1A wise woman builds her house, but the foolish tears it down with her hands. 2He who walks in his uprightness fears Jehovah, but he who is perverse in his ways despises Him. 3In the mouth of the fool is a rod of pride, but the lips of the wise shall keep them. 4Where no oxen are, the stall is clean, but much revenue comes by the strength of the ox. 5A faithful witness does not lie, but a false witness speaks lies. 6A scorner seeks wisdom, and does not find it; but knowledge is easy to him who understands. 7Go from the presence of a foolish man when you do not perceive in him the lips of knowledge. 8The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way, but the folly of fools is deceit. 9Fools mock at sin, but among the upright there is favor. 10The heart knows its own bitterness, and a stranger does not share in its joy. 11The house of the wicked shall be overthrown, but the tent of the upright shall flourish. 12There is a way which seems right to a man, but the end of it is the ways of death. 13Even in laughter the heart may sorrow, and the end of that mirth is heaviness. 14The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways, but a good man from himself. 15The simple believes every word, but the prudent considers well his steps. 16A wise one fears and departs from evil, but the fool rages and is confident. 17One who is short-tempered acts foolishly, and a man of wicked devices is hated. 18The simple inherit folly, but the prudent are crowned with knowledge. 19The evil bow before the good, and the wicked at the gates of the righteous. 20The poor is hated even by his own neighbor, but the rich has many friends. 21He who despises his neighbor sins, but he who has mercy on the poor, happy is he. 22Do not those who devise evil wander? But mercy and truth shall be to those who devise good. 23In all labor there is profit, but the talk of the lips tends only to poverty. 24The crown of the wise is their wealth; the foolishness of fools is folly. 25A true witness delivers souls, but a deceitful witness speaks lies. 26In the fear of Jehovah is strong confidence, and His children shall have a place of refuge. 27The fear of Jehovah is a fountain of life, to avoid the snares of death. 28In the multitude of people is the king’s honor, but in the lack of people is the ruin of the prince. 29He who is slow to wrath is of great understanding, but he who is impatient exalts folly. 30A sound heart is life to the flesh, but envy is rottenness to the bones. 31He who oppresses the poor reproaches his Maker, but he who honors Him has mercy upon the needy. 32The wicked is cast down in his wickedness, but the righteous has refuge in his death. 33Wisdom rests in the heart of him who has understanding, but that which is within fools is made known. 34Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a reproach to any people. 35The king’s favor is toward a wise servant, but his wrath is against him who causes shame.