A wise son brings joy to his father,
    but a foolish son gives grief to his mother.
² Treasures obtained by wicked means profit nothing,
    but a righteous life brings delivery from death.
³ The Lord will not allow the righteous to go hungry,
    but he foils the craving of the wicked.
⁴ Idle hands ensure poverty,
    but the hands of the diligent bring riches.^[c]
5 A son who gathers the crops during the summer is wise,
    but a son who sleeps at harvest-time^[d] is shameful.
⁶ Blessings are showered on the head of the righteous,
    but sorrow will cover the face of the wicked.
⁷ The righteous is remembered with blessings,
    but the name of the wicked fades away.
⁸ A wise man will heed commandments,
    but a babbling fool will come to grief.
⁹ Anyone who leads an honorable life walks in safety,
    but whoever pursues wicked ways will be found out.
¹⁰ Anyone who winks with the eye causes trouble,
    but the one who rebukes promotes peace.
¹¹ The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life,
    but the mouth of the wicked is filled with violence.
¹² Hatred stirs up strife,
    but love overlooks all offenses.
¹³ Wisdom is found on the lips of one who has understanding,
    but a rod is in store for the back of a fool.
¹⁴ Wise men store up knowledge,
    but the mouth of a fool precipitates ruin.
¹⁵ The wealth of the rich man is his stronghold;
    the poverty of the lowly is his undoing.^[e]
16 The reward of the righteous leads to life;
    the gains of the wicked lead to sin.^[f]
17 Whoever heeds admonition is on the path to life,
    but anyone who rejects correction goes astray.
¹⁸ Lying lips conceal hatred,
    and anyone who slanders another is a fool.
¹⁹ Where many words are spoken, sin is not absent,
    but whoever restrains his tongue is prudent.
²⁰ The tongue of the just man is like pure silver;
    the heart of the wicked is without worth.
²¹ The lips of the righteous nourish many,
    but fools die for lack of sense.
²² The blessing of the Lord is what brings wealth,
    and our toil adds nothing to it.^[g]
23 Doing wrong affords pleasure to the fool,
    but wisdom is a delight to an intelligent man.
²⁴ What the wicked man fears^[h] catches up with him,
    but what the righteous man desires is granted.
²⁵ When the storm ends, the wicked man is no more,
    but the righteous man stands firm forever.
²⁶ Like vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes,
    so is the sluggard^[i] to those he serves.
²⁷ The fear of the Lord prolongs life,
    but the years of the wicked are cut short.
²⁸ The hope of the righteous brings them joy,
    but the expectations of the wicked are frustrated.
²⁹ The way of the Lord^[j] is a stronghold for the upright,
    but destruction for evildoers.
³⁰ The righteous man will never be destroyed,
    but the wicked will not remain in the land.
³¹ The mouth of the righteous dispenses wisdom,
    but the perverse tongue will be cut off.
³² The lips of the righteous utter words of kindness,
    but the mouth of the wicked knows only how to pervert.