1: Proverbs of Solomon. A wise son causeth a father to rejoice, And a foolish son [is] an affliction to his mother. 2: Treasures of wickedness profit not, And righteousness delivereth from death. 3: Jehovah causeth not the soul of the righteous to hunger, And the desire of the wicked He thrusteth away. 4: Poor [is] he who is working -- a slothful hand, And the hand of the diligent maketh rich. 5: Whoso is gathering in summer [is] a wise son, Whoso is sleeping in harvest [is] a son causing shame. 6: Blessings [are] for the head of the righteous, And the mouth of the wicked cover doth violence. 7: The remembrance of the righteous [is] for a blessing, And the name of the wicked doth rot. 8: The wise in heart accepteth commands, And a talkative fool kicketh. 9: Whoso is walking in integrity walketh confidently, And whoso is perverting his ways is known. 10: Whoso is winking the eye giveth grief, And a talkative fool kicketh. 11: A fountain of life [is] the mouth of the righteous, And the mouth of the wicked cover doth violence. 12: Hatred awaketh contentions, And over all transgressions love covereth. 13: In the lips of the intelligent is wisdom found, And a rod [is] for the back of him who is lacking understanding. 14: The wise lay up knowledge, and the mouth of a fool [is] near ruin. 15: The wealth of the rich [is] his strong city, The ruin of the poor [is] their poverty. 16: The wage of the righteous [is] for life, The increase of the wicked for sin. 17: A traveller to life [is] he who is keeping instruction, And whoso is forsaking rebuke is erring. 18: Whoso is covering hatred with lying lips, And whoso is bringing out an evil report is a fool. 19: In the abundance of words transgression ceaseth not, And whoso is restraining his lips [is] wise. 20: The tongue of the righteous [is] chosen silver, The heart of the wicked -- as a little thing. 21: The lips of the righteous delight many, And fools for lack of heart die. 22: The blessing of Jehovah -- it maketh rich, And He addeth no grief with it. 23: To execute inventions [is] as play to a fool, And wisdom to a man of understanding. 24: The feared thing of the wicked it meeteth him, And the desire of the righteous is given. 25: As the passing by of a hurricane, So the wicked is not, And the righteous is a foundation age-during. 26: As vinegar to the teeth, And as smoke to the eyes, So [is] the slothful to those sending him. 27: The fear of Jehovah addeth days, And the years of the wicked are shortened. 28: The hope of the righteous [is] joyful, And the expectation of the wicked perisheth. 29: The way of Jehovah [is] strength to the perfect, And ruin to workers of iniquity. 30: The righteous to the age is not moved, And the wicked inhabit not the earth. 31: The mouth of the righteous uttereth wisdom, And the tongue of frowardness is cut out. 32: The lips of the righteous know a pleasing thing, And the mouth of the wicked perverseness!
