¹A wise son hears the correction of his father,

But a scoffer does not hear rebuke.

²A man shall eat what is good by the fruit of his mouth,

But the appetite of the treacherous will be slaked by violence.

³He who guards his mouth keeps his life;

He who opens his lips wide will have ruin.

⁴The lazy person longs for a thing,

But it comes to nothing,

Whilst the appetite of the industrious

Will be richly satisfied.

⁵The righteous man hates a false word,

But a wicked man acts despicably

And is disgraced.

⁶Righteousness will guard an integrous man on his way,

But lawlessness will subvert the sin-offering.

⁷There is the one who enriches himself,

But does not have anything,

And the one who impoverishes himself,

But has great wealth.

⁸The ransom for a man's life is his wealth,

But the poor man does not hear rebuke.

⁹The light of the righteous shines cheerfully,

But the lamp of the wicked will be extinguished.

¹⁰Haughtiness just engenders contention,

But wisdom is with those

Who have been given advice.

¹¹Wealth obtained from vain pursuits will decline,

But that of him who gathers through labour will increase.

¹²Protracted expectation grieves the heart,

But the coming delight is a tree of life.

¹³If a person despises a word,

It will be his destruction,

But he who fears the commandment

Will be recompensed.

¹⁴The law of the wise man is a source of life,

By departing from deadly snares.

¹⁵Good insight gives grace,

But the way of the treacherous is austere.

¹⁶Every prudent man acts in an informed way,

But a fool spreads nonsense.

¹⁷An unjust messenger will fall into harm,

But a faithful envoy brings healing.

¹⁸Poverty and contempt await him who disregards correction,

But he who takes heed of reproof will be honoured.

¹⁹A longing fulfilled is sweet to one's spirit,

But it is an abomination to fools to depart from evil.

²⁰He who walks with the wise

Will become wise,

But he who associates with fools

Will suffer evil.

²¹Trouble will pursue sinners,

But he will recompense the righteous with good.

²²A good man leaves an inheritance to his sons' sons,

Whereas the wealth of the sinner

Is hidden away for the righteous.

²³The agricultural work of the poor brings abundance of food,

But there is the one who perishes without justice.

²⁴He who spares his rod hates his son,

But he who loves him

Is alert to give him correction.

²⁵The righteous eats to his heart's content,

But the stomach of the wicked will suffer lack.