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[1]A wise woman builds her house, but the foolish tears it down with her hands.
[2]He who walks in his uprightness fears Jehovah, but he who is perverse in his ways despises Him.
[3]In the mouth of the fool is a rod of pride, but the lips of the wise shall keep them.
[4]Where no oxen are, the stall is clean, but much revenue comes by the strength of the ox.
[5]A faithful witness does not lie, but a false witness speaks lies.
[6]A scorner seeks wisdom, and does not find it; but knowledge is easy to him who understands.
[7]Go from the presence of a foolish man when you do not perceive in him the lips of knowledge.
[8]The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way, but the folly of fools is deceit.
[9]Fools mock at sin, but among the upright there is favor.
[10]The heart knows its own bitterness, and a stranger does not share in its joy.
[11]The house of the wicked shall be overthrown, but the tent of the upright shall flourish.
[12]There is a way which seems right to a man, but the end of it is the ways of death.
[13]Even in laughter the heart may sorrow, and the end of that mirth is heaviness.
[14]The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways, but a good man from himself.
[15]The simple believes every word, but the prudent considers well his steps.
[16]A wise one fears and departs from evil, but the fool rages and is confident.
[17]One who is short-tempered acts foolishly, and a man of wicked devices is hated.
[18]The simple inherit folly, but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
[19]The evil bow before the good, and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
[20]The poor is hated even by his own neighbor, but the rich has many friends.
[21]He who despises his neighbor sins, but he who has mercy on the poor, happy is he.
[22]Do not those who devise evil wander? But mercy and truth shall be to those who devise good.
[23]In all labor there is profit, but the talk of the lips tends only to poverty.
[24]The crown of the wise is their wealth; the foolishness of fools is folly.
[25]A true witness delivers souls, but a deceitful witness speaks lies.
[26]In the fear of Jehovah is strong confidence, and His children shall have a place of refuge.
[27]The fear of Jehovah is a fountain of life, to avoid the snares of death.
[28]In the multitude of people is the king's honor, but in the lack of people is the ruin of the prince.
[29]He who is slow to wrath is of great understanding, but he who is impatient exalts folly.
[30]A sound heart is life to the flesh, but envy is rottenness to the bones.
[31]He who oppresses the poor reproaches his Maker, but he who honors Him has mercy upon the needy.
[32]The wicked is cast down in his wickedness, but the righteous has refuge in his death.
[33]Wisdom rests in the heart of him who has understanding, but that which is within fools is made known.
[34]Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a reproach to any people.
[35]The king's favor is toward a wise servant, but his wrath is against him who causes shame.
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