13 A wise son hears his father's instruction,
    but ^(A)a scoffer does not listen to rebuke.
² From the fruit of his mouth a man ^(B)eats what is good,
    but the desire of the treacherous ^(C)is for violence.
^3 (D)Whoever guards his mouth preserves his life;
    ^(E)he who opens wide his lips ^(F)comes to ruin.
^4 (G)The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing,
    while the soul of the diligent ^(H)is richly supplied.
⁵ The righteous hates falsehood,
    but the wicked brings shame^[a] and disgrace.
^6 (I)Righteousness guards him whose ^(J)way is blameless,
    but sin overthrows the wicked.
^7 (K)One pretends to be rich,^[b] yet has nothing;
    ^(L)another pretends to be poor,^[c] yet has great wealth.
⁸ The ransom of a man's life is his wealth,
    but a poor man ^(M)hears no threat.
^9 (N)The light of the righteous rejoices,
    but ^(O)the lamp of the wicked will be put out.
^10 (P)By insolence comes nothing but strife,
    but with those who take advice is wisdom.
^11 (Q)Wealth gained hastily^[d] will dwindle,
    but whoever gathers little by little will increase it.
¹² Hope deferred makes the heart sick,
    ^(R)but a desire fulfilled is ^(S)a tree of life.
¹³ Whoever ^(T)despises ^(U)the word^[e] brings destruction on himself,
    but he who reveres the commandment^[f] will be ^(V)rewarded.
¹⁴ The teaching of the wise is ^(W)a fountain of life,
    that one may ^(X)turn away from the snares of death.
^15 (Y)Good sense wins ^(Z)favor,
    but the way of the treacherous is their ruin.^[g]
16 (AA)Every prudent man acts with knowledge,
    ^(AB)but a fool flaunts his folly.
¹⁷ A wicked messenger falls into trouble,
    but ^(AC)a faithful envoy brings healing.
¹⁸ Poverty and disgrace come to him who ^(AD)ignores instruction,
    ^(AE)but whoever ^(AF)heeds reproof is honored.
^19 (AG)A desire fulfilled is sweet to the soul,
    but to turn away from evil is an abomination to fools.
²⁰ Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise,
    but the companion of fools will suffer harm.
^21 (AH)Disaster^[h] pursues sinners,
    ^(AI)but the righteous are rewarded with good.
^22 (AJ)A good man leaves an inheritance to his children's children,
    but ^(AK)the sinner's wealth is laid up for the righteous.
²³ The fallow ground of the poor would yield much food,
    but it is swept away through ^(AL)injustice.
^24 (AM)Whoever spares the rod hates his son,
    but he who loves him is diligent to discipline him.^[i]
25 (AN)The righteous has enough to satisfy his appetite,
    but the belly of the wicked suffers want.

^8 (I)Hear, my son, your father's instruction,
    and forsake not your mother's teaching,
⁹ for they are ^(J)a graceful garland for your head
    and ^(K)pendants for your neck.
¹⁰ My son, if sinners ^(L)entice you,
    do not consent.
¹¹ If they say, “Come with us, ^(M)let us lie in wait for blood;
    ^(N)let us ambush the innocent without reason;
¹² like Sheol let us ^(O)swallow them alive,
    and whole, like ^(P)those who go down to the pit;
¹³ we shall find all precious goods,
    we shall fill our houses with plunder;
¹⁴ throw in your lot among us;
    we will all have one purse”—
¹⁵ my son, ^(Q)do not walk in the way with them;
    ^(R)hold back your foot from their paths,
¹⁶ for ^(S)their feet run to evil,
    and they make haste to shed blood.
^17 (T)For in vain is a net spread
    in the sight of any bird,
¹⁸ but these men ^(U)lie in wait for their own blood;
    they ^(V)set an ambush for their own lives.
^19 (W)Such are the ways of everyone who is ^(X)greedy for unjust gain;
    ^(Y)it takes away the life of its possessors.

^20 (Z)Wisdom cries aloud in the street,
    in the markets she raises her voice;
²¹ at the head of the noisy streets she cries out;
    at ^(AA)the entrance of the city gates she speaks:
²² “How long, O ^(AB)simple ones, will you love being simple?
How long will ^(AC)scoffers delight in their scoffing
    and fools ^(AD)hate knowledge?
²³ If you turn at my reproof,^[a]
behold, I will ^(AE)pour out my spirit to you;
    I will make my words known to you.
^24 (AF)Because I have called and ^(AG)you refused to listen,
    have ^(AH)stretched out my hand and no one has heeded,
²⁵ because you have ^(AI)ignored all my counsel
    and ^(AJ)would have none of my reproof,
²⁶ I also ^(AK)will laugh at your calamity;
    I will mock when ^(AL)terror strikes you,
²⁷ when terror strikes you like ^(AM)a storm
    and your calamity comes like a whirlwind,
    when distress and anguish come upon you.
^28 (AN)Then they will call upon me, but I will not answer;
    they will seek me diligently but will not find me.
²⁹ Because they ^(AO)hated knowledge
    and ^(AP)did not choose the fear of the Lord,
^30 (AQ)would have none of my counsel
    and ^(AR)despised all my reproof,
³¹ therefore they shall eat ^(AS)the fruit of their way,
    and have ^(AT)their fill of their own devices.
³² For the simple are killed by ^(AU)their turning away,
    and ^(AV)the complacency of fools destroys them;
³³ but ^(AW)whoever listens to me will dwell secure
    and will be ^(AX)at ease, without dread of disaster.”