14 Every wise woman builds her house,
    but the foolish one tears it down with her own hands.
² He who walks in his uprightness fears Yahweh,
    but he who is perverse in his ways despises him.
³ The fool’s talk brings a rod to his back,
    but the lips of the wise protect them.
⁴ Where no oxen are, the crib is clean,
    but much increase is by the strength of the ox.
⁵ A truthful witness will not lie,
    but a false witness pours out lies.
⁶ A scoffer seeks wisdom, and doesn’t find it,
    but knowledge comes easily to a discerning person.
⁷ Stay away from a foolish man,
    for you won’t find knowledge on his lips.
⁸ The wisdom of the prudent is to think about his way,
    but the folly of fools is deceit.
⁹ Fools mock at making atonement for sins,
    but among the upright there is good will.
¹⁰ The heart knows its own bitterness and joy;
    he will not share these with a stranger.
¹¹ The house of the wicked will be overthrown,
    but the tent of the upright will flourish.
¹² There is a way which seems right to a man,
    but in the end it leads to death.
¹³ Even in laughter the heart may be sorrowful,
    and mirth may end in heaviness.
¹⁴ The unfaithful will be repaid for his own ways;
    likewise a good man will be rewarded for his ways.
¹⁵ A simple man believes everything,
    but the prudent man carefully considers his ways.
¹⁶ A wise man fears and shuns evil,
    but the fool is hot headed and reckless.
¹⁷ He who is quick to become angry will commit folly,
    and a crafty man is hated.
¹⁸ The simple inherit folly,
    but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
¹⁹ The evil bow down before the good,
    and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
²⁰ The poor person is shunned even by his own neighbor,
    but the rich person has many friends.
²¹ He who despises his neighbor sins,
    but he who has pity on the poor is blessed.
²² Don’t they go astray who plot evil?
    But love and faithfulness belong to those who plan good.
²³ In all hard work there is profit,
    but the talk of the lips leads only to poverty.
²⁴ The crown of the wise is their riches,
    but the folly of fools crowns them with folly.
²⁵ A truthful witness saves souls,
    but a false witness is deceitful.
²⁶ In the fear of Yahweh is a secure fortress,
    and he will be a refuge for his children.
²⁷ The fear of Yahweh is a fountain of life,
    turning people from the snares of death.
²⁸ In the multitude of people is the king’s glory,
    but in the lack of people is the destruction of the prince.
²⁹ He who is slow to anger has great understanding,
    but he who has a quick temper displays folly.
³⁰ The life of the body is a heart at peace,
    but envy rots the bones.
³¹ He who oppresses the poor shows contempt for his Maker,
    but he who is kind to the needy honors him.
³² The wicked is brought down in his calamity,
    but in death, the righteous has a refuge.
³³ Wisdom rests in the heart of one who has understanding,
    and is even made known in the inward part of fools.
³⁴ Righteousness exalts a nation,
    but sin is a disgrace to any people.
³⁵ The king’s favor is toward a servant who deals wisely,
    but his wrath is toward one who causes shame.