1: A good name is more desirable than great riches; Loving favor rather than silver and gold. 2: The rich and the poor have this in common: Yahweh is the maker of them all. 3: A prudent man sees danger, and hides himself; But the simple pass on, and suffer for it. 4: The result of humility and the fear of Yahweh Is wealth, honor, and life. 5: Thorns and snares are in the path of the wicked: Whoever guards his soul stays from them. 6: Train up a child in the way he should go, And when he is old he will not depart from it. 7: The rich rules over the poor. The borrower is servant to the lender. 8: He who sows wickedness reaps trouble, And the rod of his fury will be destroyed. 9: He who has a generous eye will be blessed; For he shares his food with the poor. 10: Drive out the mocker, and strife will go out; Yes, quarrels and insults will stop. 11: He who loves purity of heart and speaks gracefully Is the king's friend. 12: The eyes of Yahweh watch over knowledge; But he frustrates the words of the unfaithful. 13: The sluggard says, "There is a lion outside! I will be killed in the streets!" 14: The mouth of an adulteress is a deep pit: He who is under Yahweh's wrath will fall into it. 15: Folly is bound up in the heart of a child: The rod of discipline drives it far from him. 16: Whoever oppresses the poor for his own increase and whoever gives to the rich, Both come to poverty. 17: Turn your ear, and listen to the words of the wise. Apply your heart to my teaching. 18: For it is a pleasant thing if you keep them within you, If all of them are ready on your lips. 19: That your trust may be in Yahweh, I teach you today, even you. 20: Haven't I written to you thirty excellent things Of counsel and knowledge, 21: To teach you truth, reliable words, To give sound answers to the ones who sent you? 22: Don't exploit the poor, because he is poor; And don't crush the needy in court; 23: For Yahweh will plead their case, And plunder the life of those who plunder them. 24: Don't befriend a hot-tempered man, And don't associate with one who harbors anger: 25: Lest you learn his ways, And ensnare your soul. 26: Don't you be one of those who strike hands, Of those who are collateral for debts. 27: If you don't have means to pay, Why should he take away your bed from under you? 28: Don't move the ancient boundary stone, Which your fathers have set up. 29: Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will serve kings; He won't serve obscure men.
