1A wise son makes a father glad: but a foolish son is sorrow depressiongrief for his mother. 2Treasures of wickedness the morally wrong profit nothing, but righteousness delivers from death. 3Jehovah will not allow the righteous to hunger. He rejects the mischief of the wicked. 4He becomes poor who deals with a lazy hand. The hand of the diligent makes rich. 5He who gathers in summer is a wise son. He who sleeps at the harvest is a son who causes shame. 6Blessings cover the head of the righteous. Violence covers the mouth of the wicked. 7The memory of the righteous is blessed. The name of the wicked will waste away. 8The wise in heart will accept the law but a babbling fool will fall. 9He who walks with integrity walks safely. He who perverts his ways will be found out. 10He who winks the eye in a jesture of malice causes trouble. A babbling fool will fall. 11The mouth of a righteous man is a fountain of life. Aggression comes from the mouth of the wicked. 12Hatred stirs up strife. Love covers all sins. 13Wisdom is found on the lips of the understanding discerning. A rod is for the back of him who lacks understanding. 14Wise men preserve knowledge. The mouth of the foolish is near destruction. 15The rich man's wealth is his strength. The destruction of the poor is their poverty. 16The labor of the righteous leads to life. The yield of the wicked is punishment. 17He who regards instruction is in the way of life. He who refuses reproof goes mentally and morally astray. 18Truly a fool hides hatred with lying lips, and speaks slander. 19Sin does not hide from a multitude of words. The wise controls his lips. 20The tongue of the righteous is like choice silver. The heart of the wicked has little worth. 21The lips of the righteous feed many. Fools die for lack of understanding. 22The blessing of Jehovah makes rich and he adds no grief to it. 23It is like sport to a fool to do mischief. A man of understanding has wisdom. 24The fear of the wicked will come upon him. The desire of the righteous will be granted. 25The whirlwind passes and the wicked is no more. The righteous has an everlasting foundation. 26As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the lazy man to those who sent him. 27Respect for Jehovah prolongs life. The years of the wicked will be shortened. 28The hope of the righteous is joy. The prospect for the wicked is bleak. 29The way of Jehovah is a rock stronghold to the upright. The workers of iniquity will be destroyed. 30The righteous will never be removed. The wicked will not inhabit the earth. 31The mouth of the righteous flows with wisdom but the perverted tongue will be destroyed. 32The lips of the righteous speak what is acceptable. The mouth of the wicked speaks perversion.