| 1. | Every wise woman hath builded her house, And the foolish with her hands breaketh it down. |
| 2. | Whoso is walking in his uprightness is fearing Jehovah, And the perverted `in' his ways is despising Him. |
| 3. | In the mouth of a fool `is' a rod of pride, And the lips of the wise preserve them. |
| 4. | Without oxen a stall `is' clean, And great `is' the increase by the power of the ox. |
| 5. | A faithful witness lieth not, And a false witness breatheth out lies. |
| 6. | A scorner hath sought wisdom, and it is not, And knowledge to the intelligent `is' easy. |
| 7. | Go from before a foolish man, Or thou hast not known the lips of knowledge. |
| 8. | The wisdom of the prudent `is' to understand his way, And the folly of fools `is' deceit. |
| 9. | Fools mock at a guilt-offering, And among the upright -- a pleasing thing. |
| 10. | The heart knoweth its own bitterness, And with its joy a stranger doth not intermeddle. |
| 11. | The house of the wicked is destroyed, And the tent of the upright flourisheth. |
| 12. | There is a way -- right before a man, And its latter end `are' ways of death. |
| 13. | Even in laughter is the heart pained, And the latter end of joy `is' affliction. |
| 14. | From his ways is the backslider in heart filled, And a good man -- from his fruits. |
| 15. | The simple giveth credence to everything, And the prudent attendeth to his step. |
| 16. | The wise is fearing and turning from evil, And a fool is transgressing and is confident. |
| 17. | Whoso is short of temper doth folly, And a man of wicked devices is hated. |
| 18. | The simple have inherited folly, And the prudent are crowned `with' knowledge. |
| 19. | The evil have bowed down before the good, And the wicked at the gates of the righteous. |
| 20. | Even of his neighbour is the poor hated, And those loving the rich `are' many. |
| 21. | Whoso is despising his neighbour sinneth, Whoso is favouring the humble, O his happiness. |
| 22. | Do not they err who are devising evil? And kindness and truth `are' to those devising good, |
| 23. | In all labour there is advantage, And a thing of the lips `is' only to want. |
| 24. | The crown of the wise is their wealth, The folly of fools `is' folly. |
| 25. | A true witness is delivering souls, And a deceitful one breatheth out lies. |
| 26. | In the fear of Jehovah `is' strong confidence, And to His sons there is a refuge. |
| 27. | The fear of Jehovah `is' a fountain of life, To turn aside from snares of death. |
| 28. | In the multitude of a people `is' the honour of a king, And in lack of people the ruin of a prince. |
| 29. | Whoso is slow to anger `is' of great understanding, And whoso is short in temper is exalting folly. |
| 30. | A healed heart `is' life to the flesh, And rottenness to the bones `is' envy. |
| 31. | An oppressor of the poor reproacheth his Maker, And whoso is honouring Him Is favouring the needy. |
| 32. | In his wickedness is the wicked driven away, And trustful in his death `is' the righteous. |
| 33. | In the heart of the intelligent wisdom doth rest. And in the midst of fools it is known. |
| 34. | Righteousness exalteth a nation, And the goodliness of peoples `is' a sin-offering. |
| 35. | The favour of a king `is' to a wise servant, And an object of his wrath is one causing shame! |