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¹ Every wise woman has built her house, || And the foolish breaks it down with her hands.

² Whoever is walking in his uprightness is fearing YHWH, || And the perverted is despising Him [in] his ways.

³ A rod of pride [is] in the mouth of a fool, || And the lips of the wise preserve them.

⁴ Without oxen a stall [is] clean, || And great [is] the increase by the power of the ox.

⁵ A faithful witness does not lie, || And a false witness breathes out lies.

⁶ A scorner has sought wisdom, and it is not, || And knowledge [is] easy to the intelligent.

⁷ Go from before a foolish man, || Or you have not known the lips of knowledge.

⁸ The wisdom of the prudent [is] to understand his way, || And the folly of fools [is] deceit.

⁹ Fools mock at a guilt-offering, || And among the upright—a pleasing thing.

¹⁰ The heart knows its own bitterness, || And a stranger does not interfere with its joy.

¹¹ The house of the wicked is destroyed, || And the tent of the upright flourishes.

¹² There is a way—right before a man, || And its latter end [are] ways of death.

¹³ Even in laughter is the heart pained, || And the latter end of joy [is] affliction.

¹⁴ The backslider in heart is filled from his ways, || And a good man—from his fruits.

¹⁵ The simple gives credence to everything, || And the prudent attends to his step.

¹⁶ The wise is fearing and turning from evil, || And a fool is transgressing and is confident.

¹⁷ Whoever is short of temper does folly, || And a man of wicked schemes is hated.

¹⁸ The simple have inherited folly, || And the prudent are crowned [with] knowledge.

¹⁹ The evil have bowed down before the good, || And the wicked at the gates of the righteous.

²⁰ The poor is hated even of his neighbor, || And those loving the rich [are] many.

²¹ Whoever is despising his neighbor sins, || Whoever is favoring the humble, || O his blessedness.

²² Do they who are devising evil not err? And kindness and truth [are] to those devising good,

²³ In all labor there is advantage, || And a thing of the lips [is] only to want.

²⁴ The crown of the wise is their wealth, || The folly of fools [is] folly.

²⁵ A true witness is delivering souls, || And a deceitful one breathes out lies.

²⁶ Strong confidence [is] in the fear of YHWH, || And there is a refuge to His sons.²⁷ The fear of YHWH [is] a fountain of life, || To turn aside from snares of death.

²⁸ The honor of a king [is] in the multitude of a people, || And the ruin of a prince in lack of people.

²⁹ Whoever is slow to anger [is] of great understanding, || And whoever is short in temper is exalting folly.

³⁰ A healed heart [is] life to the flesh, || And rottenness to the bones [is] envy.

³¹ An oppressor of the poor reproaches his Maker, || And whoever is honoring Him || Is favoring the needy.

³² The wicked is driven away in his wickedness, || And the righteous [is] trustful in his death.

³³ Wisdom rests in the heart of the intelligent. And it is known in the midst of fools.

³⁴ Righteousness exalts a nation, || And the righteousness of peoples [is] a sin-offering.

³⁵ The favor of a king [is] to a wise servant, || And one causing shame is an object of his wrath!