14 Every wise woman builds her house,
    but the foolish pulls it down with her hands.

² He who walks in his uprightness fears the Lord,
    but he who is perverse in his ways despises Him.

³ In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride,
    but the lips of the wise will preserve them.

⁴ Where no oxen are, the crib is clean;
    but much increase is by the strength of the ox.

⁵ A faithful witness will not lie,
    but a false witness will utter lies.

⁶ A scorner seeks wisdom and does not find it,
    but knowledge is easy to him who understands.

⁷ Go from the presence of a foolish man,
    when you do not perceive in him the lips of knowledge.

⁸ The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way,
    but the folly of fools is deceit.

⁹ Fools make a mock at sin,
    but among the righteous there is favor.

¹⁰ The heart knows its own bitterness,
    and a stranger does not share its joy.

¹¹ The house of the wicked will be overthrown,
    but the tent of the upright will flourish.

¹² There is a way that seems right to a man,
    but its end is the way of death.

¹³ Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful,
    and the end of that cheer is grief.

¹⁴ The backslider in heart will be filled with his own ways,
    but a good man will be satisfied with his.

¹⁵ The simple believes every word,
    but the prudent man considers his steps.

¹⁶ A wise man fears and departs from evil,
    but the fool rages and is self-confident.

¹⁷ He who is quick-tempered deals foolishly,
    and a man of wicked devices is hated.

¹⁸ The simple inherit folly,
    but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.

¹⁹ The evil bow before the good,
    and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.

²⁰ The poor is hated even by his own neighbor,
    but the rich has many friends.

²¹ He who despises his neighbor sins,
    but he who has mercy on the poor, happy is he.

²² Do they not err who devise evil?
    But mercy and truth will be to those who devise good.

²³ In all labor there is profit,
    but mere talk leads only to poverty.

²⁴ The crown of the wise is their riches,
    but the foolishness of fools is folly.

²⁵ A true witness delivers souls,
    but a deceitful witness speaks lies.

²⁶ In the fear of the Lord is strong confidence,
    and His children will have a place of refuge.

²⁷ The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life,
    to depart from the snares of death.

²⁸ In the multitude of people is a king’s honor,
    but in the lack of people is the destruction of a prince.

²⁹ He who is slow to wrath is of great understanding,
    but he who is hasty of spirit exalts folly.

³⁰ A sound heart is the life of the flesh,
    but envy the rottenness of the bones.

³¹ He who oppresses the poor reproaches his Maker,
    but he who honors Him has mercy on the poor.

³² The wicked is driven away in his wickedness,
    but the righteous has hope in his death.

³³ Wisdom rests in the heart of him who has understanding,
    but that which is in the midst of fools is made known.

³⁴ Righteousness exalts a nation,
    but sin is a reproach to any people.

³⁵ The king’s favor is toward a wise servant,
    but his wrath is against him who causes shame.