³ When my spirit ^[b]was ^(C)overwhelmed within me,
Then You knew my path.
In the way in which I walk
They have secretly ^(D)set a snare for me.
⁴ Look on my right hand and see,
For there is no one who acknowledges me;
Refuge has failed me;
No one cares for my soul.

⁵ I cried out to You, O Lord:
I said, “You are my refuge,
My portion in the land of the living.
^6 [c]Attend to my cry,
For I am brought very low;
Deliver me from my persecutors,
For they are stronger than I.
⁷ Bring my soul out of prison,
That I may ^(E)praise Your name;
The righteous shall surround me,
For You shall deal bountifully with me.”

³ For the enemy has persecuted my soul;
He has crushed my life to the ground;
He has made me dwell in ^[d]darkness,
Like those who have long been dead.
^4 (G)Therefore my spirit is overwhelmed within me;
My heart within me is distressed.

^5 (H)I remember the days of old;
I meditate on all Your works;
I ^[e]muse on the work of Your hands.
⁶ I spread out my hands to You;
^(I)My soul longs for You like a thirsty land. Selah

⁷ Answer me speedily, O Lord;
My spirit fails!
Do not hide Your face from me,
^(J)Lest I ^[f]be like those who ^[g]go down into the pit.
⁸ Cause me to hear Your lovingkindness ^(K)in the morning,
For in You do I trust;
^(L)Cause me to know the way in which I should walk,
For ^(M)I lift up my soul to You.

⁹ Deliver me, O Lord, from my enemies;
^[h]In You I take shelter.
^10 (N)Teach me to do Your will,
For You are my God;
^(O)Your Spirit is good.
Lead me in ^(P)the land of uprightness.

^11 (Q)Revive me, O Lord, for Your name’s sake!
For Your righteousness’ sake bring my soul out of trouble.
¹² In Your mercy ^(R)cut^[i] off my enemies,
And destroy all those who afflict my soul;
For I am Your servant.

^3 (T)Lord, what is man, that You take knowledge of him?
Or the son of man, that You are mindful of him?
^4 (U)Man is like a breath;
^(V)His days are like a passing shadow.

^5 (W)Bow down Your heavens, O Lord, and come down;
^(X)Touch the mountains, and they shall smoke.
^6 (Y)Flash forth lightning and scatter them;
Shoot out Your arrows and destroy them.
⁷ Stretch out Your hand from above;
Rescue me and deliver me out of great waters,
From the hand of foreigners,
⁸ Whose mouth ^(Z)speaks ^[k]lying words,
And whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood.

⁹ I will ^(AA)sing a new song to You, O God;
On a harp of ten strings I will sing praises to You,
¹⁰ The One who gives ^[l]salvation to kings,
^(AB)Who delivers David His servant
From the deadly sword.

¹¹ Rescue me and deliver me from the hand of foreigners,
Whose mouth speaks lying words,
And whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood—
¹² That our sons may be ^(AC)as plants grown up in their youth;
That our daughters may be as ^[m]pillars,
Sculptured in palace style;
¹³ That our barns may be full,
Supplying all kinds of produce;
That our sheep may bring forth thousands
And ten thousands in our fields;
¹⁴ That our oxen may be well laden;
That there be no ^[n]breaking in or going out;
That there be no outcry in our streets.
^15 (AD)Happy are the people who are in such a state;
Happy are the people whose God is the Lord!

^4 (AH)One generation shall praise Your works to another,
And shall declare Your mighty acts.
^5 [q]I will meditate on the glorious splendor of Your majesty,
And ^[r]on Your wondrous works.
⁶ Men shall speak of the might of Your awesome acts,
And I will declare Your greatness.
⁷ They shall ^[s]utter the memory of Your great goodness,
And shall sing of Your righteousness.

^8 (AI)The Lord is gracious and full of compassion,
Slow to anger and great in mercy.
^9 (AJ)The Lord is good to all,
And His tender mercies are over all His works.

^10 (AK)All Your works shall praise You, O Lord,
And Your saints shall bless You.
¹¹ They shall speak of the glory of Your kingdom,
And talk of Your power,
¹² To make known to the sons of men His mighty acts,
And the glorious majesty of His kingdom.
^13 (AL)Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom,
And Your dominion endures throughout all ^[t]generations.

¹⁴ The Lord upholds all who fall,
And ^(AM)raises up all who are bowed down.
^15 (AN)The eyes of all look expectantly to You,
And ^(AO)You give them their food in due season.
¹⁶ You open Your hand
^(AP)And satisfy the desire of every living thing.

¹⁷ The Lord is righteous in all His ways,
Gracious in all His works.
^18 (AQ)The Lord is near to all who call upon Him,
To all who call upon Him ^(AR)in truth.
¹⁹ He will fulfill the desire of those who fear Him;
He also will hear their cry and save them.
^20 (AS)The Lord preserves all who love Him,
But all the wicked He will destroy.
²¹ My mouth shall speak the praise of the Lord,
And all flesh shall bless His holy name
Forever and ever.

^(AT)Praise the Lord, O my soul!
^2 (AU)While I live I will praise the Lord;
I will sing praises to my God while I have my being.

^3 (AV)Do not put your trust in princes,
Nor in ^[v]a son of man, in whom there is no ^[w]help.
^4 (AW)His spirit departs, he returns to his earth;
In that very day ^(AX)his plans perish.

^5 (AY)Happy is he who has the God of Jacob for his help,
Whose hope is in the Lord his God,
^6 (AZ)Who made heaven and earth,
The sea, and all that is in them;
Who keeps truth forever,
^7 (BA)Who executes justice for the oppressed,
^(BB)Who gives food to the hungry.
^(BC)The Lord gives freedom to the prisoners.

^8 (BD)The Lord opens the eyes of the blind;
^(BE)The Lord raises those who are bowed down;
The Lord loves the righteous.
^9 (BF)The Lord watches over the strangers;
He relieves the fatherless and widow;
^(BG)But the way of the wicked He ^[x]turns upside down.

^10 (BH)The Lord shall reign forever—
Your God, O Zion, to all generations.

Praise the Lord!

² The Lord ^(BL)builds up Jerusalem;
^(BM)He gathers together the outcasts of Israel.
^3 (BN)He heals the brokenhearted
And binds up their ^[z]wounds.
^4 (BO)He counts the number of the stars;
He calls them all by name.
^5 (BP)Great is our Lord, and ^(BQ)mighty in power;
^(BR)His understanding is infinite.
^6 (BS)The Lord lifts up the humble;
He casts the wicked down to the ground.

⁷ Sing to the Lord with thanksgiving;
Sing praises on the harp to our God,
^8 (BT)Who covers the heavens with clouds,
Who prepares rain for the earth,
Who makes grass to grow on the mountains.
^9 (BU)He gives to the beast its food,
And ^(BV)to the young ravens that cry.

^10 (BW)He does not delight in the strength of the horse;
He takes no pleasure in the legs of a man.
¹¹ The Lord takes pleasure in those who fear Him,
In those who hope in His mercy.

¹² Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem!
Praise your God, O Zion!
¹³ For He has strengthened the bars of your gates;
He has blessed your children within you.
^14 (BX)He makes peace in your borders,
And ^(BY)fills you with ^[aa]the finest wheat.

^15 (BZ)He sends out His command to the earth;
His word runs very swiftly.
^16 (CA)He gives snow like wool;
He scatters the frost like ashes;
¹⁷ He casts out His hail like ^[ab]morsels;
Who can stand before His cold?
^18 (CB)He sends out His word and melts them;
He causes His wind to blow, and the waters flow.

^19 (CC)He declares His word to Jacob,
^(CD)His statutes and His judgments to Israel.
^20 (CE)He has not dealt thus with any nation;
And as for His judgments, they have not known them.

^[ac]Praise the Lord!

Praise the Lord from the heavens;
Praise Him in the heights!
² Praise Him, all His angels;
Praise Him, all His hosts!
³ Praise Him, sun and moon;
Praise Him, all you stars of light!
⁴ Praise Him, ^(CF)you heavens of heavens,
And ^(CG)you waters above the heavens!

⁵ Let them praise the name of the Lord,
For ^(CH)He commanded and they were created.
^6 (CI)He also established them forever and ever;
He made a decree which shall not pass away.

⁷ Praise the Lord from the earth,
^(CJ)You great sea creatures and all the depths;
⁸ Fire and hail, snow and clouds;
Stormy wind, fulfilling His word;
^9 (CK)Mountains and all hills;
Fruitful trees and all cedars;
¹⁰ Beasts and all cattle;
Creeping things and flying fowl;
¹¹ Kings of the earth and all peoples;
Princes and all judges of the earth;
¹² Both young men and maidens;
Old men and children.

¹³ Let them praise the name of the Lord,
For His ^(CL)name alone is exalted;
His glory is above the earth and heaven.
¹⁴ And He ^(CM)has exalted the ^[ae]horn of His people,
The praise of ^(CN)all His saints—
Of the children of Israel,
^(CO)A people near to Him.

^[af]Praise the Lord!

^(CP)Sing to the Lord a new song,
And His praise in the assembly of saints.

² Let Israel rejoice in their Maker;
Let the children of Zion be joyful in their ^(CQ)King.
^3 (CR)Let them praise His name with the dance;
Let them sing praises to Him with the timbrel and harp.
⁴ For ^(CS)the Lord takes pleasure in His people;
^(CT)He will beautify the ^[ah]humble with salvation.

⁵ Let the saints be joyful in glory;
Let them ^(CU)sing aloud on their beds.
⁶ Let the high praises of God be in their mouth,
And ^(CV)a two-edged sword in their hand,
⁷ To execute vengeance on the nations,
And punishments on the peoples;
⁸ To bind their kings with chains,
And their nobles with fetters of iron;
^9 (CW)To execute on them the written judgment—
^(CX)This honor have all His saints.

^[ai]Praise the Lord!

Praise God in His sanctuary;
Praise Him in His mighty ^[ak]firmament!

² Praise Him for His mighty acts;
Praise Him according to His excellent ^(CZ)greatness!

³ Praise Him with the sound of the ^[al]trumpet;
Praise Him with the lute and harp!
⁴ Praise Him with the timbrel and dance;
Praise Him with stringed instruments and flutes!
⁵ Praise Him with loud cymbals;
Praise Him with clashing cymbals!

⁶ Let everything that has breath praise the Lord.

^[am]Praise the Lord!

² To know wisdom and instruction,
To ^[a]perceive the words of understanding,
³ To receive the instruction of wisdom,
Justice, judgment, and equity;
⁴ To give prudence to the ^(B)simple,
To the young man knowledge and discretion—
^5 (C)A wise man will hear and increase learning,
And a man of understanding will ^[b]attain wise counsel,
⁶ To understand a proverb and an enigma,
The words of the wise and their ^(D)riddles.

^7 (E)The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge,
But fools despise wisdom and instruction.

¹⁰ My son, if sinners entice you,
^(H)Do not consent.
¹¹ If they say, “Come with us,
Let us ^(I)lie in wait to shed blood;
Let us lurk secretly for the innocent without cause;
¹² Let us swallow them alive like ^[c]Sheol,
And whole, ^(J)like those who go down to the Pit;
¹³ We shall find all kinds of precious ^[d]possessions,
We shall fill our houses with ^[e]spoil;
¹⁴ Cast in your lot among us,
Let us all have one purse”—
¹⁵ My son, ^(K)do not walk in the way with them,
^(L)Keep your foot from their path;
^16 (M)For their feet run to evil,
And they make haste to shed blood.
¹⁷ Surely, in ^[f]vain the net is spread
In the sight of any ^[g]bird;
¹⁸ But they lie in wait for their own blood,
They lurk secretly for their own lives.
^19 (N)So are the ways of everyone who is greedy for gain;
It takes away the life of its owners.

²⁸ “Then^(U) they will call on me, but I will not answer;
They will seek me diligently, but they will not find me.
²⁹ Because they ^(V)hated knowledge
And did not ^(W)choose the fear of the Lord,
^30 (X)They would have none of my counsel
And despised my every rebuke.
³¹ Therefore ^(Y)they shall eat the fruit of their own way,
And be filled to the full with their own fancies.
³² For the ^[l]turning away of the simple will slay them,
And the complacency of fools will destroy them;
³³ But whoever listens to me will dwell ^(Z)safely,
And ^(AA)will be ^[m]secure, without fear of evil.”

¹⁰ When wisdom enters your heart,
And knowledge is pleasant to your soul,
¹¹ Discretion will preserve you;
^(AH)Understanding will keep you,
¹² To deliver you from the way of evil,
From the man who speaks perverse things,
¹³ From those who leave the paths of uprightness
To ^(AI)walk in the ways of darkness;
^14 (AJ)Who rejoice in doing evil,
And delight in the perversity of the wicked;
^15 (AK)Whose ways are crooked,
And who are devious in their paths;
¹⁶ To deliver you from ^(AL)the immoral woman,
^(AM)From the seductress who flatters with her words,
¹⁷ Who forsakes the companion of her youth,
And forgets the covenant of her God.
¹⁸ For ^(AN)her house ^[n]leads down to death,
And her paths to the dead;
¹⁹ None who go to her return,
Nor do they ^[o]regain the paths of life—
²⁰ So you may walk in the way of goodness,
And keep to the paths of righteousness.
²¹ For the upright will dwell in the ^(AO)land,
And the blameless will remain in it;
²² But the wicked will be ^[p]cut off from the ^[q]earth,
And the unfaithful will be uprooted from it.

³ Let not mercy and truth forsake you;
^(AR)Bind them around your neck,
^(AS)Write them on the tablet of your heart,
^4 (AT)And so find favor and ^[r]high esteem
In the sight of God and man.

^5 (AU)Trust in the Lord with all your heart,
^(AV)And lean not on your own understanding;
^6 (AW)In all your ways acknowledge Him,
And He shall ^[s]direct your paths.

⁷ Do not be wise in your own ^(AX)eyes;
Fear the Lord and depart from evil.
⁸ It will be health to your ^[t]flesh,
And ^(AY)strength^[u] to your bones.

^9 (AZ)Honor the Lord with your possessions,
And with the firstfruits of all your increase;
^10 (BA)So your barns will be filled with plenty,
And your vats will overflow with new wine.

^11 (BB)My son, do not despise the chastening of the Lord,
Nor detest His correction;
¹² For whom the Lord loves He corrects,
^(BC)Just as a father the son in whom he delights.

^13 (BD)Happy is the man who finds wisdom,
And the man who gains understanding;
^14 (BE)For her proceeds are better than the profits of silver,
And her gain than fine gold.
¹⁵ She is more precious than rubies,
And ^(BF)all the things you may desire cannot compare with her.
^16 (BG)Length of days is in her right hand,
In her left hand riches and honor.
^17 (BH)Her ways are ways of pleasantness,
And all her paths are peace.
¹⁸ She is ^(BI)a tree of life to those who take hold of her,
And happy are all who ^[v]retain her.

^19 (BJ)The Lord by wisdom founded the earth;
By understanding He established the heavens;
²⁰ By His knowledge the depths were ^(BK)broken up,
And clouds drop down the dew.

²¹ My son, let them not depart from your eyes—
Keep sound wisdom and discretion;
²² So they will be life to your soul
And grace to your neck.
^23 (BL)Then you will walk safely in your way,
And your foot will not stumble.
²⁴ When you lie down, you will not be afraid;
Yes, you will lie down and your sleep will be sweet.
^25 (BM)Do not be afraid of sudden terror,
Nor of trouble from the wicked when it comes;
²⁶ For the Lord will be your confidence,
And will keep your foot from being caught.

^27 (BN)Do not withhold good from ^[w]those to whom it is due,
When it is in the power of your hand to do so.
^28 (BO)Do not say to your neighbor,
“Go, and come back,
And tomorrow I will give it,”
When you have it with you.
²⁹ Do not devise evil against your neighbor,
For he dwells by you for safety’s sake.
^30 (BP)Do not strive with a man without cause,
If he has done you no harm.

^31 (BQ)Do not envy the oppressor,
And choose none of his ways;
³² For the perverse person is an abomination to the Lord,
^(BR)But His secret counsel is with the upright.
^33 (BS)The curse of the Lord is on the house of the wicked,
But ^(BT)He blesses the home of the just.
^34 (BU)Surely He scorns the scornful,
But gives grace to the humble.
³⁵ The wise shall inherit glory,
But shame shall be the legacy of fools.

¹⁰ Hear, my son, and receive my sayings,
^(CE)And the years of your life will be many.
¹¹ I have ^(CF)taught you in the way of wisdom;
I have led you in right paths.
¹² When you walk, ^(CG)your steps will not be hindered,
^(CH)And when you run, you will not stumble.
¹³ Take firm hold of instruction, do not let go;
Keep her, for she is your life.

^14 (CI)Do not enter the path of the wicked,
And do not walk in the way of evil.
¹⁵ Avoid it, do not travel on it;
Turn away from it and pass on.
^16 (CJ)For they do not sleep unless they have done evil;
And their sleep is ^[x]taken away unless they make someone fall.
¹⁷ For they eat the bread of wickedness,
And drink the wine of violence.

^18 (CK)But the path of the just ^(CL)is like the shining ^[y]sun,
That shines ever brighter unto the perfect day.
^19 (CM)The way of the wicked is like darkness;
They do not know what makes them stumble.

²⁰ My son, give attention to my words;
Incline your ear to my sayings.
²¹ Do not let them depart from your eyes;
Keep them in the midst of your heart;
²² For they are life to those who find them,
And health to all their flesh.
²³ Keep your heart with all diligence,
For out of it spring the issues of ^(CN)life.
²⁴ Put away from you a ^[z]deceitful mouth,
And put perverse lips far from you.
²⁵ Let your eyes look straight ahead,
And your eyelids look right before you.
²⁶ Ponder the path of your ^(CO)feet,
And let all your ways be established.
²⁷ Do not turn to the right or the left;
Remove your foot from evil.

⁷ Therefore hear me now, my children,
And do not depart from the words of my mouth.
⁸ Remove your way far from her,
And do not go near the door of her house,
⁹ Lest you give your ^[ae]honor to others,
And your years to the cruel one;
¹⁰ Lest aliens be filled with your ^[af]wealth,
And your labors go to the house of a foreigner;
¹¹ And you mourn at last,
When your flesh and your body are consumed,
¹² And say:
“How I have hated instruction,
And my heart despised correction!
¹³ I have not obeyed the voice of my teachers,
Nor inclined my ear to those who instructed me!
¹⁴ I was on the verge of total ruin,
In the midst of the assembly and congregation.”

¹⁵ Drink water from your own cistern,
And running water from your own well.
¹⁶ Should your fountains be dispersed abroad,
^[ag]Streams of water in the streets?
¹⁷ Let them be only your own,
And not for strangers with you.
¹⁸ Let your fountain be blessed,
And rejoice with ^(CT)the wife of your youth.
^19 (CU)As a loving deer and a graceful doe,
Let her breasts satisfy you at all times;
And always be ^[ah]enraptured with her love.
²⁰ For why should you, my son, be enraptured by ^(CV)an immoral woman,
And be embraced in the arms of a seductress?

^21 (CW)For the ways of man are before the eyes of the Lord,
And He ^[ai]ponders all his paths.
^22 (CX)His own iniquities entrap the wicked man,
And he is caught in the cords of his sin.
^23 (CY)He shall die for lack of instruction,
And in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray.

¹⁶ These six things the Lord hates,
Yes, seven are an abomination to ^[aq]Him:
^17 (DK)A^[ar] proud look,
^(DL)A lying tongue,
^(DM)Hands that shed innocent blood,
^18 (DN)A heart that devises wicked plans,
^(DO)Feet that are swift in running to evil,
^19 (DP)A false witness who speaks lies,
And one who ^(DQ)sows discord among brethren.

³⁰ People do not despise a thief
If he steals to satisfy himself when he is starving.
³¹ Yet when he is found, ^(EB)he must restore sevenfold;
He may have to give up all the substance of his house.
³² Whoever commits adultery with a woman ^(EC)lacks understanding;
He who does so destroys his own soul.
³³ Wounds and dishonor he will get,
And his reproach will not be wiped away.
³⁴ For ^(ED)jealousy is a husband’s fury;
Therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance.
³⁵ He will ^[au]accept no recompense,
Nor will he be appeased though you give many gifts.

¹⁰ And there a woman met him,
With the attire of a harlot, and a crafty heart.
^11 (EL)She was loud and rebellious,
^(EM)Her feet would not stay at home.
¹² At times she was outside, at times in the open square,
Lurking at every corner.
¹³ So she caught him and kissed him;
With an ^[ax]impudent face she said to him:
¹⁴ “I have peace offerings with me;
Today I have paid my vows.
¹⁵ So I came out to meet you,
Diligently to seek your face,
And I have found you.
¹⁶ I have spread my bed with tapestry,
Colored coverings of ^(EN)Egyptian linen.
¹⁷ I have perfumed my bed
With myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.
¹⁸ Come, let us take our fill of love until morning;
Let us delight ourselves with love.
¹⁹ For ^[ay]my husband is not at home;
He has gone on a long journey;
²⁰ He has taken a bag of money ^[az]with him,
And will come home ^[ba]on the appointed day.”

^21 [bb]With ^(EO)her enticing speech she caused him to yield,
^(EP)With her flattering lips she ^[bc]seduced him.
²² Immediately he went after her, as an ox goes to the slaughter,
Or ^[bd]as a fool to the correction of the ^[be]stocks,
²³ Till an arrow struck his liver.
^(EQ)As a bird hastens to the snare,
He did not know it ^[bf]would cost his life.

²⁴ Now therefore, listen to me, my children;
Pay attention to the words of my mouth:
²⁵ Do not let your heart turn aside to her ways,
Do not stray into her paths;
²⁶ For she has cast down many wounded,
And ^(ER)all who were slain by her were strong men.
^27 (ES)Her house is the way to ^[bg]hell,
Descending to the chambers of death.

¹² “I, wisdom, dwell with prudence,
And find out knowledge and discretion.
^13 (EW)The fear of the Lord is to hate evil;
^(EX)Pride and arrogance and the evil way
And ^(EY)the perverse mouth I hate.
¹⁴ Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom;
I am understanding, ^(EZ)I have strength.
^15 (FA)By me kings reign,
And rulers decree justice.
¹⁶ By me princes rule, and nobles,
All the judges of ^[bj]the earth.
^17 (FB)I love those who love me,
And ^(FC)those who seek me diligently will find me.
^18 (FD)Riches and honor are with me,
Enduring riches and righteousness.
¹⁹ My fruit is better than gold, yes, than fine gold,
And my revenue than choice silver.
²⁰ I ^[bk]traverse the way of righteousness,
In the midst of the paths of justice,
²¹ That I may cause those who love me to inherit wealth,
That I may fill their treasuries.

²² “The^(FE) Lord possessed me at the beginning of His way,
Before His works of old.
^23 (FF)I have been established from everlasting,
From the beginning, before there was ever an earth.
²⁴ When there were no depths I was brought forth,
When there were no fountains abounding with water.
^25 (FG)Before the mountains were settled,
Before the hills, I was brought forth;
²⁶ While as yet He had not made the earth or the ^[bl]fields,
Or the ^[bm]primal dust of the world.
²⁷ When He prepared the heavens, I was there,
When He drew a circle on the face of the deep,
²⁸ When He established the clouds above,
When He strengthened the fountains of the deep,
^29 (FH)When He assigned to the sea its limit,
So that the waters would not transgress His command,
When ^(FI)He marked out the foundations of the earth,
^30 (FJ)Then I was beside Him as ^[bn]a master craftsman;
^(FK)And I was daily His delight,
Rejoicing always before Him,
³¹ Rejoicing in His inhabited world,
And ^(FL)my delight was with the sons of men.

³² “Now therefore, listen to me, my children,
For ^(FM)blessed are those who keep my ways.
³³ Hear instruction and be wise,
And do not disdain it.
^34 (FN)Blessed is the man who listens to me,
Watching daily at my gates,
Waiting at the posts of my doors.
³⁵ For whoever finds me finds life,
And ^(FO)obtains favor from the Lord;
³⁶ But he who sins against me ^(FP)wrongs his own soul;
All those who hate me love death.”

⁷ “He who corrects a scoffer gets shame for himself,
And he who rebukes a wicked man only harms himself.
^8 (FV)Do not correct a scoffer, lest he hate you;
^(FW)Rebuke a wise man, and he will love you.
⁹ Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be still wiser;
Teach a just man, ^(FX)and he will increase in learning.

¹⁰ “The^(FY) fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom,
And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.
^11 (FZ)For by me your days will be multiplied,
And years of life will be added to you.
^12 (GA)If you are wise, you are wise for yourself,
And if you scoff, you will bear it alone.”

^(GH)A wise son makes a glad father,
But a foolish son is the grief of his mother.

^2 (GI)Treasures of wickedness profit nothing,
^(GJ)But righteousness delivers from death.
^3 (GK)The Lord will not allow the righteous soul to famish,
But He casts away the desire of the wicked.

^4 (GL)He who has a slack hand becomes poor,
But ^(GM)the hand of the diligent makes rich.
⁵ He who gathers in ^(GN)summer is a wise son;
He who sleeps in harvest is ^(GO)a son who causes shame.

⁶ Blessings are on the head of the righteous,
But violence covers the mouth of the wicked.
^7 (GP)The memory of the righteous is blessed,
But the name of the wicked will rot.

⁸ The wise in heart will receive commands,
^(GQ)But ^[bs]a prating fool will ^[bt]fall.

^9 (GR)He who walks with integrity walks securely,
But he who perverts his ways will become known.

¹⁰ He who winks with the eye causes trouble,
But a prating fool will fall.

¹¹ The mouth of the righteous is a well of life,
But violence covers the mouth of the wicked.

¹² Hatred stirs up strife,
But ^(GS)love covers all sins.

¹³ Wisdom is found on the lips of him who has understanding,
But ^(GT)a rod is for the back of him who ^[bu]is devoid of understanding.

¹⁴ Wise people store up knowledge,
But ^(GU)the mouth of the foolish is near destruction.

¹⁵ The ^(GV)rich man’s wealth is his strong city;
The destruction of the poor is their poverty.

¹⁶ The labor of the righteous leads to ^(GW)life,
The wages of the wicked to sin.

¹⁷ He who keeps instruction is in the way of life,
But he who refuses correction ^[bv]goes astray.

¹⁸ Whoever ^(GX)hides hatred has lying lips,
And ^(GY)whoever spreads slander is a fool.

^19 (GZ)In the multitude of words sin is not lacking,
But ^(HA)he who restrains his lips is wise.
²⁰ The tongue of the righteous is choice silver;
The heart of the wicked is worth little.
²¹ The lips of the righteous feed many,
But fools die for lack of ^[bw]wisdom.

^22 (HB)The blessing of the Lord makes one rich,
And He adds no sorrow with it.

^23 (HC)To do evil is like sport to a fool,
But a man of understanding has wisdom.
^24 (HD)The fear of the wicked will come upon him,
And ^(HE)the desire of the righteous will be granted.
²⁵ When the whirlwind passes by, ^(HF)the wicked is no more,
But ^(HG)the righteous has an everlasting foundation.

²⁶ As vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes,
So is the lazy man to those who send him.

^27 (HH)The fear of the Lord prolongs days,
But ^(HI)the years of the wicked will be shortened.
²⁸ The hope of the righteous will be gladness,
But the ^(HJ)expectation of the wicked will perish.
²⁹ The way of the Lord is strength for the upright,
But ^(HK)destruction will come to the workers of iniquity.

^30 (HL)The righteous will never be removed,
But the wicked will not inhabit the ^[bx]earth.
^31 (HM)The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom,
But the perverse tongue will be cut out.
³² The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable,
But the mouth of the wicked what is perverse.

² When pride comes, then comes ^(HO)shame;
But with the humble is wisdom.

³ The integrity of the upright will guide ^(HP)them,
But the perversity of the unfaithful will destroy them.
^4 (HQ)Riches do not profit in the day of wrath,
But ^(HR)righteousness delivers from death.
⁵ The righteousness of the blameless will ^[ca]direct his way aright,
But the wicked will fall by his own ^(HS)wickedness.
⁶ The righteousness of the upright will deliver them,
But the unfaithful will be caught by their lust.

⁷ When a wicked man dies, his expectation will ^(HT)perish,
And the hope of the unjust perishes.
^8 (HU)The righteous is delivered from trouble,
And it comes to the wicked instead.
⁹ The hypocrite with his mouth destroys his neighbor,
But through knowledge the righteous will be delivered.
^10 (HV)When it goes well with the righteous, the city rejoices;
And when the wicked perish, there is jubilation.
¹¹ By the blessing of the upright the city is ^(HW)exalted,
But it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.

¹² He who ^[cb]is devoid of wisdom despises his neighbor,
But a man of understanding holds his peace.

^13 (HX)A talebearer reveals secrets,
But he who is of a faithful spirit ^(HY)conceals a matter.

^14 (HZ)Where there is no counsel, the people fall;
But in the multitude of counselors there is safety.

¹⁵ He who is ^(IA)surety^[cc] for a stranger will suffer,
But one who hates ^[cd]being surety is secure.

¹⁶ A gracious woman retains honor,
But ruthless men retain riches.
^17 (IB)The merciful man does good for his own soul,
But he who is cruel troubles his own flesh.
¹⁸ The wicked man does deceptive work,
But ^(IC)he who sows righteousness will have a sure reward.
¹⁹ As righteousness leads to ^(ID)life,
So he who pursues evil pursues it to his own ^(IE)death.
²⁰ Those who are of a perverse heart are an abomination to the Lord,
But the blameless in their ways are His delight.
^21 (IF)Though they join ^[ce]forces, the wicked will not go unpunished;
But ^(IG)the posterity of the righteous will be delivered.

²² As a ring of gold in a swine’s snout,
So is a lovely woman who lacks ^[cf]discretion.

²³ The desire of the righteous is only good,
But the expectation of the wicked ^(IH)is wrath.

²⁴ There is one who ^(II)scatters, yet increases more;
And there is one who withholds more than is right,
But it leads to poverty.
^25 (IJ)The generous soul will be made rich,
^(IK)And he who waters will also be watered himself.
²⁶ The people will curse ^(IL)him who withholds grain,
But ^(IM)blessing will be on the head of him who sells it.

²⁷ He who earnestly seeks good ^[cg]finds favor,
^(IN)But trouble will come to him who seeks evil.

^28 (IO)He who trusts in his riches will fall,
But ^(IP)the righteous will flourish like foliage.

²⁹ He who troubles his own house ^(IQ)will inherit the wind,
And the fool will be ^(IR)servant to the wise of heart.

³⁰ The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life,
And ^(IS)he who ^[ch]wins souls is wise.

^31 (IT)If the righteous will be ^[ci]recompensed on the earth,
How much more the ungodly and the sinner.

² A good man obtains favor from the Lord,
But a man of wicked intentions He will condemn.

³ A man is not established by wickedness,
But the ^(IU)root of the righteous cannot be moved.

^4 (IV)An^[cj] excellent wife is the crown of her husband,
But she who causes shame is ^(IW)like rottenness in his bones.

⁵ The thoughts of the righteous are right,
But the counsels of the wicked are deceitful.
^6 (IX)The words of the wicked are, “Lie in wait for blood,”
^(IY)But the mouth of the upright will deliver them.

^7 (IZ)The wicked are overthrown and are no more,
But the house of the righteous will stand.

⁸ A man will be commended according to his wisdom,
^(JA)But he who is of a perverse heart will be despised.

^9 (JB)Better is the one who is ^[ck]slighted but has a servant,
Than he who honors himself but lacks bread.

^10 (JC)A righteous man regards the life of his animal,
But the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.

^11 (JD)He who ^[cl]tills his land will be satisfied with ^(JE)bread,
But he who follows ^[cm]frivolity ^(JF)is devoid of ^[cn]understanding.

¹² The wicked covet the catch of evil men,
But the root of the righteous yields fruit.
^13 (JG)The wicked is ensnared by the transgression of his lips,
^(JH)But the righteous will come through trouble.
^14 (JI)A man will be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth,
^(JJ)And the recompense of a man’s hands will be rendered to him.

^15 (JK)The way of a fool is right in his own eyes,
But he who heeds counsel is wise.
^16 (JL)A fool’s wrath is known at once,
But a prudent man covers shame.

^17 (JM)He who speaks truth declares righteousness,
But a false witness, deceit.
^18 (JN)There is one who speaks like the piercings of a sword,
But the tongue of the wise promotes health.
¹⁹ The truthful lip shall be established forever,
^(JO)But a lying tongue is but for a moment.
²⁰ Deceit is in the heart of those who devise evil,
But counselors of peace have joy.
^21 (JP)No grave ^[co]trouble will overtake the righteous,
But the wicked shall be filled with evil.
^22 (JQ)Lying lips are an abomination to the Lord,
But those who deal truthfully are His delight.

^23 (JR)A prudent man conceals knowledge,
But the heart of fools proclaims foolishness.

^24 (JS)The hand of the diligent will rule,
But the lazy man will be put to forced labor.

^25 (JT)Anxiety in the heart of man causes depression,
But ^(JU)a good word makes it glad.

²⁶ The righteous should choose his friends carefully,
For the way of the wicked leads them astray.

²⁷ The lazy man does not roast what he took in hunting,
But diligence is man’s precious possession.

²⁸ In the way of righteousness is life,
And in its pathway there is no death.

^2 (JW)A man shall eat well by the fruit of his mouth,
But the soul of the unfaithful feeds on violence.
^3 (JX)He who guards his mouth preserves his life,
But he who opens wide his lips shall have destruction.

^4 (JY)The soul of a lazy man desires, and has nothing;
But the soul of the diligent shall be made rich.

⁵ A righteous man hates lying,
But a wicked man is loathsome and comes to shame.
^6 (JZ)Righteousness guards him whose way is blameless,
But wickedness overthrows the sinner.

^7 (KA)There is one who makes himself rich, yet has nothing;
And one who makes himself poor, yet has great riches.

⁸ The ransom of a man’s life is his riches,
But the poor does not hear rebuke.

⁹ The light of the righteous rejoices,
^(KB)But the lamp of the wicked will be put out.

¹⁰ By pride comes nothing but ^(KC)strife,
But with the well-advised is wisdom.

^11 (KD)Wealth gained by dishonesty will be diminished,
But he who gathers by labor will increase.

¹² Hope deferred makes the heart sick,
But ^(KE)when the desire comes, it is a tree of life.

¹³ He who ^(KF)despises the word will be destroyed,
But he who fears the commandment will be rewarded.
^14 (KG)The law of the wise is a fountain of life,
To turn one away from ^(KH)the snares of death.

¹⁵ Good understanding ^[cp]gains ^(KI)favor,
But the way of the unfaithful is hard.
^16 (KJ)Every prudent man acts with knowledge,
But a fool lays open his folly.

¹⁷ A wicked messenger falls into trouble,
But ^(KK)a faithful ambassador brings health.

¹⁸ Poverty and shame will come to him who ^[cq]disdains correction,
But ^(KL)he who regards a rebuke will be honored.

¹⁹ A desire accomplished is sweet to the soul,
But it is an abomination to fools to depart from evil.

²⁰ He who walks with wise men will be wise,
But the companion of fools will be destroyed.

^21 (KM)Evil pursues sinners,
But to the righteous, good shall be repaid.

²² A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children,
But ^(KN)the wealth of the sinner is stored up for the righteous.

^23 (KO)Much food is in the ^[cr]fallow ground of the poor,
And for lack of justice there is ^[cs]waste.

^24 (KP)He who spares his rod hates his son,
But he who loves him disciplines him ^[ct]promptly.

^25 (KQ)The righteous eats to the satisfying of his soul,
But the stomach of the wicked shall be in want.