¹Better is a poor man who walks in his integrity than one twisted in his lips, and he is a fool.

²Also, for a being to be without knowledge is not good, and one who hurries with the feet misses the path.

³The foolishness of a man twists his way, and his heart rages against Yahweh.

⁴Wealth adds many friends, but a poor man is separated from his friend.

⁵A witness of falsehoods will not go unpunished, and one who breathes out lies will not escape.

⁶Many entreat the face of a generous one, and everyone is a friend to the man of gifts.

⁷All the brothers of a poor man hate him; how much more do his friends keep far from him! One who pursues words, they are his.

⁸One who acquires heart loves his own being; one who keeps understanding will find good.

⁹A witness of falsehoods will not go unpunished, and one who breathes out lies will perish.

¹⁰Luxury is not suitable for a fool; how much less for a slave to rule over officials.

¹¹The insight of a man makes his anger long, and his splendor is to pass over a transgression.

¹²The rage of a king is a growling like a young lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass.

¹³A foolish son is destruction to his father, and a wife's quarrels are a continual dripping.

¹⁴House and wealth are an inheritance from fathers, but a wife who acts wisely is from Yahweh.

¹⁵Sluggishness casts into deep sleep, and a deceitful being goes hungry.

¹⁶One who keeps the commandment keeps his being; one who despises his ways will die.

¹⁷One who shows favor to the poor lends to Yahweh, and what he dealt out, he will repay to him.

¹⁸Discipline your son, for there is hope, and do not lift up your being to put him to death.

¹⁹One of great rage bears a fine; for if you rescue him, you will have to do it again.

²⁰Listen to counsel and accept discipline, so that you may become wise in your latter end.

²¹Many are the plans in the heart of a man, but the counsel of Yahweh, that is what will stand.

²²The delight of a man is his loyal love, and better is a poor man than a man of lies.

²³The fear of Yahweh is for life; satisfied, one will spend the night and not be visited by evil.

²⁴The sluggish one buries his hand in the dish, and will not even return it to his mouth.

²⁵Strike a mocker, and the naive will become shrewd; reprove a discerning one, and he will understand knowledge.

²⁶One who assaults a father and drives away a mother is a son who brings shame and displays shame.

²⁷Cease, my son, to hear discipline only to stray from the words of knowledge.

²⁸A worthless witness mocks justice, and the mouth of the wicked swallows down iniquity.

²⁹Judgments are made ready for mockers, and blows for the back of fools.