1 The wise woman builds her house,
But the foolish pulls it down with her hands.
2 He who walks in his uprightness fears theLord,
# Buthewhoisperverse in his ways despises Him.
3 In the mouth of a foolisa rod of pride,
# But the lips of the wise will preserve them.
4 Where no oxenare,the troughisclean;
But much increasecomesby the strength of an ox.
5 Afaithful witness does not lie,
# But a false witness will utterlies.
6 A scoffer seeks wisdom and does notfindit,
# Butknowledgeiseasy to him who understands.
7 Go from the presence of a foolish man,
# When you do not perceiveinhimthe lips ofknowledge.
8 The wisdom of the prudentisto understand his way,
But the folly of foolsisdeceit.
9 Fools mock at sin,
But among the uprightthereisfavor.
10 The heart knows its own bitterness,
And a stranger does not share its joy.
11 The house of the wicked will be overthrown,
But the tent of the upright will flourish.
12 There is a waythatseemsright to a man,
# Butits endisthe way ofdeath.
13 Even in laughter the heart may sorrow,
# Andthe end of mirthmaybegrief.
14 The backslider in heart will befilled with his own ways,
# But a good manwillbesatisfiedfromabove.
15 The simple believes every word,
But the prudent considers well his steps.
16 A wisemanfears and departs from evil,
But a fool rages and is self-confident.
17 A quick-temperedmanacts foolishly,
And a man of wicked intentions is hated.
18 The simple inherit folly,
But the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
19 The evil will bow before the good,
And the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
20 The poormanis hated even by his own neighbor,
# But the richhasmanyfriends.
21 He who despises his neighbor sins;
# But he who has mercy on the poor, happyishe.
22 Do they not go astray who devise evil?
But mercy and truthbelongto those who devise good.
23 In all labor there is profit,
But idle chatterleadsonly to poverty.
24 The crown of the wise is their riches,
Butthe foolishness of foolsisfolly.
25 A true witness deliverssouls,
But a deceitfulwitnessspeaks lies.
26 In the fear of theLordthereisstrong confidence,
And His children will have a place of refuge.
27 The fear of theLordisa fountain of life,
To turnoneaway from the snares of death.
28 In a multitude of peopleisa king’s honor,
But in the lack of peopleisthe downfall of a prince.
29 Hewhoisslow to wrath has great understanding,
Buthewhoisimpulsive exalts folly.
30 A sound heartislife to the body,
# Butenvyisrottenness to the bones.
31 He who oppresses the poor reproacheshis Maker,
But he who honors Him has mercy on the needy.
32 The wicked is banished in his wickedness,
# Butthe righteous has a refuge in his death.
33 Wisdom rests in the heart of him who has understanding,
# Butwhatisin the heart of fools is made known.
34 Righteousness exalts anation,
But sinisa reproach toanypeople.
35 The king’s favoristoward a wise servant,
But his wrathisagainsthim who causes shame.