¹eThe wisest of women fbuilds her house,

but folly with her own hands gtears it down.

²Whoever hwalks in uprightness fears the Lord,

but he who is idevious in his ways despises him.

³By the mouth of a fool comes ja rod for his back,1

kbut the lips of the wise will preserve them.

⁴Where there are no oxen, the manger is clean,

but abundant crops come by the strength of the ox.

⁵lA faithful witness does not lie,

but ma false witness breathes out lies.

⁶nA scoffer seeks wisdom oin vain,

but pknowledge is easy for a man of understanding.

⁷Leave the presence of a fool,

for there you do not meet words of knowledge.

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

but the folly of fools is deceiving.

⁹qFools mock at the guilt offering,

but the upright enjoy acceptance.2

¹⁰The heart knows its own rbitterness,

and no stranger shares its joy.

¹¹sThe house of the wicked will be destroyed,

but the tent of the upright will flourish.

¹²tThere is a way that seems right to a man,

but uits end is the way to death.3

¹³Even in laughter the heart may ache,

and vthe end of joy may be wgrief.

¹⁴The backslider in heart will be xfilled with the fruit of his ways,

and ya good man will be filled with the fruit of his ways.

¹⁵zThe simple believes everything,

but the prudent gives thought to his steps.

¹⁶aOne who is wise is cautious4 and bturns away from evil,

but a fool is reckless and careless.

¹⁷A man of cquick temper acts foolishly,

and a man of evil devices is hated.

¹⁸The simple inherit folly,

but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.

¹⁹dThe evil bow down before the good,

the wicked at the gates of the righteous.

²⁰eThe poor is disliked even by his neighbor,

fbut the rich has many friends.

²¹Whoever gdespises his neighbor is a sinner,

but hblessed is he who is generous to the poor.

²²Do they not go astray who idevise evil?

Those who devise good meet5 jsteadfast love and faithfulness.

²³In all toil there is profit,

but mere talk ktends only to poverty.

²⁴The crown of the wise is their wealth,

but the folly of fools brings folly.

²⁵A truthful witness saves lives,

but one who lbreathes out lies is deceitful.

²⁶In the fear of the Lord one has mstrong confidence,

and nhis children will have oa refuge.

²⁷The fear of the Lord is pa fountain of life,

that one may qturn away from the snares of death.

²⁸In ra multitude of people is the glory of a king,

but without people a prince is ruined.

²⁹Whoever is sslow to anger has great understanding,

but he who has a hasty temper exalts folly.

³⁰A tranquil6 heart gives tlife to the flesh,

but uenvy7 makes vthe bones rot.

³¹Whoever oppresses a poor man winsults his xMaker,

ybut he who is generous to the needy honors him.

³²zThe wicked is overthrown through his evildoing,

but athe righteous finds refuge in his death.

³³Wisdom brests in the heart of a man of understanding,

but it makes itself known even in the midst of fools.8

³⁴Righteousness exalts a nation,

but sin is a reproach to any people.

³⁵A servant who deals wisely has cthe king's favor,

but his wrath falls on one who acts shamefully.