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¹ Better a dry morsel, and peace therewith, than a house full of contentious sacrifices.

² A prudent servant, shall rule over a son who causeth shame, and, in the midst of brothers, shall he share the inheritance.

³ Fining-pot for silver, crucible for gold, but, he that trieth hearts, is Yahweh.

⁴ Discord, giveth heed to the aggrieving lip, - Falsehood, giveth ear to the destroying tongue.

⁵ He that mocketh the poor, hath reproached his Maker, He that maketh merry at distress, shall not be held innocent.

⁶ The crown of old men, consists of children's children, and the adornment of children, is their fathers.

⁷ Unseemly in an unworthy man, is the lip of excellence, much more, in one of noble mind, the lip of falsehood.

⁸ A gift, in the eyes of its owner, is, a stone of beauty, whithersoever it turneth, it bringeth prosperity.

⁹ He that hideth a transgression, seeketh love, but, he that repeateth a matter, separateth intimate friends.

¹⁰ A reproof sinketh more deeply into an intelligent man than a hundred stripes, into a dullard!

¹¹ Nothing less than rebellion, doth a wicked man seek, and, a relentless messenger, shall be sent out against him.

¹² Let a bereaved bear encounter man, rather than a dullard, with his folly!

¹³ He that returneth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.

¹⁴ A letting forth of water, is the beginning of strife, therefore, before it breaketh out, abandon, contention.

¹⁵ He that justifieth the lawless, and he that condemneth the righteous, an abomination to Yahweh, are they, both.

¹⁶ Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a dullard? that he who is without sense, may acquire wisdom.

¹⁷ At all times, doth a friend love, and, a brother for distress, must be born.

¹⁸ A man lacking sense, is one who striketh hands, giving security, before his neighbour.

¹⁹ A lover of transgression, is one who loveth strife, he that heighteneth his door, seeketh grievous harm.

²⁰ The crooked in heart, shall not find good, and, he that is perverse with his tongue, shall fall into wickedness.

²¹ He that begetteth a dullard, it is to his own grief, neither can the father of the base, rejoice.

²² A joyful heart, worketh an excellent cure, - but, a stricken spirit, drieth up the bone.

²³ A bribe out of his bosom, doth a lawless man take, to pervert the ways of justice.

²⁴ Before the face of the discerning, is wisdom, but, the eyes of a dullard, are in the ends of the earth.

²⁵ A vexation to his father, is the son that is a dullard, and a bitterness, to her that bare him.

²⁶ Surely, to chastise the righteous, is not good, to smite the noble-minded for equity.

²⁷ Sparing of his words, is one who valueth knowledge, and, of a thoughtful spirit, is a man of intelligence.²⁸ Even a fool, holding his peace, is accounted, wise, - He that closeth his lips, is thought to have understanding.