¹ Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity,
than he that is perverse in his lips,
and is a fool.

² Also, that the soul be without knowledge,
it is not good;
and he that hasteth with his feet sinneth.

³ The foolishness of man perverteth his way:
and his heart fretteth against the LORD.

⁴ Wealth maketh many friends;
but the poor is separated from his neighbour.

⁵ A false witness shall not be unpunished,
and he that speaketh lies shall not escape.

⁶ Many will intreat the favour of the prince:
and every man is a friend to him that giveth gifts.

⁷ All the brethren of the poor do hate him:
how much more do his friends go far fromhim?
he pursueth them with words,
yet they are wanting to him.

⁸ He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul:
he that keepeth understanding shall find good.

⁹ A false witness shall not be unpunished,
and he that speaketh lies shall perish.

¹⁰ Delight is not seemly for a fool;
much less for a servant to have rule over princes.

¹¹ The discretion of a man deferreth his anger;
and it is his glory to pass over a transgression.

¹² The king's wrath is as the roaring of a lion;
but his favour is as dew upon the grass.

¹³ A foolish son is the calamity of his father:
and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.

¹⁴ House and riches are the inheritance of fathers:
and a prudent wife is from the LORD.

¹⁵ Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep;
and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.

¹⁶ He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his own soul;
but he that despiseth his ways shall die.

¹⁷ He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD;
and that which he hath given will he pay him again.

¹⁸ Chasten thy son while there is hope,
and let not thy soul spare for his crying.

¹⁹ A man of great wrath shall suffer punishment:
for if thou deliver him,
yet thou must do it again.

²⁰ Hear counsel, and receive instruction,
that thou mayest be wise in thy latter end.

²¹ There are many devices in a man's heart;
nevertheless the counsel of the LORD, that shall stand.

²² The desire of a man is his kindness:
and a poor man is better than a liar.

²³ The fear of the LORD tendeth to life:
and he that hath it shall abide satisfied;
he shall not be visited with evil.

²⁴ A slothful man hideth his hand in his bosom,
and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.

²⁵ Smite a scorner,
and the simple will beware:
and reprove one that hath understanding,
and he will understand knowledge.

²⁶ He that wasteth his father,
and chaseth away his mother,
is a son that causeth shame,
and bringeth reproach.

²⁷ Cease, my son,
to hear the instruction that causeth to err from the words of knowledge.

²⁸ An ungodly witness scorneth judgment:
and the mouth of the wicked devoureth iniquity.

²⁹ Judgments are prepared for scorners,
and stripes for the back of fools.