11 A false balance is abomination to the Lord,
    but a just weight is His delight.

² When pride comes, then comes shame;
    but with the humble is wisdom.

³ The integrity of the upright will guide them,
    but the perverseness of transgressors will destroy them.

⁴ Riches do not profit in the day of wrath,
    but righteousness delivers from death.

⁵ The righteousness of the upright will direct his way,
    but the wicked will fall by his own wickedness.

⁶ The righteousness of the upright will deliver them,
    but transgressors will be taken by their schemes.

⁷ When a wicked man dies, his expectation will perish,
    and the hope of unjust men perishes.

⁸ The righteous is delivered out of trouble,
    and the wicked comes in his place.

⁹ A hypocrite with his mouth destroys his neighbor,
    but through knowledge the just will be delivered.

¹⁰ When it goes well with the righteous, the city rejoices;
    and when the wicked perish, there is shouting.

¹¹ By the blessing of the upright the city is exalted,
    but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.

¹² He who is void of wisdom despises his neighbor,
    but a man of understanding holds his peace.

¹³ A talebearer reveals secrets,
    but he who is of a faithful spirit conceals the matter.

¹⁴ Where there is no counsel, the people fall;
    but in the multitude of counselors there is safety.

¹⁵ He who puts up a pledge for a stranger will suffer for it,
    and he who hates being a pledge is secure.

¹⁶ A gracious woman retains honor,
    but ruthless men retain riches.

¹⁷ The merciful man does good to his own soul,
    but he who is cruel troubles his own body.

¹⁸ The wicked works a deceitful work,
    but to him who sows righteousness will be a sure reward.

¹⁹ As righteousness tends to life,
    so he who pursues evil pursues it to his own death.

²⁰ Those who are of a perverse heart are abomination to the Lord,
    but such as are upright in their way are His delight.

²¹ Though be assured, the wicked will not be unpunished,
    but the posterity of the righteous will be delivered.

²² As a jewel of gold in a swine’s snout,
    so is a fair woman who is without discretion.

²³ The desire of the righteous is only good,
    but the expectation of the wicked is wrath.

²⁴ There is one who scatters, yet increases;
    and there is one who withholds more than is right, but it leads to poverty.

²⁵ The generous soul will be made rich,
    and he who waters will be watered also himself.

²⁶ The people will curse him who withholds grain,
    but blessing will be upon the head of him who sells it.

²⁷ He who diligently seeks good procures favor,
    but he who seeks mischief, it will come to him.

²⁸ He who trusts in his riches will fall,
    but the righteous will flourish as a branch.

²⁹ He who troubles his own house will inherit the wind,
    and the fool will be servant to the wise of heart.

³⁰ The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life,
    and he who wins souls is wise.

³¹ If the righteous will be recompensed in the earth,
    how much more the wicked and the sinner.