¹The wicked flee when no one pursues, but the righteous trust like a young lion.

²By the transgression of a land its officials are many, but by a person who discerns and knows, so it will continue long.

³A man who is poor and oppresses the weak is a rain that sweeps away, and there is no food.

⁴Those who forsake instruction praise the wicked, but those who keep instruction stir up strife with them.

⁵Evil people do not discern justice, but those who seek Yahweh discern everything.

⁶Better a poor person who walks in his integrity than one perverse in two ways, though he is rich.

⁷One who keeps instruction is a discerning son, but one who associates with gluttons shames his father.

⁸One who increases his wealth by interest and profit gathers it for one who shows favor to the poor.

⁹One who turns aside his ear from hearing instruction, even his prayer is an abomination.

¹⁰One who leads the upright astray in an evil way will fall, he himself, in his own pit, but the blameless will inherit good.

¹¹A rich man is wise in his own eyes, but a poor man who discerns will search him out.

¹²When the righteous exult, there is great splendor, but when the wicked rise, everyone is searched for.

¹³One who conceals his transgressions will not prosper, but one who confesses and forsakes them, people will have compassion on him.

¹⁴Blessed is the person who is in dread always, but one who hardens his heart will fall into misery.

¹⁵A growling lion and a bear rushing about is a wicked ruler over a poor people.

¹⁶A ruler lacking in understanding is, and abounding in extortions, but one who hates unjust gain will prolong his days.

¹⁷A person oppressed by the blood of a being will flee to the pit; let no one lay hold of him.

¹⁸One who walks blamelessly will be saved, but one crooked in two ways will fall at once.

¹⁹One who tills his ground will be satisfied with food, but one who pursues empty things will be satisfied with poverty.

²⁰A person of steadiness abounds in blessings, but one who hastens to grow rich will not go unpunished.

²¹To regard faces is not good, yet for a morsel of food a man will rebel.

²²A man of an evil eye rushes after wealth, and does not know that want will come to him.

²³One who reproves a person will afterward find favor, more than one who makes smooth the tongue.

²⁴One who robs his father and his mother and says, “There is no transgression,” is a companion of a man who destroys.

²⁵One wide of being stirs up conflict, but one who relies on Yahweh will be made fat.

²⁶The one who trusts in his own heart, he is a fool; but the one who walks in wisdom, he will escape.

²⁷One who gives to the poor has no lack, but one who hides his eyes has many curses.

²⁸When the wicked rise, people hide themselves, but when they perish, the righteous increase.