^{Proverbs 11}

¹ The LORD abhors dishonest scales,
       but accurate weights are his delight.

    ² When pride comes, then comes disgrace,
       but with humility comes wisdom.

³ The integrity of the upright guides them,
but the unfaithful are destroyed by their duplicity.

    ⁴ Wealth is worthless in the day of wrath,
       but righteousness delivers from death.

⁵ The righteousness of the blameless makes a straight way for them,
       but the wicked are brought down by their own wickedness.

    ⁶ The righteousness of the upright delivers them,
       but the unfaithful are trapped by evil desires.

    ⁷ When a wicked man dies, his hope perishes;
       all he expected from his power comes to nothing.

    ⁸ The righteous man is rescued from trouble,
       and it comes on the wicked instead.

    ⁹ With his mouth the godless destroys his neighbor,
       but through knowledge the righteous escape.

    ¹⁰ When the righteous prosper, the city rejoices;
       when the wicked perish, there are shouts of joy.

    ¹¹ Through the blessing of the upright a city is exalted,
       but by the mouth of the wicked it is destroyed.

¹² A man who lacks judgment derides his neighbor,
       but a man of understanding holds his tongue.

¹³ A gossip betrays a confidence,
       but a trustworthy man keeps a secret.

    ¹⁴ For lack of guidance a nation falls,
       but many advisers make victory sure.

    ¹⁵ He who puts up security for another will surely suffer,
       but whoever refuses to strike hands in pledge is safe.

    ¹⁶ A kindhearted woman gains respect,
       but ruthless men gain only wealth.

    ¹⁷ A kind man benefits himself,
       but a cruel man brings trouble on himself.

¹⁸ The wicked man earns deceptive wages,
       but he who sows righteousness reaps a sure reward.

    ¹⁹ The truly righteous man attains life,
       but he who pursues evil goes to his death.

    ²⁰ The LORD detests men of perverse heart
       but he delights in those whose ways are blameless.

    ²¹ Be sure of this: The wicked will not go unpunished,
       but those who are righteous will go free.

    ²² Like a gold ring in a pig's snout
       is a beautiful woman who shows no discretion.

    ²³ The desire of the righteous ends only in good,
       but the hope of the wicked only in wrath.

  ²⁴ One man gives freely, yet gains even more;
       another withholds unduly, but comes to poverty.

  ²⁵ A generous man will prosper;
       he who refreshes others will himself be refreshed.

    ²⁶ People curse the man who hoards grain,
       but blessing crowns him who is willing to sell.

    ²⁷ He who seeks good finds goodwill,
         but evil comes to him who searches for it.

    ²⁸ Whoever trusts in his riches will fall,
       but the righteous will thrive like a green leaf.

    ²⁹ He who brings trouble on his family will inherit only wind,
       and the fool will be servant to the wise.

    ³⁰ The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life,
       and he who wins souls is wise.

    ³¹ If the righteous receive their due on earth,
       how much more the ungodly and the sinner!