- 1. The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes a glad father; but a foolish son brings grief to his mother.
- 2. Treasures of wickedness profit nothing, but righteousness delivers from death.
- 3. Yahweh will not allow the soul of the righteous to go hungry, but he thrusts away the desire of the wicked.
- 4. He becomes poor who works with a lazy hand, but the hand of the diligent brings wealth.
- 5. He who gathers in summer is a wise son, but he who sleeps during the harvest is a son who causes shame.
- 6. Blessings are on the head of the righteous, but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.
- 7. The memory of the righteous is blessed, but the name of the wicked will rot.
- 8. The wise in heart accept commandments, but a chattering fool will fall.
- 9. He who walks blamelessly walks surely, but he who perverts his ways will be found out.
- 10. One winking with the eye causes sorrow, but a chattering fool will fall.
- 11. The mouth of the righteous is a spring of life, but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.
- 12. Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all wrongs.
- 13. Wisdom is found on the lips of him who has discernment, but a rod is for the back of him who is void of understanding.
- 14. Wise men lay up knowledge, but the mouth of the foolish is near ruin.
- 15. The rich man's wealth is his strong city. The destruction of the poor is their poverty.
- 16. The labor of the righteous leads to life. The increase of the wicked leads to sin.
- 17. He is in the way of life who heeds correction, but he who forsakes reproof leads others astray.
- 18. He who hides hatred has lying lips. He who utters a slander is a fool.
- 19. In the multitude of words there is no lack of disobedience, but he who restrains his lips does wisely.
- 20. The tongue of the righteous is like choice silver. The heart of the wicked is of little worth.
- 21. The lips of the righteous feed many, but the foolish die for lack of understanding.
- 22. Yahweh's blessing brings wealth, and he adds no trouble to it.
- 23. It is a fool's pleasure to do wickedness, but wisdom is a man of understanding's pleasure.
- 24. What the wicked fear, will overtake them, but the desire of the righteous will be granted.
- 25. When the whirlwind passes, the wicked is no more; but the righteous stand firm forever.
- 26. As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to those who send him.
- 27. The fear of Yahweh prolongs days, but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.
- 28. The prospect of the righteous is joy, but the hope of the wicked will perish.
- 29. The way of Yahweh is a stronghold to the upright, but it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.
- 30. The righteous will never be removed, but the wicked will not dwell in the land.
- 31. The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom, but the perverse tongue will be cut off.
- 32. The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable, but the mouth of the wicked is perverse.
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