The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes
Than seven men who can respond with a discreet answer.

Like one who seizes a dog by the ears
Is he who passes by and becomes passionate about strife not belonging to him.

With no wood the fire goes out,
And where there is no whisperer, strife quiets down.

Take away the wicked before the king,
And his throne will be established in righteousness.
Do not promote your majesty in the presence of the king,
And in the place of great men do not stand;
For it is better that it be said to you, “Come up here,”
Than for you to be placed lower in the presence of a noble,
Whom your eyes have seen.

If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat;
And if he is thirsty, give him water to drink;
For you will heap burning coals on his head,
And Yahweh will repay you.

By wisdom a house is built,
And by discernment it is firmly established;
And by knowledge the rooms are filled
With all precious and pleasant riches.

If you are slack in the day of trouble,
Your strength is in trouble.
Deliver those who are being taken away to death,
And those who are stumbling to the slaughter, Oh hold them back.
If you say, “Behold, we did not know this,”
Does not He who weighs the hearts understand?
And does not He who guards your soul know?
And will not He render to man according to his work?

Do not fret because of evildoers
Do not be jealous of the wicked;
For there will be no future for the evil one;
The lamp of the wicked will go out.

My son, if your heart is wise,
My own heart also will be glad;
And my inmost being will exult
When your lips speak upright things.
Do not let your heart be jealous of sinners,
But be zealous in the fear of Yahweh always.
Surely there is a future,
And your hope will not be cut off.
You, my son, listen and be wise,
And direct your heart in the way.
Do not be with heavy drinkers of wine,
Or with gluttonous eaters of meat;
For the heavy drinker and the glutton will come to poverty,
And drowsiness will clothe them with rags.
Listen to your father who begot you,
And do not despise your mother when she is old.
Buy truth, and do not sell it,
Get wisdom and discipline and understanding.

A good name is to be chosen over great wealth,
Favor is better than silver and gold.

The rich and the poor meet together in this—
Yahweh is the Maker of them all.

There is no wisdom, there is no discernment
And there is no counsel against Yahweh.

The horse is set for the day of battle,
But salvation belongs to Yahweh.

Who can say, “I have kept my heart pure,
I am clean from my sin”?

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.

The name of Yahweh is a strong tower;
The righteous runs into it and is set securely on high.

Before destruction the heart of man is haughty,
But humility goes before glory.

He who finds a wife finds a good thing
And obtains favor from Yahweh.

Better is a dry morsel and tranquility with it
Than a house full of feasting with strife.

The beginning of strife is like letting out water,
So abandon the dispute before it breaks out.

He who holds back his words has knowledge,
And he who has a cool spirit is a man of discernment.