ He who justifies the wicked, and he who condemns the righteous, both of them alike are an abomination to Yahweh.

¹⁶ Why is there money in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, since he has no understanding?

¹⁷ A friend loves at all times; and a brother is born for adversity.

¹⁸ A man void of understanding strikes hands, and becomes collateral in the presence of his neighbor.

¹⁹ He who loves disobedience loves strife. One who builds a high gate seeks destruction.

²⁰ One who has a perverse heart doesn't find prosperity, and one who has a deceitful tongue falls into trouble.

²¹ He who becomes the father of a fool grieves. The father of a fool has no joy.

²² A cheerful heart makes good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.

²³ A wicked man receives a bribe in secret, to pervert the ways of justice.

²⁴ Wisdom is before the face of one who has understanding, but the eyes of a fool wander to the ends of the earth.

²⁵ A foolish son brings grief to his father, and bitterness to her who bore him.

²⁶ Also to punish the righteous is not good, nor to flog officials for their integrity.

²⁷ He who spares his words has knowledge. He who is even tempered is a man of understanding.

²⁸ Even a fool, when he keeps silent, is counted wise. When he shuts his lips, he is thought to be discerning.

¹ An unfriendly man pursues selfishness, and defies all sound judgment.

² A fool has no delight in understanding, but only in revealing his own opinion.

³ When wickedness comes, contempt also comes, and with shame comes disgrace.

⁴ The words of a man's mouth are like deep waters. The fountain of wisdom is like a flowing brook.

⁵ To be partial to the faces of the wicked is not good, nor to deprive the innocent of justice.

⁶ A fool's lips come into strife, and his mouth invites beatings.

⁷ A fool's mouth is his destruction, and his lips are a snare to his soul.

⁸ The words of a gossip are like dainty morsels: they go down into a person's innermost parts.

⁹ One who is slack in his work is brother to him who is a master of destruction.

¹⁰ The name of Yahweh is a strong tower: the righteous run to him, and are safe.

¹¹ The rich man's wealth is his strong city, like an unscalable wall in his own imagination.

¹² Before destruction the heart of man is proud, but before honor is humility.

¹³ He who gives answer before he hears, that is folly and shame to him.

¹⁴ A man's spirit will sustain him in sickness, but a crushed spirit, who can bear?

¹⁵ The heart of the discerning gets knowledge. The ear of the wise seeks knowledge.

¹⁶ A man's gift makes room for him, and brings him before great men.

¹⁷ He who pleads his cause first seems right; until another comes and questions him.

¹⁸ The lot settles disputes, and keeps strong ones apart.

¹⁹ A brother offended is more difficult than a fortified city; and disputes are like the bars of a castle.

²⁰ A man's stomach is filled with the fruit of his mouth. With the harvest of his lips he is satisfied.

²¹ Death and life are in the power of the tongue; those who love it will eat its fruit.

²² Whoever finds a wife finds a good thing, and obtains favor of Yahweh.

²³ The poor plead for mercy, but the rich answer harshly.

²⁴ A man of many companions may be ruined, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.

¹ Better is the poor who walks in his integrity than he who is perverse in his lips and is a fool.

² It isn't good to have zeal without knowledge; nor being hasty with one's feet and missing the way.

³ The foolishness of man subverts his way; his heart rages against Yahweh.

⁴ Wealth adds many friends, but the poor is separated from his friend.

⁵ A false witness shall not be unpunished. He who pours out lies shall not go free.

⁶ Many will entreat the favor of a ruler, and everyone is a friend to a man who gives gifts.

⁷ All the relatives of the poor shun him: how much more do his friends avoid him! He pursues them with pleas, but they are gone.

⁸ He who gets wisdom loves his own soul. He who keeps understanding shall find good.

⁹ A false witness shall not be unpunished. He who utters lies shall perish.

¹⁰ Delicate living is not appropriate for a fool, much less for a servant to have rule over princes.

¹¹ The discretion of a man makes him slow to anger. It is his glory to overlook an offense.

¹² The king's wrath is like the roaring of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass.

¹³ A foolish son is the calamity of his father. A wife's quarrels are a continual dripping.

¹⁴ House and riches are an inheritance from fathers, but a prudent wife is from Yahweh.

¹⁵ Slothfulness casts into a deep sleep. The idle soul shall suffer hunger.

¹⁶ He who keeps the commandment keeps his soul, but he who is contemptuous in his ways shall die.

¹⁷ He who has pity on the poor lends to Yahweh; he will reward him.

¹⁸ Discipline your son, for there is hope; don't be a willing party to his death.

¹⁹ A hot-tempered man must pay the penalty, for if you rescue him, you must do it again.

²⁰ Listen to counsel and receive instruction, that you may be wise in your latter end.

²¹ There are many plans in a man's heart, but Yahweh's counsel will prevail.

²² That which makes a man to be desired is his kindness. A poor man is better than a liar.

²³ The fear of Yahweh leads to life, then contentment; he rests and will not be touched by trouble.

²⁴ The sluggard buries his hand in the dish; he will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.

²⁵ Flog a scoffer, and the simple will learn prudence; rebuke one who has understanding, and he will gain knowledge.

²⁶ He who robs his father and drives away his mother, is a son who causes shame and brings reproach.

²⁷ If you stop listening to instruction, my son, you will stray from the words of knowledge.

²⁸ A corrupt witness mocks justice, and the mouth of the wicked gulps down iniquity.

²⁹ Penalties are prepared for scoffers, and beatings for the backs of fools.

¹ Wine is a mocker, and beer is a brawler. Whoever is led astray by them is not wise.

² The terror of a king is like the roaring of a lion. He who provokes him to anger forfeits his own life.

³ It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife; but every fool will be quarreling.

⁴ The sluggard will not plow by reason of the winter; therefore he shall beg in harvest, and have nothing.

⁵ Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water; but a man of understanding will draw it out.

⁶ Many men claim to be men of unfailing love, but who can find a faithful man?

⁷ A righteous man walks in integrity. Blessed are his children after him.

⁸ A king who sits on the throne of judgment scatters away all evil with his eyes.

⁹ Who can say, "I have made my heart pure. I am clean and without sin?"

¹⁰ Differing weights and differing measures, both of them alike are an abomination to Yahweh.

¹¹ Even a child makes himself known by his doings, whether his work is pure, and whether it is right.

¹² The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, Yahweh has made even both of them.

¹³ Don't love sleep, lest you come to poverty. Open your eyes, and you shall be satisfied with bread.

¹⁴ "It's no good, it's no good," says the buyer; but when he is gone his way, then he boasts.

¹⁵ There is gold and abundance of rubies; but the lips of knowledge are a rare jewel.

¹⁶ Take the garment of one who puts up collateral for a stranger; and hold him in pledge for a wayward woman.

¹⁷ Fraudulent food is sweet to a man, but afterwards his mouth is filled with gravel.

¹⁸ Plans are established by advice; by wise guidance you wage war!

¹⁹ He who goes about as a tale-bearer reveals secrets; therefore don't keep company with him who opens wide his lips.

²⁰ Whoever curses his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in blackness of darkness.

²¹ An inheritance quickly gained at the beginning, won't be blessed in the end.

²² Don't say, "I will pay back evil." Wait for Yahweh, and he will save you.

²³ Yahweh detests differing weights, and dishonest scales are not pleasing.

²⁴ A man's steps are from Yahweh; how then can man understand his way?

²⁵ It is a snare to a man to make a rash dedication, then later to consider his vows.

²⁶ A wise king winnows out the wicked, and drives the threshing wheel over them.

²⁷ The spirit of man is Yahweh's lamp, searching all his innermost parts.

²⁸ Love and faithfulness keep the king safe. His throne is sustained by love.

²⁹ The glory of young men is their strength. The splendor of old men is their gray hair.

³⁰ Wounding blows cleanse away evil, and beatings purge the innermost parts.