¹The king's heart is a stream of water in the hand of the Lord;

he yturns it wherever he will.

²zEvery way of a man is right in his own eyes,

but the Lord aweighs the heart.

³bTo do righteousness and justice

is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.

⁴cHaughty eyes and a proud heart,

dthe lamp1 of the wicked, are sin.

⁵The plans of ethe diligent lead surely to abundance,

but everyone who is fhasty comes gonly to poverty.

⁶hThe getting of treasures by a lying tongue

is a ifleeting jvapor and a ksnare of death.2

⁷The violence of the wicked will lsweep them away,

because they refuse to do what is just.

⁸The way of the guilty mis crooked,

but the conduct of the pure is upright.

⁹It is nbetter to live in a corner of the housetop

than in a house shared with a quarrelsome wife.

¹⁰The soul of the wicked desires evil;

his neighbor finds no mercy in his eyes.

¹¹When oa scoffer is punished, the simple becomes wise;

when a wise man is instructed, he gains knowledge.

¹²The Righteous One pobserves the house of the wicked;

he throws the wicked down to ruin.

¹³qWhoever closes his ear to the cry of the poor

will himself call out and not be answered.

¹⁴rA gift in secret averts anger,

and a concealed bribe,3 strong wrath.

¹⁵When justice is done, it is a joy to the righteous

sbut terror to evildoers.

¹⁶One who wanders from the way of good sense

twill rest in the assembly of the dead.

¹⁷Whoever loves pleasure will be a poor man;

he who loves wine and oil will not be rich.

¹⁸uThe wicked is a vransom for the righteous,

and the traitor for the upright.

¹⁹It is wbetter to live in a desert land

than with a quarrelsome and fretful woman.

²⁰xPrecious treasure and oil are in a wise man's dwelling,

but a foolish man ydevours it.

²¹Whoever zpursues righteousness and kindness

will find alife, righteousness, and honor.

²²bA wise man scales the city of the mighty

and brings down the stronghold in which they trust.

²³cWhoever keeps his mouth and his tongue

dkeeps himself out of etrouble.

²⁴f“Scoffer” is the name of the arrogant, haughty man

who acts with arrogant pride.

²⁵The desire of gthe sluggard kills him,

for his hands refuse to labor.

²⁶All day long he craves and craves,

but the righteous hgives and does not hold back.

²⁷iThe sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination;

how much more jwhen he brings it with evil intent.

²⁸kA false witness will perish,

but the word of a man who hears will endure.

²⁹A wicked man puts on a bold face,

but the upright lgives thought to4 his ways.

³⁰mNo wisdom, no understanding, no counsel

can avail against the Lord.

³¹nThe horse is made ready for the day of battle,

but othe victory belongs to the Lord.