¹A wise son hears his father's instruction,

but qa scoffer does not listen to rebuke.

²From the fruit of his mouth a man reats what is good,

but the desire of the treacherous sis for violence.

³tWhoever guards his mouth preserves his life;

uhe who opens wide his lips vcomes to ruin.

⁴wThe soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing,

while the soul of the diligent xis richly supplied.

⁵The righteous hates falsehood,

but the wicked brings shame1 and disgrace.

⁶yRighteousness guards him whose zway is blameless,

but sin overthrows the wicked.

⁷aOne pretends to be rich,2 yet has nothing;

banother pretends to be poor,3 yet has great wealth.

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

but a poor man chears no threat.

⁹dThe light of the righteous rejoices,

but ethe lamp of the wicked will be put out.

¹⁰fBy insolence comes nothing but strife,

but with those who take advice is wisdom.

¹¹gWealth gained hastily4 will dwindle,

but whoever gathers little by little will increase it.

¹²Hope deferred makes the heart sick,

hbut a desire fulfilled is ia tree of life.

¹³Whoever jdespises kthe word5 brings destruction on himself,

but he who reveres the commandment6 will be lrewarded.

¹⁴The teaching of the wise is ma fountain of life,

that one may nturn away from the snares of death.

¹⁵oGood sense wins pfavor,

but the way of the treacherous is their ruin.7

¹⁶qEvery prudent man acts with knowledge,

rbut a fool flaunts his folly.

¹⁷A wicked messenger falls into trouble,

but sa faithful envoy brings healing.

¹⁸Poverty and disgrace come to him who tignores instruction,

ubut whoever vheeds reproof is honored.

¹⁹wA desire fulfilled is sweet to the soul,

but to turn away from evil is an abomination to fools.

²⁰Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise,

but the companion of fools will suffer harm.

²¹xDisaster8 pursues sinners,

ybut the righteous are rewarded with good.

²²zA good man leaves an inheritance to his children's children,

but athe sinner's wealth is laid up for the righteous.

²³The fallow ground of the poor would yield much food,

but it is swept away through binjustice.

²⁴cWhoever spares the rod hates his son,

but he who loves him is diligent to discipline him.9

²⁵dThe righteous has enough to satisfy his appetite,

but the belly of the wicked suffers want.