¹aA false balance is an abomination to the Lord,

bbut a just weight is his delight.

²cWhen pride comes, then comes disgrace,

but with dthe humble is wisdom.

³eThe integrity of the upright guides them,

fbut the crookedness of the treacherous destroys them.

⁴gRiches do not profit in the day of wrath,

hbut righteousness delivers from death.

⁵The righteousness of the blameless ikeeps his way straight,

but the wicked falls by his own wickedness.

⁶hThe righteousness of the upright delivers them,

but the treacherous jare taken captive by their lust.

⁷When the wicked dies, his khope will perish,

and lthe expectation of wealth1 perishes too.

⁸mThe righteous is delivered from trouble,

and the wicked walks into it instead.

⁹With his mouth the godless man would destroy his neighbor,

but by knowledge the righteous are delivered.

¹⁰nWhen it goes well with the righteous, the city rejoices,

and when the wicked perish there are shouts of gladness.

¹¹By the blessing of the upright a city is exalted,

but oby the mouth of the wicked pit is overthrown.

¹²Whoever qbelittles his neighbor lacks sense,

but a man of understanding remains silent.

¹³Whoever rgoes about slandering reveals secrets,

but he who is trustworthy in spirit keeps a thing covered.

¹⁴Where there is sno guidance, a people falls,

sbut in an abundance of counselors there is safety.

¹⁵tWhoever puts up security for a stranger will surely suffer harm,

but he who hates striking hands in pledge is secure.

¹⁶uA gracious woman gets honor,

and vviolent men get riches.

¹⁷wA man who is kind benefits himself,

but a cruel man hurts himself.

¹⁸The wicked earns deceptive wages,

but one who xsows righteousness gets a sure reward.

¹⁹Whoever is steadfast in righteousness ywill live,

but zhe who pursues evil will die.

²⁰Those of acrooked heart are ban abomination to the Lord,

but those of cblameless ways are dhis delight.

²¹eBe assured, fan evil person will not go unpunished,

but gthe offspring of the righteous will be delivered.

²²Like ha gold ring in a pig's snout

is a beautiful woman without discretion.

²³The desire of the righteous ends only in good,

ithe expectation of the wicked in wrath.

²⁴jOne gives kfreely, yet grows all the richer;

another withholds what he should give, and only suffers want.

²⁵lWhoever brings blessing mwill be enriched,

and none who waters will himself be watered.

²⁶oThe people curse him who holds back grain,

but pa blessing is on the head of him who qsells it.

²⁷Whoever diligently seeks good seeks favor,2

but evil comes to rhim who searches for it.

²⁸Whoever strusts in his riches will fall,

but the righteous will tflourish like a green leaf.

²⁹Whoever utroubles his own household will vinherit the wind,

and the fool will be servant to the wise of heart.

³⁰The fruit of the righteous is wa tree of life,

and whoever xcaptures souls is wise.

³¹If ythe righteous is repaid on earth,

how much more the wicked and the sinner!