¹The plans of the heart belong to man,

but lthe answer of the tongue is from the Lord.

²mAll the ways of a man are pure in his own eyes,

but the Lord nweighs the spirit.1

³oCommit your work to the Lord,

and your plans will be established.

⁴pThe Lord has made everything for its purpose,

even qthe wicked for the day of trouble.

⁵Everyone who is arrogant in heart is ran abomination to the Lord;

sbe assured, he will not go unpunished.

⁶By tsteadfast love and faithfulness iniquity is atoned for,

and by uthe fear of the Lord one vturns away from evil.

⁷When a man's ways please the Lord,

whe makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.

⁸xBetter is a little with righteousness

than great revenues with injustice.

⁹yThe heart of man plans his way,

but zthe Lord establishes his steps.

¹⁰aAn oracle is on the lips of a king;

his mouth does not sin in judgment.

¹¹bA just balance and scales are the Lord's;

all the weights in the bag are his work.

¹²It is an abomination to kings to do evil,

for cthe throne is established by righteousness.

¹³dRighteous lips are the delight of a king,

and he loves him who speaks what is right.

¹⁴eA king's wrath is a messenger of death,

and a wise man will fappease it.

¹⁵gIn the light of a king's face there is life,

and his dfavor is like hthe clouds that bring the spring rain.

¹⁶iHow much better to get wisdom than jgold!

To get understanding is to be chosen rather than ksilver.

¹⁷The highway of the upright lturns aside from evil;

whoever guards his way preserves his life.

¹⁸mPride goes before destruction,

and a haughty spirit before a fall.

¹⁹nIt is better to be of a lowly spirit with the poor

than to odivide the spoil with the proud.

²⁰Whoever gives thought to the word2 pwill discover good,

and blessed is he qwho trusts in the Lord.

²¹The wise of heart is called discerning,

and sweetness of speech rincreases persuasiveness.

²²Good sense is sa fountain of life to him who has it,

but the instruction of fools is folly.

²³tThe heart of the wise makes his speech judicious

and adds persuasiveness to his lips.

²⁴uGracious words are like va honeycomb,

sweetness to the soul and whealth to the body.

²⁵There is a way that seems right to a man,

but its end is the way to death.3

²⁶A worker's appetite works for him;

his xmouth urges him on.

²⁷yA worthless man plots evil,

and his speech4 is like za scorching fire.

²⁸aA dishonest man spreads strife,

and ba whisperer cseparates close friends.

²⁹A man of violence dentices his neighbor

and leads him in a way that is not good.

³⁰Whoever winks his eyes plans5 edishonest things;

he who fpurses his lips brings evil to pass.

³¹gGray hair is ha crown of glory;

it iis gained in a righteous life.

³²jWhoever is slow to anger is better than the mighty,

and he who rules his spirit than he who takes a city.

³³kThe lot is cast into the lap,

but its every decision is lfrom the Lord.