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¹ He who remains stiffnecked after much rebuke
    will be suddenly and incurably broken.

² When the righteous flourish, the people rejoice;
    but when the wicked are in power, the people groan.

³ Whoever loves wisdom brings joy to his father,
    but a patron of prostitutes wastes his wealth.

⁴ A king gives stability to a country by justice,
    but one who overtaxes it brings it to ruin.

⁵ A person who flatters his neighbor
    spreads a net for his own steps.

⁶ In an evil person's crime is a trap,
    but the righteous sing and rejoice.

⁷ The righteous understands the cause of the poor,
    but the wicked is unconcerned.

⁸ Scoffers can inflame a city,
    but the wise can calm the fury.

⁹ When a wise man argues with a foolish one,
    he meets anger and ridicule without relief.

¹⁰ Men of blood hate those who are pure
    and seek the life of the upright.

¹¹ A fool gives vent to all his feelings,
    but the wise, thinking of afterwards, stills them.

¹² If a ruler listens to lies,
    all his officials will be wicked.
¹³ The poor and the oppressor have this in common:
    Adonai gives light to the eyes of both.

¹⁴ If a king steadfastly gives justice to the poor,
    his throne will be secure forever.

¹⁵ The rod and rebuke give wisdom,
    but a child left to himself brings shame on his mother.

¹⁶ When the wicked flourish, wrongdoing flourishes;
    but the righteous will witness their downfall.

¹⁷ Discipline your son, and he will give you rest;
    yes, he will be your delight.

¹⁸ Without a prophetic vision, the people throw off all restraint;
    but he who keeps Torah is happy.

¹⁹ A slave can't be disciplined with words;
    he may understand, but he won't respond.

²⁰ Do you see someone too anxious to speak?
    There is more hope for a fool than for him.

²¹ A slave who is pampered from youth
    will in the end be ungrateful.

²² Angry people stir up strife;
    hot-tempered people commit many crimes.

²³ The proud will be humbled,
    but the humble will be honored.

²⁴ The accomplice of a thief hates himself;
    he hears himself put under oath but discloses nothing.

²⁵ Fearing human beings is a snare;
    but he who trusts in Adonai will be raised high [above danger].

²⁶ Many seek the ruler's favor,
    but it is from Adonai that each gets justice.

²⁷ An unjust person is an abomination to the righteous,
    but he who lives uprightly is an abomination to the wicked.