| 1 | Better [is] a dry morsel, and rest with it, Than a house full of the sacrifices of strife. |
| 2 | A wise servant ruleth over a son causing shame, And in the midst of brethren He apportioneth an inheritance. |
| 3 | A refining pot [is] for silver, and a furnace for gold, And the trier of hearts [is] Jehovah. |
| 4 | An evil doer is attentive to lips of vanity, Falsehood is giving ear to a mischievous tongue. |
| 5 | Whoso is mocking at the poor Hath reproached his Maker, Whoso is rejoicing at calamity is not acquitted. |
| 6 | Sons' sons [are] the crown of old men, And the glory of sons [are] their fathers. |
| 7 | Not comely for a fool is a lip of excellency, Much less for a noble a lip of falsehood. |
| 8 | A stone of grace [is] the bribe in the eyes of its possessors, Whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth. |
| 9 | Whoso is covering transgression is seeking love, And whoso is repeating a matter Is separating a familiar friend. |
| 10 | Rebuke cometh down on the intelligent More than a hundred stripes on a fool. |
| 11 | An evil man seeketh only rebellion, And a fierce messenger is sent against him. |
| 12 | The meeting of a bereaved bear by a man, And—not a fool in his folly. |
| 13 | Whoso is returning evil for good, Evil moveth not from his house. |
| 14 | The beginning of contention [is] a letting out of waters, And before it is meddled with leave the strife. |
| 15 | Whoso is justifying the wicked, And condemning the righteous, Even both of these [are] an abomination to Jehovah. |
| 16 | Why [is] this—a price in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, And a heart there is none? |
| 17 | At all times is the friend loving, And a brother for adversity is born. |
| 18 | A man lacking heart is striking hands, A surety he becometh before his friend. |
| 19 | Whoso is loving transgression is loving debate, Whoso is making high his entrance is seeking destruction. |
| 20 | The perverse of heart findeth not good, And the turned in his tongue falleth into evil. |
| 21 | Whoso is begetting a fool hath affliction for it, Yea, the father of a fool rejoiceth not. |
| 22 | A rejoicing heart doth good to the body, And a smitten spirit drieth the bone. |
| 23 | A bribe from the bosom the wicked taketh, To turn aside the paths of judgment. |
| 24 | The face of the intelligent [is] to wisdom, And the eyes of a fool—at the end of the earth. |
| 25 | A provocation to his father [is] a foolish son, And bitterness to her that bare him. |
| 26 | Also, to fine the righteous is not good, To smite nobles for uprightness. |
| 27 | One acquainted with knowledge is sparing his words, And the cool of temper [is] a man of understanding. |
| 28 | Even a fool keeping silence is reckoned wise, He who is shutting his lips intelligent! |