1The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes a father glad, but a foolish son is his mother’s grief.
2Treasures of wickedness do not profit, but righteousness delivers from death.
3Yahweh does not let the throat of the righteous go hungry, but he thrusts away the craving of the wicked.
4A slack palm makes poor, but the hand of the diligent brings wealth.
5He who gathers in summer is a prudent son; he who sleeps during harvest is a son who brings shame.
6Blessings are on the head of the righteous, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.
7The memory of the righteous is a blessing, but the name of the wicked rots.
8The wise of heart accepts commands, but a babbling fool comes to ruin.
9He who walks in integrity walks securely, but he who makes his ways crooked will be found out.
10He who winks the eye causes pain, and a babbling fool comes to ruin.
11The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.
12Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers over all transgressions.
13On the lips of the discerning wisdom is found, but a rod is for the back of one lacking heart.
14The wise store up knowledge, but the mouth of a fool is impending ruin.
15The wealth of the rich is his fortified city; the ruin of the poor is their poverty.
16The wage of the righteous leads to life; the produce of the wicked to sin.
17A path to life is he who keeps discipline, but he who forsakes reproof leads astray.
18He who conceals hatred has lying lips, and he who spreads slander is a fool.
19In a multitude of words transgression is not lacking, but he who restrains his lips is prudent.
20The tongue of the righteous is choice silver; the heart of the wicked is worth little.
21The lips of the righteous shepherd many, but fools die for lack of heart.
22The blessing of Yahweh — it makes rich, and he adds no sorrow with it.
23Like sport to a fool is the doing of wickedness, and so is wisdom to a man of understanding.
24What the wicked dreads — it will come upon him, but the desire of the righteous he grants.
25When the whirlwind passes, the wicked is no more, but the righteous is an everlasting foundation.
26Like vinegar to the teeth and like smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to those who send him.
27The fear of Yahweh adds days, but the years of the wicked are cut short.
28The hope of the righteous is joy, but the expectation of the wicked perishes.
29The way of Yahweh is a stronghold for the blameless, but ruin for the doers of iniquity.
30The righteous will never be shaken, but the wicked will not dwell in the land.
31The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom, but the tongue of perversities will be cut off.
32The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable, but the mouth of the wicked, perversities.
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