| 1 | Better {is} the poor that walketh in his integrity, than {he that is} perverse in his lips, and is a fool. |
| 2 | Also, {that} the soul {be} without knowledge, {it is} not good; and he that hasteth with {his} feet sinneth. |
| 3 | The foolishness of man perverteth his way: and his heart fretteth against the Lord. |
| 4 | Wealth maketh many friends; but the poor is separated from his neighbour. |
| 5 | A false witness shall not be unpunished, and {he that} speaketh lies shall not escape. |
| 6 | Many will intreat the favour of the prince: and every man {is} a friend to him that giveth gifts. |
| 7 | All the brethren of the poor do hate him: how much more do his friends go far from him? he pursueth {them with} words, {yet} they {are} wanting {to him}. |
| 8 | He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: he that keepeth understanding shall find good. |
| 9 | A false witness shall not be unpunished, and {he that} speaketh lies shall perish. |
| 10 | Delight is not seemly for a fool; much less for a servant to have rule over princes. |
| 11 | The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; and {it is} his glory to pass over a transgression. |
| 12 | The king’s wrath {is} as the roaring of a lion; but his favour {is} as dew upon the grass. |
| 13 | A foolish son {is} the calamity of his father: and the contentions of a wife {are} a continual dropping. |
| 14 | House and riches {are} the inheritance of fathers: and a prudent wife {is} from the Lord. |
| 15 | Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger. |
| 16 | He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his own soul; {but} he that despiseth his ways shall die. |
| 17 | He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the Lord; and that which he hath given will he pay him again. |
| 18 | Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying. |
| 19 | A man of great wrath shall suffer punishment: for if thou deliver {him}, yet thou must do it again. |
| 20 | Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou mayest be wise in thy latter end. |
| 21 | {There are} many devices in a man’s heart; nevertheless the counsel of the Lord, that shall stand. |
| 22 | The desire of a man {is} his kindness: and a poor man {is} better than a liar. |
| 23 | The fear of the Lord {tendeth} to life: and {he that hath it} shall abide satisfied; he shall not be visited with evil. |
| 24 | A slothful {man} hideth his hand in {his} bosom, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again. |
| 25 | Smite a scorner, and the simple will beware: and reprove one that hath understanding, {and} he will understand knowledge. |
| 26 | He that wasteth {his} father, {and} chaseth away {his} mother, {is} a son that causeth shame, and bringeth reproach. |
| 27 | Cease, my son, to hear the instruction {that causeth} to err from the words of knowledge. |
| 28 | An ungodly witness scorneth judgment: and the mouth of the wicked devoureth iniquity. |
| 29 | Judgments are prepared for scorners, and stripes for the back of fools. |