The Proverbs of Solomon

¹cThe proverbs of Solomon.

dA wise son makes a glad father,

ebut a foolish son is a sorrow to his mother.

²fTreasures gained by wickedness do not profit,

gbut righteousness delivers from death.

³hThe Lord does not let the righteous go hungry,

ibut he thwarts the craving of the wicked.

⁴A slack hand jcauses poverty,

kbut the hand of the diligent makes rich.

⁵He who lgathers in summer is a prudent son,

but he who sleeps in harvest is ma son who brings shame.

⁶Blessings are on the head of the righteous,

but nthe mouth of the wicked conceals violence.1

⁷oThe memory of the righteous is a blessing,

but pthe name of the wicked will rot.

⁸qThe wise of heart will receive commandments,

but a babbling fool will come to ruin.

⁹rWhoever walks in integrity walks securely,

but he who makes his ways crooked swill be found out.

¹⁰Whoever twinks the eye causes trouble,

and a babbling fool will come to ruin.

¹¹uThe mouth of the righteous is va fountain of life,

but the mouth of the wicked nconceals violence.

¹²Hatred stirs up strife,

but wlove covers all offenses.

¹³On the lips of him who has understanding, wisdom is found,

but xa rod is for the back of him who ylacks sense.

¹⁴The wise zlay up knowledge,

but athe mouth of a fool brings ruin near.

¹⁵bA rich man's wealth is his strong city;

the poverty of the poor is their ruin.

¹⁶The wage of the righteous leads cto life,

the gain of the wicked to sin.

¹⁷Whoever heeds instruction is on dthe path to life,

but he who rejects reproof leads others astray.

¹⁸The one who conceals hatred has lying lips,

and whoever utters slander is a fool.

¹⁹eWhen words are many, transgression is not lacking,

fbut whoever restrains his lips is prudent.

²⁰The tongue of the righteous is gchoice silver;

the heart of the wicked is of little worth.

²¹The lips of the righteous feed many,

but fools die for hlack of sense.

²²iThe blessing of the Lord makes rich,

and he adds no sorrow with it.2

²³Doing wrong is jlike a joke to a fool,

but kwisdom is pleasure to a man of understanding.

²⁴lWhat the wicked dreads mwill come upon him,

but nthe desire of the righteous will be granted.

²⁵When othe tempest passes, the wicked is no more,

but pthe righteous is established forever.

²⁶Like vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes,

so is the sluggard to those who send him.

²⁷qThe fear of the Lord prolongs life,

rbut the years of the wicked will be short.

²⁸sThe hope of the righteous brings joy,

tbut the expectation of the wicked will perish.

²⁹uThe way of the Lord is a stronghold to the blameless,

but destruction to evildoers.

³⁰vThe righteous will never be removed,

but wthe wicked will not dwell in the land.

³¹xThe mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom,

but the perverse tongue will be cut off.

³²The lips of the righteous yknow what is acceptable,

but the mouth of the wicked, zwhat is perverse.