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{\MT The Proverbs

\par }\ChapOne{1}{\PP \VerseOne{1}The wise sayings
of
Solomon,
the
son
of
David,
king
of
Israel.
\VS{2}To
have
knowledge
of
wise teaching;
to
be clear
about
the
words
of reason:
\VS{3}To be trained
in
the ways
of wisdom,
in
righteousness
and judging truly
and straight behaviour:
\VS{4}To
make
the simple-minded sharp,
and
to
give
the
young
man
knowledge,
and serious
purpose:
\VS{5}(The
wise
man,
hearing,
will
get greater
learning,
and
the acts
of
the
man
of good sense
will
be
wisely guided:)
\VS{6}To
get
the sense
of
wise
sayings
and secrets,
and
of
the
words
of
the
wise
and
their
dark
sayings.
\VS{7}The
fear
of
the
Lord
is
the start
of
knowledge:
but
the
foolish
have no use
for
wisdom
and teaching.
\VS{8}My
son,
give ear
to
the training
of
your
father,
and
do
not
give
up
the
teaching
of
your
mother:
\VS{9}For
they will
be
a crown
of
grace
for
your
head,
and chain-ornaments about
your
neck.
\VS{10}My
son,
if
sinners
would take
you out
of
the right way,
do
not go
with
them.
\VS{11}If
they
say, Come
with
us; let
us make designs
against
the good, waiting
secretly
for
the upright,
without
cause;
\VS{12}Let
us overcome
them
living,
like
the underworld,
and
in
their strength,
as those
who
go
down
to
death;
\VS{13}Goods
of great price
will
be ours,
our
houses
will
be
full
of
wealth;
\VS{14}Take
your chance
with us,
and
we
will
all
have
one money-bag:
\VS{15}My
son,
do
not go
with
them;
keep
your
feet
from
their
ways:
\VS{16}For
their
feet
are
running
after
evil,
and
they
are
quick
to take
a man's
life.
\VS{17}Truly,
to
no purpose
is
the
net stretched
out
before
the
eyes
of
the
bird:
\VS{18}And
they
are
secretly waiting
for
their
blood
and making ready destruction
for
themselves.
\VS{19}Such
is
the fate
of
everyone
who goes
in search
of
profit;
it
takes
away
the
life
of
its
owners.
\VS{20}Wisdom
is
crying
out
in
the
street;
her
voice
is loud
in
the
open places;
\VS{21}Her
words
are sounding
in
the meeting-places,
and
in
the
doorways
of
the
town:
\VS{22}How
long,
you simple
ones,
will
foolish
things be dear
to
you?
and pride
a
delight
to
the haters
of authority?
how
long
will
the
foolish go on
hating
knowledge?
\VS{23}Be
turned
again
by
my sharp
words:
see,
I
will send
the flow
of
my
spirit
on
you,
and
make
my
words clear
to
you.
\VS{24}Because
your ears
were shut
to
my voice;
no
one
gave
attention
to
my out-stretched
hand;
\VS{25}You were
not controlled
by
my guiding,
and
would
have
nothing
to
do
with
my sharp words:
\VS{26}So
in
the day
of
your trouble
I
will
be laughing;
I
will make
sport
of
your
fear;
\VS{27}When
your
fear
comes
on
you
like
a
storm,
and
your
trouble
like
a rushing wind;
when pain
and
sorrow
come
on
you.
\VS{28}Then
I
will
give
no
answer
to
their
cries; searching
for
me early,
they
will
not see
me:
\VS{29}For
they were haters
of
knowledge,
and
did
not give
their hearts
to
the
fear
of
the
Lord:
\VS{30}They
had
no desire
for
my teaching,
and
my words
of protest were as
nothing
to them.
\VS{31}So
the
fruit
of
their
way
will
be
their
food,
and
with
the designs
of
their hearts
they
will
be made
full.
\VS{32}For
the
turning back
of
the simple
from teaching
will
be
the cause
of
their death,
and
the peace
of
the
foolish
will
be
their
destruction.
\VS{33}But whoever gives ear
to me
will take
his
rest
safely,
living
in peace without
fear
of
evil.

\par }\Chap{2}{\PP \VerseOne{1}My
son,
if
you
will
take
my
words
to
your heart, storing
up
my laws
in
your mind;
\VS{2}So
that
your
ear gives
attention
to
wisdom,
and
your
heart
is
turned
to knowledge;
\VS{3}Truly,
if
you are
crying out
for good sense,
and
your
request
is
for knowledge;
\VS{4}If
you are
looking
for
her
as
for
silver,
and
searching
for
her
as
for stored-up
wealth;
\VS{5}Then
the
fear
of
the
Lord
will
be clear
to
you,
and
knowledge
of
God
will
be yours.
\VS{6}For
the
Lord
gives
wisdom; out
of
his
mouth come
knowledge
and reason:
\VS{7}He has salvation
stored
up for
the
upright,
he
is
a breastplate
to
those
in whom there
is no evil;
\VS{8}He
keeps
watch
on
the
ways which
are
right,
and takes
care
of those
who
have
the fear
of
him.
\VS{9}Then
you
will
have knowledge
of
righteousness
and
right acting,
and
upright behaviour, even
of
every
good
way.
\VS{10}For
wisdom
will
come
into
your
heart,
and
knowledge
will
be pleasing
to
your
soul;
\VS{11}Wise
purposes
will be
watching
over
you,
and knowledge
will
keep
you;
\VS{12}Giving
you salvation
from
the
evil
man,
from
those
whose words
are false;
\VS{13}Who give up
the
way
of righteousness,
to go
by
dark
roads;
\VS{14}Who take pleasure
in wrongdoing,
and have joy
in
the
evil designs
of
the sinner;
\VS{15}Whose
ways
are not straight,
and
whose footsteps
are turned
to evil:
\VS{16}To
take
you out
of
the power
of
the
strange
woman,
who says smooth
words
with
her tongue;
\VS{17}Who
is false
to
the husband
of
her early years,
and
does not keep
the
agreement
of
her
God
in mind:
\VS{18}For
her
house
is
on
the
way
down
to
death;
her footsteps go
down
to
the shades:
\VS{19}Those
who
go
to
her
do
not
come
back
again;
their feet
do
not
keep
in
the
ways
of
life:
\VS{20}So
that
you
may go
in
the
way
of
good
men,
and
keep
in
the
footsteps
of
the upright.
\VS{21}For
the
upright
will
be
living
in
the
land,
and
the good
will
have
it
for
their heritage.
\VS{22}But sinners
will
be
cut
off
from
the
land,
and
those whose
acts
are false
will
be
uprooted.

\par }\Chap{3}{\PP \VerseOne{1}My
son,
keep
my
teaching
in
your memory,
and
my rules
in
your
heart:
\VS{2}For
they
will
give
you
increase
of
days,
years
of
life,
and
peace.
\VS{3}Let
not mercy
and good
faith go
from
you;
let
them
be hanging round
your
neck,
recorded
on
your
heart;
\VS{4}So
you
will
have
grace
and
a
good name
in
the
eyes
of
God
and
men.
\VS{5}Put
all
your hope
in
God,
not looking
to
your reason
for support.
\VS{6}In
all
your
ways give ear
to
him,
and
he
will
make
straight
your
footsteps.
\VS{7}Put
no high
value
on
your
wisdom:
let
the
fear
of
the
Lord
be
before
you,
and
keep yourself
from
evil:
\VS{8}This
will
give
strength
to
your flesh,
and new life
to
your
bones.
\VS{9}Give honour
to
the
Lord
with
your
wealth,
and
with
the first-fruits
of
all
your
increase:
\VS{10}So
your store-houses
will be
full
of grain,
and
your vessels overflowing
with
new
wine.
\VS{11}My
son,
do
not make
your heart hard against
the Lord's teaching;
do
not
be made angry
by
his training:
\VS{12}For
to
those
who
are dear
to
him
the
Lord says sharp words,
and
makes
the
son
in
whom
he
has
delight undergo pain.
\VS{13}Happy
is
the
man
who makes
discovery
of
wisdom,
and
he
who gets knowledge.
\VS{14}For trading
in
it
is
better
than trading
in
silver,
and
its
profit greater
than bright
gold.
\VS{15}She
is
of
more value
than
jewels,
and
nothing
for
which
you
may
have
a
desire
is fair
in comparison
with
her.
\VS{16}Long
life
is
in
her
right
hand,
and
in
her
left
are
wealth
and honour.
\VS{17}Her
ways
are
ways
of delight,
and
all
her goings
are
peace.
\VS{18}She
is
a
tree
of
life
to all
who
take
her
in
their hands,
and
happy
is everyone
who keeps
her.
\VS{19}The
Lord
by
wisdom
put
in
position
the bases
of
the
earth;
by reason
he
put
the
heavens
in
their
place.
\VS{20}By
his
knowledge
the
deep was parted,
and
dew came dropping from
the
skies.
\VS{21}My
son,
keep good sense,
and
do
not
let wise
purpose go
from
your
eyes.
\VS{22}So
they
will
be
life
for
your
soul,
and
grace
for
your
neck.
\VS{23}Then
you
will go
safely
on
your
way,
and
your
feet
will
have
no cause
for slipping.
\VS{24}When
you
take
your
rest
you
will
have
no
fear,
and
on
your
bed
sleep
will
be
sweet
to
you.
\VS{25}Have
no
fear
of
sudden danger,
or
of
the storm which
will
come
on evil-doers:
\VS{26}For
the
Lord
will
be
your hope,
and
will
keep
your
foot
from
being
taken
in
the net.
\VS{27}Do
not
keep
back
good
from
those
who
have
a
right
to
it,
when
it
is
in
the
power
of
your
hand
to
do
it.
\VS{28}Say
not
to
your neighbour,
Go,
and
come
again,
and
tomorrow
I
will
give;
when
you
have
it
by
you
at
the
time.
\VS{29}Do
not make
evil designs
against
your neighbour,
when
he
is
living
with
you
without fear.
\VS{30}Do
not
take up
a
cause
at law
against
a
man
for
nothing,
if
he
has
done
you
no
wrong.
\VS{31}Have
no
envy
of
the
violent
man,
or take
any
of
his
ways
as
an
example.
\VS{32}For
the wrong-hearted man
is hated
by
the
Lord,
but
he
is
a friend
to
the
upright.
\VS{33}The
curse
of
the
Lord
is
on
the
house
of
the evil-doer,
but
his
blessing
is
on
the tent
of
the upright.
\VS{34}He
makes sport
of
the men
of pride,
but
he
gives
grace
to
the gentle-hearted.
\VS{35}The
wise
will
have
glory
for
their heritage, but
shame
will
be
the reward
of
the
foolish.

\par }\Chap{4}{\PP \VerseOne{1}Give ear,
my
sons,
to
the teaching
of
a
father;
give
attention
so
that
you
may
have
knowledge:
\VS{2}For
I
give
you
good
teaching;
do
not
give
up
the knowledge
you are getting
from
me.
\VS{3}For
I
was
a
son
to
my
father,
a
gentle
and
an
only
one
to
my
mother.
\VS{4}And
he
gave
me
teaching,
saying
to
me,
Keep
my
words
in
your
heart;
keep
my rules
so
that
you
may
have
life:
\VS{5}Get
wisdom,
get true knowledge; keep
it
in memory,
do
not
be
turned
away from
the
words
of
my
mouth.
\VS{6}Do
not
give
her up,
and she
will
keep
you;
give
her
your
love,
and she
will make
you safe.
\VS{7}The
first sign
of
wisdom
is
to
get
wisdom; go, give
all
you
have
to
get true knowledge.
\VS{8}Put
her
in
a
high place,
and
you will
be
lifted
up
by
her;
she will give
you honour,
when
you give
her
your love.
\VS{9}She
will
put
a
crown
of
grace
on
your
head,
giving
you
a head-dress
of
glory.
\VS{10}Give ear,
O
my
son,
and let
your
heart
be
open
to
my
sayings;
and long
life
will
be yours.
\VS{11}I have given
you
teaching
in
the
way
of
wisdom, guiding
your steps
in
the straight
way.
\VS{12}When
you go,
your way
will
not
be narrow,
and
in
running
you
will
not
have
a
fall.
\VS{13}Take learning
in
your hands,
do
not
let
her
go:
keep
her,
for
she
is
your
life.
\VS{14}Do
not
go
in
the
road
of
sinners,
or
be walking
in
the
way
of
evil
men.
\VS{15}Keep
far
from
it,
do
not
go
near;
be
turned
from
it,
and
go
on
your
way.
\VS{16}For
they
take
no rest till
they
have done
evil;
their
sleep
is
taken
away
if
they
have
not
been
the cause
of someone's
fall.
\VS{17}The
bread
of evil-doing
is
their
food,
the
wine
of
violent
acts
their
drink.
\VS{18}But
the
way
of
the upright
is
like
the
light
of
early
morning, getting
brighter
and
brighter
till
the
full
day.
\VS{19}The
way
of sinners
is dark;
they
see
not
the cause
of
their
fall.
\VS{20}My
son,
give
attention
to
my
words;
let
your
ear
be
turned
to
my
sayings.
\VS{21}Let
them
not go
from
your
eyes;
keep
them deep
in
your
heart.
\VS{22}For
they
are
life
to
him
who gets
them,
and strength
to
all
his
flesh.
\VS{23}And
keep
watch
over
your
heart
with
all care;
so
you
will
have
life.
\VS{24}Put
away
from
you
an evil tongue,
and let false
lips
be
far
from
you.
\VS{25}Keep
your
eyes
on what
is
in
front
of
you, looking
straight
before
you.
\VS{26}Keep
a
watch
on
your behaviour; let
all
your
ways
be rightly
ordered.
\VS{27}Let there
be
no
turning
to
the
right
or
to
the
left,
keep
your
feet
from
evil.

\par }\Chap{5}{\PP \VerseOne{1}My
son,
give
attention
to
my
wisdom;
let
your
ear
be
turned
to
my teaching:
\VS{2}So that
you
may
be ruled
by
a wise
purpose,
and
your
lips
may
keep
knowledge.
\VS{3}For
honey
is dropping
from
the
lips
of
the
strange
woman,
and
her
mouth
is
smoother
than
oil;
\VS{4}But her
end
is
bitter
as
wormwood,
and
sharp
as
a
two-edged
sword;
\VS{5}Her
feet
go
down
to
death,
and
her
steps
to
the underworld;
\VS{6}She
never keeps
her
mind
on
the road
of
life;
her
ways
are uncertain,
she
has
no
knowledge.
\VS{7}Give ear
to
me
then,
my
sons,
and
do
not
put
away
my
words
from
you.
\VS{8}Go
far
away
from
her,
do
not
come
near
the
door
of
her
house;
\VS{9}For
fear
that
you
may
give
your honour
to
others,
and
your wealth
to strange men:
\VS{10}And
strange men
may
be
full
of
your wealth,
and
the fruit
of
your work go
to
the
house
of others;
\VS{11}And
you
will
be full
of grief at
the
end
of
your life,
when
your
flesh
and
your
body
are wasted;
\VS{12}And
you
will
say,
How
was teaching
hated
by
me,
and
my
heart put no value
on training;
\VS{13}I
did
not
give
attention
to
the
voice
of
my
teachers,
my
ear
was
not
turned
to those
who were guiding
me!
\VS{14}I
was
in
almost
all
evil
in
the
company
of
the people.
\VS{15}Let
water
from
your store
and
not
that
of others
be
your
drink,
and running
water
from
your fountain.
\VS{16}Let
not your
springs
be
flowing
in
the
streets, or your
streams
of
water
in
the
open places.
\VS{17}Let
them
be
for
yourself
only,
not
for
other men
with
you.
\VS{18}Let
blessing
be
on
your
fountain;
have
joy
in
the
wife
of
your early years.
\VS{19}As
a
loving hind
and
a gentle
doe,
let
her
breasts
ever give
you rapture;
let
your passion
at
all
times
be moved
by
her
love.
\VS{20}Why let yourself,
my
son,
go
out
of
the way
with
a
strange
woman,
and take
another
woman
in
your
arms?
\VS{21}For
a man's
ways
are
before
the
eyes
of
the
Lord,
and
he puts
all
his goings
in
the scales.
\VS{22}The evil-doer
will
be
taken
in
the net
of
his crimes,
and prisoned
in
the
cords
of
his
sin.
\VS{23}He
will come
to
his end
for need
of teaching;
he
is
so
foolish
that
he
will
go wandering from
the right way.

\par }\Chap{6}{\PP \VerseOne{1}My
son,
if
you
have made
yourself responsible
for
your neighbour,
or
given
your word
for
another,
\VS{2}You
are
taken as
in
a net
by
the
words
of your
mouth,
the
sayings
of your
lips have overcome
you.
\VS{3}Do
this,
my
son,
and
make
yourself free,
because
you
have
come
into
the
power
of
your neighbour;
go without waiting,
and
make
a strong request
to
your neighbour.
\VS{4}Give
no
sleep
to
your
eyes,
or rest
to
them;
\VS{5}Make
yourself free, like
the roe
from
the
hand
of
the archer,
and
the
bird
from him who puts
a net
for
her.
\VS{6}Go
to
the
ant,
you hater
of work;
give thought
to
her
ways
and
be
wise:
\VS{7}Having
no
chief,
overseer,
or
ruler,
\VS{8}She gets
her meat
in
the
summer, storing up
food
at
the time
of
the grain-cutting.
\VS{9}How
long
will
you be sleeping,
O hater
of work?
when
will
you
get
up
from
your
sleep?
\VS{10}A
little
sleep,
a
little
rest,
a
little
folding
of
the
hands
in
sleep:
\VS{11}Then loss
will
come
on
you
like
an outlaw,
and
your
need
like
an
armed
man
\VS{12}A
good-for-nothing
man
is
an evil-doer;
he
goes
on
his
way causing
trouble
with
false
words;
\VS{13}Making signs
with
his
eyes, rubbing
with
his
feet,
and giving news
with
his
fingers;
\VS{14}His
mind
is ever designing
evil:
he
lets
loose violent acts.
\VS{15}For
this cause
his downfall
will
be
sudden; quickly
he
will
be
broken,
and
there
will
be
no help
for
him.
\VS{16}Six
things
are
hated
by
the
Lord;
seven
things
are
disgusting
to
him:
\VS{17}Eyes
of pride,
a
false
tongue,
hands
which
take
life without cause;
\VS{18}A
heart full
of
evil
designs,
feet which
are
quick
in
running
after
sin;
\VS{19}A
false
witness, breathing
out untrue words,
and
one
who
lets
loose violent acts
among
brothers.
\VS{20}My
son,
keep
the rule
of
your
father,
and
have
in memory
the
teaching
of
your
mother:
\VS{21}Keep
them
ever folded
in
your
heart,
and
have
them hanging round
your
neck.
\VS{22}In
your
walking,
it
will
be
your
guide;
when
you are sleeping,
it
will
keep
watch
over
you;
when
you are awake,
it
will
have
talk
with
you.
\VS{23}For
the rule
is
a
light,
and
the
teaching
a
shining
light;
and
the guiding
words
of training
are
the
way
of
life.
\VS{24}They
will
keep
you
from
the
evil
woman,
from
the smooth
tongue
of
the strange
woman.
\VS{25}Let
not
your heart's
desire go after
her fair
body;
let
not
her eyes
take
you prisoner.
\VS{26}For
a loose
woman
is looking
for
a
cake
of
bread,
but
another man's
wife goes
after one's
very
life.
\VS{27}May
a
man
take
fire
to
his breast
without
burning
his
clothing?
\VS{28}Or
may
one
go
on lighted
coals,
and
his
feet
not
be burned?
\VS{29}So
it
is
with
him
who
goes
in
to
his neighbour's
wife;
he
who
has
anything
to
do
with
her
will
not
go
free
from
punishment.
\VS{30}Men do
not
have
a low opinion
of
a
thief
who takes food
when
he
is
in need
of
it:
\VS{31}But if
he
is
taken
in
the act
he
will
have
to
give
back
seven
times
as
much,
giving
up
all
his property
which
is
in
his
house.
\VS{32}He
who takes
another man's
wife
is without all
sense:
he
who
does
it
is
the cause
of
destruction
to
his
soul.
\VS{33}Wounds
will
be
his
and loss
of honour,
and
his
shame
may
not
be washed away.
\VS{34}For bitter
is
the
wrath
of
an
angry husband;
in
the
day
of punishment
he
will
have
no
mercy.
\VS{35}He
will
not
take
any payment;
and
he
will
not
make peace
with
you
though
your money
offerings
are
increased.

\par }\Chap{7}{\PP \VerseOne{1}My
son,
keep
my
sayings,
and let
my rules
be
stored
up
with
you.
\VS{2}Keep
my rules
and
you
will
have
life; let
my
teaching
be
to
you as
the light
of
your
eyes;
\VS{3}Let
them
be fixed
to
your
fingers,
and
recorded
in
your
heart.
\VS{4}Say
to
wisdom,
You
are
my
sister; let knowledge
be
named
your special
friend:
\VS{5}So that they may
keep
you
from
the
strange
woman, even
from
her whose
words
are smooth.
\VS{6}Looking
out
from
my
house,
and watching
through
the
window,
\VS{7}I
saw among
the
young
men
one without
sense,
\VS{8}Walking
in
the
street
near
the
turn
of
her
road, going
on
the
way
to
her
house,
\VS{9}At nightfall,
in
the
evening
of
the
day,
in
the black
dark
of
the
night.
\VS{10}And
the
woman came out
to
him,
in
the dress
of
a loose
woman,
with
a designing
heart;
\VS{11}She
is full
of noise
and uncontrolled;
her
feet keep
not
in
her
house.
\VS{12}Now she
is
in
the
street,
now
in
the
open spaces, waiting
at
every turning
of
the road.
\VS{13}So
she
took
him
by
his hand, kissing
him,
and without
a sign
of shame
she
said
to
him:
\VS{14}I
have
a feast
of peace-offerings,
for
today
my oaths
have been effected.
\VS{15}So
I
came
out
in
the hope
of meeting
you,
looking
for
you
with
care,
and now
I
have
you.
\VS{16}My
bed
is covered
with cushions
of needlework,
with coloured cloths
of the cotton thread
of
Egypt;
\VS{17}I have made
my
bed sweet
with perfumes
and spices.
\VS{18}Come, let us take
our pleasure
in
love
till
the
morning, having joy
in love's delights.
\VS{19}For
the master
of
the
house
is
away
on
a
long
journey:
\VS{20}He
has
taken
a
bag
of
money
with
him;
he
is
coming
back
at
the
full
moon.
\VS{21}With
her fair
words
she overcame
him, forcing
him
with
her smooth
lips.
\VS{22}The simple
man
goes
after
her,
like
an
ox
going
to
its death,
like
a roe pulled
by
a cord;
\VS{23}Like
a
bird falling
into
a net;
with
no
thought
that
his
life
is
in danger,
till
an
arrow goes
into
his side.
\VS{24}So
now,
my
sons,
give ear
to
me;
give
attention
to
the
sayings
of
my
mouth;
\VS{25}Let
not
your
heart
be
turned
to
her
ways,
do
not
go
wandering
in
her
footsteps.
\VS{26}For
those
wounded
and
made low
by
her
are
great
in
number;
and
all
those
who
have
come
to
their death
through
her
are
a
great army.
\VS{27}Her
house
is
the
way
to
the underworld,
going
down
to
the
rooms
of
death.

\par }\Chap{8}{\PP \VerseOne{1}Is
not
wisdom
crying out,
and
the
voice
of knowledge sounding?
\VS{2}At
the
top
of
the highways,
at
the meeting
of
the
roads, she
takes
her
place;
\VS{3}Where
the roads go
into
the
town
her
cry goes
out,
at
the
doorways
her voice
is loud:
\VS{4}I am
crying
out
to
you, O
men;
my
voice comes
to
the
sons
of
men.
\VS{5}Become expert
in reason, O
you simple
ones;
you
foolish
ones, take training
to
heart.
\VS{6}Give ear,
for
my
words
are true,
and
my
lips
are open
to
give out
what
is
upright.
\VS{7}For good
faith goes out
of
my
mouth,
and false
lips
are
disgusting
to
me.
\VS{8}All
the
words
of
my
mouth
are
righteousness;
there
is
nothing false
or twisted
in them.
\VS{9}They
are
all true
to
him
whose mind
is awake,
and
straightforward
to
those
who
get
knowledge.
\VS{10}Take
my teaching,
and
not
silver;
get
knowledge
in place
of
the best
gold.
\VS{11}For
wisdom
is
better
than
jewels,
and
all
things which
may
be
desired
are
nothing
in comparison
with
her.
\VS{12}I,
wisdom,
have made
wise behaviour
my near relation;
I
am seen
to
be
the special friend
of
wise
purposes.
\VS{13}The
fear
of
the
Lord
is seen
in
hating
evil:
pride,
a high opinion
of oneself,
the
evil
way,
and
the false tongue,
are unpleasing
to
me.
\VS{14}Wise design
and good sense
are mine; reason
and
strength
are mine.
\VS{15}Through me
kings
have their power,
and
rulers give
right decisions.
\VS{16}Through
me
chiefs
have authority,
and
the
noble ones
are
judging
in
righteousness.
\VS{17}Those
who
have given
me
their
love are
loved
by
me,
and those
who make search
for
me
with care
will get
me.
\VS{18}Wealth
and honour are
in
my hands, even
wealth without equal
and
righteousness.
\VS{19}My
fruit
is
better
than
gold, even
than
the
best
gold;
and
my
increase
is more
to
be
desired
than
silver.
\VS{20}I
go
in
the
road
of
righteousness,
in
the
way
of
right judging:
\VS{21}So that
I
may
give
my
lovers
wealth
for
their heritage, making
their store-houses
full.
\VS{22}The
Lord
made
me
as
the
start
of
his
way,
the
first
of
his works
in
the past.
\VS{23}From
eternal
days
I
was given my
place,
from
the birth
of
time,
before
the
earth
was.
\VS{24}When
there
was
no
deep
I
was given birth, when
there
were
no
fountains
flowing
with
water.
\VS{25}Before
the
mountains
were put
in
their places,
before
the
hills
was
my birth:
\VS{26}When
he
had
not
made
the
earth
or
the
fields
or
the
dust
of
the
world.
\VS{27}When
he
made
ready
the
heavens
I
was
there:
when
he
put
an arch
over
the
face
of
the
deep:
\VS{28}When he
made
strong
the
skies overhead: when
the
fountains
of
the
deep
were
fixed:
\VS{29}When
he
put
a
limit
to
the
sea,
so
that
the
waters might
not
go against
his
word:
when
he
put
in position
the bases
of
the
earth:
\VS{30}Then
I
was
by
his
side,
as
a
master
workman:
and
I
was
his
delight
from
day
to
day,
playing
before
him
at
all
times;
\VS{31}Playing
in
his
earth;
and
my
delight
was
with
the
sons
of
men.
\VS{32}Give ear
to
me
then,
my
sons:
for
happy
are
those
who
keep
my
ways.
\VS{33}Take
my teaching
and
be
wise;
do
not
let it go.
\VS{34}Happy
is
the
man
who gives ear
to
me,
watching
at
my
doors
day
by
day,
keeping
his place
by
the pillars
of
my house.
\VS{35}For whoever gets
me gets
life,
and grace
from
the
Lord
will
come
to
him.
\VS{36}But
he
who
does evil
to
me,
does
wrong
to
his
soul:
all
my haters
are
in
love
with
death.

\par }\Chap{9}{\PP \VerseOne{1}Wisdom
has
made
her
house, putting
up
her
seven
pillars.
\VS{2}She has put
her fat beasts
to death;
her
wine is
mixed,
her
table is ready.
\VS{3}She has
sent
out
her women-servants;
her voice goes
out
to
the highest
places
of
the town, saying,
\VS{4}Whoever
is simple, let
him come
in
here;
and
to
him
who
has
no
sense,
she
says:
\VS{5}Come, take
of
my
bread,
and
of
my
wine
which
is
mixed.
\VS{6}Give up
the simple ones
and
have
life,
and go
in
the
way
of knowledge.
\VS{7}He
who gives teaching
to
a
man
of pride
gets
shame
for himself;
he
who says sharp words
to
a sinner
gets
a bad name.
\VS{8}Do
not say sharp words
to
a
man
of pride,
or
he
will
have
hate
for
you;
make
them clear
to
a
wise
man,
and
you
will
be dear
to
him.
\VS{9}Give
teaching
to
a
wise
man,
and
he
will become
wiser;
give training
to
an upright
man,
and
his
learning
will
be
increased.
\VS{10}The
fear
of
the
Lord
is
the start
of
wisdom,
and
the
knowledge
of
the
Holy
One gives
a
wise mind
\VS{11}For
by
me
your
days
will
be
increased,
and
the
years
of
your
life
will
be
long.
\VS{12}If
you are
wise,
you are
wise
for
yourself;
if
your heart
is full
of pride,
you
only
will
have
the pain
of
it.
\VS{13}The foolish
woman
is full
of noise;
she
has
no sense
at
all.
\VS{14}Seated
at
the
door
of
her
house,
in
the
high
places
of
the town,
\VS{15}Crying out
to those
who
go
by, going
straight
on
their
way,
she says:
\VS{16}Whoever
is simple, let
him come
in
here:
and
to
him
who
is without
sense,
she
says:
\VS{17}Drink taken without right
is
sweet,
and
food
in secret
is pleasing.
\VS{18}But
he
does
not
see
that
the
dead
are
there,
that
her
guests
are
in
the deep places
of
the underworld.

\par }\Chap{10}{\PP \VerseOne{1}A
wise
son
makes
a
glad
father,
but
a
foolish
son
is
a
sorrow
to
his
mother.
\VS{2}Wealth which comes
from sin
is
of
no
profit,
but
righteousness gives salvation
from
death.
\VS{3}The
Lord
will
not
let
the upright
be
in need
of food,
but
he puts far
from
him
the
desire
of
the evil-doers.
\VS{4}He
who
is slow
in
his work
becomes
poor,
but
the
hand
of
the ready worker gets
in
wealth.
\VS{5}He
who
in
summer gets together
his store
is
a
son
who does wisely;
but
he
who takes
his rest
when
the grain
is
being cut
is
a
son causing
shame.
\VS{6}Blessings
are
on
the
head
of
the upright,
but
the
face
of sinners
will
be
covered
with sorrow.
\VS{7}The
memory
of
the upright
is a
blessing,
but
the
name
of
the evil-doer
will
be turned
to dust.
\VS{8}The wise-hearted
man
will let
himself
be ruled,
but
the
man whose
talk
is
foolish
will
have
a fall.
\VS{9}He whose
ways
are
upright
will
go
safely,
but
he whose
ways
are twisted
will
be
made low.
\VS{10}He who
makes signs
with
his
eyes
is
a
cause
of
trouble,
but
he who
makes
a
man
see
his errors
is
a
cause
of peace.
\VS{11}The
mouth
of
the upright
man
is
a
fountain
of
life,
but
the
mouth
of
the evil-doer
is
a bitter cup.
\VS{12}Hate
is
a cause
of violent
acts,
but
all errors
are
covered
up
by
love.
\VS{13}In
the
lips
of
him
who
has knowledge
wisdom
is seen;
but
a
rod
is ready
for
the back
of
him
who
is without
sense.
\VS{14}Knowledge
is
stored
up by
the
wise,
but
the
mouth
of
the
foolish
man
is
a destruction which
is
near.
\VS{15}The property
of
the
man
of
wealth is
his
strong
town:
the
poor man's need is
his destruction.
\VS{16}The
work
of
the upright gives
life:
the
increase
of
the evil-doer
is a cause
of
sin.
\VS{17}He
who takes
note
of teaching is
a
way
of
life,
but he
who gives up training is
a cause
of error.
\VS{18}Hate
is
covered up
by
the
lips
of
the upright
man,
but
he
who
lets
out
evil
about another
is
foolish.
\VS{19}Where
there
is
much
talk
there
will
be
no end
to sin,
but
he
who
keeps
his mouth shut
does wisely.
\VS{20}The
tongue
of
the upright
man
is
like
tested
silver:
the
heart
of
the evil-doer
is
of
little value.
\VS{21}The
lips
of
the upright
man give food
to
men,
but
the
foolish come
to
death
for need
of
sense.
\VS{22}The
blessing
of
the
Lord gives
wealth: hard work
makes
it
no greater.
\VS{23}It
is
sport
to
the
foolish
man
to
do
evil,
but
the
man
of good sense takes delight
in
wisdom.
\VS{24}The
thing feared
by
the evil-doer
will
come
to
him,
but
the upright
man
will
get
his
desire.
\VS{25}When
the storm-wind
is
past,
the sinner
is seen
no
longer,
but
the upright
man
is safe
for
ever.
\VS{26}Like acid drink
to
the
teeth
and
as
smoke
to
the
eyes,
so
is
the hater
of work
to those who
send
him.
\VS{27}The
fear
of
the
Lord gives
long
life,
but
the
years
of
the evil-doer
will
be cut short.
\VS{28}The
hope
of
the upright
man
will
give
joy,
but
the waiting
of
the evil-doer
will
have its end
in sorrow.
\VS{29}The
way
of
the
Lord
is
a
strong tower
for
the
upright man,
but destruction
to
the
workers
of
evil.
\VS{30}The upright
man
will
never
be
moved,
but evil-doers
will
not
have
a safe resting-place
in
the
land.
\VS{31}The
mouth
of
the upright
man
is budding
with
wisdom,
but
the twisted
tongue
will
be
cut
off.
\VS{32}The
lips
of
the upright
man
have
knowledge
of
what
is pleasing,
but twisted
are
the
mouths
of evil-doers.

\par }\Chap{11}{\PP \VerseOne{1}Scales
of
deceit
are hated
by
the
Lord,
but
a
true
weight
is
his
delight.
\VS{2}When
pride
comes, there
comes
shame,
but
wisdom
is
with
the quiet
in spirit.
\VS{3}The righteousness
of
the
upright
will be
their
guide, but
the twisted ways
of
the false
will be
their destruction.
\VS{4}Wealth
is
of
no
profit
in
the
day
of
wrath,
but
righteousness keeps
a man safe
from
death.
\VS{5}The
righteousness
of
the
good
man
will
make
his
way
straight,
but
the sin
of
the evil-doer
will
be
the cause
of
his
fall.
\VS{6}The
righteousness
of
the
upright
will
be
their salvation, but
the false
will themselves
be
taken
in
their evil designs.
\VS{7}At
the
death
of an upright
man
his
hope does not come
to an end,
but
the
hope
of
the evil-doer comes
to
destruction.
\VS{8}The upright
man
is taken
out
of
trouble,
and
in
his
place
comes
the sinner.
\VS{9}With
his
mouth
the evil
man sends
destruction
on
his neighbour;
but through
knowledge
the upright
are taken out
of trouble.
\VS{10}When
things go
well
for
the upright
man, all
the
town
is
glad; at
the death
of sinners, there
are cries
of
joy.
\VS{11}By
the
blessing
of
the
upright
man
the town
is
made great,
but
it
is overturned
by
the
mouth
of
the evil-doer.
\VS{12}He
who
has
a poor
opinion
of
his neighbour
has no
sense,
but
a wise
man keeps quiet.
\VS{13}He
who
goes
about talking
of
others makes
secrets public, but
the true-hearted man keeps
things
covered.
\VS{14}When
there
is
no helping suggestion
the
people
will
have
a
fall,
but
with
a
number
of
wise
guides
they
will
be safe.
\VS{15}He
who makes himself responsible
for
a
strange man will undergo much loss;
but
the hater of such undertakings will
be safe.
\VS{16}A
woman
who
is full
of
grace
is honoured, but
a
woman hating righteousness
is
a seat
of shame: those hating work
will undergo loss, but
the strong keep
their
wealth.
\VS{17}The
man
who
has mercy
will
be
rewarded,
but
the
cruel
man
is
the cause
of
trouble
to
himself.
\VS{18}The sinner gets
the payment
of
deceit;
but his
reward
is certain
who puts
in
the
seed
of
righteousness.
\VS{19}So
righteousness gives
life;
but
he who goes
after
evil gets
death
for himself.
\VS{20}The uncontrolled
are hated
by
the
Lord,
but those whose
ways
are
without error
are
his
delight
\VS{21}Certainly
the evil-doer
will
not
go
free
from
punishment,
but
the
seed
of
the upright
man
will
be safe.
\VS{22}Like
a
ring
of
gold
in
the
nose
of
a
pig,
is
a
beautiful
woman
who
has no sense.
\VS{23}The
desire
of
the upright
man
is
only
for
good,
but
wrath
is waiting
for
the evil-doer.
\VS{24}A man
may
give
freely,
and
still
his
wealth
will
be
increased;
and
another
may
keep
back
more
than
is
right,
but
only comes
to
be
in
need.
\VS{25}He
who gives
blessing
will
be
made
fat,
but
the curser
will
himself
be cursed.
\VS{26}He who keeps
back
grain
will
be cursed by
the
people; but
a
blessing
will
be
on
the
head
of him who lets them
have
it
for
a price.
\VS{27}He who,
with
all
his heart,
goes
after
what
is
good
is
searching
for grace;
but
he who
is
looking
for
trouble
will
get
it.
\VS{28}He
who puts
his faith
in
wealth
will
come
to nothing;
but
the upright
man
will
be full
of growth
like
the green
leaf.
\VS{29}The
troubler
of
his
house
will
have
the
wind
for
his heritage,
and
the
foolish
will
be
servant
to
the wise-hearted.
\VS{30}The
fruit
of righteousness
is
a
tree
of
life,
but violent behaviour
takes
away
souls.
\VS{31}If
the upright
man
is rewarded
on
earth,
how
much
more
the evil-doer
and
the
sinner!

\par }\Chap{12}{\PP \VerseOne{1}A
lover
of training
is
a
lover
of
knowledge; but
a hater
of teaching
is
like
a beast.
\VS{2}A
good
man
has grace
in
the eyes
of
the
Lord;
but
the
man
of
evil designs gets
punishment
from
him.
\VS{3}No
man
will
make
himself safe through evil-doing;
but
the
root
of upright
men
will
never
be
moved.
\VS{4}A
woman
of virtue
is
a
crown
to
her
husband; but she whose behaviour
is
a cause
of
shame
is like
a wasting disease
in his
bones.
\VS{5}The
purposes
of upright
men
are
right,
but
the
designs
of evil-doers
are
deceit.
\VS{6}The
words
of sinners
are destruction
for
the
upright;
but
the
mouth
of
upright
men
is
their salvation.
\VS{7}Evil-doers
are
overturned
and
never seen again,
but
the
house
of
upright
men
will keep
its
place.
\VS{8}A
man
will
be
praised
in
the measure
of
his
wisdom,
but
a wrong-minded
man
will
be looked down
on.
\VS{9}He
who
is
of low position
and
has
a
servant,
is
better
than one
who
has
a high opinion
of
himself
and
is
in need
of
bread.
\VS{10}An upright
man
has
thought
for
the
life
of
his
beast,
but
the hearts
of evil-doers
are
cruel.
\VS{11}He
who does
work
on
his
land
will not
be short
of
bread;
but
he
who goes
after
foolish men
is without
sense.
\VS{12}The resting-place
of
the sinner
will come
to
destruction,
but
the
root
of upright
men
is
for ever.
\VS{13}In
the sin
of
the
lips
is
a net which takes
the sinner,
but
the upright
man
will
come
out
of
trouble.
\VS{14}From
the
fruit
of
his
mouth
will
a
man
have
good food
in
full measure,
and
the work
of
a man's
hands
will
be
rewarded.
\VS{15}The
way
of
the
foolish
man
seems
right
to
him?
but
the
wise
man gives ear
to suggestions.
\VS{16}A
foolish
man lets
his trouble
be openly seen,
but
a sharp
man keeps
shame secret.
\VS{17}The breathing
out of true words gives knowledge of
righteousness; but
a
false
witness gives
out
deceit.
\VS{18}There
are some whose uncontrolled talk
is like
the wounds
of
a
sword, but
the
tongue
of
the
wise makes
one well again.
\VS{19}True
lips
are
certain
for
ever,
but
a
false
tongue
is
only
for
a minute.
\VS{20}Deceit
is
in
the
heart
of those whose designs
are
evil,
but
for those
purposing
peace
there
is
joy.
\VS{21}No
trouble
will
come
to upright
men,
but
sinners
will
be
full
of
evil.
\VS{22}False
lips
are hated
by
the
Lord,
but those whose
acts
are
true
are
his
delight.
\VS{23}A sharp
man keeps back
his
knowledge;
but
the
heart
of
foolish
men makes clear
their
foolish
thoughts.
\VS{24}The
hand
of
the ready worker
will
have
authority,
but
he who
is slow
in
his work
will
be
put
to
forced work.
\VS{25}Care
in
the
heart
of
a
man
makes
it weighted
down,
but
a
good
word
makes
it
glad.
\VS{26}The upright
man
is
a
guide
to
his neighbour,
but
the
way
of evil-doers
is
a cause
of error
to
them.
\VS{27}He
who
is slow
in
his work
does
not go
in search
of food;
but
the ready worker gets much
wealth.
\VS{28}In
the
road
of
righteousness
is
life,
but
the
way
of
the evil-doer goes
to
death.

\par }\Chap{13}{\PP \VerseOne{1}A
wise
son
is
a lover
of teaching,
but
the ears
of
the haters
of authority
are shut
to sharp words.
\VS{2}A
man
will get
good
from
the
fruit
of
his
lips,
but
the
desire
of
the false
is
for
violent acts.
\VS{3}He
who
keeps
a
watch
on
his
mouth
keeps
his
life;
but
he whose
lips
are open
wide
will
have destruction.
\VS{4}The hater
of work
does
not get
his
desires,
but
the
soul
of
the hard workers
will
be
made
fat.
\VS{5}The upright
man
is
a hater
of
false
words:
the evil-doer gets
a bad name
and
is put
to
shame.
\VS{6}Righteousness
keeps safe
him whose
way
is without error,
but evil-doers
are overturned
by
sin.
\VS{7}A
man
may
be acting as if
he
had
wealth,
but
have
nothing;
another
may seem
poor,
but
have
great
wealth.
\VS{8}A
man
will
give
his
wealth
in exchange
for
his
life;
but
the
poor
will
not
give ear
to sharp words.
\VS{9}There
is
a
glad
dawn
for
the upright
man,
but
the
light
of
the sinner
will
be
put
out.
\VS{10}The
only effect
of
pride
is fighting;
but
wisdom
is
with
the quiet
in spirit.
\VS{11}Wealth quickly got
will become
less;
but
he who gets
a store
by
the work
of
his
hands
will
have
it
increased.
\VS{12}Hope
put off
is
a weariness
to
the
heart;
but
when
what
is
desired
comes,
it
is
a
tree
of
life.
\VS{13}He
who makes sport
of
the
word
will come
to destruction,
but
the respecter
of
the law
will
be rewarded.
\VS{14}The
teaching
of
the
wise
is a
fountain
of
life,
turning
men
away
from
the nets
of
death.
\VS{15}Wise behaviour gets approval,
but
the
way
of
the false
is
their destruction.
\VS{16}A sharp
man
does
everything
with
knowledge,
but
a
foolish
man
makes
clear
his
foolish thoughts.
\VS{17}A
man taking false news
is
a cause
of
trouble,
but
he
who gives news rightly makes things well.
\VS{18}Need
and
shame
will be
the fate
of
him
who is uncontrolled
by training;
but he
who takes
note
of teaching
will be honoured.
\VS{19}To
get one's
desire
is
sweet
to
the
soul,
but
to
give
up
evil
is
disgusting
to
the
foolish.
\VS{20}Go
with
wise
men
and be
wise:
but
he
who keeps company
with
the
foolish
will be broken.
\VS{21}Evil
will overtake
sinners,
but
the upright
will
be rewarded
with
good.
\VS{22}The heritage
of
the
good
man
is handed down
to
his children's
children;
and
the
wealth
of
the
sinner
is
stored
up
for
the upright
man.
\VS{23}There
is
much
food
in
the ploughed land
of
the
poor;
but
it
is taken
away
by wrongdoing.
\VS{24}He
who
keeps
back
his
rod
is unkind
to
his
son:
the
loving father gives
punishment
with care.
\VS{25}The upright
man
has
food
to
the
full measure
of
his
desire,
but there
will
be no
food
for
the
stomach
of evil-doers.

\par }\Chap{14}{\PP \VerseOne{1}Wisdom
is
building
her
house, but
the
foolish
woman
is pulling
it
down
with
her
hands.
\VS{2}He
who
goes
on
his
way
in righteousness
has before
him
the
fear
of
the
Lord;
but
he whose
ways
are twisted gives
him no honour.
\VS{3}In
the
mouth
of
the
foolish
man
is
a
rod
for
his
back,
but
the
lips
of
the
wise
will
keep
them safe.
\VS{4}Where
there
are
no
oxen,
their food-place
is
clean;
but
much
increase comes through
the
strength
of
the
ox.
\VS{5}A true
witness
does
not say what
is
false,
but
a
false
witness
is breathing
out
deceit.
\VS{6}The hater
of authority,
searching
for
wisdom,
does
not
get
it;
but
knowledge
comes readily
to
the open-minded
man.
\VS{7}Go
away
from
the
foolish
man,
for
you
will
not
see
the
lips
of
knowledge.
\VS{8}The
wisdom
of
the
man
of good sense makes
his
way clear;
but
the unwise behaviour
of
the
foolish
is
deceit.
\VS{9}In
the tents
of those hating authority there
is error,
but
in
the house
of
the
upright
man there
is grace.
\VS{10}No
one
has
knowledge
of
a man's grief
but
himself;
and
a
strange
person
has
no part
in
his
joy.
\VS{11}The
house
of
the sinner
will
be overturned,
but
the
tent
of
the
upright
man
will do well.
\VS{12}There
is
a
way
which seems
straight
before
a
man,
but
its
end
is
the
ways
of
death.
\VS{13}Even while laughing
the
heart
may
be sad;
and after
joy comes
sorrow.
\VS{14}He
whose
heart
is
turned
away
will
have
the reward
of
his
ways
in
full measure;
but
a
good
man
will
have
the reward
of
his doings.
\VS{15}The simple
man
has
faith
in
every
word,
but
the
man
of good sense
gives
thought
to
his footsteps.
\VS{16}The
wise
man, fearing,
keeps himself
from
evil;
but
the
foolish
man goes
on
in
his pride, with no thought
of
danger.
\VS{17}He
who
is quickly
angry
will
do
what
is
foolish,
but
the
man
of good sense
will
have quiet.
\VS{18}Foolish behaviour
is
the heritage
of
the simple, but men
of good sense
are
crowned
with
knowledge.
\VS{19}The knees
of
the
evil
are bent
before
the
good;
and
sinners go
down
in
the dust
at
the doors
of
the upright.
\VS{20}The
poor
man
is
hated
even
by
his neighbour,
but
the
man
of wealth
has numbers
of
friends.
\VS{21}He
who has no respect
for
his neighbour
is
a
sinner, but he
who has
pity
for
the
poor
is
happy.
\VS{22}Will
not
the designers
of
evil come into error?
But mercy
and
good
faith
are
for
the designers
of
good.
\VS{23}In
all hard
work
there
is
profit,
but
talk
only makes
a
man
poor.
\VS{24}Their
wisdom
is a
crown
to the
wise, but their
foolish behaviour
is round the head
of the
unwise.
\VS{25}A
true
witness
is
the saviour
of
lives; but he
who says
false things
is
a cause
of
deceit.
\VS{26}For
him
in
whose heart
is
the
fear
of
the
Lord
there
is
strong hope:
and
his
children
will
have
a safe
place.
\VS{27}The
fear
of
the
Lord
is
a
fountain
of
life,
by which
one
may
be
turned
from
the nets
of
death.
\VS{28}A king's
glory
is
in
the
number
of
his
people:
and
for need
of
people
a ruler
may come
to destruction.
\VS{29}He
who
is
slow
to
be
angry
has
great good sense;
but
he whose
spirit
is over-quick gives support
to what
is
foolish.
\VS{30}A quiet
mind
is
the
life
of
the
body,
but
envy
is
a disease
in
the
bones.
\VS{31}He
who is hard
on
the
poor puts shame
on
his Maker;
but
he
who
has
mercy
on those
who
are
in need gives
him honour.
\VS{32}The sinner
is overturned
in his evil-doing,
but
the upright
man
has hope
in his righteousness.
\VS{33}Wisdom
has
her resting-place
in
the
mind
of
the
wise,
but
she
is
not seen
among
the
foolish.
\VS{34}By
righteousness
a
nation
is
lifted
up, but
sin
is
a cause
of shame
to
the
peoples.
\VS{35}The
king
has
pleasure
in
a
servant
who does wisely,
but
his
wrath
is against
him
who
is
a
cause
of
shame.

\par }\Chap{15}{\PP \VerseOne{1}By
a
soft
answer
wrath
is
turned
away,
but
a bitter
word
is
a
cause
of
angry feelings.
\VS{2}Knowledge
is dropping
from
the
tongue
of
the
wise; but
from
the
mouth
of
the
foolish
comes
a stream
of
foolish
words.
\VS{3}The
eyes
of
the
Lord
are
in
every
place, keeping
watch
on
the
evil
and
the
good.
\VS{4}A comforting
tongue
is
a
tree
of
life, but
a twisted
tongue
is
a crushing
of
the
spirit.
\VS{5}A
foolish
man puts no value
on
his father's training;
but
he
who
has respect
for teaching
has good sense.
\VS{6}In
the
house
of
the upright
man there
is a
great store
of
wealth;
but
in
the profits
of
the sinner there
is
trouble.
\VS{7}The
lips
of
the
wise keep
knowledge,
but
the
heart
of
the
foolish
man
is
not
right.
\VS{8}The
offering
of
the evil-doer
is
disgusting
to
the
Lord,
but
the
prayer
of
the
upright
man
is
his
delight.
\VS{9}The
way
of
the evil-doer
is
disgusting
to
the
Lord,
but
he
who goes
after
righteousness
is dear
to
him.
\VS{10}There
is bitter
punishment
for
him
who
is
turned
from
the
way;
and
death
will
be
the fate
of
the hater
of teaching.
\VS{11}Before
the
Lord
are
the underworld
and
destruction:
how
much
more,
then,
the
hearts
of
the
children
of
men!
\VS{12}The hater
of authority has
no
love
for teaching:
he
will
not go
to
the
wise.
\VS{13}A
glad
heart
makes
a shining
face,
but
by
the sorrow
of
the
heart
the
spirit
is broken.
\VS{14}The
heart
of
the
man
of good
sense
goes
in
search
of
knowledge,
but
foolish things
are
the food
of
the unwise.
\VS{15}All
the
days
of
the troubled
are
evil;
but
he
whose
heart
is glad
has an unending
feast.
\VS{16}Better
is
a
little
with
the
fear
of
the
Lord,
than
great
wealth together
with trouble.
\VS{17}Better
is
a simple meal
where
love
is,
than
a fat
ox
and
hate
with
it.
\VS{18}An
angry
man makes
men come
to blows,
but
he
who
is
slow
to get
angry puts
an end
to fighting.
\VS{19}Thorns
are round
the
way
of
the hater
of work;
but
the
road
of
the hard worker becomes
a
highway.
\VS{20}A
wise
son
makes
a
glad
father,
but
a
foolish
man
has no respect
for
his
mother.
\VS{21}Foolish behaviour
is
joy
to
the unwise;
but
a
man
of
good
sense makes
his way
straight.
\VS{22}Where
there
are
no wise suggestions,
purposes
come
to
nothing;
but
by
a
number
of wise
guides
they
are made certain.
\VS{23}A
man
has
joy
in
the
answer
of
his
mouth:
and
a
word
at
the
right
time,
how
good
it
is!
\VS{24}Acting wisely
is
the
way
of
life, guiding a man
away
from
the underworld.
\VS{25}The
house
of
the man
of
pride
will
be
uprooted
by
the
Lord,
but
he
will make safe
the heritage
of
the
widow.
\VS{26}Evil
designs
are
disgusting
to
the
Lord,
but
the
words
of
the clean-hearted
are pleasing.
\VS{27}He whose desires
are fixed
on
profit
is a cause
of
trouble
to
his
family; but
he
who
has no desire
for offerings
will
have
life.
\VS{28}The
heart
of
the upright gives
thought
to
his
answer;
but
from
the
mouth
of
the evil-doer comes
a stream
of
evil things.
\VS{29}The
Lord
is
far
from sinners,
but
his ear
is open
to
the
prayer
of
the upright.
\VS{30}The
light
of
the
eyes
is
a
joy
to
the
heart,
and
good
news
makes
the
bones
fat.
\VS{31}The
man whose
ear
is open
to
the teaching
of
life
will
have
his place
among
the
wise.
\VS{32}He
who
will
not
be controlled
by training
has no respect
for
his
soul,
but
he
who gives ear
to teaching
will
get
wisdom.
\VS{33}The
fear
of
the
Lord
is
the teaching
of
wisdom;
and
a low opinion
of oneself
goes
before honour.

\par }\Chap{16}{\PP \VerseOne{1}The designs
of
the
heart
are man's,
but
the
answer
of
the
tongue comes
from
the
Lord.
\VS{2}All
a man's
ways
are
clean
to
himself;
but
the
Lord puts men's
spirits
into
his scales.
\VS{3}Put
your
works
into
the hands
of
the
Lord,
and
your
purposes
will
be
made
certain.
\VS{4}The
Lord
has
made
everything
for
his
purpose,
even
the sinner
for
the
day
of
evil.
\VS{5}Everyone
who
has pride
in
his
heart
is
disgusting
to
the
Lord:
he
will
certainly
not
go
free
from
punishment.
\VS{6}By
mercy
and good
faith evil-doing
is
taken
away:
and
by
the
fear
of
the
Lord men
are
turned
away
from
evil.
\VS{7}When
a man's
ways
are
pleasing
to
the
Lord,
he
makes
even
his haters
be
at peace
with
him.
\VS{8}Better
is
a
little
with
righteousness,
than
great
wealth
with wrongdoing.
\VS{9}A
man
may
make designs
for
his
way,
but
the
Lord
is
the guide
of
his
steps.
\VS{10}Decision
is
in
the
lips
of
the
king:
his
mouth
will
not go wrong
in judging.
\VS{11}True measures
and
scales
are
the Lord's:
all
the
weights
of
the
bag
are
his
work.
\VS{12}Evil-doing
is
disgusting
to
kings:
for
the
seat
of
the ruler
is based
on
righteousness.
\VS{13}Lips
of
righteousness
are
the
delight
of
kings;
and
he
who
says
what
is
upright
is dear
to
him.
\VS{14}The
wrath
of
the
king
is
like
those
who give news
of
death,
but
a
wise
man
will put peace
in place
of it.
\VS{15}In
the
light
of
the king's
face there
is
life;
and
his approval
is
like
a
cloud
of
spring
rain.
\VS{16}How
much
better
it
is
to
get
wisdom
than
gold!
and
to
get knowledge
is more
to
be
desired
than
silver.
\VS{17}The
highway
of
the
upright
is
to
be
turned
away
from
evil: he
who
takes
care
of
his
way
will
keep
his
soul.
\VS{18}Pride
goes
before
destruction,
and
a stiff
spirit
before
a fall.
\VS{19}Better
it
is
to
have
a gentle
spirit
with
the
poor,
than
to take part
in
the rewards
of war
with men
of
pride.
\VS{20}He
who gives attention
to
the law
of
right
will get
good;
and
whoever puts
his faith
in
the
Lord
is
happy.
\VS{21}The wise-hearted
will
be
named
men
of good
sense:
and
by pleasing
words
learning
is
increased.
\VS{22}Wisdom
is a
fountain
of
life
to
him
who
has it;
but
the
punishment
of
the
foolish
is their
foolish behaviour.
\VS{23}The
heart
of
the
wise
man
is
the teacher
of
his
mouth,
and gives
increased
learning
to
his
lips.
\VS{24}Pleasing
words
are
like
honey,
sweet
to the
soul
and new
life
to the
bones.
\VS{25}There
is
a
way
which seems
straight
before
a
man,
but
its
end
is
the
ways
of
death.
\VS{26}The
desire
of
the working
man
is working
for
him,
for
his need
of food
is driving
him
on.
\VS{27}A
good-for-nothing
man
is
a designer
of
evil,
and
in
his
lips there
is
a
burning
fire.
\VS{28}A
man
of twisted purposes
is
a cause
of fighting everywhere:
and
he
who says evil secretly makes trouble between
friends.
\VS{29}A
violent
man puts
desire
of evil
into
his neighbour's
mind,
and makes
him go
in
a
way which
is
not
good.
\VS{30}He whose
eyes
are shut
is
a man
of twisted purposes,
and
he who keeps
his
lips shut tight makes
evil
come about.
\VS{31}The grey
head
is
a
crown
of
glory, if
it
is seen
in
the
way
of
righteousness.
\VS{32}He
who
is
slow
to be
angry
is
better
than
a
man
of war,
and
he
who
has
control
over
his
spirit
than
he
who
takes
a
town.
\VS{33}A
thing
may
be put
to
the
decision
of chance,
but
it comes
about
through
the
Lord.

\par }\Chap{17}{\PP \VerseOne{1}Better
a bit
of dry
bread
in peace,
than
a
house
full
of
feasting
and violent behaviour.
\VS{2}A
servant
who does wisely
will
have
rule
over
a
son causing
shame,
and
will
have
his
part
in
the
heritage
among
brothers.
\VS{3}The heating-pot
is
for
silver
and
the oven-fire
for
gold,
but
the
Lord
is
the tester
of
hearts.
\VS{4}A wrongdoer gives
attention
to
evil
lips,
and
a man
of
deceit gives
ear
to
a damaging
tongue.
\VS{5}Whoever
makes sport
of
the
poor puts shame
on
his Maker;
and
he
who
is
glad because
of trouble
will
not
go
free
from
punishment.
\VS{6}Children's
children
are
the
crown
of
old
men,
and
the
glory
of
children
is their
fathers.
\VS{7}Fair
words
are
not
to
be looked
for
from
a
foolish
man,
much
less
are
false
lips
in
a ruler.
\VS{8}An offering
of money
is
like
a
stone
of great price
in
the
eyes
of
him
who
has
it:
wherever
he goes,
he
does
well.
\VS{9}He who keeps
a sin
covered
is
looking
for
love;
but he who keeps
on talking
of
a
thing makes division between
friends.
\VS{10}A word
of protest
goes
deeper into
one
who
has sense than
a
hundred
blows into
a
foolish
man.
\VS{11}An uncontrolled
man
is
only
looking
for
trouble,
so
a
cruel servant
will
be
sent against
him.
\VS{12}It
is better
to come face
to face
with
a
bear
whose young
ones
have been taken away
than
with
a
foolish
man acting
foolishly.
\VS{13}If anyone
gives
back
evil
for
good,
evil
will
never
go
away
from
his
house.
\VS{14}The start
of fighting
is
like
the
letting
out
of
water:
so give up
before
it
comes
to blows.
\VS{15}He
who gives
a decision
for
the evil-doer
and
he
who gives
a decision
against
the upright,
are equally
disgusting
to
the
Lord.
\VS{16}How
will money
in
the
hand
of
the
foolish
get
him
wisdom, seeing
that
he
has
no
sense?
\VS{17}A
friend
is
loving
at
all
times,
and becomes
a
brother
in
times
of
trouble.
\VS{18}A
man without
sense gives
his
hand
in
an agreement,
and
makes
himself responsible
before
his neighbour.
\VS{19}The
lover
of fighting
is
a
lover
of sin:
he who makes
high
his
doorway
is
looking
for
destruction.
\VS{20}Nothing
good
comes
to
him whose
heart
is fixed
on
evil purposes:
and
he
who
has
an
evil
tongue
will
come
to
trouble.
\VS{21}He
who
has
an unwise son gets
sorrow
for
himself,
and
the
father
of
a
foolish son
has
no
joy.
\VS{22}A
glad
heart
makes
a healthy body,
but
a crushed
spirit
makes
the
bones
dry.
\VS{23}A sinner
takes
an offering
out
of
his robe,
to
get
a
decision
for himself
in
a
cause.
\VS{24}Wisdom
is
before
the
face
of
him
who
has sense; but
the
eyes
of
the
foolish
are
on
the ends
of
the
earth.
\VS{25}A
foolish
son
is
a grief
to
his
father,
and bitter pain
to
her
who
gave
him
birth.
\VS{26}To give punishment
to
the
upright
is
not
good,
or
to give
blows
to
the
noble
for
their righteousness.
\VS{27}He
who
has
knowledge says little:
and
he
who
has
a calm
spirit
is
a
man
of good sense.
\VS{28}Even
the
foolish
man,
when
he keeps quiet,
is taken
to
be
wise:
when
his
lips
are shut
he
is
credited
with good sense.

\par }\Chap{18}{\PP \VerseOne{1}He
who keeps
himself
separate
for
his private purpose goes
against
all good sense.
\VS{2}A
foolish
man
has
no
pleasure
in good
sense,
but
only
to
let
what
is
in
his
heart come
to light.
\VS{3}When
the evil-doer
comes,
a low opinion
comes
with
him,
and
with
the loss
of honour
comes
shame.
\VS{4}The
words
of
a man's
mouth
are
like
deep
waters:
the
fountain
of
wisdom
is
like
a
flowing
stream.
\VS{5}To
have
respect
for
the person
of
the evil-doer
is
not
good,
or
to
give
a wrong
decision
against
the upright.
\VS{6}A
foolish man's
lips
are
a
cause
of fighting,
and
his
mouth makes
him open
to
blows.
\VS{7}The
mouth
of
a
foolish
man
is
his destruction,
and
his
lips
are
a net
for
his
soul.
\VS{8}The
words
of
one who
says evil
of
his neighbour secretly
are
like sweet food,
and
go
down
into
the
inner
parts
of
the
stomach.
\VS{9}He
who
does
not give
his mind
to
his
work
is
brother
to
him
who makes
destruction.
\VS{10}The
name
of
the
Lord
is
a
strong
tower:
the upright
man
running into
it
is
safe.
\VS{11}The property
of
a
man
of
wealth is
his
strong
town,
and it is as
a
high
wall
in
the thoughts
of
his heart.
\VS{12}Before
destruction
the
heart
of
man
is full
of pride,
and
before honour
goes
a gentle
spirit.
\VS{13}To
give
an
answer
before
hearing
is
a
foolish
thing
and
a
cause
of
shame.
\VS{14}The
spirit
of
a
man
will
be
his
support
when
he
is ill;
but
how
may
a broken
spirit
be
lifted
up?
\VS{15}The
heart
of
the
man
of good
sense
gets
knowledge;
the
ear
of
the
wise
is
searching
for
knowledge.
\VS{16}A man's offering
makes
room
for
him, letting
him come
before
great
men.
\VS{17}The
man
who
first puts
his
cause
before
the judge
seems
to
be
in
the
right;
but
then
his neighbour
comes
and puts
his
cause
in
its true light.
\VS{18}The decision
of chance puts an end
to argument, parting
the
strong.
\VS{19}A
brother wounded
is like
a
strong
town,
and violent acts are like
a locked tower.
\VS{20}With
the
fruit
of
a man's
mouth
his
stomach
will
be
full;
the
produce
of
his
lips
will
be
his
in
full measure.
\VS{21}Death
and
life
are
in
the
power
of
the
tongue;
and
those
to whom
it
is dear
will
have
its
fruit
for
their
food.
\VS{22}Whoever gets
a
wife gets
a
good thing,
and
has
the
approval
of
the
Lord.
\VS{23}The
poor
man
makes requests for grace,
but
the
man
of wealth gives
a rough
answer.
\VS{24}There
are
friends
who
may
be
a man's destruction,
but
there
is
a
lover
who keeps nearer than
a
brother.

\par }\Chap{19}{\PP \VerseOne{1}Better
is
the
poor
man whose ways
are
upright,
than
the
man
of wealth whose ways
are twisted.
\VS{2}Further,
without
knowledge
desire
is
not
good;
and
he
who
is over-quick
in acting goes out
of
the
right way.
\VS{3}By
his
foolish behaviour
a man's
ways
are turned upside
down,
and
his
heart
is bitter
against
the
Lord.
\VS{4}Wealth makes
a
great number
of
friends;
but
the
poor man is
parted
from
his
friend.
\VS{5}A
false
witness
will
not
go
without
punishment,
and
the breather
out
of
deceit
will
not
go
free.
\VS{6}Great numbers
will make attempts
to get
the approval
of
a ruler:
and
every
man
is
the special
friend
of
him
who
has something
to give.
\VS{7}All
the
brothers
of
the
poor
man
are
against
him:
how
much
more
do
his
friends
go
far
from
him! ...
\VS{8}He
who
gets
wisdom
has
love
for
his
soul:
he
who
keeps
good
sense
will
get
what
is truly
good.
\VS{9}A
false
witness
will
not
go
without
punishment,
and
the breather
out
of
deceit
will
be cut off.
\VS{10}Material comfort
is
not good
for
the
foolish;
much
less
for
a
servant
to
be put
over
rulers.
\VS{11}A man's good
sense
makes
him
slow
to
wrath,
and
the overlooking
of wrongdoing
is
his
glory.
\VS{12}The king's
wrath
is
like
the loud cry
of
a
lion,
but
his approval
is
like
dew
on
the
grass.
\VS{13}A
foolish
son
is
the
destruction
of
his
father;
and
the bitter arguments
of
a
wife
are
like drops
of rain falling without end.
\VS{14}House
and
wealth
are
a
heritage
from
fathers,
but
a
wife
with good sense
is
from
the
Lord.
\VS{15}Hate
of work sends
deep
sleep
on
a
man:
and he
who
has no industry
will
go without food.
\VS{16}He
who
keeps
the law
keeps
his
soul;
but
death
will
be
the fate
of
him
who takes no
note
of
the word.
\VS{17}He
who
has
pity
on
the
poor gives
to
the
Lord,
and
the
Lord
will give
him
his
reward.
\VS{18}Give
your
son training
while
there
is
hope;
let
not
your
heart
be purposing
his
death.
\VS{19}A man
of great
wrath
will
have
to
take
his punishment:
for
if
you get
him out
of trouble
you
will
have
to
do
it
again.
\VS{20}Let
your ear
be open
to suggestion
and
take teaching,
so
that at
the
end
you
may
be
wise.
\VS{21}A man's
heart
may
be
full
of
designs,
but
the
purpose
of
the
Lord
is unchanging.
\VS{22}The ornament
of
a
man
is
his mercy,
and
a
poor
man
is
better
than
one
who
is
false.
\VS{23}The
fear
of
the
Lord gives
life:
and
he
who
has
it
will
have need
of
nothing;
no
evil
will come
his way.
\VS{24}The hater
of work puts
his
hand deep
into
the basin,
and
will
not
even
take
it
to
his
mouth
again.
\VS{25}When
blows overtake
the man
of pride,
the simple
will
get sense; say sharp words
to
the wise,
and
knowledge
will be
made clear
to
him.
\VS{26}He
who
is violent
to
his
father, driving
away
his
mother,
is
a
son causing
shame
and
a bad name.
\VS{27}A
son
who
no longer gives
attention
to teaching
is turned away
from
the
words
of
knowledge.
\VS{28}A
good-for-nothing
witness makes sport
of
the judge's
decision:
and
the
mouth
of evil-doers sends
out
evil
like
a stream.
\VS{29}Rods
are being
made
ready
for
the
man of pride,
and
blows
for
the back of
the
foolish.

\par }\Chap{20}{\PP \VerseOne{1}Wine
makes
men foolish,
and
strong
drink
makes
men come
to blows;
and
whoever comes into
error
through
these
is
not
wise.
\VS{2}The
wrath
of
a
king
is
like
the loud cry
of
a
lion:
he
who makes
him angry
does
wrong
against
himself.
\VS{3}It
is
an honour
for
a
man
to keep
from fighting,
but
the
foolish
are ever
at war.
\VS{4}The hater
of work
will
not
do
his ploughing because
of
the
winter;
so
at
the time
of grain-cutting
he
will
be requesting food
and
will get
nothing.
\VS{5}The
purpose
in
the
heart
of
a
man
is
like
deep
water,
but
a
man
of good
sense
will get
it
out.
\VS{6}Most
men
make
no secret
of
their kind acts:
but where
is
a
man
of good faith
to
be seen?
\VS{7}An
upright
man
goes
on
in
his righteousness:
happy
are
his
children
after
him!
\VS{8}A
king
on
the
seat
of judging puts
to flight
all
evil
with
his
eyes.
\VS{9}Who
is able
to
say,
I have made
my
heart
clean,
I am free
from
my
sin?
\VS{10}Unequal
weights
and unequal
measures,
they
are
all
disgusting
to
the
Lord.
\VS{11}Even
a
child
may
be judged
by
his
doings,
if
his
work
is free
from sin
and
if
it
is
right.
\VS{12}The
hearing
ear
and
the
seeing
eye
are equally
the Lord's work.
\VS{13}Do
not
be
a
lover
of
sleep,
or
you
will
become
poor: keep
your
eyes
open,
and
you
will
have
bread
enough.
\VS{14}A poor
thing,
a poor
thing,
says
he
who
is giving money
for goods:
but
when
he has
gone
on
his
way,
then
he
makes clear
his pride
in
what
he has got.
\VS{15}There
is
gold
and
a store
of
corals:
but
the
lips
of
knowledge
are
a
jewel
of
great
price.
\VS{16}Take
a man's
clothing
if
he makes
himself responsible
for
a
strange man,
and
get
an undertaking
from
him
who gives
his word
for
strange
men.
\VS{17}Bread
of
deceit
is
sweet
to
a
man;
but
after,
his
mouth
will
be
full
of sand.
\VS{18}Every
purpose
is
put into effect
by
wise
help:
and
by
wise guiding
make
war.
\VS{19}He
who
goes
about talking
of
the business
of
others gives
away
secrets:
so
have
nothing
to do
with
him whose
lips
are
open wide.
\VS{20}If anyone puts
a
curse
on
his
father
or
his
mother,
his
light
will
be
put
out
in
the blackest night.
\VS{21}A
heritage
may
be got quickly
at
first,
but
the
end
of
it
will
not
be
a
blessing.
\VS{22}Do
not
say,
I
will give punishment
for
evil: go
on waiting
for
the
Lord,
and
he
will
be
your saviour.
\VS{23}Unequal
weights
are
disgusting
to
the
Lord,
and
false
scales
are
not
good.
\VS{24}A man's
steps
are
of
the
Lord;
how
then
may
a
man
have knowledge
of
his
way?
\VS{25}It
is a danger
to a
man
to say without thought,
It
is
holy,
and,
after taking
his oaths,
to be questioning
if
it
is necessary
to keep
them.
\VS{26}A
wise
king puts evil-doers
to flight,
and makes
their evil-doing
come
back
on
them.
\VS{27}The
Lord keeps watch
over
the
spirit
of
man,
searching
all
the deepest
parts
of
the
body.
\VS{28}Mercy
and good
faith
keep
the
king safe,
and
the
seat
of
his power
is based
on upright acts.
\VS{29}The
glory
of
young
men is
their
strength,
and
the honour
of
old
men is
their grey
hairs.
\VS{30}By
the
wounds
of
the rod
evil
is taken
away,
and
blows make clean
the deepest
parts
of
the
body.

\par }\Chap{21}{\PP \VerseOne{1}The king's
heart
in
the
hands
of
the
Lord
is
like
the
water
streams,
and
by
him
it
is
turned
in
any
direction
at
his
pleasure.
\VS{2}Every
way
of
a
man
seems
right
to
himself,
but
the
Lord
is
the tester
of
hearts.
\VS{3}To
do
what
is
right
and
true
is more pleasing
to
the
Lord than
an
offering.
\VS{4}A high
look
and
a
heart
of pride, ***of
the evil-doer
is
sin.
\VS{5}The
purposes
of
the
man
of industry
have
their outcome
only
in wealth;
but
one
who
is over-quick
in acting
will
only come
to
be
in
need.
\VS{6}He who gets
stores
of
wealth
by
a
false
tongue,
is going after
what
is only
breath,
and
searching
for
death.
\VS{7}By
their violent
acts
the evil-doers
will
be pulled
away,
because
they
have no desire
to
do
what
is
right.
\VS{8}Twisted
is
the
way
of
him
who
is full
of crime;
but
as
for
him
whose heart
is
clean,
his
work
is
upright.
\VS{9}It
is
better
to
be
living
in
an angle
of
the house-top,
than
with
a bitter-tongued
woman
in
a wide
house.
\VS{10}The
desire
of
the evil-doer
is fixed
on
evil:
he
has
no
kind feeling
for
his neighbour.
\VS{11}When
the
man
of pride undergoes punishment,
the simple
man
gets
wisdom;
and
by watching
the
wise
he
gets
knowledge.
\VS{12}The Upright
One, looking
on
the
house
of
the evil-doer, lets
sinners
be overturned
to
their
destruction.
\VS{13}He whose
ears
are stopped
at
the
cry
of
the
poor,
will
himself get
no
answer
to
his
cry
for
help.
\VS{14}By
a secret offering
wrath
is turned away,
and
the
heat
of
angry feelings by money
in
the folds
of
the robe.
\VS{15}It
is
a
joy
to
the good
man
to
do
right,
but
it
is
destruction
to
the
workers
of
evil.
\VS{16}The wanderer
from
the
way
of knowledge
will
have
his resting-place among
the shades.
\VS{17}The
lover
of
pleasure
will
be
a
poor
man:
the
lover
of
wine
and
oil
will
not get
wealth.
\VS{18}The evil-doer
will
be given
as
a
price
for
the life
of
the good
man,
and
the worker
of deceit
in
the
place
of
the
upright.
\VS{19}It
is
better
to
be
living
in
a waste
land,
than
with
a bitter-tongued
and angry
woman.
\VS{20}There
is
a store
of
great value
in
the house
of
the
wise,
but it
is wasted
by
the
foolish
man.
\VS{21}He
who goes
after
righteousness
and mercy
will get
life,
righteousness,
and honour.
\VS{22}A
wise
man
goes
up
into
the
town
of
the
strong
ones,
and overcomes
its
strength
in
which
they
put
their faith.
\VS{23}He
who
keeps
watch over
his
mouth
and
his
tongue
keeps
his
soul
from troubles.
\VS{24}The man
of
pride, lifted up
in soul,
is
named high-hearted;
he
is acting
in an outburst
of
pride.
\VS{25}The
desire
of
the hater
of work
is
death
to
him,
for
his
hands
will
do no work.
\VS{26}All
the
day
the sinner goes
after
his
desire:
but
the upright
man
gives freely,
keeping
nothing
back.
\VS{27}The offering
of evil-doers
is
disgusting:
how
much
more
when
they
give
it
with
an
evil purpose!
\VS{28}A
false
witness
will
be cut off, ...
\VS{29}The evil-doer
makes
his
face hard,
but
as
for
the
upright,
he
gives thought
to
his
way.
\VS{30}Wisdom
and knowledge
and
wise suggestions
are
of
no use
against
the
Lord.
\VS{31}The
horse
is
made
ready
for
the
day
of
war,
but
power
to overcome
is
from
the
Lord.

\par }\Chap{22}{\PP \VerseOne{1}A
good
name
is
more
to
be
desired
than
great
wealth,
and
to
be respected
is
better
than
silver
and
gold.
\VS{2}The
man
of wealth
and
the
poor
man come face
to face:
the
Lord
is
the maker
of
them
all.
\VS{3}The sharp
man
sees
the
evil
and takes
cover:
the simple
go straight
on
and get
into
trouble.
\VS{4}The
reward
of
a gentle spirit
and
the
fear
of
the
Lord
is
wealth
and honour
and
life.
\VS{5}Thorns
and nets
are
in
the
way
of
the twisted: he
who
keeps
watch over
his
soul
will
be
far
from
them.
\VS{6}If
a
child
is trained
up
in
the
right
way,
even
when
he
is
old
he
will
not
be
turned
away
from
it.
\VS{7}The
man
of wealth
has
rule
over
the
poor,
and
he
who gets
into debt
is
a
servant
to
his creditor.
\VS{8}By planting
the
seed
of
evil a man
will get
in
the grain
of
sorrow,
and
the
rod
of
his
wrath
will be broken.
\VS{9}He
who
is
kind
will
have
a
blessing,
for
he
gives
of
his
bread
to
the
poor.
\VS{10}Send
away
the man
of pride,
and argument
will
go
out; truly fighting
and
shame
will
come
to an
end.
\VS{11}He
whose
heart
is
clean
is dear
to
the Lord;
for
the
grace
of
his
lips
the
king
will
be
his
friend.
\VS{12}The
eyes
of
the
Lord
keep
knowledge,
but
by
him
the
acts
of
the false
man
will
be overturned.
\VS{13}The hater
of work
says,
There
is
a
lion
outside:
I will be
put
to
death
in
the
streets.
\VS{14}The
mouth
of
strange women
is
a
deep hole:
he
with whom
the
Lord
is
angry
will
go
down
into
it.
\VS{15}Foolish ways
are deep-seated
in
the
heart
of
a
child,
but
the
rod
of
punishment
will send
them
far
from
him.
\VS{16}He who
is cruel
to
the
poor
for
the purpose
of increasing
his profit,
and
he who
gives
to
the
man
of wealth,
will
only come
to
be
in
need.
\VS{17}Let
your
ear
be
bent
down
for
hearing
my
words,
and
let
your
heart
give
thought
to
knowledge.
\VS{18}For
it
is
a delight
to
keep
them
in
your
heart,
to
have
them
ready
on
your
lips.
\VS{19}So
that
your faith
may
be
in
the
Lord,
I
have
made
them clear
to
you
this
day,
even
to
you.
\VS{20}Have
I
not put
in
writing
for
you thirty
sayings,
with wise suggestions
and
knowledge,
\VS{21}To
make
you
see
how
certain
are
true
words,
so
that
you
may
give
a
true
answer
to those who
put questions
to
you?
\VS{22}Do
not
take
away
the property
of
the
poor
man
because
he
is
poor,
or
be cruel
to
the
crushed ones
when
they come before
the judge:
\VS{23}For
the
Lord
will give support
to
their
cause,
and
take
the
life
of
those
who
take
their goods.
\VS{24}Do
not
be friends
with
a
man
who
is given
to
wrath;
do
not
go
in
the company
of
an
angry
man:
\VS{25}For
fear
of learning
his
ways
and making
a net ready
for
your
soul.
\VS{26}Be
not
one
of
those who
give
their
hands
in
an agreement,
or
of
those who
make themselves responsible
for
debts:
\VS{27}If
you
have
nothing
with
which
to
make payment,
he
will
take
away
your
bed
from
under
you.
\VS{28}Let
not
the
old landmark
be moved
which
your
fathers
have put
in place.
\VS{29}Have
you
seen
a
man
who
is
expert
in
his
business?
he
will
take
his place
before
kings;
his place
will
not
be
among low
persons.

\par }\Chap{23}{\PP \VerseOne{1}When
you
take
your
seat
at
the feast
with
a
ruler,
give thought
with care
to
what
is
before
you;
\VS{2}And
put
a
knife
to
your
throat,
if
you
have
a strong
desire
for food.
\VS{3}Have
no
desire
for
his delicate
food,
for
it
is
the
bread
of deceit.
\VS{4}Take
no care
to
get
wealth;
let there
be an end
to
your desire
for money.
\VS{5}Are
your
eyes lifted up
to
it?
it
is
gone:
for wealth takes
to
itself
wings,
like
an
eagle
in flight up
to
heaven.
\VS{6}Do
not take
the
food
of
him who
has an
evil
eye,
or
have any
desire
for
his delicate meat:
\VS{7}For
as
the
thoughts
of
his
heart
are,
so
is
he:
Take
food
and
drink,
he
says
to
you;
but
his
heart
is
not
with
you.
\VS{8}The
food
which
you
have taken
will come
up again,
and
your pleasing
words
will
be
wasted.
\VS{9}Say
nothing
in
the
hearing
of
a
foolish
man,
for
he
will put
no value on
the
wisdom
of
your
words.
\VS{10}Do
not
let
the landmark
of
the widow
be
moved,
and
do
not
go
into
the
fields
of those who
have
no father;
\VS{11}For
their saviour
is
strong,
and
he
will take
up
their
cause
against
you.
\VS{12}Give
your
heart
to teaching,
and
your
ears
to
the
words
of
knowledge.
\VS{13}Do
not
keep
back training
from
the
child:
for
even
if
you give
him
blows
with
the
rod,
it
will
not
be
death
to
him.
\VS{14}Give
him
blows
with
the
rod,
and keep
his
soul safe
from
the underworld.
\VS{15}My
son,
if
your
heart
becomes
wise,
I,
even
I,
will
be
glad
in
heart;
\VS{16}And
my thoughts
in
me
will
be full
of joy
when
your
lips
say
right
things.
\VS{17}Have
no
envy
of
sinners
in
your
heart,
but keep
in
the
fear
of
the
Lord
all
through
the
day;
\VS{18}For
without
doubt
there
is
a
future,
and
your
hope
will
not
be
cut
off.
\VS{19}Give ear,
my
son,
and
be
wise, guiding
your
heart
in
the right
way.
\VS{20}Do
not
be among
those who
give themselves
to wine-drinking,
or among
those who make themselves full
with
meat:
\VS{21}For
those
who
take delight
in drink
and feasting
will
come
to
be
in need;
and
through love
of sleep
a man
will
be poorly
clothed.
\VS{22}Give ear
to
your
father whose
child
you
are,
and
do
not
keep honour
from
your
mother
when
she
is
old.
\VS{23}Get
for yourself that
which
is
true,
and
do
not
let
it go
for money;
get
wisdom
and teaching
and good sense.
\VS{24}The
father
of
the upright
man
will
be
glad,
and
he
who
has
a
wise
child
will
have
joy because
of
him.
\VS{25}Let
your
father
and
your
mother
be
glad,
let
her
who
gave
you
birth
have
joy.
\VS{26}My
son,
give
me
your
heart,
and
let
your
eyes
take
delight
in
my
ways.
\VS{27}For
a loose
woman
is
a
deep hollow,
and
a strange
woman
is
a narrow water-hole.
\VS{28}Yes,
she
is waiting secretly
like
a beast
for its food,
and deceit
by
her
is
increased
among
men.
\VS{29}Who says,
Oh!
who says, Ah!
who
has violent arguments,
who
has grief,
who
has
wounds
without
cause,
whose
eyes
are dark?
\VS{30}Those who are
seated
late
over
the
wine:
those who
go looking
for
mixed
wine.
\VS{31}Keep
your
eyes
from
looking
on
the
wine
when
it
is
red,
when
its colour
is bright
in
the cup,
when
it
goes
smoothly
down:
\VS{32}In
the
end, its bite is like
that
of a
snake, its wound like
the wound
of a poison-snake.
\VS{33}Your
eyes
will
see
strange
things,
and
you
will
say twisted
things.
\VS{34}Yes,
you
will
be
like
him who takes
his
rest
on
the
sea,
or
on
the
top
of
a sail-support.
\VS{35}They
have
overcome
me,
you
will
say,
and
I
have
no pain;
they gave
me
blows without
my feeling
them:
when
will
I
be awake
from
my wine?
I
will go after
it
again.

\par }\Chap{24}{\PP \VerseOne{1}Have
no
envy
for
evil
men,
or
any
desire
to
be
with
them:
\VS{2}For
the purposes
of
their
hearts
are
destruction,
and
their
lips
are
talking
of
trouble.
\VS{3}The
building
of
a
house
is
by
wisdom,
and
by reason
it
is
made strong:
\VS{4}And
by
knowledge
its
rooms
are
full
of
all dear
and pleasing
things.
\VS{5}A
wise
man
is
strong;
and
a
man
of
knowledge
makes
strength greater.
\VS{6}For
by
wise guiding
you will overcome
in
war:
and
in
a
number
of
wise
guides
there
is
salvation.
\VS{7}Wisdom
is outside
the power
of
the
foolish:
he keeps
his
mouth shut
in
the public place.
\VS{8}He whose
purposes are bad
will be
named
a
man
of
evil designs.
\VS{9}The purpose
of
the
foolish
is
sin:
and
the hater
of authority
is
disgusting
to others.
\VS{10}If
you give way
in
the
day
of
trouble,
your
strength
is small.
\VS{11}Be
the saviour
of those who are given up
to
death,
and
do
not
keep
back help
from those who are slipping
to destruction.
\VS{12}If
you
say,
See,
we
had
no
knowledge
of
this:
does
not
the tester
of
hearts
give
thought
to
it?
and
he
who
keeps
your
soul,
has
he
no
knowledge
of
it?
and
will
he
not
give
to every
man
the reward
of
his
work?
\VS{13}My
son, take
honey,
for
it
is
good;
and
the flowing
honey, which
is
sweet
to
your
taste:
\VS{14}So
let
your
desire
be
for
wisdom:
if
you
have
it,
there
will
be
a
future,
and
your
hope
will
not
be
cut
off.
\VS{15}Do
not keep a secret watch, O evil-doer, against
the fields
of
the upright
man,
or send destruction on
his resting-place:
\VS{16}For
an upright
man,
after
falling
seven
times,
will
get
up
again:
but
trouble
is
the
downfall
of
the
evil.
\VS{17}Do
not
be
glad
at
the
fall
of
your hater,
and
let
not
your
heart have
joy
at
his
downfall:
\VS{18}For
fear
that
the
Lord
may
see
it,
and
it
may
be
evil
in
his
eyes,
and
his
wrath
may
be
turned
away
from
him.
\VS{19}Do
not
be troubled because
of evil-doers,
or
have
envy
of sinners:
\VS{20}For
there
will
be
no
future
for
the
evil
man;
the light
of
sinners
will
be
put
out.
\VS{21}My
son, go
in
fear
of
the
Lord
and
the
king:
have
nothing
to
do
with
those
who
are
in high positions:
\VS{22}For
their downfall
will
come
suddenly;
and
who
has
knowledge
of
the
destruction
of
those
in high positions?
\VS{23}These
are
more sayings
of
the
wise:
To
have
respect
for
a person's position
when judging
is
not
good.
\VS{24}He
who
says
to
the evil-doer,
You
are upright,
will
be
cursed
by
peoples
and hated
by
nations.
\VS{25}But
those
who say sharp words
to
him
will
have
delight,
and
a
blessing
of
good
will
come
on
them.
\VS{26}He
gives
a kiss
with
his
lips who
gives
a
right
answer.
\VS{27}Put
your
work
in
order
outside,
and
make
it
ready
in
the
field;
and
after
that, see
to
the
building
of
your
house.
\VS{28}Do
not
be
a violent
witness
against
your neighbour,
or
let
your
lips say what
is false.
\VS{29}Say
not,
I
will
do
to
him
as
he
has
done
to
me;
I
will
give
the
man
the reward
of
his
work.
\VS{30}I
went
by
the
field
of
the hater
of work,
and
by
the vine-garden
of
the
man without
sense;
\VS{31}And
it
was
all
full
of thorns,
and
covered
with waste plants,
and
its
stone
wall
was
broken
down.
\VS{32}Then
looking
at
it,
I
gave
thought:
I
saw,
and
I
got teaching
from
it.
\VS{33}A
little
sleep,
a
little
rest,
a
little
folding
of
the
hands
in
sleep:
\VS{34}So loss
will
come
on
you
like
an outlaw,
and
your
need
like
an
armed
man.

\par }\Chap{25}{\PP \VerseOne{1}These
are
more wise sayings
of
Solomon,
copied
out
by
the
men
of
Hezekiah,
king
of
Judah.
\VS{2}It
is
the
glory
of
God
to keep
a
thing
secret:
but
the
glory
of
kings
is
to
have it
searched
out.
\VS{3}The
heaven
is high
and
the
earth
is deep,
and
the
hearts
of
kings
may
not
be
searched
out.
\VS{4}Take
away
the waste
from
silver,
and
a
vessel will
come
out
for
the silver-worker.
\VS{5}Take
away evil-doers
from
before
the
king,
and
the
seat
of
his
power
will
be
made strong
in
righteousness.
\VS{6}Do
not
take glory
for yourself
before
the
king,
and
do
not put yourself
in
the
place
of
the
great:
\VS{7}For
it
is
better
to
have
it
said
to
you,
Come
up
here;
than
for
you
to
be
put
down
in
a
lower place
before
the ruler.
\VS{8}Do
not
be quick
to
go
to law
about
what
you
have seen,
for
what
will
you
do
in
the
end,
when
your neighbour
has
put
you
to
shame?
\VS{9}Have
a talk
with
your neighbour
himself
about
your
cause, but
do
not give
away
the
secret
of
another:
\VS{10}Or
your hearer
may say
evil
of
you,
and
your shame
will
not
be
turned
away.
\VS{11}A
word
at
the right time
is
like
apples
of
gold
in
a network
of
silver.
\VS{12}Like
a nose-ring
of
gold
and
an
ornament
of
the best
gold,
is
a
wise
man
who says sharp words
to
an
ear ready
to
give
attention.
\VS{13}As
the cold
of
snow
in
the
time
of grain-cutting,
so
is
a true servant
to
those
who
send
him;
for
he
gives new
life
to
the
soul
of
his
master.
\VS{14}As clouds
and
wind
without
rain,
so
is
one
who takes credit
for
an offering
he
has
not given.
\VS{15}A judge
is moved
by
one who
for
a
long time undergoes wrongs without protest,
and
by
a
soft
tongue even
bone
is
broken.
\VS{16}If
you
have
honey, take only
as much
as
is
enough
for
you;
for
fear
that,
being
full
of
it,
you
may
not be able
to keep
it down.
\VS{17}Let
not
your
foot
be frequently
in
your neighbour's
house,
or
he
may
get tired
of
you,
and
his feeling
be
turned
to
hate.
\VS{18}One
who gives
false
witness
against
his neighbour
is
a hammer
and
a
sword
and
a
sharp
arrow.
\VS{19}Putting one's faith
in
a false man
in
time
of
trouble
is
like
a broken
tooth
and
a shaking
foot.
\VS{20}Like one
who takes
off
clothing
in
cold weather
and
like acid
on
a wound,
is
he
who makes melody
to
a sad
heart.
\VS{21}If
your hater
is
in need
of
food,
give
him
bread;
and
if
he
is
in need
of
drink,
give
him
water:
\VS{22}For
so
you
will put
coals
of fire
on
his
head,
and
the
Lord
will give
you
your
reward.
\VS{23}As
the
north
wind gives birth
to
rain,
so
is
an
angry
face caused
by
a
tongue saying evil secretly.
\VS{24}It
is
better
to
be
living
in
an angle
of
the house-top,
than
with
a bitter-tongued
woman
in
a wide
house.
\VS{25}As
cold
water
to
a
tired
soul,
so
is
good
news
from
a
far
country.
\VS{26}Like
a troubled
fountain
and
a dirty
spring,
is
an upright
man
who has
to give
way
before evil-doers.
\VS{27}It
is
not
good
to take
much
honey:
so
he
who
is
not looking
for honour
will
be honoured.
\VS{28}He
whose
spirit
is uncontrolled
is
like
an unwalled
town
which
has
been
broken
into.

\par }\Chap{26}{\PP \VerseOne{1}Like
snow
in
summer
and
rain
when
the grain
is being cut,
so honour
is
not natural
for
the
foolish.
\VS{2}As
the
sparrow
in
her wandering
and
the
swallow
in
her flight,
so
the
curse
does
not
come
without
a
cause.
\VS{3}A
whip for
the
horse, a mouth-bit for
the ass,
and a
rod for
the back
of
the
foolish.
\VS{4}Do
not
give
to
the
foolish
man
a
foolish
answer,
or
you
will
be like him.
\VS{5}Give
a
foolish
man
a
foolish
answer,
or he
will
seem
wise
to himself.
\VS{6}He
who
sends news
by
the
hand
of
a
foolish
man
is
cutting
off
his
feet
and
drinking
in damage.
\VS{7}The
legs
of
one
who
has no power
of walking
are hanging loose;
so
is
a wise
saying
in
the
mouth
of
the
foolish.
\VS{8}Giving honour
to
a
foolish
man
is
like attempting
to keep
a
stone fixed
in
a cord.
\VS{9}Like
a
thorn which
goes
up
into
the
hand
of
a
man overcome
by drink,
so
is
a wise
saying
in
the
mouth
of
a
foolish
man.
\VS{10}Like an archer wounding
all
who
go
by,
is
a
foolish
man overcome
by drink.
\VS{11}Like
a
dog
going
back
to
the food which
he has not been able
to keep
down,
is
the
foolish
man doing
his
foolish acts
over
again.
\VS{12}Have
you
seen
a
man
who
seems
to
himself
to
be
wise? There
is
more
hope
for
the
foolish
than
for
him.
\VS{13}The hater
of work
says, There
is
a
lion
in
the
way;
a
lion
is
in
the
streets.
\VS{14}A
door
is
turned
on
its pillar,
and
the hater
of work
on
his
bed.
\VS{15}The hater
of work puts
his
hand deep
into
the basin: lifting
it
again
to
his
mouth
is
a weariness
to
him.
\VS{16}The hater
of work
seems
to himself
wiser than
seven
men
who
are able
to
give
an
answer
with good sense.
\VS{17}He
who gets mixed
up
in
a fight which
is
not
his business,
is
like
one
who
takes
a
dog
by
the
ears
while
it
is going
by.
\VS{18}As one who
is off
his head sends about flaming sticks
and
arrows
of
death,
\VS{19}So
is
the
man
who gets
the better
of
his neighbour
by deceit,
and
says,
Am
I
not doing
so
in
sport?
\VS{20}Without
wood,
the
fire
goes
out;
and where
there
is
no secret talk, argument
is ended.
\VS{21}Like breath
on
coals
and
wood
on
fire, so
a
man given
to argument gets
a fight started.
\VS{22}The
words
of
one who
says evil
of
his neighbour secretly
are
like sweet food,
they
go
down
into
the
inner
parts
of
the
stomach.
\VS{23}Smooth
lips
and
an
evil
heart
are
like
a
vessel
of earth
plated
with
silver waste.
\VS{24}With
his
lips
the hater makes things seem what
they
are not,
but
deceit
is stored
up
inside
him;
\VS{25}When
he says fair words,
have
no belief
in
him;
for
in
his
heart
are
seven evils:
\VS{26}Though
his
hate
is
covered
with deceit,
his sin
will be seen openly before
the meeting
of
the people.
\VS{27}He who makes
a
hole
in
the earth
will
himself
go
falling
into
it:
and
on
him
by whom
a
stone
is
rolled
the
stone
will
come
back
again.
\VS{28}A
false
tongue
has
hate
for
those
who
have clean hearts,
and
a
smooth
mouth
is
a
cause
of falling.

\par }\Chap{27}{\PP \VerseOne{1}Do
not
make
a noise
about
tomorrow,
for
you
are
not
certain
what
a day's outcome
may
be.
\VS{2}Let
another man give
you
praise,
and
not
your
mouth;
one
who
is
strange
to
you,
and
not
your
lips.
\VS{3}A
stone has
great
weight,
and
sand
is crushing;
but
the wrath
of
the
foolish
is
of greater
weight than these.
\VS{4}Wrath
is cruel,
and
angry feeling
an
overflowing stream; but
who
does not give
way
before
envy?
\VS{5}Better
is
open protest
than
love kept
secret.
\VS{6}The
wounds
of
a
friend are given
in good
faith, but
the
kisses
of
a hater are false.
\VS{7}The
full
man
has
no use
for
honey,
but
to
the
man
in need
of food
every
bitter
thing
is
sweet.
\VS{8}Like
a
bird wandering
from
the
place
of
her eggs
is
a
man wandering
from
his station.
\VS{9}Oil
and
perfume
make
glad
the
heart,
and
the wise suggestion
of
a
friend
is
sweet
to
the
soul.
\VS{10}Do
not
give
up
your
friend
and
your father's
friend;
and
do
not
go
into
your brother's
house
in
the
day
of
your trouble:
better
is
a neighbour
who
is
near
than
a
brother
far
off.
\VS{11}My
son,
be
wise
and
make
my
heart
glad,
so
that
I
may
give
back
an
answer
to
him
who puts
me
to shame.
\VS{12}The sharp
man
sees
the
evil
and takes
cover:
the simple
go straight
on
and get
into
trouble.
\VS{13}Take
a man's
clothing
if
he makes
himself responsible
for
a
strange man,
and
get
an undertaking
from
him
who gives
his word
for
strange
men.
\VS{14}He who gives
a
blessing
to
his
friend
with
a
loud
voice, getting
up
early
in
the
morning,
will
have
it put
to
his account
as
a
curse.
\VS{15}Like an unending dropping
on
a
day
of
rain
is
a bitter-tongued
woman.
\VS{16}He
who keeps
secret
the
secret
of
his friend,
will get
himself
a
name
for good faith.
\VS{17}Iron
makes
iron
sharp;
so
a
man
makes
sharp
his
friend.
\VS{18}Whoever
keeps
a fig-tree
will
have
its
fruit;
and
the servant
waiting
on
his
master
will
be honoured.
\VS{19}Like
face looking
at
face
in
water,
so
are
the
hearts
of
men
to
one
another.
\VS{20}The underworld
and Abaddon
are
never
full,
and
the
eyes
of
man
have
never
enough.
\VS{21}The heating-pot
is
for
silver
and
the oven-fire
for
gold,
and
a
man
is measured
by
what
he
is praised
for.
\VS{22}Even
if
a
foolish
man
is
crushed
with
a hammer
in
a vessel
among
crushed
grain, still
his
foolish ways
will
not
go
from
him.
\VS{23}Take care
to
have
knowledge
about
the
condition
of
your
flocks, looking
well after
your
herds;
\VS{24}For
wealth
is
not
for
ever,
and money
does
not go
on
for
all
generations.
\VS{25}The
grass comes
up
and
the young
grass
is
seen,
and
the
mountain
plants
are got
in.
\VS{26}The
lambs are
for your
clothing,
and
the he-goats make
the value
of
a
field:
\VS{27}There
will
be goats'
milk
enough
for
your
food,
and
for
the support
of
your servant-girls.

\par }\Chap{28}{\PP \VerseOne{1}The
evil
man goes running
away
when
no
man
is
after
him,
but
the upright
are
without fear, like
the
lion.
\VS{2}Because
of
the sin
of
the
land,
its troubles
are increased;
but
by
a
man
of wisdom
and
knowledge
they
will
be put
out
like
a fire.
\VS{3}A
man
of wealth
who
is cruel
to
the
poor
is like
a violent
rain causing destruction
of
food.
\VS{4}Those
who
have no respect
for
the
law
give
praise
to
the evil-doer;
but such as
keep
the
law
are
against
him.
\VS{5}Evil
men
have
no knowledge
of
what
is
right;
but
those
who go after
the
Lord
have knowledge
of
all
things.
\VS{6}Better
is
the
poor
man whose
ways
are
upright,
than
the
man
of wealth whose
ways
are
not straight.
\VS{7}He
who
keeps
the
law
is
a wise
son, but
he
who
keeps company
with feasters puts
shame
on
his
father.
\VS{8}He who makes his
wealth
greater
by taking
interest,
only gets
it
together for
him who has
pity
on
the
poor.
\VS{9}As
for
the man whose
ear
is
turned
away
from
hearing
the
law,
even
his
prayer
is
disgusting.
\VS{10}Anyone causing
the
upright
to
go wandering
in
an
evil
way,
will
himself
go
down
into
the hole
he
has made;
but
the
upright
will
have
good things
for
their heritage.
\VS{11}The
man
of wealth
seems
to
himself
to
be
wise,
but
the
poor
man
who
has sense
has
a low
opinion
of
him.
\VS{12}When
the upright do well, there
is
great
glory;
but
when evil-doers
are lifted
up,
men do not
let themselves
be seen.
\VS{13}He
who keeps
his sins secret
will
not do well;
but
one
who
is open about
them,
and gives
them up,
will get
mercy.
\VS{14}Happy
is
the
man
in
whom
is
the
fear
of
the Lord
at
all
times;
but
he
whose
heart
is
hard
will
come
into
trouble.
\VS{15}Like
a loud-voiced
lion
and
a wandering
bear,
is
an
evil
ruler
over
a
poor
people.
\VS{16}The
prince
who
has no sense
is
a cruel
ruler;
but
he
who
has no desire
to get
profit
for
himself
will
have
long
life.
\VS{17}One
who
has been
the cause
of
a man's
death
will go
in
flight
to
the underworld:
let
no
man give
him help.
\VS{18}He whose
ways
are upright
will
be
safe,
but sudden
will
be
the
fall
of
him whose
ways
are twisted.
\VS{19}By ploughing
his
land
a man
will
have
bread
in
full measure;
but he who goes
after good-for-nothing persons
will
be poor
enough.
\VS{20}A
man
of good
faith
will
have
great
blessing,
but
one attempting
to get
wealth quickly
will
not
go
free
from
punishment.
\VS{21}It
is
not
good
to
have
respect
for
a man's position:
for
a
man
will do wrong
for
a bit
of
bread.
\VS{22}He
who
is ever desiring
wealth
goes running
after money,
and
does
not
see
that
need
will
come
on
him.
\VS{23}He
who says words
of protest
to
a
man
will
later
have more approval than
one
who says smooth words
with
his
tongue.
\VS{24}He
who takes
from
his
father
or
his
mother what
is theirs
by right,
and
says,
It
is
no sin;
is
the
same
as
a taker
of life.
\VS{25}He
who
is ever desiring profit
is
a cause
of fighting;
but
he
who
puts
his faith
in
the
Lord
will
be
made
fat.
\VS{26}He whose faith
is
in
himself
is
foolish;
but everyone
walking
wisely
will
be kept safe.
\VS{27}He
who
gives
to
the
poor
will
never
be
in
need,
but
great
curses
will
be
on
him
who
gives
no
attention
to
them.
\VS{28}When evil-doers
are lifted
up,
men
take
cover;
but
when
destruction overtakes
them,
the upright
are
increased.

\par }\Chap{29}{\PP \VerseOne{1}A
man hating sharp words
and
making
his heart
hard,
will
suddenly
be
broken
and
will
not
be
made well again.
\VS{2}When
the upright
have power,
the
people
are
glad;
when an
evil
man
is
ruler, grief comes on
the
people.
\VS{3}A
man
who
is
a
lover
of
wisdom
is
a
joy
to
his
father:
but
he
who goes
in
the company
of loose women
is
a waster
of
wealth.
\VS{4}A
king,
by
right
rule, makes
the
land safe;
but
one full
of desires makes
it
a waste.
\VS{5}A
man
who says smooth things
to
his neighbour
is
stretching
out
a
net
for
his
steps.
\VS{6}In
the steps
of
an
evil
man there
is
a net
for
him,
but
the upright
man gets
away quickly
and
is
glad.
\VS{7}The upright
man
gives
attention
to
the
cause
of
the
poor:
the evil-doer
gives
no
thought
to
it.
\VS{8}Men
of pride
are
the
cause
of violent acts
in
a
town,
but
by
wise
men
wrath
is
turned
away.
\VS{9}If
a
wise
man
goes
to law
with
a
foolish
man,
he
may
be angry
or laughing,
but
there
will
be
no rest.
\VS{10}Men
of
blood
are haters
of
the good
man,
and evil-doers go
after
his
soul.
\VS{11}A
foolish
man
lets
out
all
his
wrath,
but
a
wise
man keeps
it
back quietly.
\VS{12}If
a
ruler gives
attention
to
false
words,
all
his
servants
are evil-doers.
\VS{13}The
poor
man
and
his creditor come
face
to
face:
the
Lord
gives
light
to
their
eyes equally.
\VS{14}The
king
who
is
a
true
judge
in
the cause
of
the
poor,
will
be safe
for
ever
on
the
seat
of
his
power.
\VS{15}The
rod
and sharp words
give
wisdom: but
a
child
who
is not guided
is
a
cause
of
shame
to
his
mother.
\VS{16}When
evil
men
are
in power, wrongdoing
is
increased;
but
the upright
will
have
pleasure
when
they
see
their downfall.
\VS{17}Give
your
son training,
and
he
will
give
you
rest;
he
will
give
delight
to
your
soul.
\VS{18}Where
there
is
no
vision,
the
people
are uncontrolled;
but
he
who
keeps
the
law
will
be
happy.
\VS{19}A
servant
will
not
be
trained
by
words;
for
though
the sense
of
the
words
is clear
to
him,
he
will
not
give
attention.
\VS{20}Have
you
seen
a
man
who
is quick
with
his tongue? There
is
more
hope
for
a
foolish
man
than
for
him.
\VS{21}If
a
servant
is gently cared
for
from
his early years, he
will
become
a
cause
of sorrow
in
the
end.
\VS{22}An
angry
man
is
the cause
of fighting,
and
a
man given
to
wrath does
much wrong.
\VS{23}A man's
pride
will be
the cause
of
his fall,
but
he
who
has
a gentle
spirit
will get honour.
\VS{24}A
man
who takes part
with
a
thief
has
hate
for
his
soul;
he
is put under
oath,
but says
nothing.
\VS{25}The
fear
of
man
is
a
cause
of danger:
but whoever
puts
his faith
in
the
Lord
will
have
a
safe
place
on
high.
\VS{26}The
approval
of
a
ruler
is desired
by
great numbers:
but
the
decision
in
a man's
cause
comes
from
the
Lord.
\VS{27}An
evil
man
is
disgusting
to
the
upright,
and
he
who
is
upright
is
disgusting
to evil-doers.

\par }\Chap{30}{\PP \VerseOne{1}The
words
of
Agur,
the
son
of
Jakeh,
from Massa.
The
man
says:
I am full
of weariness, O God,
I am full
of weariness; O God,
I
have come
to an end:
\VS{2}For
I
am
more
like
a beast
than
any
man,
I
have
no power
of reasoning
like
a
man:
\VS{3}I
have
not got
wisdom
by
teaching,
so
that
I
might
have
the
knowledge
of
the
Holy
One.
\VS{4}Who
has
gone
up
to
heaven
and
come
down?
who
has
taken
the
winds
in
his
hands, prisoning
the
waters
in
his robe?
by
whom
have
all
the
ends
of
the
earth
been fixed?
what
is
his
name,
and
what
is
his son's
name,
if
you
are able
to say?
\VS{5}Every
word
of
God
is
tested:
he
is
a breastplate
to
those
who put
their faith
in
him.
\VS{6}Make
no
addition
to
his
words,
or
he
will
make clear
your error,
and
you
will
be seen
to
be
false.
\VS{7}I
have made
request
to
you
for
two
things;
do
not
keep
them
from
me
before
my
death:
\VS{8}Put
far
from
me
all
false
and foolish
things:
do
not
give
me great
wealth
or
let
me
be
in
need, but
give
me only enough
food:
\VS{9}For
fear
that
if
I
am
full,
I
may
be false
to
you
and
say,
Who
is
the
Lord?
or
if
I
am
poor,
I
may
become
a thief, using
the
name
of
my
God wrongly.
\VS{10}Do
not say evil
of
a
servant
to
his
master,
or
he
will put
a
curse
on
you,
and
you
will get
into trouble.
\VS{11}There
is
a
generation
who put
a
curse
on
their
father,
and do
not give
a
blessing
to
their
mother.
\VS{12}There
is
a
generation
who
seem
to
themselves
to
be free
from sin,
but
are
not
washed
from
their unclean ways.
\VS{13}There
is
a
generation,
O
how full
of pride
are
their
eyes!
O
how
their brows
are
lifted
up!
\VS{14}There
is
a
generation
whose
teeth
are
like
swords,
their strong
teeth
like
knives,
for
the destruction
of
the
poor
from
the
earth,
and
of
those
who
are
in need
from
among
men.
\VS{15}The night-spirit
has
two
daughters,
Give,
give. There
are
three
things which
are
never
full,
even
four which
never
say,
Enough:
\VS{16}The underworld,
and
the woman
without
a child;
the
earth
which
never
has
enough
water,
and
the
fire
which
never
says,
Enough.
\VS{17}The
eye
which makes sport
of
a
father,
and sees no
value
in
a
mother
when
she
is
old
will
be rooted out
by
the
ravens
of
the
valley,
and
be
food
for
the
young
eagles.
\VS{18}There
are
three
things,
the wonder
of which overcomes
me,
even
four
things outside
my
knowledge:
\VS{19}The
way
of
an
eagle
in
the air;
the
way
of
a
snake
on
a
rock;
the
way
of
a
ship
in
the
heart
of
the
sea;
and
the
way
of
a
man
with
a
girl.
\VS{20}This
is
the
way
of
a
false
wife;
she takes
food,
and, cleaning
her
mouth,
says,
I
have
done
no
wrong.
\VS{21}For
three
things
the
earth
is
moved,
and
there
are
four which
it
will
not
put
up
with:
\VS{22}A
servant
when
he
becomes
a
king;
a
man without sense
when
his wealth
is increased;
\VS{23}A
hated
woman
when
she
is
married;
and
a servant-girl
who
takes
the
place
of
her master's
wife.
\VS{24}There
are
four
things which
are
little
on
the
earth,
but
they
are very
wise:
\VS{25}The
ants
are
a
people
not
strong,
but
they
put
by
a store
of
food
in
the
summer;
\VS{26}The conies
are only
a feeble
people,
but
they
make
their
houses
in
the
rocks;
\VS{27}The
locusts
have
no
king,
but
they
all
go
out
in bands;
\VS{28}You
may
take
the
lizard
in
your
hands,
but
it
is
in kings' houses.
\VS{29}There
are
three
things whose
steps
are
good
to see, even
four whose goings
are fair:
\VS{30}The
lion,
which
is strongest
among
beasts,
not
turning
from
his
way
for
any;
\VS{31}The war-horse,
and
the he-goat,
and
the
king
when
his
army
is
with
him.
\VS{32}If
you
have
done foolishly
in lifting
yourself
up,
or
if
you
have
had evil designs,
put
your
hand
over
your
mouth.
\VS{33}The shaking
of
milk makes
butter,
and
the twisting
of
the
nose makes
blood
come:
so
the forcing
of
wrath
is
a
cause
of fighting.

\par }\Chap{31}{\PP \VerseOne{1}The
words
of
Lemuel,
king
of Massa:
the teaching
which
he
had
from
his
mother.
\VS{2}What am
I
to say
to
you,
O Lemuel,
my oldest
son?
and
what,
O
son
of
my
body?
and
what,
O
son
of
my oaths?
\VS{3}Do
not
give
your
strength
to
women,
or
your
ways
to
that
which
is
the destruction
of
kings.
\VS{4}It
is
not
for
kings, O
Lemuel,
it
is
not
for
kings
to take
wine,
or
for
rulers
to
say, Where
is
strong
drink?
\VS{5}For
fear
that
through
drinking
they
may come
to
have
no respect
for
the law, wrongly judging
the
cause
of
those
who
are
in trouble.
\VS{6}Give
strong
drink
to
him
who
is near
to
destruction,
and
wine
to
him whose
soul
is
bitter:
\VS{7}Let
him
have
drink,
and
his need
will go
from
his
mind,
and
the memory
of
his
trouble
will
be
gone.
\VS{8}Let
your
mouth
be
open
for
those
who
have
no voice,
in
the
cause
of
those
who
are ready
for death.
\VS{9}Let
your
mouth be
open,
judging
rightly,
and give
right decisions
in
the
cause
of
the
poor
and those
in need.
\VS{10}Who
may make
discovery
of
a
woman
of virtue?
For
her
price
is much higher than
jewels.
\VS{11}The
heart
of her
husband
has faith
in her,
and
he
will
have profit
in full measure.
\VS{12}She
does
him
good
and
not
evil
all
the
days
of
her
life.
\VS{13}She gets
wool
and
linen, working at
the business
of her
hands.
\VS{14}She
is
like
the trading-ships, getting
food
from
far
away.
\VS{15}She
gets
up
while
it
is
still
night,
and
gives meat
to
her
family,
and
their
food
to
her servant-girls.
\VS{16}After looking
at
a
field
with care, she
gets
it
for
a
price, planting
a vine-garden
with
the profit
of
her work.
\VS{17}She puts
a band
of
strength round
her,
and
makes
her
arms
strong.
\VS{18}She sees
that
her marketing
is
of
profit
to
her:
her light
does
not
go out
by
night.
\VS{19}She
puts
her
hands
to
the cloth-working rod,
and
her fingers
take
the wheel.
\VS{20}Her
hands
are
stretched
out
to
the
poor; yes, she
is open-handed
to those
who
are
in need.
\VS{21}She
has
no
fear
of
the
snow
for
her
family,
for
all
those
in
her
house
are
clothed
in
red.
\VS{22}She
makes
for herself cushions
of needlework; her
clothing
is fair
linen
and
purple.
\VS{23}Her
husband
is
a
man
of
note
in
the public
place,
when
he takes
his
seat
among
the responsible
men
of
the
land.
\VS{24}She
makes
linen robes
and gets
a price
for
them,
and traders
take
her cloth bands
for
a price.
\VS{25}Strength
and self-respect
are
her
clothing; she
is facing
the future
with
a smile.
\VS{26}Her
mouth
is
open
to give
out
wisdom,
and
the
law
of mercy
is
on
her
tongue.
\VS{27}She gives attention
to
the
ways
of
her
family,
she
does
not take
her
food
without working
for
it.
\VS{28}Her
children
get
up
and
give
her honour,
and
her
husband gives
her
praise, saying,
\VS{29}Unnumbered
women
have
done well,
but
you
are
better
than
all
of
them.
\VS{30}Fair looks
are
a
deceit,
and
a
beautiful form
is
of no value;
but
a
woman
who
has
the
fear
of
the
Lord
is
to
be
praised.
\VS{31}Give
her credit
for
what
her
hands
have
made:
let
her
be
praised
by
her
works
in
the public
place.
\par }