¹ The proverbs of Solomon:
A wise son brings joy to his father,
but a foolish son brings grief to his mother.

² Ill-gotten treasures have no lasting value,
but righteousness delivers from death.

³ The Lord does not let the righteous go hungry,
but he thwarts the craving of the wicked.

⁴ Lazy hands make for poverty,
but diligent hands bring wealth.

⁵ He who gathers crops in summer is a prudent son,
but he who sleeps during harvest is a disgraceful son.

⁶ Blessings crown the head of the righteous,
but violence overwhelms the mouth of the wicked.

⁷ The name of the righteous is used in blessings,
but the name of the wicked will rot.

⁸ The wise in heart accept commands,
but a chattering fool comes to ruin.

⁹ Whoever walks in integrity walks securely,
but whoever takes crooked paths will be found out.

¹⁰ Whoever winks maliciously causes grief,
and a chattering fool comes to ruin.

¹¹ The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life,
but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.

¹² Hatred stirs up conflict,
but love covers over all wrongs.

¹³ Wisdom is found on the lips of the discerning,
but a rod is for the back of one who has no sense.

¹⁴ The wise store up knowledge,
but the mouth of a fool invites ruin.

¹⁵ The wealth of the rich is their fortified city,
but poverty is the ruin of the poor.

¹⁶ The wages of the righteous is life,
but the earnings of the wicked are sin and death.

¹⁷ Whoever heeds discipline shows the way to life,
but whoever ignores correction leads others astray.

¹⁸ Whoever conceals hatred with lying lips
and spreads slander is a fool.

¹⁹ Sin is not ended by multiplying words,
but the prudent hold their tongues.

²⁰ The tongue of the righteous is choice silver,
but the heart of the wicked is of little value.

²¹ The lips of the righteous nourish many,
but fools die for lack of sense.

²² The blessing of the Lord brings wealth,
without painful toil for it.

²³ A fool finds pleasure in wicked schemes,
but a person of understanding delights in wisdom.

²⁴ What the wicked dread will overtake them;
what the righteous desire will be granted.

²⁵ When the storm has swept by, the wicked are gone,
but the righteous stand firm forever.

²⁶ As vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes,
so are sluggards to those who send them.

²⁷ The fear of the Lord adds length to life,
but the years of the wicked are cut short.

²⁸ The prospect of the righteous is joy,
but the hopes of the wicked come to nothing.

²⁹ The way of the Lord is a refuge for the blameless,
but it is the ruin of those who do evil.

³⁰ The righteous will never be uprooted,
but the wicked will not remain in the land.

³¹ From the mouth of the righteous comes the fruit of wisdom,
but a perverse tongue will be silenced.

³² The lips of the righteous know what finds favor,
but the mouth of the wicked only what is perverse.