¹² A king’s rage is like the roar of a lion,^(A)
    but his favor is like dew^(B) on the grass.^(C)

¹³ A foolish child is a father’s ruin,^(D)
    and a quarrelsome wife is like
    the constant dripping of a leaky roof.^(E)

¹⁴ Houses and wealth are inherited from parents,^(F)
    but a prudent wife is from the Lord.^(G)

¹⁵ Laziness brings on deep sleep,
    and the shiftless go hungry.^(H)

¹⁶ Whoever keeps commandments keeps their life,
    but whoever shows contempt for their ways will die.^(I)

¹⁷ Whoever is kind to the poor lends to the Lord,^(J)
    and he will reward them for what they have done.^(K)

¹⁸ Discipline your children, for in that there is hope;
    do not be a willing party to their death.^(L)

¹⁹ A hot-tempered person must pay the penalty;
    rescue them, and you will have to do it again.

²⁰ Listen to advice and accept discipline,^(M)
    and at the end you will be counted among the wise.^(N)

²¹ Many are the plans in a person’s heart,
    but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails.^(O)

²² What a person desires is unfailing love^[a];
    better to be poor than a liar.

²³ The fear of the Lord leads to life;
    then one rests content, untouched by trouble.^(P)

²⁴ A sluggard buries his hand in the dish;
    he will not even bring it back to his mouth!^(Q)

²⁵ Flog a mocker, and the simple will learn prudence;
    rebuke the discerning,^(R) and they will gain knowledge.^(S)

²⁶ Whoever robs their father and drives out their mother^(T)
    is a child who brings shame and disgrace.

²⁷ Stop listening to instruction, my son,^(U)
    and you will stray from the words of knowledge.

²⁸ A corrupt witness mocks at justice,
    and the mouth of the wicked gulps down evil.^(V)

²⁹ Penalties are prepared for mockers,
    and beatings for the backs of fools.^(W)

²⁴ A person’s steps are directed^(A) by the Lord.^(B)
    How then can anyone understand their own way?^(C)

²⁵ It is a trap to dedicate something rashly
    and only later to consider one’s vows.^(D)

²⁶ A wise king winnows out the wicked;
    he drives the threshing wheel over them.^(E)

²⁷ The human spirit is^[a] the lamp of the Lord^(F)
    that sheds light on one’s inmost being.^(G)

²⁸ Love and faithfulness keep a king safe;
    through love^(H) his throne is made secure.^(I)

²⁹ The glory of young men is their strength,
    gray hair the splendor of the old.^(J)

³⁰ Blows and wounds scrub^(K) away evil,
    and beatings^(L) purge the inmost being.