A wise child makes a glad father,
    but a foolish child is a mother’s grief.
² Treasures gained by wickedness do not profit,
    but righteousness delivers from death.
³ The Lord does not let the righteous go hungry,
    but he thwarts the craving of the wicked.
⁴ A slack hand causes poverty,
    but the hand of the diligent makes rich.
⁵ A child who gathers in summer is prudent,
    but a child who sleeps in harvest brings shame.
⁶ Blessings are on the head of the righteous,
    but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.
⁷ The memory of the righteous is a blessing,
    but the name of the wicked will rot.
⁸ The wise of heart will heed commandments,
    but a babbling fool will come to ruin.
⁹ Whoever walks in integrity walks securely,
    but whoever follows perverse ways will be found out.
¹⁰ Whoever winks the eye causes trouble,
    but the one who rebukes boldly makes peace.^[a]
11 The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life,
    but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.
¹² Hatred stirs up strife,
    but love covers all offenses.
¹³ On the lips of one who has understanding wisdom is found,
    but a rod is for the back of one who lacks sense.
¹⁴ The wise lay up knowledge,
    but the babbling of a fool brings ruin near.
¹⁵ The wealth of the rich is their fortress;
    the poverty of the poor is their ruin.
¹⁶ The wage of the righteous leads to life,
    the gain of the wicked to sin.
¹⁷ Whoever heeds instruction is on the path to life,
    but one who rejects a rebuke goes astray.
¹⁸ Lying lips conceal hatred,
    and whoever utters slander is a fool.
¹⁹ When words are many, transgression is not lacking,
    but the prudent are restrained in speech.
²⁰ The tongue of the righteous is choice silver;
    the mind of the wicked is of little worth.
²¹ The lips of the righteous feed many,
    but fools die for lack of sense.
²² The blessing of the Lord makes rich,
    and he adds no sorrow with it.^[b]
23 Doing wrong is like sport to a fool,
    but wise conduct is pleasure to a person of understanding.
²⁴ What the wicked dread will come upon them,
    but the desire of the righteous will be granted.
²⁵ When the tempest passes, the wicked are no more,
    but the righteous are established forever.
²⁶ Like vinegar to the teeth, and smoke to the eyes,
    so are the lazy to their employers.
²⁷ The fear of the Lord prolongs life,
    but the years of the wicked will be short.
²⁸ The hope of the righteous ends in gladness,
    but the expectation of the wicked comes to nothing.
²⁹ The way of the Lord is a stronghold for the upright,
    but destruction for evildoers.
³⁰ The righteous will never be removed,
    but the wicked will not remain in the land.
³¹ The mouth of the righteous brings forth 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 what is perverse.
11 A false balance is an abomination to the Lord,
    but an accurate weight is his delight.
² When pride comes, then comes disgrace;
    but wisdom is with the humble.
³ The integrity of the upright guides them,
    but the crookedness of the treacherous destroys them.
⁴ Riches do not profit in the day of wrath,
    but righteousness delivers from death.
⁵ The righteousness of the blameless keeps their ways straight,
    but the wicked fall by their own wickedness.
⁶ The righteousness of the upright saves them,
    but the treacherous are taken captive by their schemes.
⁷ When the wicked die, their hope perishes,
    and the expectation of the godless comes to nothing.
⁸ The righteous are delivered from trouble,
    and the wicked get into it instead.
⁹ With their mouths the godless would destroy their neighbors,
    but by knowledge the righteous are delivered.
¹⁰ When it goes well with the righteous, the city rejoices;
    and when the wicked perish, there is jubilation.
¹¹ By the blessing of the upright a city is exalted,
    but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.
¹² Whoever belittles another lacks sense,
    but an intelligent person remains silent.