13 A wise child loves discipline,^[a]
    but a scoffer does not listen to rebuke.^(A)
2 From the fruit of their words good persons eat good things,
    but the desire of the treacherous is for wrongdoing.
³ Those who guard their mouths preserve their lives;
    those who open wide their lips come to ruin.^(B)
4 The appetite of the lazy craves and gets nothing,
    while the appetite of the diligent is richly supplied.^(C)
5 The righteous hate falsehood,
    but the wicked act shamefully and disgracefully.
⁶ Righteousness guards one whose way is upright,
    but sin overthrows the wicked.^(D)
7 Some pretend to be rich yet have nothing;
    others pretend to be poor yet have great wealth.^(E)
8 Wealth is a ransom for a person’s life,
    but a poor person pays no attention to a rebuke.
⁹ The light of the righteous rejoices,^[b]
    but the lamp of the wicked goes out.^(F)
10 By insolence the empty-headed person makes strife,
    but wisdom is with those who take advice.^(G)
11 Wealth hastily gotten^[c] will dwindle,
    but those who gather little by little will increase it.^(H)
12 Hope deferred makes the heart sick,
    but a desire fulfilled is a tree of life.
¹³ Those who despise a word bring destruction on themselves,
    but those who respect a command will be rewarded.^(I)
14 The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life,
    so that one may avoid the snares of death.^(J)
15 Good sense wins favor,
    but the way of the faithless is their ruin.^[d](K)
16 The clever do all things intelligently,
    but the fool displays folly.^(L)
17 A bad messenger brings trouble,
    but a faithful envoy, healing.^(M)
18 Poverty and disgrace are for the one who ignores instruction,
    but one who heeds reproof is honored.^(N)
19 A desire realized 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 suffers harm.^(O)
21 Misfortune pursues sinners,
    but prosperity rewards the righteous.^(P)
22 The good leave an inheritance to their children’s children,
    but the sinner’s wealth is laid up for the righteous.^(Q)
23 The field of the poor may yield much food,
    but it is swept away through injustice.^(R)
24 Those who spare the rod hate their children,
    but those who love them are diligent to discipline them.^(S)
25 The righteous have enough to satisfy their appetite,
    but the belly of the wicked is empty.^(T)