A wise son makes a glad father,
    but a foolish son is a sorrow to his mother.
² Treasures gained by wickedness do not profit,
    but righteousness delivers from death.
³ The Lord does not let the righteous go hungry,
    but he thwarts the craving of the wicked.
⁴ A slack hand causes poverty,
    but the hand of the diligent makes rich.
⁵ A son who gathers in summer is prudent,
    but a son who sleeps in harvest brings shame.
⁶ Blessings are on the head of the righteous,
    but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.
⁷ The memory of the righteous is a blessing,
    but the name of the wicked will rot.
⁸ The wise of heart will heed commandments,
    but a prating fool will come to ruin.
⁹ He who walks in integrity walks securely,
    but he who perverts his ways will be found out.
¹⁰ He who winks the eye causes trouble,
    but he who boldly reproves makes peace.^[a]
11 The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life,
    but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.
¹² Hatred stirs up strife,
    but love covers all offenses.
¹³ On the lips of him who has understanding wisdom is found,
    but a rod is for the back of him who lacks sense.
¹⁴ Wise men lay up knowledge,
    but the babbling of a fool brings ruin near.
¹⁵ A rich man’s wealth is his strong city;
    the poverty of the poor is their ruin.
¹⁶ The wage of the righteous leads to life,
    the gain of the wicked to sin.
¹⁷ He who heeds instruction is on the path to life,
    but he who rejects reproof goes astray.
¹⁸ He who conceals hatred has lying lips,
    and he who utters slander is a fool.
¹⁹ When words are many, transgression is not lacking,
    but he who restrains his lips is prudent.
²⁰ The tongue of the righteous is choice silver;
    the mind of the wicked is of little worth.
²¹ The lips of the righteous feed many,
    but fools die for lack of sense.
²² The blessing of the Lord makes rich,
    and he adds no sorrow with it.^[b]
23 It is like sport to a fool to do wrong,
    but wise conduct is pleasure to a man of understanding.
²⁴ What the wicked dreads will come upon him,
    but the desire of the righteous will be granted.
²⁵ When the tempest passes, the wicked is no more,
    but the righteous is established for ever.
²⁶ Like vinegar to the teeth, and smoke to the eyes,
    so is the sluggard to those who send him.
²⁷ The fear of the Lord prolongs life,
    but the years of the wicked will be short.
²⁸ The hope of the righteous ends in gladness,
    but the expectation of the wicked comes to nought.
²⁹ The Lord is a stronghold to him whose way is upright,
    but destruction to evildoers.
³⁰ The righteous will never be removed,
    but the wicked will not dwell in the land.
³¹ The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom,
    but the perverse tongue will be cut off.
³² The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable,
    but the mouth of the wicked, what is perverse.