¹The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes glad a father, but a foolish son is the grief of his mother.

²Treasures of wickedness do not profit, but righteousness delivers from death.

³Yahweh does not let the being of the righteous go hungry, but he thrusts aside the desire of the wicked.

⁴One who works with a deceitful palm is poor, but the hand of the diligent makes rich.

⁵One who gathers in summer is a son who acts wisely; one who sleeps deeply at harvest is a son who acts shamefully.

⁶Blessings are for the head of the righteous, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.

⁷The remembrance of the righteous is for a blessing, but the name of the wicked rots.

⁸The wise of heart takes commands, but the foolish of lips is thrust down.

⁹One who walks in integrity walks securely, but one who twists his ways will be found out.

¹⁰One who winks the eye gives pain, and the foolish of lips is thrust down.

¹¹The mouth of the righteous is a spring of life, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.

¹²Hatred stirs up contentions, but love covers over all transgressions.

¹³On the lips of the discerning wisdom is found, but a rod is for the back of one lacking heart.

¹⁴The wise treasure up knowledge, but the mouth of the fool is ruin near at hand.

¹⁵The wealth of the rich is his city of strength; the ruin of the poor is their poverty.

¹⁶The work of the righteous is for life; the yield of the wicked is for sin.

¹⁷The one who keeps discipline is a path to life, but the one who forsakes rebuke leads others astray.

¹⁸One who conceals hatred has lips of falsehood, and one who spreads an evil report, he is a fool.

¹⁹In a multitude of words, transgression does not cease, but one who restrains his lips acts wisely.

²⁰The tongue of the righteous is chosen silver; the heart of the wicked is worth little.

²¹The lips of the righteous shepherd many, but fools die for lack of heart.

²²The blessing of Yahweh, it makes rich, and he adds no pain with it.

²³Doing wickedness is like sport to a fool, but wisdom is for the man of understanding.

²⁴The fear of the wicked, it will come upon him; but the desire of the righteous will be given.

²⁵When the storm-wind passes by, the wicked is no more, but the righteous is a foundation forever.

²⁶Like vinegar to the teeth and like smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to those who send him.

²⁷The fear of Yahweh adds days, but the years of the wicked grow short.

²⁸The hope of the righteous is gladness, but the expectation of the wicked perishes.

²⁹The way of Yahweh is a stronghold for integrity, but ruin for those who do wickedness.

³⁰The righteous, forever, will not be shaken, but the wicked will not dwell in the land.

³¹The mouth of the righteous bears the fruit of wisdom, but the tongue of perversities will be cut off.

³²The lips of the righteous know what is pleasing, but the mouth of the wicked is perversities.