A wise son makes a glad father;
    but a foolish son brings grief to his mother.
² Treasures of wickedness profit nothing,
    but righteousness delivers from death.
³ Yahweh will not allow the soul of the righteous to go hungry,
    but he thrusts away the desire of the wicked.
⁴ He becomes poor who works with a lazy hand,
    but the hand of the diligent brings wealth.
⁵ He who gathers in summer is a wise son,
    but he who sleeps during the harvest is a son who causes shame.
⁶ Blessings are on the head of the righteous,
    but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.
⁷ The memory of the righteous is blessed,
    but the name of the wicked will rot.
⁸ The wise in heart accept commandments,
    but a chattering fool will fall.
⁹ He who walks blamelessly walks surely,
    but he who perverts his ways will be found out.
¹⁰ One winking with the eye causes sorrow,
    but a chattering fool will fall.
¹¹ The mouth of the righteous is a spring of life,
    but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.
¹² Hatred stirs up strife,
    but love covers all wrongs.
¹³ Wisdom is found on the lips of him who has discernment,
    but a rod is for the back of him who is void of understanding.
¹⁴ Wise men lay up knowledge,
    but the mouth of the foolish is near ruin.
¹⁵ The rich man’s wealth is his strong city.
    The destruction of the poor is their poverty.
¹⁶ The labor of the righteous leads to life.
    The increase of the wicked leads to sin.
¹⁷ He is in the way of life who heeds correction,
    but he who forsakes reproof leads others astray.
¹⁸ He who hides hatred has lying lips.
    He who utters a slander is a fool.
¹⁹ In the multitude of words there is no lack of disobedience,
    but he who restrains his lips does wisely.
²⁰ The tongue of the righteous is like choice silver.
    The heart of the wicked is of little worth.
²¹ The lips of the righteous feed many,
    but the foolish die for lack of understanding.
²² Yahweh’s blessing brings wealth,
    and he adds no trouble to it.
²³ It is a fool’s pleasure to do wickedness,
    but wisdom is a man of understanding’s pleasure.
²⁴ What the wicked fear will overtake them,
    but the desire of the righteous will be granted.
²⁵ When the whirlwind passes, the wicked is no more;
    but the righteous stand firm forever.
²⁶ As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes,
    so is the sluggard to those who send him.
²⁷ The fear of Yahweh prolongs days,
    but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.
²⁸ The prospect of the righteous is joy,
    but the hope of the wicked will perish.
²⁹ The way of Yahweh is a stronghold to the upright,
    but it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.
³⁰ The righteous will never be removed,
    but the wicked will not dwell in the land.
³¹ The mouth of the righteous produces wisdom,
    but the perverse tongue will be cut off.
³² The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable,
    but the mouth of the wicked is perverse.