16 To mortals belong the plans of the heart,
    but from Yahweh comes the answer of the tongue.
² All the ways of a man are pure in his own eyes,
    but Yahweh weighs the spirit.^[a]
3 Commit your work to Yahweh,
    and your plans will be established.
⁴ All Yahweh has made is for his^[b] purpose,
    and even the wicked for the day of trouble.
⁵ An abomination of Yahweh are all who are arrogant of heart;^[c]
    rest assured,^[d] he will not go unpunished.
⁶ By loyalty and faithfulness, iniquity will be covered over,^[e]
    and by fear of Yahweh one turns^[f] from evil.
⁷ When the ways of a man are pleasing to Yahweh,
    even his enemies he will cause to make peace with him.
⁸ Better is little with righteousness
    than great income with no justice.
⁹ The mind^[g] of a person will plan his ways,
    and Yahweh will direct his steps.
¹⁰ A decision is upon the lips of a king;
    in judgment his mouth will not sin.
¹¹ A balance and scales of justice belong to Yahweh;
    all the weights of the bag are his work.
¹² An abomination to kings is doing evil,
    for by righteousness the throne will be established.
¹³ The delight of kings are the lips of righteousness,
    and he who speaks what is upright he will love.
¹⁴ The wrath of a king is a messenger of death,
    but one who is wise will appease^[h] it.
¹⁵ In the light of the face of the king there is life,
    and his favor is like a cloud of spring rain.
¹⁶ Getting wisdom: how much^[i] better than gold!
    And getting understanding: it is chosen over^[j] silver.
¹⁷ The highway of the upright, it turns from evil,
    he who guards himself^[k] keeps his way.
¹⁸ Before destruction comes pride,
    and before a fall, a haughty spirit.^[l]
19 Better a lowly spirit with the poor
    than dividing the spoil with the proud.
²⁰ He who is attentive to a matter will find goodness,
    and he who trusts in Yahweh, his own happiness.
²¹ The wise of heart^[m] is called perceptive,
    but he who is pleasant of lips will increase persuasiveness.
²² A fountain of life is wisdom for its owner,^[n]
    but the instruction^[o] of fools is folly.
²³ The heart^[p] of the wise will make his mouth judicious,
    and upon his lips, it^[q] will add persuasiveness.
²⁴ Pleasant sayings are a honeycomb,
    sweetness to the soul and healing to the bones.
²⁵ There is a way that seems upright to^[r] a man,
    but its end is the way of death.
²⁶ The life^[s] of a worker works for him,
    for his hunger^[t] urges him.
²⁷ A man of wickedness concocts evil,
    and his lips are like a scorching fire.
²⁸ A person of perversity will spread dissent,
    and he who whispers separates a close friend.
²⁹ A person of violence will entice his neighbor
    and cause him to walk on a way that is not good.
³⁰ He who winks his eyes does so in order to plan perverse things;
    he who purses his lips will bring evil to pass.
³¹ A crown of glory is gray hair;
    by a righteous life it is gained.
³² He who is slow to anger^[u] is better than him who is mighty,
    and he who controls his spirit than him who captures a city.
³³ The lot will be cast into the lap,
    but all of its decisions are from Yahweh.