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| [1]A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favour rather than silver and gold. |
[1]A good name is to be chosen above great riches, and loving favor is above silver and above gold. |
| [2]The rich and the poor meet together—𐤉𐤇𐤅𐤇 is the maker of them all. |
[2]The rich and poor meet together: the Lord is the maker of them all. |
| [3]A prudent man seeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the thoughtless pass on, and are punished. |
[3]A prudent man seeth the plague, and hideth himself: but the foolish go on still, and are punished. |
| [4]The reward of humility is the fear of 𐤉𐤇𐤅𐤇, even riches, and honour, and life. |
[4]The reward of humility, and the fear of God is riches, and glory, and life. |
| [5]Thorns and snares are in the way of the froward; he that keepeth his soul holdeth himself far from them. |
[5]Thorns and snares are in the way of the froward: but he that regardeth his soul, will depart far from them. |
| [6]Train up a child in the way he should go, and even when he is old, he will not depart from it. |
[6]Teach a child in the trade of his way, and when he is old, he shall not depart from it. |
| [7]The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender. |
[7]The rich ruleth the poor, and the borrower is servant to the man that lendeth. |
| [8]He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity; and the rod of his wrath shall fail. |
[8]He that soweth iniquity, shall reap affliction, and the rod of his anger shall fail. |
| [9]He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor. |
[9]He that hath a good eye, he shall be blessed: for he giveth of his bread unto the poor. |
| [10]Cast out the scorner, and contention will go out; yea, strife and shame will cease. |
[10]Cast out the scorner, and strife shall go out: so contention and reproach shall cease. |
| [11]He that loveth pureness of heart, that hath grace in his lips, the king shall be his friend. |
[11]He that loveth pureness of heart for the grace of his lips, the king shall be his friend. |
| [12]The eyes of 𐤉𐤇𐤅𐤇 preserve him that hath knowledge, but He overthroweth the words of the faithless man. |
[12]The eyes of the Lord preserve knowledge: but he overthroweth the words of the transgressor. |
| [13]The sluggard saith: 'There is a lion without; I shall be slain in the streets.' |
[13]The slothful man saith, A lion is without, I shall be slain in the street. |
| [14]The mouth of strange women is a deep pit: he that is abhorred of 𐤉𐤇𐤅𐤇 shall fall therein. |
[14]The mouth of strange women is as a deep pit: he with whom the Lord is angry, shall fall therein. |
| [15]Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him. |
[15]Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child: but the rod of correction shall drive it away from him. |
| [16]One may oppress the poor, yet will their gain increase; one may give to the rich, yet will want come. |
[16]He that oppresseth the poor to increase himself, and giveth unto the rich, shall surely come to poverty. |
| [17]Incline thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thy heart unto my knowledge. |
[17]Incline thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thine heart unto my knowledge. |
| [18]For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee; let them be established altogether upon thy lips. |
[18]For it shall be pleasant, if thou keep them in thy belly, and if they be directed together in thy lips. |
| [19]That thy trust may be in 𐤉𐤇𐤅𐤇, I have made them known to thee this day, even to thee. |
[19]That thy confidence may be in the Lord, I have showed thee this day: thou therefore take heed. |
| [20]Have not I written unto thee excellent things of counsels and knowledge; |
[20]Have not I written unto thee three times in counsels and knowledge, |
| [21]That I might make thee know the certainty of the words of truth, that thou mightest bring back words of truth to them that send thee? |
[21]That I might show thee the assurance of the words of truth to answer the words of truth to them that send to thee? |
| [22]Rob not the weak, because he is weak, neither crush the poor in the gate; |
[22]Rob not the poor, because he is poor, neither oppress the afflicted in judgment. |
| [23]For 𐤉𐤇𐤅𐤇 will plead their cause, and despoil of life those that despoil them. |
[23]For the Lord will defend their cause, and spoil the soul of those that spoil them. |
| [24]Make no friendship with a man that is given to anger; and with a wrathful man thou shalt not go; |
[24]Make no friendship with an angry man, neither go with the furious man, |
| [25]Lest thou learn his ways, and get a snare to thy soul. |
[25]Lest thou learn his ways, and receive destruction to thy soul. |
| [26]Be thou not of them that strike hands, or of them that are sureties for debts; |
[26]Be not thou of them that touch the hand, nor among them that are surety for debts. |
| [27]If thou hast n wherewith to pay, why should he take away thy bed from under thee? |
[27]If thou hast nothing to pay, why causest thou that he should take thy bed from under thee? |
| [28]Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have set. |
[28]Thou shalt not remove the ancient bounds which thy fathers have made. |
| [29]Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men. |
[29]Thou seest that a diligent man in his business standeth before kings, and standeth not before the base sort. |