¹The wisdom of women is what builds up their household,

But foolishness in their hands demolishes it.

²He who walks in his uprightness fears the Lord,

But he who is devious in his ways despises him.

³In the mouth of the fool is a sceptre of pride,

But the lips of the wise will guard them.

⁴For want of oxen, the stall is empty,

But abundance of produce is by the strength of the ox.

⁵A faithful witness does not lie,

But a false witness utters lies.

⁶The scoffer seeks wisdom,

But does not find any,

Whilst knowledge is easily come by to the judicious.

⁷Go away from the foolish man,

In whom you have not detected knowledgeable speaking.

⁸The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way,

But the senselessness of fools is deceit.

⁹As for fools, each ridicules the guilt-offering,

But among the upright is goodwill.

¹⁰The heart knows its own bitterness,

And a stranger does not interfere with its joy.

¹¹The house of the wicked will be destroyed,

But the tent of the upright will flourish.

¹²There is a way which seems right from man's perspective,

But its end is the ways of death.

¹³Also in jesting there will be heartache,

And the result of it is that the fun will become grief.

¹⁴A backslider in heart will be satiated with his ways,

And over against this, so will the good man!

¹⁵The gullible man believes every word,

But the prudent understands his course.

¹⁶A wise man is fearful

And departs from evil,

But a fool behaves wantonly

And has confidence.

¹⁷He who is impatient will act foolishly,

And a scheming man will be hated.

¹⁸The gullible inherit foolishness,

But the prudent are crowned with knowledge.

¹⁹The bad will submit to the good,

And the wicked will be at the gates of the righteous one.

²⁰The poor is hated even by his neighbour,

But there are many who love a rich man.

²¹A sinner despises his neighbour,

But happy is he who is merciful to the poor.

²²Will not those who perpetrate evil perish,

Whereas kindness and truth will accompany those who perform good?

²³In all hard work there will be abundance,

But talking at length only leads to shortage.

²⁴The crown of the wise is their wealth,

But the stupidity of fools remains stupidity.

²⁵A true witness saves lives,

But a deceitful witness utters lies.

²⁶In the fear of the Lord is strong security,

And his sons will have a refuge.

²⁷The fear of the Lord is the source of life,

So as to avoid deadly snares.

²⁸The splendour of a king is in a large population,

And lack of people is ruinous demise.

²⁹He who is patient is of great understanding,

But he who is impatient extols foolishness.

³⁰A healthy heart is life in the flesh,

But envy is rotting of the bones.

³¹He who oppresses the poor reproaches his maker,

But he who honours him is gracious to the needy.

³²A wicked man will be abased by his evil,

But the righteous has confidence at his death.

³³Wisdom will rest in a judicious heart,

And it will be made known among fools.

³⁴Righteousness will exalt a people,

But sin is a reproach to nations.

³⁵A king's delight is in a sensible servant,

But his wrath will be directed at him who causes shame.