13 A wise son hears his father's instruction,
    but ^(A)a scoffer does not listen to rebuke.
² From the fruit of his mouth a man ^(B)eats what is good,
    but the desire of the treacherous ^(C)is for violence.
^3 (D)Whoever guards his mouth preserves his life;
    ^(E)he who opens wide his lips ^(F)comes to ruin.
^4 (G)The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing,
    while the soul of the diligent ^(H)is richly supplied.
⁵ The righteous hates falsehood,
    but the wicked brings shame^[a] and disgrace.
^6 (I)Righteousness guards him whose ^(J)way is blameless,
    but sin overthrows the wicked.
^7 (K)One pretends to be rich,^[b] yet has nothing;
    ^(L)another pretends to be poor,^[c] yet has great wealth.
⁸ The ransom of a man's life is his wealth,
    but a poor man ^(M)hears no threat.
^9 (N)The light of the righteous rejoices,
    but ^(O)the lamp of the wicked will be put out.
^10 (P)By insolence comes nothing but strife,
    but with those who take advice is wisdom.
^11 (Q)Wealth gained hastily^[d] will dwindle,
    but whoever gathers little by little will increase it.
¹² Hope deferred makes the heart sick,
    ^(R)but a desire fulfilled is ^(S)a tree of life.
¹³ Whoever ^(T)despises ^(U)the word^[e] brings destruction on himself,
    but he who reveres the commandment^[f] will be ^(V)rewarded.
¹⁴ The teaching of the wise is ^(W)a fountain of life,
    that one may ^(X)turn away from the snares of death.
^15 (Y)Good sense wins ^(Z)favor,
    but the way of the treacherous is their ruin.^[g]
16 (AA)Every prudent man acts with knowledge,
    ^(AB)but a fool flaunts his folly.
¹⁷ A wicked messenger falls into trouble,
    but ^(AC)a faithful envoy brings healing.
¹⁸ Poverty and disgrace come to him who ^(AD)ignores instruction,
    ^(AE)but whoever ^(AF)heeds reproof is honored.
^19 (AG)A desire fulfilled is sweet to the soul,
    but to turn away from evil is an abomination to fools.
²⁰ Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise,
    but the companion of fools will suffer harm.
^21 (AH)Disaster^[h] pursues sinners,
    ^(AI)but the righteous are rewarded with good.
^22 (AJ)A good man leaves an inheritance to his children's children,
    but ^(AK)the sinner's wealth is laid up for the righteous.
²³ The fallow ground of the poor would yield much food,
    but it is swept away through ^(AL)injustice.
^24 (AM)Whoever spares the rod hates his son,
    but he who loves him is diligent to discipline him.^[i]
25 (AN)The righteous has enough to satisfy his appetite,
    but the belly of the wicked suffers want.

15 ^(A)A soft answer turns away wrath,
    but ^(B)a harsh word stirs up anger.
² The tongue of the wise commends knowledge,
    but ^(C)the mouths of fools pour out folly.
^3 (D)The eyes of the Lord are in every place,
    keeping watch on the evil and the good.
^4 (E)A gentle^[a] tongue is ^(F)a tree of life,
    but ^(G)perverseness in it breaks the spirit.
^5 (H)A fool ^(I)despises his father's instruction,
    but ^(J)whoever heeds reproof is prudent.
⁶ In the house of the righteous there is much treasure,
    but trouble befalls the income of the wicked.
^7 (K)The lips of the wise spread knowledge;
    ^(L)not so the hearts of fools.^[b]
8 (M)The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord,
    but ^(N)the prayer of the upright is acceptable to him.
⁹ The way of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord,
    but he loves him ^(O)who pursues righteousness.
¹⁰ There is ^(P)severe discipline for him who forsakes the way;
    ^(Q)whoever hates reproof will die.
¹¹ Sheol and Abaddon lie open before the Lord;
    how much more ^(R)the hearts of the children of man!
^12 (S)A scoffer ^(T)does not like to be reproved;
    he will not go to the wise.
^13 (U)A glad heart makes a cheerful face,
    but by ^(V)sorrow of heart the spirit is ^(W)crushed.
^14 (X)The heart of him who has understanding seeks knowledge,
    but the mouths of fools feed on folly.
¹⁵ All the days of the afflicted are evil,
    but ^(Y)the cheerful of heart has a continual feast.
^16 (Z)Better is a little with the fear of the Lord
    than great treasure and trouble with it.
^17 (AA)Better is a dinner of herbs where love is
    than ^(AB)a fattened ox and hatred with it.
^18 (AC)A hot-tempered man ^(AD)stirs up strife,
    but he who is ^(AE)slow to anger quiets contention.
¹⁹ The way of ^(AF)a sluggard is like a hedge of ^(AG)thorns,
    but the path of the upright is ^(AH)a level highway.
^20 (AI)A wise son makes a glad father,
    but a foolish man despises his mother.
^21 (AJ)Folly is a joy to him who lacks sense,
    but a man of understanding ^(AK)walks straight ahead.
^22 (AL)Without counsel plans fail,
    but with many advisers they succeed.
²³ To make an apt answer is a joy to a man,
    and ^(AM)a word in season, how good it is!
²⁴ The path of life leads upward ^(AN)for the prudent,
    that he may turn away from Sheol beneath.
²⁵ The Lord tears down the house of ^(AO)the proud
    but ^(AP)maintains ^(AQ)the widow's boundaries.
^26 (AR)The thoughts of the wicked are an abomination to the Lord,
    but ^(AS)gracious words are pure.
²⁷ Whoever is ^(AT)greedy for unjust gain ^(AU)troubles his own household,
    but he who hates ^(AV)bribes will live.
²⁸ The heart of the righteous ^(AW)ponders how to answer,
    but ^(AX)the mouth of the wicked pours out evil things.
²⁹ The Lord is ^(AY)far from the wicked,
    but he ^(AZ)hears the prayer of the righteous.
^30 (BA)The light of the eyes rejoices the heart,
    and ^(BB)good news refreshes^[c] the bones.
^31 (BC)The ear that listens to ^(BD)life-giving reproof
    will dwell among the wise.
³² Whoever ^(BE)ignores instruction ^(BF)despises himself,
    but he who listens to reproof ^(BG)gains intelligence.
^33 (BH)The fear of the Lord is instruction in wisdom,
    and ^(BI)humility comes before honor.