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² Even zeal is not good without knowledge,^(C1)
and the one who acts hastily^(F1) sins.^(C2)

³ A person’s own foolishness leads him astray,
yet his heart rages against the Lord.^(C1)

⁴ Wealth attracts many friends,^(C1)
but a poor person is separated from his friend.

⁵ A false witness will not go unpunished,^(C1)
and one who utters lies will not escape.^(C2)

⁶ Many seek a ruler’s favor,^(C1)
and everyone is a friend of one who gives gifts.^(C2)

⁷ All the brothers of a poor person hate him;^(C1)
how much more do his friends
keep their distance from him!
He may pursue them with words,^(C2)
but they are not there.^(F1)

⁸ The one who acquires good sense^(F1) loves himself;
one who safeguards understanding finds success.^(C1)

⁹ A false witness will not go unpunished,
and one who utters lies perishes.^(C1)

¹⁰ Luxury is not appropriate for a fool^(C1) —
how much less for a slave to rule over princes!^(C2)

¹¹ A person’s insight gives him patience,^(C1)
and his virtue is to overlook an offense.^(C2)

¹² A king’s rage is like the roaring of a lion,^(C1)
but his favor is like dew on the grass.^(C2)

¹³ A foolish son is his father’s ruin,^(C1)
and a wife’s nagging is an endless dripping.^(C2)

¹⁴ A house and wealth are inherited from fathers,^(C1)
but a prudent wife is from the Lord.

¹⁵ Laziness induces deep sleep,
and a lazy person will go hungry.^(C1)

¹⁶ The one who keeps commands preserves himself;^(C1)
one who disregards^(F1) his ways will die.^(C2)

¹⁷ Kindness to the poor is a loan to the Lord,^(C1)
and he will give a reward to the lender.^(F1)(C2)

¹⁸ Discipline your son while there is hope;
don’t set your heart on being the cause of his death.^(F1)(C1)

¹⁹ A person with intense anger bears the penalty;
if you rescue him, you’ll have to do it again.^(C1)

²⁰ Listen to counsel and receive instruction
so that you may be wise later in life.^(F1)(C1)

²¹ Many plans are in a person’s heart,
but the Lord’s decree will prevail.^(C1)

²² What is desirable in a person is his fidelity;
better to be a poor person than a liar.^(C1)

²³ The fear of the Lord leads to life;
one will sleep at night^(F1) without danger.^(C1)

²⁴ The slacker buries his hand in the bowl;
he doesn’t even bring it back to his mouth!^(C1)

²⁵ Strike a mocker, and the inexperienced learn a lesson;^(C1)
rebuke the discerning, and he gains knowledge.^(C2)

²⁶ The one who plunders his father and evicts his mother
is a disgraceful and shameful son.

²⁷ If you stop listening to correction, my son,
you will stray from the words of knowledge.

²⁸ A worthless witness mocks justice,
and a wicked mouth swallows iniquity.^(C1)

²⁹ Judgments are prepared for mockers,
and beatings for the backs of fools.^(C1)