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| [1]Many have sinned for a small matter; and he that seeketh for abundance will turn his eyes away. |
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| [2]As a nail sticketh fast between the joinings of the stones; so doth sin stick close between buying and selling. |
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| [3]Unless a man hold himself diligently in the fear of the Lord, his house shall soon be overthrown. |
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| [4]As when one sifteth with a sieve, the refuse remaineth; so the filth of man in his talk. |
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| [5]The furnace proveth the potter's vessels; so the trial of man is in his reasoning. |
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| [6]The fruit declareth if the tree have been dressed; so is the utterance of a conceit in the heart of man. |
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| [7]Praise no man before thou hearest him speak; for this is the trial of men. |
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| [8]If thou followest righteousness, thou shalt obtain her, and put her on, as a glorious long robe. |
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| [9]The birds will resort unto their like; so will truth return unto them that practise in her. |
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| [10]As the lion lieth in wait for the prey; so sin for them that work iniquity. |
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| [11]The discourse of a godly man is always with wisdom; but a fool changeth as the moon. |
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| [12]If thou be among the indiscreet, observe the time; but be continually among men of understanding. |
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| [13]The discourse of fools is irksome, and their sport is the wantonness of sin. |
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| [14]The talk of him that sweareth much maketh the hair stand upright; and their brawls make one stop his ears. |
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| [15]The strife of the proud is bloodshedding, and their revilings are grievous to the ear. |
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| [16]Whoso discovereth secrets loseth his credit; and shall never find friend to his mind. |
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| [17]Love thy friend, and be faithful unto him: but if thou betrayest his secrets, follow no more after him. |
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| [18]For as a man hath destroyed his enemy; so hast thou lost the love of thy neighbour. |
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| [19]As one that letteth a bird go out of his hand, so hast thou let thy neighbour go, and shalt not get him again |
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| [20]Follow after him no more, for he is too far off; he is as a roe escaped out of the snare. |
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| [21]As for a wound, it may be bound up; and after reviling there may be reconcilement: but he that betrayeth secrets is without hope. |
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| [22]He that winketh with the eyes worketh evil: and he that knoweth him will depart from him. |
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| [23]When thou art present, he will speak sweetly, and will admire thy words: but at the last he will writhe his mouth, and slander thy sayings. |
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| [24]I have hated many things, but nothing like him; for the Lord will hate him. |
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| [25]Whoso casteth a stone on high casteth it on his own head; and a deceitful stroke shall make wounds. |
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| [26]Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein: and he that setteth a trap shall be taken therein. |
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| [27]He that worketh mischief, it shall fall upon him, and he shall not know whence it cometh. |
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| [28]Mockery and reproach are from the proud; but vengeance, as a lion, shall lie in wait for them. |
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| [29]They that rejoice at the fall of the righteous shall be taken in the snare; and anguish shall consume them before they die. |
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| [30]Malice and wrath, even these are abominations; and the sinful man shall have them both. |
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