11 A ^(A)deceptive balance is an abomination to Yahweh,
But a ^(B)just weight is His delight.
² When ^(C)arrogance comes, then comes disgrace,
But with the meek is wisdom.
³ The ^(D)integrity of the upright will lead them,
But the ^(E)crookedness of the treacherous will destroy them.
^4 (F)Wealth will not profit in the day of wrath,
But ^(G)righteousness will deliver from death.
⁵ The ^(H)righteousness of the blameless will make his way straight,
But ^(I)the wicked will fall by his own wickedness.
⁶ The righteousness of the upright will deliver them,
But the treacherous will ^(J)be captured by their own desire.
⁷ When a wicked man dies, his ^(K)hope will perish,
And the ^(L)expectation of vigorous men perishes.
⁸ The righteous is rescued from ^[a]distress,
But the wicked ^[b]takes his place.
⁹ With his ^(M)mouth the godless man corrupts his neighbor,
But through knowledge the ^(N)righteous will be rescued.
¹⁰ When it ^(O)goes well with the righteous, the city exults,
And when the wicked perish, there is joyful shouting.
¹¹ By the blessing of the upright a city is raised up,
But by the mouth of the wicked it is torn down.
¹² He who despises his neighbor lacks a heart of wisdom,
But a man of discernment keeps silent.
¹³ He ^(P)who goes about as a slanderer reveals secrets,
But he who is faithful in spirit ^(Q)conceals a matter.
¹⁴ Where there is no ^(R)guidance the people fall,
But in abundance of counselors there is salvation.
¹⁵ If one becomes a ^(S)guarantor for a stranger, he will surely suffer,
But he who hates ^[c]striking hands in pledge is secure.
¹⁶ A ^(T)gracious woman holds fast to glory,
But ruthless men hold fast to riches.
¹⁷ The man of ^(U)lovingkindness deals bountifully with his soul,
But the cruel man brings trouble on his flesh.
¹⁸ The wicked earns deceptive wages,
But he who ^(V)sows righteousness gets a true reward.
¹⁹ He who is steadfast in ^(W)righteousness will attain to life,
And ^(X)he who pursues evil will bring about his own death.
²⁰ Those with a crooked heart are an abomination to Yahweh,
But those of a ^(Y)blameless way are His ^(Z)delight.
^21 [d]Assuredly, the evil man will not go unpunished,
But the seed of the righteous will escape.
²² As a ^(AA)ring of gold in a swine’s snout
So is a beautiful woman who turns away from ^[e]discretion.
²³ The desire of the righteous is only good,
But the ^(AB)hope of the wicked is wrath.
²⁴ There is one who scatters, and yet increases all the more,
And there is one who holds back what is rightly due, and yet results only in want.
²⁵ The soul ^[f]that ^(AC)blesses will be ^[g]enriched,
And he who ^(AD)waters will himself be watered.
²⁶ He who withholds grain, the ^(AE)people will curse him,
But ^(AF)blessing will be on the head of him who ^(AG)sells it.
²⁷ He who earnestly seeks good seeks favor,
But ^(AH)he who searches for evil, evil will come to him.
²⁸ He who ^(AI)trusts in his riches will fall,
But ^(AJ)the righteous will flourish like the green leaf.
²⁹ He who ^(AK)troubles his own house will ^(AL)inherit wind,
And ^(AM)the ignorant fool will be a slave to the wise of heart.
³⁰ The fruit of the righteous is ^(AN)a tree of life,
And ^(AO)he who is wise ^[h]wins souls.
³¹ If ^(AP)the righteous will be repaid in the earth,
How much more the wicked and the sinner!