Better is a poor man who walks in his integrity
Than he who is crooked in lips and is a fool.
Also it is not good for a person to be without knowledge,
And he who hurries his footsteps sins.

He who acquires a heart of wisdom loves his own soul;
He who keeps discernment will find good.

A man’s insight makes him slow to anger,
And it is his honor to overlook a transgression.

The fear of Yahweh leads to life,
So that one may sleep satisfied, not visited by evil.

Cease listening, my son, to discipline,
And you will stray from the words of knowledge.