¹¹ Even a child ^(A)makes himself known by his acts,
    by whether his conduct is pure and upright.^[a]
12 (B)The hearing ear and the seeing eye,
    ^(C)the Lord has made them both.
^13 (D)Love not sleep, lest you ^(E)come to poverty;
    open your eyes, and you will have ^(F)plenty of bread.
¹⁴ “Bad, bad,” says the buyer,
    but when he goes away, then he boasts.
¹⁵ There is gold and abundance of ^(G)costly stones,
    ^(H)but the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.
^16 (I)Take a man's garment when he has put up security for a stranger,
    and ^(J)hold it in pledge when he puts up security for foreigners.^[b]
17 (K)Bread gained by deceit is sweet to a man,
    but afterward his mouth will be full of ^(L)gravel.
^18 (M)Plans are established by counsel;
    by ^(N)wise guidance ^(O)wage war.
¹⁹ Whoever ^(P)goes about slandering reveals secrets;
    therefore do not associate with ^(Q)a simple babbler.^[c]
20 (R)If one curses his father or his mother,
    ^(S)his lamp will be put out in utter darkness.
^21 (T)An inheritance gained hastily in the beginning
    will not be blessed in the end.
²² Do not say, ^(U)“I will repay evil”;
    ^(V)wait for the Lord, and he will deliver you.
^23 (W)Unequal weights are an abomination to the Lord,
    and ^(X)false scales are not good.
²⁴ A man's ^(Y)steps are from the Lord;
    how then can man understand his way?
²⁵ It is a snare to say rashly, “It is holy,”
    and to reflect only ^(Z)after making vows.
²⁶ A wise king ^(AA)winnows the wicked
    and drives ^(AB)the wheel over them.
^27 (AC)The spirit^[d] of man is the lamp of the Lord,
    ^(AD)searching all ^(AE)his innermost parts.
^28 (AF)Steadfast love and faithfulness preserve the king,
    and by steadfast love his ^(AG)throne is upheld.
²⁹ The glory of young men is their strength,
    but ^(AH)the splendor of old men is their gray hair.
^30 (AI)Blows that wound cleanse away evil;
    strokes make clean ^(AJ)the innermost parts.
21 The king's heart is a stream of water in the hand of the Lord;
    he ^(AK)turns it wherever he will.
^2 (AL)Every way of a man is right in his own eyes,
    but the Lord ^(AM)weighs the heart.
^3 (AN)To do righteousness and justice
    is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.
^4 (AO)Haughty eyes and a proud heart,
    ^(AP)the lamp^[e] of the wicked, are sin.
⁵ The plans of ^(AQ)the diligent lead surely to abundance,
    but everyone who is ^(AR)hasty comes ^(AS)only to poverty.
^6 (AT)The getting of treasures by a lying tongue
    is a ^(AU)fleeting ^(AV)vapor and a ^(AW)snare of death.^[f]
7 The violence of the wicked will ^(AX)sweep them away,
    because they refuse to do what is just.
⁸ The way of the guilty ^(AY)is crooked,
    but the conduct of the pure is upright.
⁹ It is ^(AZ)better to live in a corner of the housetop
    than in a house shared with a quarrelsome wife.
¹⁰ The soul of the wicked desires evil;
    his neighbor finds no mercy in his eyes.
¹¹ When ^(BA)a scoffer is punished, the simple becomes wise;
    when a wise man is instructed, he gains knowledge.
¹² The Righteous One ^(BB)observes the house of the wicked;
    he throws the wicked down to ruin.
^13 (BC)Whoever closes his ear to the cry of the poor
    will himself call out and not be answered.
^14 (BD)A gift in secret averts anger,
    and a concealed bribe,^[g] strong wrath.
¹⁵ When justice is done, it is a joy to the righteous
    ^(BE)but terror to evildoers.
¹⁶ One who wanders from the way of good sense
    ^(BF)will rest in the assembly of the dead.
¹⁷ Whoever loves pleasure will be a poor man;
    he who loves wine and oil will not be rich.
^18 (BG)The wicked is a ^(BH)ransom for the righteous,
    and the traitor for the upright.
¹⁹ It is ^(BI)better to live in a desert land
    than with a quarrelsome and fretful woman.
^20 (BJ)Precious treasure and oil are in a wise man's dwelling,
    but a foolish man ^(BK)devours it.
²¹ Whoever ^(BL)pursues righteousness and kindness
    will find ^(BM)life, righteousness, and honor.
^22 (BN)A wise man scales the city of the mighty
    and brings down the stronghold in which they trust.
^23 (BO)Whoever keeps his mouth and his tongue
    ^(BP)keeps himself out of ^(BQ)trouble.
^24 (BR)“Scoffer” is the name of the arrogant, haughty man
    who acts with arrogant pride.
²⁵ The desire of ^(BS)the sluggard kills him,
    for his hands refuse to labor.
²⁶ All day long he craves and craves,
    but the righteous ^(BT)gives and does not hold back.
^27 (BU)The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination;
    how much more ^(BV)when he brings it with evil intent.
^28 (BW)A false witness will perish,
    but the word of a man who hears will endure.
²⁹ A wicked man puts on a bold face,
    but the upright ^(BX)gives thought to^[h] his ways.
^30 (BY)No wisdom, no understanding, no counsel
    can avail against the Lord.
^31 (BZ)The horse is made ready for the day of battle,
    but ^(CA)the victory belongs to the Lord.
22 ^(CB)A good name is to be chosen rather than great riches,
    and favor is better than silver or gold.
^2 (CC)The rich and the poor meet together;
    the Lord is ^(CD)the Maker of them all.
^3 (CE)The prudent sees danger and hides himself,
    but the simple go on and suffer for it.
⁴ The reward for humility and fear of the Lord
    is ^(CF)riches and honor and life.^[i]
5 (CG)Thorns and snares are in the way of the crooked;
    whoever ^(CH)guards his soul will keep far from them.
^6 (CI)Train up a child in the way he should go;
    even when he is old he will not depart from it.
^7 (CJ)The rich rules over the poor,
    and the borrower is the slave of the lender.
⁸ Whoever ^(CK)sows injustice will reap calamity,
    and ^(CL)the rod of his fury will fail.
^9 (CM)Whoever has a bountiful^[j] eye will be blessed,
    for he ^(CN)shares his bread with the poor.
^10 (CO)Drive out a scoffer, ^(CP)and strife will go out,
    and ^(CQ)quarreling and abuse will cease.
¹¹ He who ^(CR)loves purity of heart,
    and whose ^(CS)speech is gracious, ^(CT)will have the king as his friend.