¹ Better a poor man whose walk is blameless
       than a fool whose lips are perverse.

    ² It is not good to have zeal without knowledge,
       nor to be hasty and miss the way.

    ³ A man's own folly ruins his life,
       yet his heart rages against the LORD.

    ⁴ Wealth brings many friends,
       but a poor man's friend deserts him.

    ⁵ A false witness will not go unpunished,
       and he who pours out lies will not go free.

    ⁶ Many curry favor with a ruler,
       and everyone is the friend of a man who gives gifts.

    ⁷ A poor man is shunned by all his relatives—
       how much more do his friends avoid him!
       Though he pursues them with pleading,
       they are nowhere to be found.¹

    ⁸ He who gets wisdom loves his own soul;
       he who cherishes understanding prospers.

    ⁹ A false witness will not go unpunished,
       and he who pours out lies will perish.

    ¹⁰ It is not fitting for a fool to live in luxury—
       how much worse for a slave to rule over princes!

    ¹¹ A man's wisdom gives him patience;
       it is to his glory to overlook an offense.

    ¹² A king's rage is like the roar of a lion,
       but his favor is like dew on the grass.

    ¹³ A foolish son is his father's ruin,
       and a quarrelsome wife is like a constant dripping.

    ¹⁴ Houses and wealth are inherited from parents,
       but a prudent wife is from the LORD.

    ¹⁵ Laziness brings on deep sleep,
       and the shiftless man goes hungry.

    ¹⁶ He who obeys instructions guards his life,
       but he who is contemptuous of his ways will die.

    ¹⁷ He who is kind to the poor lends to the LORD,
       and he will reward him for what he has done.

    ¹⁸ Discipline your son, for in that there is hope;
       do not be a willing party to his death.

    ¹⁹ A hot-tempered man must pay the penalty;
       if you rescue him, you will have to do it again.

    ²⁰ Listen to advice and accept instruction,
       and in the end you will be wise.

    ²¹ Many are the plans in a man's heart,
       but it is the LORD's purpose that prevails.

    ²² What a man desires is unfailing love²  ;
       better to be poor than a liar.

    ²³ The fear of the LORD leads to life:
       Then one rests content, untouched by trouble.

    ²⁴ The sluggard buries his hand in the dish;
       he will not even bring it back to his mouth!

    ²⁵ Flog a mocker, and the simple will learn prudence;
       rebuke a discerning man, and he will gain knowledge.

    ²⁶ He who robs his father and drives out his mother
       is a son who brings shame and disgrace.

    ²⁷ Stop listening to instruction, my son,
       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.

    ²⁹ Penalties are prepared for mockers,
       and beatings for the backs of fools.

Footnotes:

1 verse 7   The meaning of the Hebrew for this sentence is uncertain.
2 verse 22  Or A man's greed is his shame