¹The proverbs of Solomon.

• A wise son makes a glad father;
• but a foolish son brings grief to his mother.

• ²Treasures of wickedness profit nothing,
• but righteousness delivers from death.

• ³Yahweh will not allow the soul of the righteous to go hungry,
• but he thrusts away the desire of the wicked.

• ⁴He becomes poor who works with a lazy hand,
• but the hand of the diligent brings wealth.

• ⁵He who gathers in summer is a wise son,
• but he who sleeps during the harvest is a son who causes shame.

• ⁶Blessings are on the head of the righteous,
• but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.

• ⁷The memory of the righteous is blessed,
• but the name of the wicked will rot.

• ⁸The wise in heart accept commandments,
• but a chattering fool will fall.

• ⁹He who walks blamelessly walks surely,
• but he who perverts his ways will be found out.

• ¹⁰One winking with the eye causes sorrow,
• but a chattering fool will fall.

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

• ¹²Hatred stirs up strife,
• but love covers all wrongs.

• ¹³Wisdom is found on the lips of him who has discernment,
• but a rod is for the back of him who is void of understanding.

• ¹⁴Wise men lay up knowledge,
• but the mouth of the foolish is near ruin.

• ¹⁵The rich man’s wealth is his strong city.
• The destruction of the poor is their poverty.

• ¹⁶The labor of the righteous leads to life.
• The increase of the wicked leads to sin.

• ¹⁷He is in the way of life who heeds correction,
• but he who forsakes reproof leads others astray.

• ¹⁸He who hides hatred has lying lips.
• He who utters a slander is a fool.

• ¹⁹In the multitude of words there is no lack of disobedience,
• but he who restrains his lips does wisely.

• ²⁰The tongue of the righteous is like choice silver.
• The heart of the wicked is of little worth.

• ²¹The lips of the righteous feed many,
• but the foolish die for lack of understanding.

• ²²Yahweh’s blessing brings wealth,
• and he adds no trouble to it.

• ²³It is a fool’s pleasure to do wickedness,
• but wisdom is a man of understanding’s pleasure.

• ²⁴What the wicked fear, will overtake them,
• but the desire of the righteous will be granted.

• ²⁵When the whirlwind passes, the wicked is no more;
• but the righteous stand firm forever.

• ²⁶As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes,
• so is the sluggard to those who send him.

• ²⁷The fear of Yahweh prolongs days,
• but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.

• ²⁸The prospect of the righteous is joy,
• but the hope of the wicked will perish.

• ²⁹The way of Yahweh is a stronghold to the upright,
• but it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.

• ³⁰The righteous will never be removed,
• but the wicked will not dwell in the land.

• ³¹The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom,
• but the perverse tongue will be cut off.

• ³²The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable,
• but the mouth of the wicked is perverse.