 箴:1.(prv)  [箴言篇]   [Proverbs]   [共 31 章]   [思高聖經]
  
 箴:1.1      [書名與著書目的]  以色列王達味之子撒羅滿的箴言：
 箴:1.2      是為教人學習智慧和規律，叫人明瞭哲言，
 箴:1.3      接受明智的教訓－－仁義、公平和正直，
 箴:1.4      使無知者獲得聰明，使年少者獲得知識和慎重，
 箴:1.5      使智慧者聽了，增加學識；使明達人聽了，汲取智謀，
 箴:1.6      好能明瞭箴言和譬喻，明瞭智者的言論和他們的隱語。
 箴:1.7      敬畏上主是智慧的肇基；只有愚昧人蔑視智慧和規律。
 箴:1.8      [戒避惡友]  我兒，你應聽你父親的教訓，不要拒絕你母親的指教，
 箴:1.9      因為這就是你頭上的冠冕，你頸上的珠鍊。
 箴:1.10     我兒，如果惡人勾引你，你不要聽從；
 箴:1.11     如果他們說：「來跟我們去暗算某人，無故地陷害無辜。
 箴:1.12     我們要像陰府一樣活活地吞下他們，把他們整個吞下去，有如墮入深坑裏的人；
 箴:1.13     這樣，我們必獲得各種珍寶，以贓物充滿我們的房屋。
 箴:1.14     你將與我們平分秋色，我們將共有同一錢囊。」
 箴:1.15     我兒，你不要與他們同流合污，該使你的腳遠離他們的道路，
 箴:1.16     因為他們雙腳趨向兇惡，急於傾流人血。
 箴:1.17     在一切飛鳥眼前，張設羅網，盡屬徒然。
 箴:1.18     其實，他們不外是自流己血，自害己命。
 箴:1.19     這就是謀財害命者的末路：他必要送掉自己的性命。
 箴:1.20     [智慧的呼籲]  智慧在街上吶喊，在通衢發出呼聲；
 箴:1.21     在熱鬧的街頭呼喚，在城門和市區發表言論：「
 箴:1.22     無知的人，你們喜愛無知；輕狂的人，你們樂意輕狂；愚昧的人，你們憎恨知識，要到何時呢﹖
 箴:1.23     你們應回心聽我的勸告。看，我要向你們傾吐我的心意，使你們瞭解我的言詞。
 箴:1.24     但是，我呼喚了，你們竟予以拒絕；我伸出了手，誰也沒有理會。
 箴:1.25     你們既蔑視了我的勸告，沒有接受我的忠言；
 箴:1.26     因此，你們遭遇不幸時，我也付之一笑；災難臨到你們身上時，我也一笑置之。
 箴:1.27     當災難如暴風似的襲擊你們，禍害如旋風似的捲去你們，困苦憂患來侵襲你們時，我也置之不顧。
 箴:1.28     那時，他們呼求我，我必不答應：他們尋找我，必尋不著我；
 箴:1.29     因為他們憎恨知識，沒有揀選敬畏上主，
 箴:1.30     沒有接受我的勸告，且輕視了我的一切規諫。
 箴:1.31     所以他們必要自食其果，飽嘗獨斷獨行的滋味。
 箴:1.32     的確，無知者的執迷不悟殺害了自己；愚昧人的漠不關心斷送了自己。
 箴:1.33     但是，那聽從我的，必得安居，不怕災禍，安享太平。
  
 箴:2.1      [智慧賜人幸福]  我兒，你若接受我的話，把我的誡命存在心中，
 箴:2.2      側耳細聽智慧，專心尋求睿智；
 箴:2.3      你若呼求明哲，揚聲召尋睿智；
 箴:2.4      你若尋求她如尋求銀子，搜索她如搜索寶藏，
 箴:2.5      你必能領悟什麼是敬畏上主，也能明白什麼是認識天主。
 箴:2.6      因為，恩賜智慧的是上主，知識和睿智都出自他的口。
 箴:2.7      他給正直人保留了救援，又是行止成全者的護盾。
 箴:2.8      他護守正直人的行徑，他保衛虔誠者的道路；
 箴:2.9      這樣，你必能明瞭仁義和公平，明瞭正直和一切向善的道路。
 箴:2.10     [智慧教人避惡]  如果智慧進入了你的心，智識成了你的喜樂，
 箴:2.11     慎思就必監護你，睿智也必防守你，
 箴:2.12     使你遠離邪道，遠離言詞荒謬的人：
 箴:2.13     即那些離棄正道，走上黑暗之途，
 箴:2.14     喜愛行惡，在邪惡中喜樂的人。
 箴:2.15     他們的道路彎曲不直，他們的行徑邪僻不正。
 箴:2.16     智慧將救你脫離淫婦，脫離甘言蜜語的娼妓。
 箴:2.17     她離棄了少年時的良友，忘記了她的天主的盟約；
 箴:2.18     為此，她的家屬趨向死亡，她的行徑通往黃泉；
 箴:2.19     凡行近她的人，沒有一個返回，再不會走上生路。
 箴:2.20     為此，你應走善人的道路，持守義人的行徑，
 箴:2.21     因為只有正直的人纔能住在地上，只有成全的人方得在那裏居留。
 箴:2.22     但是，作惡的人必由地上剷除，違法的人必由其中拔除。
  
 箴:3.1      [應該聽從智慧]  我兒，不要忘了我的法律，該誠心恪守我的誡命，
 箴:3.2      因為這樣能使你延年益壽，也能增加你的康寧。
 箴:3.3      不要讓慈祥和忠實離棄你，要將她們繫在你的頸上，刻在你的心版上；
 箴:3.4      這樣，你在天主和世人面前，必獲得寵幸和恩愛。
 箴:3.5      你應全心信賴上主，總不要依賴自己的聰明；
 箴:3.6      應步步體會上主，他必修平你的行徑。
 箴:3.7      不要自作聰明，應敬畏上主，遠避邪惡；
 箴:3.8      如此，你的身體必會康健，你的骨骼也會舒適。
 箴:3.9      應以你的財物和一切初熟之物，去尊崇上主；
 箴:3.10     這樣，你的倉廩必充滿糧食，你的榨酒池必盈溢新酒。
 箴:3.11     [智慧的價值]  我兒，不要輕視上主的懲戒，也不要厭惡他的譴責，
 箴:3.12     因為上主譴責他所愛的，有如父親譴責他的愛子。
 箴:3.13     尋得智慧和獲取睿智的人是有福的，
 箴:3.14     因為賺得智慧勝於賺得銀錢；智慧的果實勝於純金。
 箴:3.15     智慧比珍珠還要寶貴；凡你所貪求的，都不足以與她倫比。
 箴:3.16     在她右邊是延年益壽，在她左邊是富貴榮華。
 箴:3.17     她的道路是康樂之道，她的行徑是一片安寧。
 箴:3.18     她為掌握她的人，是一株生命樹；凡堅持她的，必將納福。
 箴:3.19     上主以智慧奠定了大地，以睿智堅定了高天；
 箴:3.20     賴他的智識，深淵纔裂口噴水，雲彩纔降下甘露。
 箴:3.21     [智慧使人安寧]  我兒，你應保持明智和慎重，不要讓她們離開你的視線：
 箴:3.22     二者應是你心靈的生命，是你頸項的華飾；
 箴:3.23     這樣，你走路必感安全，你的腳不致絆倒。
 箴:3.24     你若坐下，必無所恐懼；你若躺下，必睡得甘甜。
 箴:3.25     你決不怕驟然而來的恐怖，也不怕惡人突然而至的摧殘，
 箴:3.26     因為上主將要護佑你，使你的腳遠離陷阱。
 箴:3.27     [智慧教人行慈]  你若有能力作到，不要拒絕向有求於你的人行善；
 箴:3.28     如果你能即刻作到，不要對你的近人說：「去! 明天再來，我纔給你。」
 箴:3.29     幾時你的近人安心與你居住，你不應暗算他。
 箴:3.30     若他人沒有加害你，你不應與他無端爭辯。
 箴:3.31     不要羨慕強暴的人，更不要選擇他的任何行徑，
 箴:3.32     因為上主厭惡乖戾的人，摯愛正直的人。
 箴:3.33     上主詛咒惡人的住宅，祝福義人的寓所。
 箴:3.34     上主嘲弄好愚弄的人，卻寵愛謙卑的人。
 箴:3.35     智慧的人必承受尊榮，愚昧的人必蒙受羞辱。
  
 箴:4.1      [智慧如父交子]  孩子，你們要聽父親的教訓，專心學習明智，
 箴:4.2      因為我把好教訓授給你們，你們不要拋棄我的規勸。
 箴:4.3      我也曾在父親面前作過孝子，在我母親膝下是唯一的嬌兒。
 箴:4.4      我父曾訓誨我說：你應留心牢記我的話，遵守我的命令，好使你生存；
 箴:4.5      你應緊握智慧，握住明智，不要忘記，也不要離棄我口中的教訓：
 箴:4.6      你若不捨棄她，她必護佑你；你若喜愛她，她必看顧你。
 箴:4.7      首先應爭取的是智慧，因此你應尋求智慧，應犧牲一切去爭取明智。
 箴:4.8      你若顯揚 智慧，智慧也必顯揚你；你若懷抱她，她也必光榮你：
 箴:4.9      將華冠加在你的頭上，將榮冕賜給你。
 箴:4.10     [智慧給人指示正路]  我兒，你若聽取我的訓言，你必延年益壽。
 箴:4.11     我要教給你智慧的道路，引你走上正直的途徑：
 箴:4.12     這樣，你若行走，你的腳決不會受阻礙；即便你奔馳，也決不致顛仆。
 箴:4.13     你要堅持教訓，切勿把她拋棄；你應保存她，因為她是你的生命。
 箴:4.14     惡人的道路，你不要進去；壞人的途徑，你不要踏入；
 箴:4.15     反應躲避，不經其上；遠遠離去，繞道他往。
 箴:4.16     因為他們不作惡，不能入睡；不使人跌倒，就要失眠。
 箴:4.17     他們吃的是邪惡的餅，飲的是暴虐的酒。
 箴:4.18     但是，義人的途徑，像黎明的曙光，越來越明亮，直至成日中；
 箴:4.19     惡人的道路，卻宛如幽暗，他們不知道，要跌在何處。
 箴:4.20     [智慧教人自律]  我兒，你要注意我的訓言，側耳傾聽我的教導；
 箴:4.21     不要讓她離開你的視線，卻要牢記在心中。
 箴:4.22     因為，凡找著她的，必獲得生命；他整個身軀，必獲得健康。
 箴:4.23     在一切之上，你要謹守你的心，因為生命是由此而生。
 箴:4.24     你應摒絕口舌的欺詐，遠避唇舌的乖謬。
 箴:4.25     你的眼睛應向前直視， 你的視線應向前集中。
 箴:4.26     你要修平你腳下的行徑，要鞏固你一切的路途。
 箴:4.27     你斷不可左傾右依，務使你的腳遠離邪惡。
  
 箴:5.1      [智慧教人戒避外遇]  我兒，你應注意我的智慧，側耳傾聽我的見解，
 箴:5.2      為使你保持審慎的態度，使你的口唇能固守知識。
 箴:5.3      因為淫婦的口，滴流甜蜜；她的嘴唇，比油還滑；
 箴:5.4      但是，與她相處的結果，卻苦若苦艾，刺心有如雙刃的利劍。
 箴:5.5      她的雙腳陷入死境，她的腳步直趨陰府。
 箴:5.6      她不走生命的坦途；她的腳步，躊躇不定，不知所往。
 箴:5.7      現在，我兒，你要聽從我，不要拋棄我口中的教訓：
 箴:5.8      你應使你的道路遠離她，不要走近她的家門，
 箴:5.9      免得將你的精力，葬送給別人；將你的歲月，委棄給無賴；
 箴:5.10     免得你的財產為他人享受，你的辛勞裨益於人家；
 箴:5.11     免得終期來臨，當你的肉軀和身體精力耗盡時，你只有嘆息，
 箴:5.12     說：「唉! 為什麼我憎惡了教訓，為什麼我的心藐視了規勸﹖
 箴:5.13     為什麼我沒有聽從師長的勸告，沒有側耳傾聽教訓我的人﹖
 箴:5.14     在集會和會眾中，我幾乎陷於浩劫。」
 箴:5.15     [智慧教人忠於內室]  你當飲你自己池裏的水，喝你井裏的活泉。
 箴:5.16     你的泉水豈可外溢，成為街頭的流水﹖
 箴:5.17     其實都應全歸於你，不得讓外人與你共享。
 箴:5.18     你的泉源理應受祝福；你應由你少年時的妻子取樂。
 箴:5.19     她宛如可愛的母鹿，嫵媚的母羚；她的酥胸應常使你暢懷，她的愛情應不斷使你陶醉。
 箴:5.20     我兒，你為什麼要迷戀外婦，擁抱別人妻室的胸懷﹖
 箴:5.21     上主的眼目時常監視人的道路，不斷審察他的一切行徑。
 箴:5.22     惡人必被自己的邪惡所纏擾，必為自己罪惡的羅網所捕獲。
 箴:5.23     他必因不聽教訓而喪命，必因自己過度的愚昧而淪亡。
  
 箴:6.1      [慎為人作保]  我兒，你如果為你的朋友作保，或為外人擊掌；
 箴:6.2      你如果為你口中說的話所連累，為你口中的言詞所束縛，
 箴:6.3      那麼，我兒，你既然已陷在你友人的手中，你就該逃脫，該這樣做：火速前去，央求你的友人，
 箴:6.4      不要合上眼睛睡覺，也不要垂下眼瞼假寐，
 箴:6.5      應急速解救自己，如羚羊掙脫羅網，飛鳥逃脫獵人的圈套。
 箴:6.6      [勿遊手好閒]  懶漢，你去看看螞蟻，觀察牠的作風，便可得些智識：
 箴:6.7      牠沒有領袖，沒有監督，沒有君王，
 箴:6.8      但在夏天卻知準備食糧，在秋收時積貯養料。
 箴:6.9      懶漢，你要睡到幾時，你幾時纔睡醒﹖「
 箴:6.10     再睡片刻，再假寐片刻，再抱臂躺臥片刻! 」
 箴:6.11     這樣貧窮就要如同竊賊，困乏也要如同武士，向你侵襲。
 箴:6.12     [愚狂必遭殃]  無賴與惡徒，行事滿口欺詐；
 箴:6.13     他以眼傳神，以腳示意，以手指東畫西。
 箴:6.14     他存心不良，常蓄意惹事生非。
 箴:6.15     為此，他的喪亡必突然來臨，霎時間全被毀滅，無法挽救。
 箴:6.16     [上主厭惡的事]  上主憎恨的事，共有六件，連他心裏最厭惡的事，共有七件：
 箴:6.17     傲慢的眼睛，撒謊的舌頭，流無辜者血的手，
 箴:6.18     策劃陰謀的心，疾趨行惡的腳，
 箴:6.19     說謊的假見證，和在兄弟間搬弄事非的人。
 箴:6.20     [智慧教人持身守節]  我兒，應堅守你父親的命令，不要放棄你母親的教訓；
 箴:6.21     應將二者常刻在你心中，繫在你的頸項上。
 箴:6.22     她們在你行路時引領你，在你躺臥時看護你；在你醒來時與你交談。
 箴:6.23     因為父命是盞燈，母教是光明，嚴格的勸告是生命的道路，
 箴:6.24     使你遠避惡意的女人，離開淫婦阿諛的言詞，
 箴:6.25     不讓你的心貪戀她的美色，不讓她的秋波迷惑你，
 箴:6.26     因為娼妓所求的只是一塊餅，有夫之婦卻獵取寶貴的生命。
 箴:6.27     人豈能懷中藏火，而不燒毀自己的衣服﹖
 箴:6.28     人豈能在火炭上行走，而不灼傷自己的腳﹖
 箴:6.29     與他人妻子通姦的人就是這樣：凡接近她的，必難免受罰。
 箴:6.30     盜賊若因饑餓行竊以果腹，人都不鄙視他；
 箴:6.31     但若被擒獲了，他仍須七倍償還，交出家中所有的財物。
 箴:6.32     與婦人通姦的人，實屬愚眛，他這樣做，卻是毀滅自己。
 箴:6.33     他必遭受可恥的打擊，並且他的恥辱，永不得拭去，
 箴:6.34     因為妒火能激怒男人，使他在報復時，決不留情；
 箴:6.35     任何的賠償，他都不理睬；即便你多送禮品，他也不肯罷休。
  
 箴:7.1      [應遠避淫婦]  我兒，你要持守我的訓言，把我的誡命藏在心中；
 箴:7.2      你要遵守我的誡命，好叫你得以生存；應恪守我的教訓，像保護你眼中的瞳人。
 箴:7.3      應將我的誡命繫在指間，刻在心上；
 箴:7.4      應對智慧說：「你是我的姊妹，」並應稱睿智為你的女友，
 箴:7.5      好能保護你遠避奸婦，即那甜言蜜語的淫婦。
 箴:7.6      我曾由我家的窗口，透過窗格往外觀看，
 箴:7.7      分明看見在愚昧人中，在少年人中，有一個無知的少年，
 箴:7.8      沿著淫婦屋角的街道經過，向她的住宅走去，
 箴:7.9      那時正是黃昏，日已西沉，已入黝黑深夜。
 箴:7.10     看，有一個女人向他迎面而來──她身穿妓裝，存心不軌；
 箴:7.11     她健談好蕩，不能停留家中：
 箴:7.12     一會在街頭，一會在市場，在每個角落上兜搭──
 箴:7.13     她遂上前擁抱那少年，與他接吻，嬉皮笑臉對他說：「
 箴:7.14     我原許過願，要獻和平祭，今日纔得償還我許的願。
 箴:7.15     所以我走了出來，好能與你相遇；我急切尋找你，可好現在我見了你。
 箴:7.16     我的床榻已舖設了絨毯，放上了埃及的線繡臥單；
 箴:7.17     又用沒藥、蘆薈和肉桂薰了我的睡床。
 箴:7.18     來讓我們通宵達旦，飽享愛情；讓我們在歡愛中盡情取樂，
 箴:7.19     因為我的丈夫現不在家，他已出外遠行，
 箴:7.20     隨身帶了錢囊，不到月圓不歸家。」
 箴:7.21     淫婦用許多花言巧語籠絡他，以諂言媚語勾引他。
 箴:7.22     少年遂跟她去了，好像一隻引入屠場的公牛，又像一隻自陷圈套的牡鹿，
 箴:7.23     直至箭矢射穿他的心肝；他還像一隻跳入羅網的小鳥，不知這與他的性命有關。
 箴:7.24     現在，孩子! 你們應聽從我，留意我口中的訓言：
 箴:7.25     不要讓你的心傾向她的道路，不要誤入她的迷途，
 箴:7.26     因為她使許多人倒地身亡，連最強健的，都作了她的犧牲。
 箴:7.27     她的家是通往陰府的大道，是引入死境的斜坡。
  
 箴:8.1      [智慧邀人受教]  智慧不是在呼喚，明智不是在發出她的呼聲嗎﹖
 箴:8.2      她站在高崗上，站在通衢大道上，
 箴:8.3      她在城門口，在城入口處大聲喊說：
 箴:8.4      人呀! 我在向你們呼喚，我在對人子發出呼聲：
 箴:8.5      幼稚的人，你們應學習機智；愚昧的人，你們應學習聰明。
 箴:8.6      你們且聽，因為我要講論卓絕的事，開口述說正直的事。
 箴:8.7      的確，我的口只暢談真理，我厭惡虛詐的唇舌。
 箴:8.8      凡我口述的，無不正直，毫無歪曲或乖僻。
 箴:8.9      我的話為明白的人是誠實的，為有智識的人是正確的。
 箴:8.10     你們應聽取我的教訓，而不要銀子；應汲取智識，而不取純金；
 箴:8.11     因為智慧勝過任何珍珠，任何可貪戀的事都不能與她倫比。
 箴:8.12     [智慧自述身價]  我──智慧──與機智同居，擁有知識和見識。
 箴:8.13     敬畏上主，就是憎恨邪惡傲慢驕橫，邪惡的行徑和欺詐的口舌，我都憎惡。
 箴:8.14     機謀才智，屬我所有；聰明勇敢，亦屬於我。
 箴:8.15     藉著我，君王執政，元首秉公行義；
 箴:8.16     藉著我，統治者統治，王侯治理邦土。
 箴:8.17     我愛那愛我的人；凡尋求我的，必找著我。
 箴:8.18     富貴榮譽，恒產正義，都屬我有。
 箴:8.19     我的果實，勝過黃金純金；我的出產，比淨銀還要寶貴。
 箴:8.20     我走在正義的路上，走在公平的路上，
 箴:8.21     使愛我者獲得產業，充滿他們的寶庫。
 箴:8.22     [智慧協助造化]  上主自始即拿我作他行動的起始，作他作為的開端：
 箴:8.23     大地還沒有形成以前，遠自太古，從無始我已被立；
 箴:8.24     深淵還沒有存在，水泉還沒有湧出以前，我已受生；
 箴:8.25     山嶽還沒有奠定，丘陵還沒有存在以前，我已受生。
 箴:8.26     那時，上主還沒有創造大地、原野、和世上土壤的原質；
 箴:8.27     當他建立高天時，我已在場；當他在深淵之上劃出穹蒼時，
 箴:8.28     當他上使穹蒼穩立，下使淵源固定時，
 箴:8.29     當他為滄海劃定界限，令水不要越境，給大地奠定基礎時，
 箴:8.30     我已在他身旁，充作技師。那時，我天天是他的喜悅，不斷在他前歡躍，
 箴:8.31     歡躍於塵寰之間，樂與世人共處。
 箴:8.32     [智慧摯誠的要求]  那麼，我兒，你們且聽我：遵循我道路的人是有福的。
 箴:8.33     你們該聽從教訓，做一智慧人，不要把她拋棄。
 箴:8.34     凡聽從我言，天天在我門前守候，在我門框旁侍立的人，是有福的。
 箴:8.35     因為誰找到我，便是找到生命，他必由上主獲得恩寵。
 箴:8.36     但是那得罪我的，等於傷害自己；凡 憎恨我的，是自找死亡。
  
 箴:9.1      [智慧邀人赴宴]  智慧建造了房舍，雕琢了七根石柱，
 箴:9.2      宰殺了牲畜，配製了美酒，舖設了飯桌，
 箴:9.3      派出自己的使女，在城市高處吶喊：「
 箴:9.4      誰是無知的，請轉身到這裏來! 」她對愚鈍的人說：「
 箴:9.5      你們來，吃我的食糧，飲我配製的酒!
 箴:9.6      你們應放棄無知，好使你們得以生存，並在明智的道路上邁進。」
 箴:9.7      [智慧勸告世人]  誰矯正輕狂的人，只有自招羞辱；誰責斥邪惡的人，只有自找凌辱。
 箴:9.8      你不要責斥輕狂的人，免得他恨你；卻要責斥明智的人，他必會愛你。
 箴:9.9      你若指教明智的人，他必更明智；你若教訓正義的人，他必更有見識。
 箴:9.10     敬畏上主是智慧的肇基；認識至聖者就是睿智。
 箴:9.11     藉著我，你的歲月纔可增多，你的壽命纔可延長。
 箴:9.12     你若有智慧，你必蒙受其惠；你若是輕狂也只有自食其果。
 箴:9.13     [愚昧邀人赴宴]  愚昧太太，浮燥愚蠢，一無所知。
 箴:9.14     她坐在自家門前，坐在城內高處的座位上，
 箴:9.15     向一往直前的路人喊說：
 箴:9.16     「誰是無知的，請轉身到這裏來! 」她向愚鈍的人說：「
 箴:9.17     偷來的水，更香甜；背地吃的餅更有味。」
 箴:9.18     他卻不知冥域正在那裏，她的客人都在陰府的深處。
  
 箴:10.1     [撒羅滿的箴言智者和愚者]  智慧的兒子使父親喜樂；愚昧的兒子，使母親憂愁。
 箴:10.2     不義之財，毫無益處；惟有正義，救人脫免死亡。
 箴:10.3     上主不忍義人受飢，卻使惡人大失所 望。
 箴:10.4     游手好閒，使人貧窮；勤奮工作，使人富有。
 箴:10.5     夏季貯蓄的，是明智的孩童；秋收酣睡的是無恥的兒子。
 箴:10.6     上主的祝福在義人頭上，災禍卻使惡人啞口無言。
 箴:10.7     義人受人懷念祝福，惡人卻必身敗名裂。
 箴:10.8     心靈智慧的人，必接受命令；饒舌的愚的人，必自招喪亡。
 箴:10.9     走正路的，行路穩妥；走邪路的，終必敗露。
 箴:10.10    暗中擠眼的人，必引人煩惱；坦然規勸的人，必促進和平。
 箴:10.11    [至者慎於言]  義人的口，是生命的泉源；惡人的口，是殘暴的淵藪。
 箴:10.12    仇恨引起爭端，愛情遮掩一切過失。
 箴:10.13    有見識的口唇上，可找著智慧；棍杖只是為打缺乏智慧者的脊背。
 箴:10.14    智慧的人，隱諱自己的學問；愚昧人的口，招致逼近的喪亡。
 箴:10.15    富人的財富，是他自己的堅城；窮人的零落，卻是他們的貧乏。
 箴:10.16    義人的薪金，用以維持生活；惡人的收入，卻只用來犯罪。
 箴:10.17    誰遵守勸告，必走向生命之路；誰輕視規勸，必自誤入迷途。
 箴:10.18    撒謊的唇舌，必暗藏仇恨；散播謠言的，必是愚昧人。
 箴:10.19    多言難免無過，明智的人必約束自己的唇舌。
 箴:10.20    義人的舌，貴若純金；惡人的心，賤似草芥。
 箴:10.21    義人的唇舌教育群眾，愚人必因缺乏心智而死亡。
 箴:10.22    [善惡的後果]  使人致富的，是上主的祝福；營營的辛勞，卻無補於事。
 箴:10.23    愚昧人樂於作惡，明哲人樂於求智。
 箴:10.24    惡人畏懼的，反向他侵襲；義人的希望，終獲得應允。
 箴:10.25    暴風雨一過，惡人不復存在；義人卻根深蒂固。
 箴:10.26    懶漢之於派遣他的人，就如醋之於牙，煙之於目。
 箴:10.27    敬畏上主，將延年益壽；惡人的歲月，必要短縮。
 箴:10.28    義人的期待，終歸是喜樂；惡人的希望，終歸是失望。
 箴:10.29    上主的道路，是正人君子的保障；為作惡的人，卻是滅亡。
 箴:10.30    義人永不會動搖，惡人決不會久留地上。
 箴:10.31    義人的口，散播智慧；邪惡的舌，必被剷除。
 箴:10.32    義人的唇，常吐雅言；惡人的口，只說邪惡。
  
 箴:11.1     [應行善避惡]  上主深惡假秤，卻喜愛法碼準確。
 箴:11.2     傲慢來到，恥辱隨後而至；智慧只與謙遜人相處。
 箴:11.3     正直的人，以正義為領導；背義的人，必為邪惡所毀滅。
 箴:11.4     在上主盛怒之日，財富毫無用途；只有正義，能救人免於死亡。
 箴:11.5     完人的正義，為他修平道路；惡人必因自己的邪惡而顛仆。
 箴:11.6     正直的人，將因自己的正義而獲救；奸詐的人，反為自己的惡計所連累。
 箴:11.7     惡人一死，他的希望盡成泡影；同樣，奸匪的期待也全然消失。
 箴:11.8     義人得免患難，惡人反來頂替。
 箴:11.9     假善人以口舌，傷害自己的近人；義人因有知識，卻得以保全。
 箴:11.10    幾時義人幸運，全城歡騰；幾時惡人滅亡，歡聲四起。
 箴:11.11    義人的祝福，使城市興隆；惡人的口舌，使城市傾覆。
 箴:11.12    嘲弄自己朋友的人，毫無識趣；有見識的人，必沉默寡言。
 箴:11.13    往來傳話的人，必洩露秘密；心地誠樸的人，方能不露實情。
 箴:11.14    人民缺乏領導，勢必衰弱；人民的得救，正在於謀士眾多。
 箴:11.15    為外人作保的，必自討苦吃；厭惡作保的，必自享安全。
 箴:11.16    淑德的婦女，必為丈夫取得光榮；惱恨正義的婦女，正是一恥辱的寶座；懶散的人失落自己的財物，勤謹的人反取得財富。
 箴:11.17    [善惡的報應]  為人慈善，是造福己身；殘酷的人，反自傷己命。
 箴:11.18    惡人所賺得的工資，是空虛的；播種正義者的報酬，纔是真實的。
 箴:11.19    恒行正義，必走向生命；追求邪惡，必自趨喪亡。
 箴:11.20    上主憎惡心邪的人，喜悅舉止無瑕的人。
 箴:11.21    惡人始終不能逃避懲罰，義人的後裔必獲得拯救。
 箴:11.22    女人美麗而不精明，猶如套在豬鼻上的金環。
 箴:11.23    義人的心願必獲善報；惡人的希望終歸破滅。
 箴:11.24    [為人應慷慨好施]  有人慷慨好施，反更富有；有人過於吝嗇，反更貧窮。
 箴:11.25    慈善為懷的人，必得富裕；施惠於人的人，必蒙施惠。
 箴:11.26    屯積糧食的人，必受人民咀咒；祝福卻降在賣糧食者的頭上。
 箴:11.27    慕求美善的，必求得恩寵；追求邪惡的，邪惡必臨其身。
 箴:11.28    信賴自己財富的人，必至衰落；義人卻茂盛有如綠葉。
 箴:11.29    危害自己家庭的，必承受虛幻；愚昧的人，必作心智者的奴隸。
 箴:11.30    義人的果實是生命樹，智慧的人能奪取人心。
 箴:11.31    看義人在地上還遭受報復，惡人和罪人更將如何﹖
  
 箴:12.1     [人愛受教必智慧]  喜愛受教的人，必喜愛智慧；憎恨規勸的人，真是糊塗。
  
 箴:12.2     善心的人，必得上主喜悅；心術邪惡的人，必受降罰。
 箴:12.3     沒有人作惡而能穩立，唯有義人的根基永不動搖。
 箴:12.4     賢能的妻子，是她丈夫的冠冕；無恥的妻子，宛如丈夫骨中的腐蝕。
 箴:12.5     義人思念公正，惡人計劃詭譎。
 箴:12.6     惡人的言談，是流血的陷阱；義人的口舌，設法搭救他人。
 箴:12.7     惡人一旦傾覆，便不復存在；義人的家室，卻得以久存。
 箴:12.8     人憑自己的識見，獲得讚美；但心地邪僻的人，必受輕視。
 箴:12.9     一個自給自足的平民，比愛排場而缺食的人，更為可貴。
 箴:12.1     義人珍惜禽獸的生命，惡人的心腸殘忍刻薄。
 箴:12.11    自耕其地的人，必得飽食；追求虛幻的人，實屬愚昧。
 箴:12.12    邪惡的想望，是惡人的羅網；義人的根基，卻永不動搖。
 箴:12.13    [應出言謹慎]  惡人失口，自尋苦惱；義人卻能幸免受累。
 箴:12.14    人必飽嘗自己口舌的果實，必按自己的行為獲得報應。
 箴:12.15    愚昧的人，常以為自己的道路正直；但明智的人，卻常聽從勸告。
 箴:12.16    愚昧的人，立時顯出自己的憤怒；機智的人，卻忍辱而不外露。
 箴:12.17    吐露真情，是彰顯正義；作假見證，是自欺欺人。
 箴:12.18    出言不慎，有如利刃傷人；智者的口，卻常療愈他人。
 箴:12.19    講實話的唇舌，永垂不朽；說謊話的舌頭，瞬息即逝。
 箴:12.20    圖謀惡事的，心懷欺詐；策劃和平的，必得喜樂。
 箴:12.21    義人常無往不利，惡人卻備受災殃。
 箴:12.22    欺詐的唇舌，為上主所深惡；行事誠實的，纔為他所中悅。
 箴:12.23    機智的人，使自己的才學深藏不露；心中愚昧的人，只會彰顯自己的愚蠢。
 箴:12.24    勤勞的手，必要掌權；懶慢的手，只有服役。
 箴:12.25    憂鬱使人心消沉，良言使人心快活。
 箴:12.26    義人給自己的友伴指示道路，惡人的行動卻引人誤入歧途。
 箴:12.27    懶惰的人，無米為炊；勤勞的人，腰纏萬貫。
 箴:12.28    正義的路，導向生命；邪惡的路，引人喪亡。
  
 箴:13.1     [智慧謹口慎言]  智慧之子，聽從父親的教訓；輕狂的人，不聽任何人規勸。
 箴:13.2     義人必飽嘗自己口舌的果實，惡人的慾望只有飽食強暴。
 箴:13.3     謹口慎言，方能自 保性命；信口開河，終必自取滅亡。
 箴:13.4     懶人雖常盼望，卻一無所得；勤勞的 人，卻常如願以償。
 箴:13.5     義人憎惡謊言，惡人令人可憎可惡。
 箴:13.6     正義保衛行為正直的人，邪惡卻使罪人滅亡。
 箴:13.7     [真假貧富的區別]  有人自充富人，其實一貧如洗；有人佯作窮人，其實腰纏萬貫。
 箴:13.8     富人的錢財只是性命的贖價，窮人卻沒有這樣的威脅。
 箴:13.9     義人的光明，必要高升；惡人的燈火，勢必熄滅。
 箴:13.10    傲慢只有引起爭端，虛心受教的人纔有智慧。
 箴:13.11    儻來之物，容易消逝；經久積存，日漸增多。
 箴:13.12    希望遲不兌現，令人心神煩惱；願望獲得滿足，像株生命樹。
 箴:13.13    [智者樂於受教]   誰輕視法令，必遭滅亡；誰敬畏誡命，必得安全。
 箴:13.14    智慧人的教訓是生命的泉源，人可賴以脫免死亡的羅網。
 箴:13.15    明哲的規勸，使人蒙恩，殘暴人的舉止，粗魯蠻橫。
 箴:13.16    精明的人，常按理智行事；愚昧的人，只自誇其糊塗。
 箴:13.17    奸妄的使者，使人陷於災禍；忠誠的使者，給人帶來安和。
 箴:13.18    拒絕規勸的，必遭貧苦羞辱；接受懲戒的，反要受人尊敬。
 箴:13.19    願望獲得滿足，能使心靈愉快；遠離邪惡，卻為愚昧人所深惡。
 箴:13.20    與智慧人往來，可成智慧人；與愚昧人作伴，必受其連累。
 箴:13.21    惡運追蹤罪人，義人卻得善報。
 箴:13.22    善人為子子孫孫留下產業，罪人的財富是為義人積蓄。
 箴:13.23    窮人開墾的田地，生產大量食物；誰若缺乏正義，定不免於滅亡。
 箴:13.24    不肯使用棍杖的人，實是恨自己的兒子；真愛兒子的人，必時加以懲罰。
 箴:13.25    義人必得飽食，惡人無以果腹。
  
 箴:14.1     [智愚的區分]  智慧的婦女，足以興家；愚昧的婦女，親手將家拆毀。
 箴:14.2     履行正路的人，敬畏上主；愛走曲徑的人，輕視上主。
 箴:14.3     愚昧人口中，有傲慢的根苗；智慧人的唇舌，是自己的保障。
 箴:14.4     沒有耕牛，沒有五穀；耕牛愈雄壯，收穫愈豐富。
 箴:14.5     忠實的證人，決不說謊；虛偽的證人，謊言連篇。
 箴:14.6     輕狂人求智，只屬徒然；明智人求知，卻很容易。
 箴:14.7     你應遠離愚昧的人，由他口中決得不到明哲。
 箴:14.8     明智人的智慧，在於審察自己的行徑；愚昧人的昏愚，在於自欺欺人。
 箴:14.9     罪孽住在愚昧人中，恩愛與正直人為伍。
 箴:14.10    心頭的愁苦，唯有自己知；心中的喜樂，他人無分享。
 箴:14.11    邪僻人的家庭，必遭破壞；正直人的帳幕，卻要興隆。
 箴:14.12    有些道路，看來正直；走到盡頭，卻是死路。
 箴:14.13    連在歡笑中，心亦有感傷；歡笑的結局，往往是痛苦。
 箴:14.14    變心的人，必自嘗其果；良善的人，必得其善報。
 箴:14.15    [言行要謹慎]  幼稚的人，有話必信；明智的人，步步謹慎。
 箴:14.16    智慧人戒避邪惡，愚昧人驕矜自負。
 箴:14.17    易怒的人，做事昏愚；慎思的人，事事含忍。
 箴:14.18    愚昧的人，以愚昧為基業；明智的人，以知識為冠冕。
 箴:14.19    歹徒將伏在善人面前，惡人將跪在義人門前。
 箴:14.20    貧窮的人，為親朋所厭；富貴的人，則高朋滿座。
 箴:14.21    藐視近人，便是犯罪；憐憫苦人，纔是有福。
 箴:14.22    陰謀邪惡的人，豈非走入歧途﹖策劃行善的人，必獲慈惠忠誠。
 箴:14.23    一切勞苦皆有利益；只有閒談，引人貧窮。
 箴:14.24    智慧人的冠冕，是他們的機智；愚昧人的冠冕，是他們的糊塗。
 箴:14.25    忠實的見證，救人性命；作假證的人，危害他人。
 箴:14.26    [智慧之於社會國家]  敬畏上主，是穩固的靠山；為他的子孫，也是個避難所。
 箴:14.27    敬畏上主，是生命的泉源，使人脫免死亡的羅網。
 箴:14.28    人民眾多，是君王的光榮；庶民缺少，是王侯的沒落。
 箴:14.29    緩於發怒的人，必甚有見識；脾氣暴躁的人，必大顯愚昧。
 箴:14.30    心平氣和，使身體康健；心懷嫉忌，使骨骸腐蝕。
 箴:14.31    欺壓窮人的，就是凌辱他的造主；憐恤苦人的，就是尊敬他的造主。
 箴:14.32    惡人因自己的邪惡，必被毀滅；義人因自己的正義，有所憑藉。
 箴:14.33    智慧居於哲人的心中，愚人的懷中一無所見。
 箴:14.34    正義能以興邦立國，罪惡卻使人民衰落。
 箴:14.35    明哲的臣僕，蒙受君王的寵幸；無用的臣僕，必遭君王的盛怒。
  
 箴:15.1     [待人接物要溫和]  溫和的回答，平息忿怒；激昂的言語，使人動怒。
 箴:15.2     智慧者的舌， 廣傳智慧；愚昧人的口，吐露愚昧。
 箴:15.3     上主的眼目，處處都在；善人和惡人，他都監視。
 箴:15.4     撫慰的言辭，有如生命樹；刻薄的言語，能刺傷人心。
 箴:15.5     愚蠢的人，輕視父親的管教；遵守規勸的，為人必精明。
 箴:15.6     在義人家裏，財產豐富；惡人的收入，必遭毀滅。
 箴:15.7     智慧人的唇，散播智識；愚昧人的心，實不可靠。
 箴:15.8     上主厭惡惡人的祭獻，卻喜悅正直人的祈禱。
 箴:15.9     上主厭惡惡人的道路，卻喜愛追求正義的人。
 箴:15.10    離棄正道的，必遭嚴罰；憎恨規勸的，只有死亡。
 箴:15.11    陰府和冥域，都明擺在上主面前，何況世人的心懷!
 箴:15.12    輕狂者不愛受人指責，也不願與智慧人往來。
 箴:15.13    [心安的幸福]  心中愉快，使面容煥發；心中悲傷，精神即頹喪。
 箴:15.14    明達人的心，尋求智識；愚昧人的口，飽食昏愚。
 箴:15.15    心情憂傷的，日日困坐愁城；心胸暢快的，時時如享喜宴。
 箴:15.16    少有財寶而敬畏上主，勝於富有財寶而諸多煩惱。
 箴:15.17    有情吃蔬菜，勝於無情食肥牛。
 箴:15.18    易怒的人，常引起爭端；含忍的人，卻平息爭論。
 箴:15.19    懶惰人的道路，有如荊棘籬笆；正直人的行徑，卻是康莊大道。
 箴:15.20    智慧的兒子，是父親的喜樂；只有愚昧人，輕視自己的母親。
 箴:15.21    無知的人，以愚昧為樂；明智的人，卻直道而行。
 箴:15.22    缺乏考慮，計劃必要失敗；謀士眾多，策略方克有成。
 箴:15.23    應對得當，自覺快慰；言語適時，何其舒暢!
 箴:15.24    生命之路使明智人向上，為此他能避免向下的陰府。
 箴:15.25    [上主愛惡的人]  上主將拆毀驕傲人的房屋，卻要堅定寡婦的地界。
 箴:15.26    邪惡的陰謀，為上主所憎惡；溫良的言語，卻為他所喜悅。
 箴:15.27    貪求財貨的，困擾自己的家庭；憎惡饋贈的，生活必能安定。
 箴:15.28    義人的心，只默思善事；惡人的口，只吐露惡語。
 箴:15.29    上主遠離惡人，卻俯聽義人的祈禱。
 箴:15.30    晶瑩的目光，使人心曠神怡；美好的訊息，使人筋骨壯健。
 箴:15.31    喜聽有益生命勸戒的人，必得列於智慧人的中間。
 箴:15.32    避免教導的，是作賤自己；聽從規勸的，必獲得機智。
 箴:15.33    敬畏上主，是智慧的導師；謙卑自下，是榮耀的先聲。
  
 箴:16.1     [謀事在人成事在天]  內心策劃在於人，應允卻在於上主。
 箴:16.2     對自己的行為，人都自覺無瑕；但審察心靈的，卻是上主。
 箴:16.3     將你的作為委託於上主，這樣你的計劃必會成功。
 箴:16.4     上主所造的各有其用意，連惡人也有不幸的一日。
 箴:16.5     居心傲慢的，上主必厭惡；這一類的人，逃不掉懲罰。
 箴:16.6     藉慈善忠誠，可補贖罪過；藉敬畏上主，可避免罪惡。
 箴:16.7     世人的行徑，若中悅上主，他必使仇敵，再與他和好。
 箴:16.8     收入少而守正義，勝於進款多而行不義。
 箴:16.9     人心裏都策劃自己的行徑；但他的步伐卻由上主支配。
 箴:16.10    [理想的君王]  神明的斷語，出自君王口；他口下判斷，必不致差錯。
 箴:16.11    天秤和稱盤，屬上主所有；囊中的法碼，全由他制定。
 箴:16.12    君王最厭惡的是作惡，因為王位賴正義而立。
 箴:16.13    正義的唇舌，為君王所喜悅；說話正直者，為君王所愛戴。
 箴:16.14    君王的震怒，是死訊的使者；但是智慧人，能平息王怒。
 箴:16.15    君王容光煥發，人即可活命；君王的恩澤，有如春雲時雨。
 箴:16.16    [智慧人謙遜謹慎]  獲得智慧，勝於獲得黃金；獲得智慧，勝於獲得白銀。
 箴:16.17    正直人的行徑遠離邪惡，謹守行為的人必確保生命。
 箴:16.18    驕橫是滅亡的先聲，傲慢是隕落的前導。
 箴:16.19    謙下與貧民共處，勝於與驕傲人分贓。
 箴:16.20    細聽勸言的，必將受益；信賴上主的，真是有福。
 箴:16.21    有慧心的人，被稱為哲人；溫和的口吻，更具說服力。
 箴:16.22    為有智識的人，智識是生命的泉源；然而糊塗愚昧，卻是愚昧人的懲罰。
 箴:16.23    [智慧人善於辭令]  智慧人的心，使自己的嘴靈巧，使自己的唇舌，更具說服力。
 箴:16.24    親切的言語，有如蜂蜜，使心靈愉快，使筋骨舒暢。
 箴:16.25    有些道路，看來正直；走到盡頭，卻是死路。
 箴:16.26    工人的胃口，催他勞作；工人的口腹，迫他工作。
 箴:16.27    無賴之徒，圖謀邪惡；他的嘴上，似有火燒。
 箴:16.28    乖戾的人，撒播爭端；告密的人，離間友情。
 箴:16.29    強橫的人，誘惑朋友；引他走入不正之徒。
 箴:16.30    誰緊閉眼睛，是在策劃陰謀；誰緊咬口唇，邪惡業已完成。
 箴:16.31    皓首白髮，是尊榮的冠冕；只在正義的道上，方可獲得。
 箴:16.32    有涵養的人，勝於勇士；克服自己的人，勝於克城的人。
 箴:16.33    人儘可在懷中抽籤，但決斷卻在乎上主。
  
 箴:17.1     [與人相處要和善]  乾餅一張而平安共食，勝於滿屋佳餚而互相爭吵。
 箴:17.2     聰明的僕人必能管治任性的兒子，且可與弟兄們共分產業。
 箴:17.3     鍋煉銀，爐煉金，上主煉人心。
 箴:17.4     奸詐的人，愛聽胡言亂語；說謊的人，輕信是非長短。
 箴:17.5     嘲笑窮人的是凌辱他的造主；幸災樂禍的，必不能脫免懲罰。
 箴:17.6     孫兒是老人的冠冕，父親是兒女的光榮。
 箴:17.7     優雅的言詞，不適宜於愚人；虛偽的狂語，更不宜於君王。
 箴:17.8     賄賂在饋贈者眼中，有如寶石；不論他要轉向何方，無往不利。
 箴:17.9     掩飾他人的過錯，可獲得友愛；屢念舊日的過惡，則離間友誼。
 箴:17.10    對明智人一句指責，勝過對愚昧人百次杖擊。
 箴:17.11    暴徒只求叛亂，但有殘酷使者，奉命前來對付。
 箴:17.12    寧願遇見失掉幼子的母熊，不願逢著正在發狂的愚人。
 箴:17.13    誰以怨報德，災禍必不離開他的家。
 箴:17.14    爭論的開端，如水之破堤；在激辯之前，應極加制止。
 箴:17.15    [為人要公正]  宣判罪人無罪，判定義人有罪：二者同為上主所憎惡。
 箴:17.16    愚昧的人，既沒有頭腦，手執金錢買智慧，又何益之有﹖
 箴:17.17    朋友平時常相愛，唯在難中見兄弟。
 箴:17.18    常為人擊掌作保，實是個無知之徒。
 箴:17.19    好爭辯的人，實喜愛罪過；高舉門戶的，必自趨滅亡。
 箴:17.20    誰存心欺詐，不會得幸福；誰搬弄是非，必陷於災禍。
 箴:17.21    生糊塗孩子的，只有悲哀；糊塗人的父親，毫無樂趣。
 箴:17.22    愉快的心，是良好的治療；神志憂鬱，能使筋骨枯萎。
 箴:17.23    惡人在大衣下受賄賂，是為顛倒正義的判詞。
 箴:17.24    精明的人，常面向智慧；愚者的眼，向地極呆望，
 箴:17.25    愚昧的兒子，是他父親的痛苦，是他生母的憂傷。
 箴:17.26    科罰無辜，已屬不當；杖責君子，更屬不義。
 箴:17.27    智者必沉默寡言，達人必心神鎮定。
 箴:17.28    愚人不發言，亦可充作智者；若謹口慎言，亦可視為哲人。
  
 箴:18.1     [惡人言行的愚蠢]  與眾寡合的，只求私意；對任何指教，都表忿恨。
 箴:18.2     愚昧的人不喜愛受教，只愛顯露自己的心意。
 箴:18.3     邪惡一來，輕視隨到；侮辱也隨無恥而至。
 箴:18.4     哲人口中的言語有如深水，又如洶湧的溪流，生命的泉源。
 箴:18.5     在判案時，徇惡人之私，加害於義人，實屬不公。
 箴:18.6     愚人的唇舌，常引起爭端；愚人的口舌，常自招責打。
 箴:18.7     愚人的舌，使自己喪亡；他的嘴唇，是害己的陷阱。
 箴:18.8     進讒者的話，如可口美味，能深深透入肺腑的深處。
 箴:18.9     懶於操勞的人，是敗子的弟兄。
 箴:18.10    上主的名號，是堅固保壘；義人投入內，必得享安全。
 箴:18.11    富人的財產，是他的堅城；在他意想中，像座高牆垣。
 箴:18.12    心傲是滅亡的前導，心謙是光榮的前驅。
 箴:18.13    未聽而先答，實愚昧可恥。
 箴:18.14    剛毅的精神，能忍受病苦；精神萎靡，有誰能支持﹖
 箴:18.15    明智人的心，必獲得學問；智慧人的耳，必探求知識。
 箴:18.16    [裁判訴訟的處理]  禮物能給人大開門路，引人晉謁權貴。
 箴:18.17    先訴理者似有理，對手來時再審斷。
 箴:18.18    抽籤可以使爭端平息，也能調解權貴的糾紛。
 箴:18.19    兄弟若不和，比堅城還難攻克；他們的爭辯，有如碉堡的門閂。
 箴:18.20    人必以口中果實充滿肚腹，必飽嘗自己唇舌的出產。
 箴:18.21    死亡和生命，全在乎唇舌；放縱唇舌的，必自食其果。
 箴:18.22    誰覓得了賢妻，便覓得了幸福，得了上主恩眷。
 箴:18.23    貧窮的人哀懇乞憐；富貴的人厲聲以對。
 箴:18.24    交朋友過多，必會有損害；但有些朋友，遠勝親兄弟。
  
 箴:19.1     [真正的朋友]  窮而行為正直，勝於富而唇舌欺詐。
 箴:19.2     熱誠無謀，誠不可取；步伐匆忙，難免失足。
 箴:19.3     人因愚蠢自毀前途；他的心反遷怒上主。
 箴:19.4     財富招來許多朋友，窮人卻為親朋所棄。
 箴:19.5     作假見證的人，難免受罰；撒播謊言的人，勢必難逃。
 箴:19.6     大方的人，人人奉承；好施的人，人都諂媚。
 箴:19.7     人窮兄弟恨，朋友更遠離；誰追求空言，是捕風捉影。
 箴:19.8     [智愚的分別]  獲得明哲的，必愛惜自己；珍惜明智的，必覓得幸福。
 箴:19.9     作假見證的人，難免受罰；撒播謊言的人，自趨滅亡。
 箴:19.10    安逸的生活，不適於愚人；奴隸管君主，更是不相宜。
 箴:19.11    明智的人，緩於發怒，寬恕愆尤，引以為榮。
 箴:19.12    君主的盛怒，有如獅子的怒吼；君王的恩惠，有如草上的朝露。
 箴:19.13    愚昧的兒子，是父親的災禍；吵鬧的女人，有如屋頂漏水。
 箴:19.14    房屋與錢財，是父母的遺產；賢明的妻子，是上主的恩賜。
 箴:19.15    懶慢怠惰，使人沉睡；閒蕩的人，必要挨餓。
 箴:19.16    [應尊敬上主]  恪守上主誡命的，可保全生命；輕視上主道路的，必自趨喪亡。
 箴:19.17    向窮人施捨，是借貸於上主；對他的功德，上主必要報答。
 箴:19.18    尚有希望時，應懲罰兒子；但 不可存心置他於死地。
 箴:19.19    易怒的人，應當受罰：你越寬容，使他越乖戾。
 箴:19.20    你應聽取勸告，接受教訓，使你今後成個明智的人。
 箴:19.21    人在心中儘可策劃多端，實現的卻是上主的計劃。
 箴:19.22    慷慨為人有利，窮漢勝過騙子。
 箴:19.23    敬畏上主，使人得生命，滿懷敬畏，必無殃無禍。
 箴:19.24    [應勤勞孝順]  懶惰人伸手到食盤，卻懶於送回到口邊。
 箴:19.25    你若杖責輕狂人，幼稚者將變明智；你只譴責明智者，他即更明瞭義理。
 箴:19.26    苛待父親，迫走母親的，實是卑賤可恥的兒子。
 箴:19.27    我兒，你停止聽取教訓，就是遠離智慧的訓言。
 箴:19.28    邪曲的見證，戲笑公義；惡人們的嘴，吞食不義。
 箴:19.29    體刑是為輕狂人而設，鞭笞是為愚人背而備。
  
 箴:20.1     [勸人戒飲慎交]  清酒令人輕狂，醇酒使人發瘋；凡沉溺於酒的，必不是明智人。
 箴:20.2     君王震怒，有如獅子的咆哮；觸怒他的，危害自己的性命。
 箴:20.3     平息爭端，是人的光榮；凡是愚人，都喜愛爭論。
 箴:20.4     懶惰人一寒冷，便不耕作；收獲之時，他必一無所獲。
 箴:20.5     人心的謀略，有如深水，唯有聰明人，纔能汲取。
 箴:20.6     自命為仁者，比比皆是；但有誰找到忠貞的人﹖
 箴:20.7     [為人要正直]  正義的人，必然為人正直；他的後代子孫，必然有福。
 箴:20.8     君王高坐在判座上，所有邪惡一目了然。
 箴:20.9     有誰能說：「我保持了心靈的潔淨，我是純潔無罪的﹖」
 箴:20.10    不同的衡量，不同的升斗：二者皆為上主同樣厭惡。
 箴:20.11    孩童的行為，潔淨正執直與否，由他的舉動便可認出。
 箴:20.12    能聽的耳朵，能看的眼睛：二者皆為上主所造。
 箴:20.13    不要貪睡眠，免得你受窮；兩眼睜開，纔能得飽食。
 箴:20.14    顧客常說：「不好，不好! 」但一離去，讚不絕口。
 箴:20.15    雖有大批黃金寶石，但最寶貴的，還是明智的唇舌。
 箴:20.16    [吉凶憑人自決]  誰為外方人作保，拿去他的衣服；誰為異邦人作保，以他本人作質。
 箴:20.17    騙來的食物頗覺香甜，事後口中卻滿是砂礫。
 箴:20.18    運籌帷幄，必先要商討；進行戰事，必該憑智謀。
 箴:20.19    遊蕩閒談的，必洩露秘密；張口饒舌的，別與他交結。
 箴:20.20    凡是辱罵自己父母的人，他的燈必在幽暗中熄滅。
 箴:20.21    起初容易得來的財物，最後也不會得到祝福。
 箴:20.22    你切不可說：「我以惡報惡；」應信賴上主，他必拯救你。
 箴:20.23    不同的衡量，為上主所惡；不同的天秤，實屬不道德。
 箴:20.24    世人的腳步，由上主支配；人那能了解自己的道路﹖
 箴:20.25    人若冒然說「聖，」許願後纔反省，這是自投羅網。
 箴:20.26    智慧的君王簸揚惡人，且用車輪來壓軋他們。
 箴:20.27    人的靈魂是天主的燈，探照肺腑的一切隱密。
 箴:20.28    仁愛和忠誠，是君王的保障；他的寶座，是賴慈愛而支撐。
 箴:20.29    少年人的光榮，在於他們的魄力；老年人的榮耀，在於他們的白髮。
 箴:20.30    見傷的鞭打能清除邪惡，杖擊能觸及肺腑的深處。
  
 箴:21.1     [上主鑒察人心]  君王的心在上主手裏，有如水流，可隨意轉移。
 箴:21.2     人對自己的行為，都自覺正直；但審察人心的，卻是上主。
 箴:21.3     秉公行義，比獻祭獻更悅上主。
 箴:21.4     傲慢的眼睛，驕傲的心靈，惡人的炫耀，無非是罪惡。
 箴:21.5     熟思的人，必足以致富；草率的人，必貧困纏身。
 箴:21.6     [作惡是害己]  以謊言偽語騙得的財寶，是浮雲輕煙，死亡的羅網。
 箴:21.7     惡人的暴戾，必殃及自身，因他們不肯去履行正義。
 箴:21.8     惡人的道路，歪曲邪僻；正人的行為，正直適中。
 箴:21.9     寧願住在屋頂的一角，不願與吵婦同居一室。
 箴:21.10    惡人的心靈，只求邪惡；對自己友伴，毫不關懷。
 箴:21.11    輕狂人遭受處罰，幼稚者將得明智；智慧人接受教訓，更增加自己知識。
 箴:21.12    正義的上主監視惡人的家，且使惡人們都陷於災禍中。
 箴:21.13    [為人應正義]  誰對窮人的哀求，充耳不聞，他呼求時，也不會得到應允。
 箴:21.14    暗中相送的饋贈，可平息忿怒；投入懷中的禮物，可平息狂怒。
 箴:21.15    秉公行義，能叫義人喜樂；但為作惡的人，卻是恐懼。
 箴:21.16    凡遠離明智道路的人，必居於幽靈的集會中。
 箴:21.17    貪愛享樂的人，必遭受窮困；喜愛酒油的人，必不會致富。
 箴:21.18    惡人必將為義人作贖金，敗類也將替君子作代價。
 箴:21.19    與好爭易怒的女人同居，倒不如獨自住在曠野裏。
 箴:21.20    珍貴的寶藏和油，積藏在智者家裏；但糊塗愚昧的人，卻將之消耗淨盡。
 箴:21.21    追求正義和仁慈的人，必將獲得生命與尊榮。
 箴:21.22    智者必登上勇士的城邑，攻破城邑所憑倚的保壘。
 箴:21.23    誰謹守自己的口舌，心靈必能免受煩惱。
 箴:21.24    高傲的人名叫「狂人」，他行事必極端蠻橫。
 箴:21.25    怠惰人的手不肯操作，必為他的願望所扼殺。
 箴:21.26    貪婪的人，終日貪婪；正義的人，廣施不吝。
 箴:21.27    惡人的祭獻，已是可憎；若懷惡而獻，更將如何﹖
 箴:21.28    作假見證的人，必要滅亡；但善於聽的人，纔可常言。
 箴:21.29    邪惡的人，常裝腔作勢；正直的人，卻舉止檢點。
 箴:21.30    任何智慧、才略或計謀，都不能與上主相對抗。
 箴:21.31    招兵買馬，是為作作戰之日；但是勝利，卻由上主指使。
  
 箴:22.1     [真正的貧富]  信譽比多財可取，敬仰必金銀可貴。2.
 箴:22.2     富人與窮人彼此相遇，二者皆為上主所造。
 箴:22.3     精明人遇見災禍，即行隱避；無知者反向前走，自招損害。
 箴:22.4     謙卑的賞報，是敬畏上主，是享有財富、尊榮和生命。
 箴:22.5     惡者的路上，滿佈荊棘羅網；潔身自愛的人，必能遠而避之。
 箴:22.6     你教導孩童應行的道路，待他老年時也不會離棄。
 箴:22.7     富人宰割窮人，債主奴役債戶。
 箴:22.8     播種邪惡的，必收穫災禍；他辛苦工作，必全屬徒然。
 箴:22.9     目光慈祥的，必蒙受祝福，因他將食糧，施捨給狂人。
 箴:22.10    趕走了狂人，就除了爭執；爭訟與侮辱，亦相繼止息。
 箴:22.11    純潔的心靈，是上主所愛；優雅的唇舌，是君王所悅。
 箴:22.12    上主的眼目，常衛護知識；敗類的言論，必加以毀滅。
 箴:22.13    只有懶人說：「外面有獅子，在街市之中，我會被吞噬。」
 箴:22.14    淫婦們的口，實是個深坑；上主惱怒的，必墮入其中。
 箴:22.15    孩童心中藏愚昧，只有戒尺能驅逐。
 箴:22.16    欺壓窮人，是使他致富；饋贈富者，是使他貧窮。
 箴:22.17    [智者的金言]  你應當傾聽智者的訓言，應專心致意領會我的知識。
 箴:22.18    你若細心存想，常在口中誦念，必會令你喜悅。
 箴:22.19    為使你的信賴全托於上主，我今日特將道路指示給你。
 箴:22.20    關於教誨和知識，我豈未多次寫過；
 箴:22.21    使你認識真言實理，答覆前來問你的人﹖
 箴:22.22    你不可因為人窮而剝削窮人，亦不可在城門口欺壓弱小者；
 箴:22.23    因為他們的案件，上主必予以辯護；凡剝奪他們的人，上主必討其生命。
 箴:22.24    易怒的人，不可與他交結，暴躁的人，不要與他往來，
 箴:22.25    免得你沾染他的惡習，甘冒喪失性命的危險。
 箴:22.26    不要為別人擊掌，不要為債務作保；
 箴:22.27    免得你沒有什麼償還時，連你的床榻也被人奪走。
 箴:22.28    祖先立定的舊界，你不要加以移動。
 箴:22.29    你曾見過辦事能幹的人嗎﹖他必侍立在君王面前，決不侍立在庸人面前。
  
 箴:23.1     [飲食的儀態]  幾時你與首長坐席，應記著，在你面前的是誰。
 箴:23.2     你若過於貪食，應在咽喉上，放上一把刀。
 箴:23.3     休要羨慕他的珍饈，因那是騙人的食品。
 箴:23.4     不要辛苦企求致富，反應放棄這種企圖。
 箴:23.5     你向之一注目，即不再存在了：它會生出翅膀，如鷹向天飛去。
 箴:23.6     不要與虎視眈眈的人進食，也不要羨慕他的山珍海味，
 箴:23.7     因為他原是只顧自己的人，他口頭雖對你說「請吃請喝! 」但他的心中並不與你友善；
 箴:23.8     你吃下的那口食物，還得吐出；你婉轉悅耳的言辭，盡屬枉費。
 箴:23.9     不要與愚人交耳接談，因他必輕視你的高見。
 箴:23.10    不要移動孀婦的地界，不要侵佔孤兒的田地；
 箴:23.11    因為他們的辯護者是大能的，他必為他們的案件與你爭辯。
 箴:23.12    [青年應受嚴格教育]  你應專心接受教訓，傾耳細聽益智之言。
 箴:23.13    對孩童不可忽略懲戒；用棍打他，他不致死去。
 箴:23.14    你用棍杖打他，是救他的靈魂免下陰府。
 箴:23.15    我兒，你若心懷智慧，我也誠心喜樂；
 箴:23.16    你的唇舌若談吐正義的事，我的五衷也必會踴躍歡欣。
 箴:23.17    心裏不要羨慕罪人，卻要日日敬畏上主；
 箴:23.18    這樣你的將來必然順利，你的希望絕不落空。
 箴:23.19    我兒，你要聽話，作個明智人；且要引領你的心走上正道。
 箴:23.20    貪嗜酒肉的人，不可與之來往；
 箴:23.21    因為嗜酒貪食的人，必陷於窮困；貪懶好睡的人，必衣著襤褸。
 箴:23.22    [勸人竟孝道]  對生養你的父親，應當聽從；對你年邁的母親，不可輕視。
 箴:23.23    應獲取真理，不可出賣，還有智慧、訓誨和見識。
 箴:23.24    義人的父親，必欣然喜樂；生育慧子的，必為此歡騰。
 箴:23.25    應使你的父親因你而喜悅，應使你的生母因你而快樂。
 箴:23.26    我兒，將你的心交給我，注目於我的道路：
 箴:23.27    妓女是一個深坑，淫婦是一個陷阱；
 箴:23.28    她潛伏著，實如強盜，使人世間，增添奸夫。
 箴:23.29    是誰將哀鳴，是誰將悲嘆﹖是誰將爭吵，是誰將抱怨﹖是誰將無故受傷，是誰將雙目赤紅﹖
 箴:23.30    是那流連於醉鄉，去搜求醇酒的人。
 箴:23.31    你不要注視酒色怎樣紅，在杯中怎樣閃耀，飲下去怎樣痛快!
 箴:23.32    終究它要咬人如蛇，刺人如虺。
 箴:23.33    那時，你的眼要見到奇景，你的心要吐出狂語。
 箴:23.34    你宛如躺在海中心，睡在桅杆頂。「
 箴:23.35    人打我，我不痛，人捶我，我不覺；我何時甦醒，好再去尋醉! 」
  
 箴:24.1     [智慧的富貴]  你不要妒忌作惡的人，不要希求與他們共處；
 箴:24.2     因為他們的心靈，只圖謀不軌；他們的嘴唇，只講論是非。
 箴:24.3     因著智慧，家庭得以興建；因著明智，家庭得以穩定。
 箴:24.4     各種珍奇可愛的寶物，因著智識可儲藏滿室。
 箴:24.5     智慧人勝於壯士，明智人強於勇士；
 箴:24.6     因為作戰須有智謀，勝利在於謀士眾多。
 箴:24.7     為愚昧的人，智慧太高妙；他在城門口，只好不開口。
 箴:24.8     籌劃作惡的人，可稱為陰險家。
 箴:24.9     愚人的計謀只是罪惡；狂妄的人為人所憎惡。
 箴:24.10    你若萎靡不振，到災難的日子，必然氣竭力盡。
 箴:24.11    [對人的義務]  被帶去受死的人，你應拯救他；行將被殺戮的人，你要挽救他。
 箴:24.12    或許你要說：「看! 我全不知道! 」難道那權衡人心的能不明瞭﹖難道監察你心靈的能不知道﹖他必按每人的作為還報每人。
 箴:24.13    我兒，你要吃蜜，因為蜜好；蜂房的蜜，香甜可口。
 箴:24.14    對你的靈魂，智慧也是這樣：你找得了她，必有好前途；你所希望的，決不會落空。
 箴:24.15    惡惡人對義人的家，不要圖謀不軌；對他的住所，不要加以破壞；
 箴:24.16    因為義人雖七次跌倒，仍然要起來；但是惡人一失足，必陷禍患中。
 箴:24.17    你的仇人跌倒，且不要高興；他若失足摔倒，且不要心喜；
 箴:24.18    免得上主看見而不快，因而撤消對他的忿怒。
 箴:24.19    對作惡的人，你不要動怒；對乖戾之徒，也不必嫉妒；
 箴:24.20    因為惡人終沒有好前途，惡人的燈必要熄滅。
 箴:24.21    我兒，上主和君王，你都要敬畏；對他們二者，皆不可觸怒；
 箴:24.22    因為他們的懲罰可突然而至；他們的摧殘，有誰能知曉﹖
 箴:24.23    [應秉公行義]  以下是智者的箴言：在判案時，顧及情面，決不公平。
 箴:24.24    誰對惡人說：「你是正義的。」人民必罵他，百姓必恨他。
 箴:24.25    按公道加罰的，必事事順遂；美好的祝福，必臨於其身。
 箴:24.26    應答適宜的人，宛如與人接吻。
 箴:24.27    你要先在外經營好事業，在田間將工作準備停當，然後纔可建立你的家室。
 箴:24.28    不要輕易作證，反對你的近人；也不要以你的口舌，欺騙他人。
 箴:24.29    不可說：「人怎樣待我，我怎樣待人；照人之所行，我向他還報。」
 箴:24.30    [懶惰之危害]  我走過懶惰人的田地，經過愚昧人的葡萄園：
 箴:24.31    看，到處是荊棘，滿地是蒺黎，石牆也倒了!
 箴:24.32    「我看了，便心下自思；我見了，取得了教訓：
 箴:24.33    再睡片刻，再假寐片刻，再抱臂躺臥片刻」──
 箴:24.34    這樣，貧窮就要如同竊賊，困乏也要如同武士，向你侵襲。
  
 箴:25.1     [君王前應有的態度]  以下也是撒羅滿的箴言，由猶大王希則克雅的人所蒐集：
 箴:25.2     將事隱蔽，是天主的光榮；清察事實，是君王的光榮。
 箴:25.3     天有多高，地有多厚，王有何心，不可測量。
 箴:25.4     若將銀渣除去淨盡，銀匠必會造出銀器；
 箴:25.5     若將君王前的惡人除掉，王座即可因正義而穩立。
 箴:25.6     你在君王前不可炫耀，不可佔有權貴的座位；
 箴:25.7     因為人對你說「請上座! 」比在貴前受抑更好。
 箴:25.8     [應避免爭訟]  你眼若有所見，不可冒然訴訟；人若使你難堪，你將何以善後﹖
 箴:25.9     與你的近人，可自決爭端；他人的秘密，切不可洩漏；
 箴:25.10    免得人聽見了而譏笑你，使你的聲譽一敗塗地。
 箴:25.11    一句簡單話，若說得適當，有如銀盤中，放上金蘋果。
 箴:25.12    明智的勸戒，對受教的人，無異於金環，或純金美飾。
 箴:25.13    忠誠的使者，對遣他的人，有如秋收時，吹來的涼風，使他主人的心感到愉快。
 箴:25.14    許諾而不實踐的人，只好似無雨的風雲。
 箴:25.15    容忍可以折服公侯，柔語能以粉碎硬骨。
 箴:25.16    [凡是要有節制]  你找到蜂蜜，應按食量吃；怕吃的過多，反要吐出來。
 箴:25.17    鄰舍的住家，你應少踏入；怕他討厭你，反而憎恨你。
 箴:25.18    作假見證陷害鄰舍的人，無異是鐵鎚、刀劍和利箭。
 箴:25.19    在患難之日，信賴無信用的人，有如信賴蛀壞的牙，脫節的腳。
 箴:25.20    對憂傷的心靈詠唱詩歌，無異在傷口處倒上酸醋。
 箴:25.21    若仇人餓了，你要給他吃；若是他渴了，應給他水喝：
 箴:25.22    這是將火炭堆在他頭上，上主也必要因此還報你。
 箴:25.23    北風帶來時雨；讒言易惹怒容。
 箴:25.24    寧願住在屋頂的一角，不願與吵婦同居一室。
 箴:25.25    來自遠方的喜信，無異口渴獲清泉。
 箴:25.26    義人如在惡人面前失足，無異弄混的水泉，弄濁的水井。
 箴:25.27    吃蜂蜜過多，有損無益；過於求光榮，反而受累。
 箴:25.28    人若不控制自己的脾氣，就如一座無牆無防的城市。
  
 箴:26.1     [漁人的素描]  有如夏日下雪，秋收降雨，不合時令；同樣愚昧的人獲得光榮，亦不適宜。
 箴:26.2     有如麻雀逃走，燕子飛去：無端的咒罵，也一去無蹤。
 箴:26.3     馬需要皮鞭，驢需要轡頭，愚昧人的脊背需要棍棒。
 箴:26.4     回答愚昧人，別照樣愚昧，免得你也像他一樣；
 箴:26.5     回答愚昧人，有時應愚昧，免得他自以為聰明。
 箴:26.6     派遣愚昧人，去作傳話者，是自斷己足，是自尋苦惱。
 箴:26.7     猶如跛子的腳虛懸無力，箴言在愚人口中也是如此。
 箴:26.8     將光榮體面授給愚昧人，無異將寶石投在石堆裏。
 箴:26.9     箴言在愚人口中，猶如荊棘在醉漢手中。
 箴:26.10    雇用愚人或過路人的人，無異射傷眾人的弓箭手。
 箴:26.11    愚人一再重複他的愚行，猶如狗再來吃牠嘔吐之物。
 箴:26.12    你是否見過自作聰明的人﹖寄望於愚人必寄望於他更好。
 箴:26.13    [懶人的素描]  懶惰人常說：「路上有猛獅，街市有壯獅。」
 箴:26.14    懶人在床榻上輾轉，猶如門扇在樞紐上旋轉。
 箴:26.15    懶人伸手在盤中取食，送到口邊也感到辛苦。
 箴:26.16    懶惰人自認為聰明人，遠勝過七個善於應對的人。
 箴:26.17    [饞言起爭端]  干涉與己無關的爭端，有如抓過路狗的尾巴。
 箴:26.18    誰騙了人而後說：「我只開玩笑! 」
 箴:26.19    猶如狂人投擲火把、利箭和死亡。
 箴:26.20    沒有木柴，火即熄滅；沒有讒言，爭端即息。
 箴:26.21    誰惹事生非，挑撥爭端，是在火炭上加炭，火上加柴。
 箴:26.22    進讒者的話，如可口美味，能深深透入肺腑的深處。
 箴:26.23    口蜜腹劍的人，有如塗上銀的陶器。
 箴:26.24    懷恨他人的，善措詞掩飾；但在他心底，卻藏有陰險。
 箴:26.25    誰聲調過柔，你不要相信；因在他心中，藏有七種惡。
 箴:26.26    仇恨雖可以詭計來掩飾，但在集會中險惡必敗露。
 箴:26.27    挖掘陷阱的必自陷其中，滾轉石頭的必為石所壓。
 箴:26.28    撒謊的唇舌，必痛恨真理；諂媚的嘴臉必製造喪亡。
  
 箴:27.1     [不可過於自信]  不要為明日自誇，因為你不知今天能發生什麼。
 箴:27.2     只應讓人讚美你，你不應開口自誇；讚你的該是他人，不該是你的唇舌。
 箴:27.3     石頭重，沙礫沉，愚人的忿怒，比二者都重。
 箴:27.4     憤怒固然殘酷，暴怒更是猛烈；可是面對妒恨，有誰能夠抵受﹖
 箴:27.5     公開的責斥，勝於暗中的溺愛。
 箴:27.6     友人的抨擊是忠誠，仇人的擁吻是欺騙。
 箴:27.7     人若吃飽了，蜂蜜也厭惡；若肚子饑餓，苦物也甘甜。
 箴:27.8     離家飄泊的遊子，有如無巢可歸的雀鳥。
 箴:27.9     香油和香料，能暢快人心；朋友的勸勉，能撫慰人靈。
 箴:27.10    [親朋相處之道]  你的知心朋友，你父親的至交，你切不可離棄；在你憂患的時日，不要進兄弟的家。靠近的鄰舍，勝於遠地的兄弟。
 箴:27.11    我兒，作個智慧人，使我心高興，好叫我回答笑罵我的人。
 箴:27.12    精明人遇見災禍，即行隱避；無知者反向前走，自招損害。
 箴:27.13    誰為外方人作保，拿出他的衣服；誰為異族人作保，以他本人作質。
 箴:27.14    清晨向人高聲祝福，就等於向他人咀咒。
 箴:27.15    豪雨的時日，滴漏不已：好吵的女人，也是如此；
 箴:27.16    誰願意攔阻她，無異攔阻狂風，又好似右手抓油。
 箴:27.17    朋友互相砥礪，有如以鐵銼鐵。
 箴:27.18    看守無花果樹的，必食其果；護守自己主人的，必受器重。
 箴:27.19    人心不同，猶如其面。
 箴:27.20    陰府和冥域，總填不滿；世人的眼睛，從不滿足。
 箴:27.21    鍋煉銀，爐煉金，諂媚煉人心。
 箴:27.22    你盡可在臼中將愚人舂碎，但他的昏愚卻永不能剷除。
 箴:27.23    [愛惜家畜]  對你羊群的情況，應加注意；對你的家畜，應常留心照料；
 箴:27.24    因為錢財並不能永存，寶藏也不能永留萬代。
 箴:27.25    割去了乾草，青草又叢生；山間的野草，也收集起來；
 箴:27.26    那時羔羊供你衣料，山羊供你地價，
 箴:27.27    羊奶足以養你，維持你的家庭，養活你的婢女。
  
 箴:28.1     [守法無懼]  惡人無人追蹤，仍然竄逃；義人安然自得，有如雄獅。
 箴:28.2     由於國家的罪，領袖時有更迭；惟賴明哲之士，邦國方能久存。
 箴:28.3     欺壓弱小的惡霸，有如沖沒穀糧的暴雨。
 箴:28.4     違法的人，稱揚敗類；守法的人，與之為敵。
 箴:28.5     作惡的人，不明瞭正義；尋求上主的，卻全洞識。
 箴:28.6     為人正直的窮人，勝於行為邪僻的富人。
 箴:28.7     遵守法律的，是智慧之子；交結蕩子的，是取辱己父。
 箴:28.8     誰放貸取利增加己產，是為憐恤貧乏者積蓄。
 箴:28.9     對於法律，人若充耳不聞，他的祈禱，也為上主所惡。
 箴:28.10    勾引正直的人走上邪路的，必落在自己所掘的坑內；但正直的人仍能繼承幸福。
 箴:28.11    富貴的人，自認為有智慧，聰明的窮人一眼即看穿。
 箴:28.12    義人獲勝，群情歡騰；惡霸當道，人人走避。
 箴:28.13    文過飾非的，必不會順利；認錯悔改的，將蒙受憐憫。
 箴:28.14    常戒慎的人，必蒙祝福；心硬如鐵者，必遭災禍。
 箴:28.15    暴君欺凌貧窮弱小，有如咆哮怒獅，飢餓野熊。
 箴:28.16    無知的昏君，必橫行霸道；憎恨貪婪的，將延年益壽。
 箴:28.17    身負血債者，雖逃至死地，也無人搭救。
 箴:28.18    行走正路的，必安然無恙；愛走曲徑的，必墮入陷阱。
 箴:28.19    自耕其地的，必常得飽食；追求虛幻的，必飽嘗貧苦。
 箴:28.20    [仁慈而應公平]  忠誠篤實的人，將滿渥福祉；急於致富的人，將難免無過。
 箴:28.21    顧及人的情面，原非一件好事；但為一片麵包，人卻陷身不義。
 箴:28.22    眼睛貪婪的人，匆匆急於致富；豈知貧乏窮困，即將臨他身上!
 箴:28.23    責斥他人 的，終比奉承的，更得人愛戴。
 箴:28.24    向自己父母行竊，卻說「這並不是罪，」與強盜是同路人。
 箴:28.25    貪得無厭的人，必引起爭端；信賴上主的人，必心安理得。
 箴:28.26    自恃聰明的，實是糊塗人；行事智慧的，必安全無恙。
 箴:28.27    樂施濟貧的，決不會匱乏；視若無睹的，必飽受咒罵。
 箴:28.28    惡霸當道，人人走避；惡霸滅亡，義人興旺。
  
 箴:29.1     [人應自知約束]  人若屢受譴責，仍然頑固，他必突然喪亡，無法挽救。
 箴:29.2     義人執政，人民喜慶；惡人專權，人民嘆息。
 箴:29.3     喜愛智慧的，使父親喜悅；尋花問柳的，必傾家蕩產。
 箴:29.4     君王秉公行義，必將興邦；但若暴斂橫徵，必將喪邦。
 箴:29.5     對自己的友伴阿諛的人，是在他腳下張設羅網。
 箴:29.6     作惡的人，滿路絆索；正義的人，載欣載奔。
 箴:29.7     義人關注窮人的案情，但是惡人卻毫不知情。
 箴:29.8     輕狂的人，煽動城市作亂；明智的人，設法挽回狂瀾。
 箴:29.9     智愚爭辯，或怒或笑，終無結果。
 箴:29.10    嗜殺的人，常憎恨正人君子；正直的人，卻關懷他的命。
 箴:29.11    愚人忿怒，必盡情發洩；明智的人，必自知抑制。
 箴:29.12    作首長的，如聽信讒言，他的臣僕，必盡屬小人。
 箴:29.13    窮人與壓迫者彼此相遇，二者皆由主獲得光明。
 箴:29.14    君王如秉公審判窮人，他的寶座必永久穩立。
 箴:29.15    [人應接受教育]  杖責與懲戒，賜予人智慧；嬌縱的孩子，使母親受辱。
 箴:29.16    惡人掌權，罪惡隨之增多；正義的人，必親見其崩潰。
 箴:29.17    懲戒你的兒子，他必使你安心，令你心曠神怡。
 箴:29.18    神視缺乏時，人民必放縱；遵守法律的，纔蒙受祝福。
 箴:29.19    要糾正奴才，不宜用言語；即使他明白，他仍不服從。
 箴:29.20    你是否見過信口開河的人﹖寄望於愚人勝於寄望於他。
 箴:29.21    對奴才自幼加以嬌養，他日後終必反僕為主。
 箴:29.22    易怒的人，極易引起紛爭；性急的人，必犯很多過錯。
 箴:29.23    驕傲自大，使人屈辱；虛心謙下，使人受榮。
 箴:29.24    誰與盜賊合夥，實是痛恨自己；他雖聽見咀咒，卻不敢發一言。
 箴:29.25    對人畏懼，必陷入羈絆；信賴上主，必獲得安全。
 箴:29.26    許多人尋求王侯的慈惠，但每人的判決出自上主。
 箴:29.27    為非作歹的人，為義人所憎惡；行為正直的人，為惡人所憎惡。
  
 箴:30.1     [天主的超越性]  瑪薩人雅刻之子阿古爾的格言，即他給依提耳、給依提耳和烏加耳的斷語：
 箴:30.2     我比誰都愚蠢，沒有人的才智。
 箴:30.3     我從來沒有學得智慧，致能通曉聖者的知識。
 箴:30.4     誰曾上升過天而又降下﹖誰能將風收集在手中﹖誰能將水聚集在大衣內﹖誰為這大地立定了邊界﹖他叫什麼名字﹖其子姓甚名誰﹖你知道嗎﹖
 箴:30.5     [天主的話]  天主的每一句話，都是經火精煉的；凡托庇於他的人，他必要作其護盾。
 箴:30.6     對他所說的話，不可加添什麼；免得他指責你，證明你在說謊。
 箴:30.7     [生活要知足]  我求你兩件事，在我未死以前，請不要拒絕我：
 箴:30.8     令虛偽和欺詐遠離我，貧乏或富裕勿賜與我，只供予我必需的食糧，
 箴:30.9     免得我吃飽了，背叛你說：「誰是上主﹖」或是過於貧乏，因而行竊，加辱我天主的名。
 箴:30.10    別在主人前，誹謗他的奴僕，怕他咒罵你，你就不免受罰。
 箴:30.11    [四種惡人]  有一種人，咒罵父親；自己母親，也不祝福。
 箴:30.12    有一種人，自視清高；自身污穢，卻不洗滌。
 箴:30.13    有一種人，眼睛傲慢，目空一切。
 箴:30.14    有一種人，牙如利劍，齒如快刀，地上弱小，人間貧民，吞食一空。
 箴:30.15    [四不知足之物]  水蛭有兩個女兒，常說「給我! 給我! 」不知足的東西，共有三樣，總不說「夠了」的，共有四樣：
 箴:30.16    即陰府、荒胎、總飲不足水的地，和總不說「夠了」的火。
 箴:30.17    誰嘲笑父親，或輕視年老的母親，願他的眼睛，被谷中的烏鴉啄去，為小鷹所食。
 箴:30.18    [四種奇事]  令我稱奇的事，共有三樣，連我不明瞭的，共有四樣：
 箴:30.19    即鷹在天空飛翔的道，蛇在岩石爬行的道，船在海中航行的道，以及男女交合之道。
 箴:30.20    淫婦的作風是這樣：她吃了後，抹抹口說：「我並沒有為非作歹。」
 箴:30.21    [四件難忍之事]  使地戰慄的事，共有三樣，連不可容忍的，共有四樣：
 箴:30.22    即奴隸為王，愚人飽食，
 箴:30.23    醜女出嫁，婢女當家。
 箴:30.24    [四種精靈小動物]  地上的小動物中，有四種極其聰明：
 箴:30.25    螞蟻是無力的一群，卻在夏日儲備食糧；
 箴:30.26    岩貍是無能的一群，卻在岩石中築巢穴；
 箴:30.27    蝗虫雖然沒有君王，卻知一齊列隊出發；
 箴:30.28    壁虎能用手來捕捉，卻經常出入於皇宮。
 箴:30.29    [四種壯美的儀態]  舉止昂然之物，共有三樣，連威儀赫赫的，共有四樣：
 箴:30.30    即獸中稱雄的獅子，面臨一切從不退縮；
 箴:30.31    獨步雞群中的雄雞，開頭領隊的公山羊，和檢閱人民的君王。
 箴:30.32    [應自知抑制]  你一時糊塗，高舉了自己，當你反省時，應以手掩口；
 箴:30.33    因為攪動乳汁，可出奶油；用力扭鼻，可流鮮血；激起憤怒，必生爭端。
  
 箴:31.1     [肋慕耳的格言]  瑪薩的君王肋慕耳的格言，是他母親教給他的：
 箴:31.2     我兒! 我的親生兒! 我的長子肋慕耳! 我許願所得的孩子! 我可給你說些什麼﹖
 箴:31.3     你不要將你的精力，為女人而消耗；也不要為君王的宮女，白費你的血氣。
 箴:31.4     肋慕耳! 清酒不宜於君王，醇酒不宜於公侯，
 箴:31.5     免得在酒興之餘，輕易將法律忘掉，顛倒窮人的是非。
 箴:31.6     應將醇酒給與哀慟欲絕的人，應將清酒給與心靈痛楚的人，
 箴:31.7     好叫他們喝了，完全忘掉自己的貧乏，不再記憶自己的憂苦。
 箴:31.8     你應為啞吧開口，為被棄的人辯護；
 箴:31.9     你應開口秉公行審，應為貧苦弱小辯護。
 箴:31.10    [賢婦贊]  賢淑的婦女，有誰能找到﹖她本身價值，遠勝過珠寶。
 箴:31.11    她的丈夫對她衷心信賴，一切所需從來不會缺少。
 箴:31.12    她一生歲月，只叫他幸福，不給他煩惱。
 箴:31.13    她弄來羊毛細麻，愉快地親手勞作。
 箴:31.14    她宛如一隻商船，由遠處運來食糧。
 箴:31.15    天還未明，她已起身，為給家人分配食物，給婢女們分派家務。
 箴:31.16    她看中一塊田地，就將它買了來，以雙手所得的收入，栽植了葡萄園。
 箴:31.17    她以勇力束腰，增強自己臂力。
 箴:31.18    她發覺自己經營生利，她的燈盞夜間仍不熄滅。
 箴:31.19    她手執紡錘，手指旋轉紗錠。
 箴:31.20    對貧苦的人，她隨手賙濟；對無靠的人，她伸手扶助。
 箴:31.21    為自己的家人，她不害怕風雪，因為全家上下，都穿雙料衣裳。
 箴:31.22    她為自己做了華麗的舖蓋，身穿的是細麻和紫錦的衣裳。
 箴:31.23    她的丈夫與當地長老同席，在城門口深為眾人所認識。
 箴:31.24    她紡織紗布予以出售，又製造腰帶賣與商賈。
 箴:31.25    剛毅和尊嚴是她的服飾，一念及將來便笑容滿面。
 箴:31.26    她一開口即傾吐智慧，舌上常有仁慈的訓誨。
 箴:31.27    她不斷督察家務，從不白吃閒飯。
 箴:31.28    她的子女起來向她祝福，她的丈夫對她讚不絕口：「
 箴:31.29    賢淑的女子很多，唯有你超群群出眾。」
 箴:31.30    姿色是虛幻，美麗是泡影；敬畏上主的女人，纔堪當受人讚美。
 箴:31.31    願她享受她雙手操勞的成果! 願她的事業在城門口使她受讚揚! [箴言篇完篇]

 prv:1.      [Proverbs]  31 chapters    [箴言篇]  [英文版]
 prv:1.1     The Proverbs of Solomon, the son of David, king of Israel:
 prv:1.2     That men may appreciate wisdom and discipline, may understand words of intelligence;
 prv:1.3     May receive training in wise conduct, in what is right, just and honest;
 prv:1.4     That resourcefulness may be imparted to the simple, to the young man knowledge and discretion.
 prv:1.5     A wise man by hearing them will advance in learning, an intelligent man will gain sound guidance,
 prv:1.6     That he may comprehend proverb and parable, the words of the wise and their riddles.
 prv:1.7     The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge; wisdom and instruction fools despise.
 prv:1.8     Hear, my son, your father's instruction, and reject not your mother's teaching;
 prv:1.9     A graceful diadem will they be for your head; a torque for your neck.
 prv:1.10    My son, should sinners entice you,
 prv:1.11    and say, "Come along with us! Let us lie in wait for the honest man, let us, unprovoked, set a trap for the innocent;
 prv:1.12    Let us swallow them up, as the nether world does, alive, in the prime of life, like those who go down to the pit!
 prv:1.13    All kinds of precious wealth shall we gain, we shall fill our houses with booty;
 prv:1.14    Cast in your lot with us, we shall all have one purse!"--
 prv:1.15    My son, walk not in the way with them, hold back your foot from their path!
 prv:1.16    (For their feet run to evil, they hasten to shed blood.)
 prv:1.17    It is in vain that a net is spread before the eyes of any bird--
 prv:1.18    These men lie in wait for their own blood, they set a trap for their own lives.
 prv:1.19    This is the fate of everyone greedy of loot: unlawful gain takes away the life of him who acquires it.
 prv:1.20    Wisdom cries aloud in the street, in the open squares she raises her voice;
 prv:1.21    Down the crowded ways she calls out, at the city gates she utters her words:
 prv:1.22    "How long, you simple ones, will you love inanity,
 prv:1.23    how long will you turn away at my reproof? Lo! I will pour out to you my spirit, I will acquaint you with my words.
 prv:1.24    "Because I called and you refused, I extended my hand and no one took notice;
 prv:1.25    Because you disdained all my counsel, and my reproof you ignored--
 prv:1.26    I, in my turn, will laugh at your doom; I will mock when terror overtakes you;
 prv:1.27    When terror comes upon you like a storm, and your doom approaches like a whirlwind; when distress and anguish befall you.
 prv:1.28    "Then they call me, but I answer not; they seek me, but find me not;
 prv:1.29    Because they hated knowledge, and chose not the fear of the LORD;
 prv:1.30    They ignored my counsel, they spurned all my reproof; And in their arrogance they preferred arrogance, and like fools they hated knowledge:
 prv:1.31    "Now they must eat the fruit of their own way, and with their own devices be glutted.
 prv:1.32    For the self-will of the simple kills them, the smugness of fools destroys them.
 prv:1.33    But he who obeys me dwells in security, in peace, without fear of harm."
   
 prv:2.1     My son, if you receive my words and treasure my commands,
 prv:2.2     Turning your ear to wisdom, inclining your heart to understanding;
 prv:2.3     Yes, if you call to intelligence, and to understanding raise your voice;
 prv:2.4     If you seek her like silver, and like hidden treasures search her out:
 prv:2.5     Then will you understand the fear of the LORD; the knowledge of God you will find;
 prv:2.6     For the LORD gives wisdom, from his mouth come knowledge and understanding;
 prv:2.7     He has counsel in store for the upright, he is the shield of those who walk honestly,
 prv:2.8     Guarding the paths of justice, protecting the way of his pious ones.
 prv:2.9     Then you will understand rectitude and justice, honesty, every good path;
 prv:2.10    For wisdom will enter your heart, knowledge will please your soul,
 prv:2.11    Discretion will watch over you, understanding will guard you;
 prv:2.12    Saving you from the way of evil men, from men of perverse speech,
 prv:2.13    Who leave the straight paths to walk in the way of darkness,
 prv:2.14    Who delight in doing evil, rejoice in perversity;
 prv:2.15    Whose ways are crooked, and devious their paths;
 prv:2.16    Saving you from the wife of another, from the adulteress with her smooth words,
 prv:2.17    Who forsakes the companion of her youth and forgets the pact with her God;
 prv:2.18    For her path sinks down to death, and her footsteps lead to the shades;
 prv:2.19    None who enter thereon come back again, or gain the paths of life.
 prv:2.20    Thus you may walk in the way of good men, and keep to the paths of the just.
 prv:2.21    For the upright will dwell in the land, the honest will remain in it;
 prv:2.22    But the wicked will be cut off from the land, the faithless will be rooted out of it.
   
 prv:3.1     My son, forget not my teaching, keep in mind my commands;
 prv:3.2     For many days, and years of life, and peace, will they bring you.
 prv:3.3     Let not kindness and fidelity leave you; bind them around your neck;
 prv:3.4     Then will you win favor and good esteem before God and man.
 prv:3.5     Trust in the LORD with all your heart, on your own intelligence rely not;
 prv:3.6     In all your ways be mindful of him, and he will make straight your paths.
 prv:3.7     Be not wise in your own eyes, fear the LORD and turn away from evil;
 prv:3.8     This will mean health for your flesh and vigor for your bones.
 prv:3.9     Honor the LORD with your wealth, with first fruits of all your produce;
 prv:3.10    Then will your barns be filled with grain, with new wine your vats will overflow.
 prv:3.11    The discipline of the LORD, my son, disdain not; spurn not his reproof;
 prv:3.12    For whom the LORD loves he reproves, and he chastises the son he favors.
 prv:3.13    Happy the man who finds wisdom, the man who gains understanding!
 prv:3.14    For her profit is better than profit in silver, and better than gold is her revenue;
 prv:3.15    She is more precious than corals, and none of your choice possessions can compare with her.
 prv:3.16    Long life is in her right hand, in her left are riches and honor;
 prv:3.17    Her ways are pleasant ways, and all her paths are peace;
 prv:3.18    She is a tree of life to those who grasp her, and he is happy who holds her fast.
 prv:3.19    The LORD by wisdom founded the earth, established the heavens by understanding;
 prv:3.20    By his knowledge the depths break open, and the clouds drop down dew.
 prv:3.21    My son, let not these slip out of your sight: keep advice and counsel in view;
 prv:3.22    So will they be life to your soul, and an adornment for your neck.
 prv:3.23    Then you may securely go your way; your foot will never stumble;
 prv:3.24    When you lie down, you need not be afraid, when you rest, your sleep will be sweet.
 prv:3.25    Be not afraid of sudden terror, of the ruin of the wicked when it comes;
 prv:3.26    For the LORD will be your confidence, and will keep your foot from the snare.
 prv:3.27    Refuse no one the good on which he has a claim when it is in your power to do it for him.
 prv:3.28    Say not to your neighbor, "Go, and come again, tomorrow I will give," when you can give at once.
 prv:3.29    Plot no evil against your neighbor, against him who lives at peace with you.
 prv:3.30    Quarrel not with a man without cause, with one who has done you no harm.
 prv:3.31    Envy not the lawless man and choose none of his ways:
 prv:3.32    To the LORD the perverse man is an abomination, but with the upright is his friendship.
 prv:3.33    The curse of the LORD is on the house of the wicked, but the dwelling of the just he blesses;
 prv:3.34    When he is dealing with the arrogant, he is stern, but to the humble he shows kindness.
 prv:3.35    Honor is the possession of wise men, but fools inherit shame.
   
 prv:4.1     Hear, O children, a father's instruction, be attentive, that you may gain understanding!
 prv:4.2     Yes, excellent advice I give you; my teaching do not forsake.
 prv:4.3     When I was my father's child, frail, yet the darling of my mother,
 prv:4.4     He taught me, and said to me: "Let your heart hold fast my words: keep my commands, that you may live!
 prv:4.5     "Get wisdom, get understanding! Do not forget or turn aside from the words I utter.
 prv:4.6     Forsake her not, and she will preserve you; love her, and she will safeguard you;
 prv:4.7     The beginning of wisdom is: get wisdom; at the cost of all you have, get understanding.
 prv:4.8     Extol her, and she will exalt you; she will bring you honors if you embrace her;
 prv:4.9     She will put on your head a graceful diadem; a glorious crown will she bestow on you."
 prv:4.10    Hear, my son, and receive my words, and the years of your life shall be many.
 prv:4.11    On the way of wisdom I direct you, I lead you on straightforward paths.
 prv:4.12    When you walk, your step will not be impeded, and should you run, you will not stumble.
 prv:4.13    Hold fast to instruction, never let her go; keep her, for she is your life.
 prv:4.14    The path of the wicked enter not, walk not on the way of evil men;
 prv:4.15    Shun it, cross it not, turn aside from it, and pass on.
 prv:4.16    For they cannot rest unless they have done evil; to have made no one stumble steals away their sleep.
 prv:4.17    For they eat the bread of wickedness and drink the wine of violence.
 prv:4.18    But the path of the just is like shining light, that grows in brilliance till perfect day.
 prv:4.19    The way of the wicked is like darkness; they know not on what they stumble.
 prv:4.20    My son, to my words be attentive, to my sayings incline your ear;
 prv:4.21    Let them not slip out of your sight, keep them within your heart;
 prv:4.22    For they are life to those who find them, to man's whole being they are health.
 prv:4.23    With closest custody, guard your heart, for in it are the sources of life.
 prv:4.24    Put away from you dishonest talk, deceitful speech put far from you.
 prv:4.25    Let your eyes look straight ahead and your glance be directly forward.
 prv:4.26    Survey the path for your feet, and let all your ways be sure.
 prv:4.27    Turn neither to right nor to left, keep your foot far from evil.
   
 prv:5.1     My son, to my wisdom be attentive, to my knowledge incline your ear,
 prv:5.2     That discretion may watch over you, and understanding may guard you.
 prv:5.3     The lips of an adulteress drip with honey, and her mouth is smoother than oil;
 prv:5.4     But in the end she is as bitter as wormwood, as sharp as a two-edged sword.
 prv:5.5     Her feet go down to death, to the nether world her steps attain;
 prv:5.6     Lest you see before you the road to life, her paths will ramble, you know not where.
 prv:5.7     So now, O children, listen to me, go not astray from the words of my mouth.
 prv:5.8     Keep your way far from her, approach not the door of her house,
 prv:5.9     Lest you give your honor to others, and your years to a merciless one;
 prv:5.10    Lest strangers have their fill of your wealth, your hard-won earnings go to an alien's house;
 prv:5.11    And you groan in the end, when your flesh and your body are consumed;
 prv:5.12    And you say, "Oh, why did I hate instruction, and my heart spurn reproof!
 prv:5.13    Why did I not listen to the voice of my teachers, nor to my instructors incline my ear!
 prv:5.14    I have all but come to utter ruin, condemned by the public assembly!"
 prv:5.15    Drink water from your own cistern, running water from your own well.
 prv:5.16    How may your water sources be dispersed abroad, streams of water in the streets?
 prv:5.17    Let your fountain be yours alone, not one shared with strangers;
 prv:5.18    And have joy of the wife of your youth,
 prv:5.19    your lovely hind, your graceful doe. Her love will invigorate you always, through her love you will flourish continually,
 prv:5.20    Why then, my son, should you go astray for another's wife and accept the embraces of an adulteress?
 prv:5.21    For each man's ways are plain to the LORD'S sight; all their paths he surveys;
 prv:5.22    By his own iniquities the wicked man will be caught, in the meshes of his own sin he will be held fast;
 prv:5.23    He will die from lack of discipline, through the greatness of his folly he will be lost.
   
 prv:6.1     My son, if you have become surety to your neighbor, given your hand in pledge to another,
 prv:6.2     You have been snared by the utterance of your lips, caught by the words of your mouth;
 prv:6.3     So do this, my son, to free yourself, since you have fallen into your neighbor's power: Go, hurry, stir up your neighbor!
 prv:6.4     Give no sleep to your eyes, nor slumber to your eyelids;
 prv:6.5     Free yourself as a gazelle from the snare, or as a bird from the hand of the fowler.
 prv:6.6     Go to the ant, O sluggard, study her ways and learn wisdom;
 prv:6.7     For though she has no chief, no commander or ruler,
 prv:6.8     She procures her food in the summer, stores up her provisions in the harvest.
 prv:6.9     How long, O sluggard, will you rest? when will you rise from your sleep?
 prv:6.10    A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the arms to rest--
 prv:6.11    Then will poverty come upon you like a highway man, and want like an armed man.
 prv:6.12    A scoundrel, a villain, is he who deals in crooked talk.
 prv:6.13    He winks his eyes, shuffles his feet, makes signs with his fingers;
 prv:6.14    He has perversity in his heart, is always plotting evil, sows discord.
 prv:6.15    Therefore suddenly ruin comes upon him; in an instant he is crushed beyond cure.
 prv:6.16    There are six things the LORD hates, yes, seven are an abomination to him;
 prv:6.17    Haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood;
 prv:6.18    A heart that plots wicked schemes, feet that run swiftly to evil,
 prv:6.19    The false witness who utters lies, and he who sows discord among brothers.
 prv:6.20    Observe, my son, your father's bidding, and reject not your mother's teaching;
 prv:6.21    Keep them fastened over your heart always, put them around your neck;
 prv:6.22    When you lie down she will watch over you, and when you wake, she will share your concerns; wherever you turn, she will guide you.
 prv:6.23    For the bidding is a lamp, and the teaching a light, and a way to life are the reproofs of discipline;
 prv:6.24    To keep you from your neighbor's wife, from the smooth tongue of the adulteress.
 prv:6.25    Lust not in your heart after her beauty, let her not captivate you with her glance!
 prv:6.26    For the price of a loose woman may be scarcely a loaf of bread, But if she is married, she is a trap for your precious life.
 prv:6.27    Can a man take fire to his bosom, and his garments not burned?
 prv:6.28    Or can a man walk on live coals, and his feet not be scorched?
 prv:6.29    So with him who goes in to his neighbor's wife-- none who touches her shall go unpunished.
 prv:6.30    Men despise not the thief if he steals to satisfy his appetite when he is hungry;
 prv:6.31    Yet if he be caught he must pay back sevenfold; all the wealth of his house he may yield up.
 prv:6.32    But he who commits adultery is a fool; he who would destroy himself does it.
 prv:6.33    A degrading beating will he get, and his disgrace will not be wiped away;
 prv:6.34    For vindictive is the husband's wrath, he will have no pity on the day of vengeance;
 prv:6.35    He will not consider any restitution, nor be satisfied with the greatest gifts.
   
 prv:7.1     My son, keep my words, and treasure my commands.
 prv:7.2     Keep my commands and live, my teaching as the apple of your eye;
 prv:7.3     Bind them on your fingers, write them on the tablet of your heart.
 prv:7.4     Say to Wisdom, "You are my sister!" call Understanding, "Friend!"
 prv:7.5     That they may keep you from another's wife, from the adulteress with her smooth words.
 prv:7.6     For at the window of my house, through my lattice I looked out--
 prv:7.7     And I saw among the simple ones, I observed among the young men, a youth with no sense,
 prv:7.8     Going along the street near the corner, then walking in the direction of her house--
 prv:7.9     In the twilight, at dusk of day, at the time of the dark of night.
 prv:7.10    And lo! the woman comes to meet him, robed like a harlot, with secret designs--
 prv:7.11    She is fickle and unruly, in her home her feet cannot rest;
 prv:7.12    Now she is in the streets, now in the open squares, and at every corner she lurks in ambush--
 prv:7.13    When she seizes him, she kisses him, and with an impudent look says to him:
 prv:7.14    "I owed peace offerings, and today I have fulfilled my vows;
 prv:7.15    So I came out to meet you, to look for you, and I have found you!
 prv:7.16    With coverlets I have spread my couch, with brocaded cloths of Egyptian linen;
 prv:7.17    I have sprinkled my bed with myrrh, with aloes, and with cinnamon.
 prv:7.18    "Come, let us drink our fill of love, until morning, let us feast on love!
 prv:7.19    For my husband is not at home, he has gone on a long journey;
 prv:7.20    A bag of money he took with him, not till the full moon will he return home."
 prv:7.21    She wins him over by her repeated urging, with her smooth lips she leads him astray;
 prv:7.22    He follows her stupidly, like an ox that is led to slaughter; Like a stag that minces toward the net,
 prv:7.23    till an arrow pierces its liver; Like a bird that rushes into a snare, unaware that its life is at stake.
 prv:7.24    So now, O children, listen to me, be attentive to the words of my mouth!
 prv:7.25    Let not your heart turn to her ways, go not astray in her paths;
 prv:7.26    For many are those she has struck down dead, numerous, those she has slain.
 prv:7.27    Her house is made up of ways to the nether world, leading down into the chambers of death.
   
 prv:8.1     Does not Wisdom call, and Understanding raise her voice?
 prv:8.2     On the top of the heights along the road, at the crossroads she takes her stand;
 prv:8.3     By the gates at the approaches of the city, in the entryways she cries aloud:
 prv:8.4     "To you, O men, I call; my appeal is to the children of men.
 prv:8.5     You simple ones, gain resource, you fools, gain sense.
 prv:8.6     "Give heed! for noble things I speak; honesty opens my lips.
 prv:8.7     Yes, the truth my mouth recounts, but the wickedness my lips abhor.
 prv:8.8     Sincere are all the words of my mouth, no one of them is wily or crooked;
 prv:8.9     All of them are plain to the man of intelligence, and right to those who attain knowledge.
 prv:8.10    Receive my instruction in preference to silver, and knowledge rather than choice gold.
 prv:8.11    (For Wisdom is better than corals, and no choice possessions can compare with her.)
 prv:8.12    "I, Wisdom, dwell with experience, and judicious knowledge I attain.
 prv:8.13    (The fear of the LORD is to hate evil;) Pride, arrogance, the evil way, and the perverse mouth I hate.
 prv:8.14    Mine are counsel and advice; Mine is strength; I am understanding.
 prv:8.15    By me kings reign, and lawgivers establish justice;
 prv:8.16    By me princes govern, and nobles; all the rulers of earth.
 prv:8.17    "Those who love me I also love, and those who seek me find me.
 prv:8.18    With me are riches and honor, enduring wealth and prosperity.
 prv:8.19    My fruit is better than gold, yes, than pure gold, and my revenue than choice silver.
 prv:8.20    On the way of duty I walk, along the paths of justice,
 prv:8.21    Granting wealth to those who love me, and filling their treasuries.
 prv:8.22    "The LORD begot me, the first-born of his ways, the forerunner of his prodigies of long ago;
 prv:8.23    From of old I was poured forth, at the first, before the earth.
 prv:8.24    When there were no depths I was brought forth, when there were no fountains or springs of water;
 prv:8.25    Before the mountains were settled into place, before the hills, I was brought forth;
 prv:8.26    While as yet the earth and the fields were not made, nor the first clods of the world.
 prv:8.27    "When he established the heavens I was there, when he marked out the vault over the face of the deep;
 prv:8.28    When he made firm the skies above, when he fixed fast the foundations of the earth;
 prv:8.29    When he set for the sea its limit, so that the waters should not transgress his command;
 prv:8.30    Then was I beside him as his craftsman, and I was his delight day by day, Playing before him all the while,
 prv:8.31    playing on the surface of his earth; and I found delight in the sons of men.
 prv:8.32    "So now, O children, listen to me;
 prv:8.33    instruction and wisdom do not reject! Happy the man who obeys me, and happy those who keep my ways,
 prv:8.34    Happy the man watching daily at my gates, waiting at my doorposts;
 prv:8.35    For he who finds me finds life, and wins favor from the LORD;
 prv:8.36    But he who misses me harms himself; all who hate me love death."
   
 prv:9.1     Wisdom has built her house, she has set up her seven columns;
 prv:9.2     She has dressed her meat, mixed her wine, yes, she has spread her table.
 prv:9.3     She has sent out her maidens; she calls from the heights out over the city:
 prv:9.4     "Let whoever is simple turn in here; to him who lacks understanding, I say,
 prv:9.5     Come, eat of my food, and drink of the wine I have mixed!
 prv:9.6     Forsake foolishness that you may live; advance in the way of understanding.
 prv:9.7     He who corrects an arrogant man earns insult; and he who reproves a wicked man incurs opprobrium.
 prv:9.8     Reprove not an arrogant man, lest he hate you; reprove a wise man, and he will love you.
 prv:9.9     Instruct a wise man, and he becomes still wiser; teach a just man, and he advances in learning.
 prv:9.10    The beginning of wisdom is the fear of the LORD, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.
 prv:9.11    For by me your days will be multiplied and the years of your life increased."
 prv:9.12    If you are wise, it is to your own advantage; and if you are arrogant, you alone shall bear it.
 prv:9.13    The woman Folly is fickle, she is inane, and knows nothing.
 prv:9.14    She sits at the door of her house upon a seat on the city heights,
 prv:9.15    Calling to passers-by as they go on their straight way:
 prv:9.16    "Let whoever is simple turn in here, or who lacks understanding; for to him I say,
 prv:9.17    Stolen water is sweet, and bread gotten secretly is pleasing!"
 prv:9.18    Little he knows that the shades are there, that in the depths of the nether world are her guests!
   
 prv:10.1    The Proverbs of Solomon: A wise son makes his father glad, but a foolish son is a grief to his mother.
 prv:10.2    Ill-gotten treasures profit nothing, but virtue saves from death.
 prv:10.3    The LORD permits not the just to hunger, but the craving of the wicked he thwarts.
 prv:10.4    The slack hand impoverishes, but the hand of the diligent enriches.
 prv:10.5    A son who fills the granaries in summer is a credit; a son who slumbers during harvest, a disgrace.
 prv:10.6    Blessings are for the head of the just, but a rod for the back of the fool.
 prv:10.7    The memory of the just will be blessed, but the name of the wicked will rot.
 prv:10.8    A wise man heeds commands, but a prating fool will be overthrown.
 prv:10.9    He who walks honestly walks securely, but he whose ways are crooked will fare badly.
 prv:10.10   He who winks at a fault causes trouble, but he who frankly reproves promotes peace.
 prv:10.11   A fountain of life is the mouth of the just, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.
 prv:10.12   Hatred stirs up disputes, but love covers all offenses.
 prv:10.13   On the lips of the intelligent is found wisdom, (but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence).
 prv:10.14   Wise men store up knowledge, but the mouth of a fool is imminent ruin.
 prv:10.15   The rich man's wealth is his strong city; the ruination of the lowly is their poverty.
 prv:10.16   The just man's recompense leads to life, the gains of the wicked, to sin.
 prv:10.17   A path to life is his who heeds admonition, but he who disregards reproof goes astray.
 prv:10.18   It is the lips of the liar that conceal hostility; but he who spreads accusations is a fool.
 prv:10.19   Where words are many, sin is not wanting; but he who restrains his lips does well.
 prv:10.20   Like choice silver is the just man's tongue; the heart of the wicked is of little worth.
 prv:10.21   The just man's lips nourish many, but fools die for want of sense.
 prv:10.22   It is the LORD'S blessing that brings wealth, and no effort can substitute for it.
 prv:10.23   Crime is the entertainment of the fool; so is wisdom for the man of sense.
 prv:10.24   What the wicked man fears will befall him, but the desire of the just will be granted.
 prv:10.25   When the tempest passes, the wicked man is no more; but the just man is established forever.
 prv:10.26   As vinegar to the teeth, and smoke to the eyes, is the sluggard to those who use him as a messenger.
 prv:10.27   The fear of the LORD prolongs life, but the years of the wicked are brief.
 prv:10.28   The hope of the just brings them joy, but the expectation of the wicked comes to nought.
 prv:10.29   The LORD is a stronghold to him who walks honestly, but to evildoers, their downfall.
 prv:10.30   The just man will never be disturbed, but the wicked will not abide in the land.
 prv:10.31   The mouth of the just yields wisdom, but the perverse tongue will be cut off.
 prv:10.32   The lips of the just know how to please, but the mouth of the wicked, how to pervert.
   
 prv:11.1    False scales are an abomination to the LORD, but a full weight is his delight.
 prv:11.2    When pride comes, disgrace comes; but with the humble is wisdom.
 prv:11.3    The honesty of the upright guides them; the faithless are ruined by their duplicity.
 prv:11.4    Wealth is useless on the day of wrath, but virtue saves from death.
 prv:11.5    The honest man's virtue makes his way straight, but by his wickedness the wicked man falls.
 prv:11.6    The virtue of the upright saves them, but the faithless are caught in their own intrigue.
 prv:11.7    When a wicked man dies his hope perishes, and what is expected from strength comes to nought.
 prv:11.8    The just man escapes trouble, and the wicked man falls into it in his stead.
 prv:11.9    With his mouth the impious man would ruin his neighbor, but through their knowledge the just make their escape.
 prv:11.10   When the just prosper, the city rejoices; and when the wicked perish, there is jubilation.
 prv:11.11   Through the blessing of the righteous the city is exalted, but through the mouth of the wicked it is overthrown.
 prv:11.12   He who reviles his neighbor has no sense, but the intelligent man keeps silent.
 prv:11.13   A newsmonger reveals secrets, but a trustworthy man keeps a confidence.
 prv:11.14   For lack of guidance a people falls; security lies in many counselors.
 prv:11.15   He is in a bad way who becomes surety for another, but he who hates giving pledges is safe.
 prv:11.16   A gracious woman wins esteem, but she who hates virtue is covered with shame. (The slothful become impoverished, but the diligent gain wealth.)
 prv:11.17   A kindly man benefits himself, but a merciless man harms himself.
 prv:11.18   The wicked man makes empty profits, but he who sows virture has a sure reward.
 prv:11.19   Virtue directs toward life, but he who pursues evil does so to his death.
 prv:11.20   The depraved in heart are an abomination to the LORD, but those who walk blamelessly are his delight.
 prv:11.21   Truly the evil man shall not go unpunished, but those who are just shall escape.
 prv:11.22   Like a golden ring in a swine's snout is a beautiful woman with a rebellious disposition.
 prv:11.23   The desire of the just ends only in good; the expectation of the wicked is wrath.
 prv:11.24   One man is lavish yet grows still richer; another is too sparing, yet is the poorer.
 prv:11.25   He who confers benefits will be amply enriched, and he who refreshes others will himself be refreshed.
 prv:11.26   Him who monopolizes grain, the people curse-- but blessings upon the head of him who distributes it!
 prv:11.27   He who seeks the good commands favor, but he who pursues evil will have evil befall him.
 prv:11.28   He who trusts in his riches will fall, but like green leaves the just flourish.
 prv:11.29   He who upsets his household has empty air for a heritage; and the fool will become slave to the wise man.
 prv:11.30   The fruit of virtue is a tree of life, but violence takes lives away.
 prv:11.31   If the just man is punished on earth, how much more the wicked and the sinner!
   
 prv:12.1    He who loves correction loves knowledge, but he who hates reproof is stupid.
 prv:12.2    The good man wins favor from the LORD, but the schemer is condemned by him.
 prv:12.3    No man is built up by wickedness, but the root of the just will never be disturbed.
 prv:12.4    A worthy wife is the crown of her husband, but a disgraceful one is like rot in his bones.
 prv:12.5    The plans of the just are legitimate; the designs of the wicked are deceitful.
 prv:12.6    The words of the wicked are a deadly ambush, but the speech of the upright saves them.
 prv:12.7    The wicked are overthrown and are no more, but the house of the just stands firm.
 prv:12.8    According to his good sense a man is praised, but one with a warped mind is despised.
 prv:12.9    Better a lowly man who supports himself than one of assumed importance who lacks bread.
 prv:12.10   The just man takes care of his beast, but the heart of the wicked is merciless.
 prv:12.11   He who tills his own land has food in plenty, but he who follows idle pursuits is a fool.
 prv:12.12   The stronghold of evil men will be demolished, but the root of the just is enduring.
 prv:12.13   In the sin of his lips the evil man is ensnared, but the just comes free of trouble.
 prv:12.14   From the fruit of his words a man has his fill of good things, and the work of his hands comes back to reward him.
 prv:12.15   The way of the fool seems right in his own eyes, but he who listens to advice is wise.
 prv:12.16   The fool immediately shows his anger, but the shrewd man passes over an insult.
 prv:12.17   He tells the truth who states what he is sure of, but a lying witness speaks deceitfully.
 prv:12.18   The prating of some men is like sword thrusts, but the tongue of the wise is healing.
 prv:12.19   Truthful lips endure forever, the lying tongue, for only a moment.
 prv:12.20   Deceit is in the hands of those who plot evil, but those who counsel peace have joy.
 prv:12.21   No harm befalls the just, but the wicked are overwhelmed with misfortune.
 prv:12.22   Lying lips are an abomination to the LORD, but those who are truthful are his delight.
 prv:12.23   A shrewd man conceals his knowledge, but the hearts of fools gush forth folly.
 prv:12.24   The diligent hand will govern, but the slothful will be enslaved.
 prv:12.25   Anxiety in a man's heart depresses it, but a kindly word makes it glad.
 prv:12.26   The just man surpasses his neighbor, but the way of the wicked leads them astray.
 prv:12.27   The slothful man catches not his prey, but the wealth of the diligent man is great.
 prv:12.28   In the path of justice there is life, but the abominable way leads to death.
   
 prv:13.1    A wise son loves correction, but the senseless one heeds no rebuke.
 prv:13.2    From the fruit of his words a man eats good things, but the treacherous one craves violence.
 prv:13.3    He who guards his mouth protects his life; to open wide one's lips brings downfall.
 prv:13.4    The soul of the sluggard craves in vain, but the diligent soul is amply satisfied.
 prv:13.5    Anything deceitful the just man hates, but the wicked brings shame and disgrace.
 prv:13.6    Virtue guards one who walks honestly, but the downfall of the wicked is sin.
 prv:13.7    One man pretends to be rich, yet has nothing; another pretends to be poor, yet has great wealth.
 prv:13.8    A man's riches serve as ransom for his life, but the poor man heeds no rebuke.
 prv:13.9    The light of the just shines gaily, but the lamp of the wicked goes out.
 prv:13.10   The stupid man sows discord by his insolence, but with those who take counsel is wisdom.
 prv:13.11   Wealth quickly gotten dwindles away, but amassed little by little, it grows.
 prv:13.12   Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a wish fulfilled is a tree of life.
 prv:13.13   He who despises the word must pay for it, but he who reveres the commandment will be rewarded.
 prv:13.14   The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, that a man may avoid the snares of death.
 prv:13.15   Good sense brings favor, but the way of the faithless is their ruin.
 prv:13.16   The shrewd man does everything with prudence, but the fool peddles folly.
 prv:13.17   A wicked messenger brings on disaster, but a trustworthy envoy is a healing remedy.
 prv:13.18   Poverty and shame befall the man who disregards correction, but he who heeds reproof is honored.
 prv:13.19   Lust indulged starves the soul, but fools hate to turn from evil.
 prv:13.20   Walk with wise men and you will become wise, but the companion of fools will fare badly.
 prv:13.21   Misfortune pursues sinners, but the just shall be recompensed with good.
 prv:13.22   The good man leaves an inheritance to his children's children, but the wealth of the sinner is stored up for the just.
 prv:13.23   A lawsuit devours the tillage of the poor, but some men perish for lack of a law court.
 prv:13.24   He who spares his rod hates his son, but he who loves him takes care to chastise him.
 prv:13.25   When the just man eats, his hunger is appeased; but the belly of the wicked suffers want.
   
 prv:14.1   Wisdom builds her house, but Folly tears hers down with her own hands.
 prv:14.2   He who walks uprightly fears the LORD, but he who is devious in his ways spurns him.
 prv:14.3   In the mouth of the fool is a rod for his back, but the lips of the wise preserve them.
 prv:14.4   Where there are no oxen, the crib remains empty; but large crops come through the strength of the bull.
 prv:14.5   A truthful witness does not lie, but a false witness utters lies.
 prv:14.6   The senseless man seeks in vain for wisdom, but knowledge is easy to the man of intelligence.
 prv:14.7   To avoid the foolish man, take steps! But knowing lips one meets with by surprise.
 prv:14.8   The shrewd man's wisdom gives him knowledge of his way, but the folly of fools is their deception.
 prv:14.9    Guilt lodges in the tents of the arrogant, but favor in the house of the just.
 prv:14.10   The heart knows its own bitterness, and in its joy no one else shares.
 prv:14.11   The house of the wicked will be destroyed, but the tent of the upright will flourish.
 prv:14.12   Sometimes a way seems right to a man, but the end of it leads to death!
 prv:14.13   Even in laughter the heart may be sad, and the end of joy may be sorrow.
 prv:14.14   The scoundrel suffers the consequences of his ways, and the good man reaps the fruit of his paths.
 prv:14.15   The simpleton believes everything, but the shrewd man measures his steps.
 prv:14.16   The wise man is cautious and shuns evil; the fool is reckless and sure of himself.
 prv:14.17   The quick-tempered man makes a fool of himself, but the prudent man is at peace.
 prv:14.18   The adornment of simpletons is folly, but shrewd men gain the crown of knowledge.
 prv:14.19   Evil men must bow down before the good, and the wicked, at the gates of the just.
 prv:14.20   Even by his neighbor the poor man is hated, but the friends of the rich are many.
 prv:14.21   He sins who despises the hungry; but happy is he who is kind to the poor!
 prv:14.22   Do not those who plot evil go astray? But those intent on good gain kindness and constancy.
 prv:14.23   In all labor there is profit, but mere talk tends only to penury.
 prv:14.24   The crown of the wise is resourcefulness; the diadem of fools is folly.
 prv:14.25   The truthful witness saves lives, but he who utters lies is a betrayer.
 prv:14.26   In the fear of the LORD is a strong defense; even for one's children he will be a refuge.
 prv:14.27   The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, that a man may avoid the snares of death.
 prv:14.28   In many subjects lies the glory of the king; but if his people are few, it is the prince's ruin.
 prv:14.29   The patient man shows much good sense, but the quick-tempered man displays folly at its height.
 prv:14.30   A tranquil mind gives life to the body, but jealousy rots the bones.
 prv:14.31   He who oppresses the poor blasphemes his Maker, but he who is kind to the needy glorifies him.
 prv:14.32   The wicked man is overthrown by his wickedness, but the just man finds a refuge in his honesty.
 prv:14.33   In the heart of the intelligent wisdom abides, but in the bosom of fools it is unknown.
 prv:14.34   Virtue exalts a nation, but sin is a people's disgrace.
 prv:14.35   The king favors the intelligent servant, but the worthless one incurs his wrath.
   
 prv:15.1    A mild answer calms wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.
 prv:15.2    The tongue of the wise pours out knowledge, but the mouth of fools spurts forth folly.
 prv:15.3    The eyes of the LORD are in every place, keeping watch on the evil and the good.
 prv:15.4    A soothing tongue is a tree of life, but a perverse one crushes the spirit.
 prv:15.5    The fool spurns his father's admonition, but prudent is he who heeds reproof.
 prv:15.6    In the house of the just there are ample resources, but the earnings of the wicked are in turmoil.
 prv:15.7    The lips of the wise disseminate knowledge, but the heart of fools is perverted.
 prv:15.8    The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD, but the prayer of the upright is his delight.
 prv:15.9    The way of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD, but he loves the man who pursues virtue.
 prv:15.10   Severe punishment is in store for the man who goes astray; he who hates reproof will die.
 prv:15.11   The nether world and the abyss lie open before the LORD; how much more the hearts of men!
 prv:15.12   The senseless man loves not to be reproved; to wise men he will not go.
 prv:15.13   A glad heart lights up the face, but by mental anguish the spirit is broken.
 prv:15.14   The mind of the intelligent man seeks knowledge, but the mouth of fools feeds on folly.
 prv:15.15   Every day is miserable for the depressed, but a lighthearted man has a continual feast.
 prv:15.16   Better a little with fear of the LORD than a great fortune with anxiety.
 prv:15.17   Better a dish of herbs where love is than a fatted ox and hatred with it.
 prv:15.18   An ill-tempered man stirs up strife, but a patient man allays discord.
 prv:15.19   The way of the sluggard is hemmed in as with thorns, but the path of the diligent is a highway.
 prv:15.20   A wise son makes his father glad, but a fool of a man despises his mother.
 prv:15.21   Folly is joy to the senseless man, but the man of understanding goes the straight way.
 prv:15.22   Plans fail when there is no counsel, but they succeed when counselors are many.
 prv:15.23   There is joy for a man in his utterance; a word in season, how good it is!
 prv:15.24   The path of life leads the prudent man upward, that he may avoid the nether world below.
 prv:15.25   The LORD overturns the house of the proud, but he preserves intact the widow's landmark.
 prv:15.26   The wicked man's schemes are an abomination to the LORD, but the pure speak what is pleasing to him.
 prv:15.27   He who is greedy of gain brings ruin on his own house, but he who hates bribes will live.
 prv:15.28   The just man weighs well his utterance, but the mouth of the wicked pours out evil.
 prv:15.29   The LORD is far from the wicked, but the prayer of the just he hears.
 prv:15.30   A cheerful glance brings joy to the heart; good news invigorates the bones.
 prv:15.31   He who listens to salutary reproof will abide among the wise.
 prv:15.32   He who rejects admonition despises his own soul, but he who heeds reproof gains understanding.
 prv:15.33   The fear of the LORD is training for wisdom, and humility goes before honors.
   
 prv:16.1    Man may make plans in his heart, but what the tongue utters is from the LORD.
 prv:16.2    All the ways of a man may be pure in his own eyes, but it is the LORD who proves the spirit.
 prv:16.3    Entrust your works to the LORD, and your plans will succeed.
 prv:16.4    The LORD has made everything for his own ends, even the wicked for the evil day.
 prv:16.5    Every proud man is an abomination to the LORD; I assure you that he will not go unpunished.
 prv:16.6    By kindness and piety guilt is expiated, and by the fear of the LORD man avoids evil.
 prv:16.7    When the LORD is pleased with a man's ways, he makes even his enemies be at peace with him.
 prv:16.8    Better a little with virtue, than a large income with injustice.
 prv:16.9    In his mind a man plans his course, but the LORD directs his steps.
 prv:16.10   The king's lips are an oracle; no judgment he pronounces is false.
 prv:16.11   Balance and scales belong to the LORD; all the weights used with them are his concern.
 prv:16.12   Kings have a horror of wrongdoing, for by righteousness the throne endures.
 prv:16.13   The king takes delight in honest lips, and the man who speaks what is right he loves.
 prv:16.14   The king's wrath is like messengers of death, but a wise man can pacify it.
 prv:16.15   In the light of the king's countenance is life, and his favor is like a rain cloud in spring.
 prv:16.16   How much better to acquire wisdom than gold! To acquire understanding is more desirable than silver.
 prv:16.17   The path of the upright avoids misfortune; he who pays attention to his way safeguards his life.
 prv:16.18   Pride goes before disaster, and a haughty spirit before a fall.
 prv:16.19   It is better to be humble with the meek than to share plunder with the proud.
 prv:16.20   He who plans a thing will be successful; happy is he who trusts in the LORD!
 prv:16.21   The wise man is esteemed for his discernment, yet pleasing speech increases his persuasiveness.
 prv:16.22   Good sense is a fountain of life to its possessor, but folly brings chastisement on fools.
 prv:16.23   The mind of the wise man makes him eloquent, and augments the persuasiveness of his lips.
 prv:16.24   Pleasing words are a honeycomb, sweet to the taste and healthful to the body.
 prv:16.25   Sometimes a way seems right to a man, but the end of it leads to death!
 prv:16.26   The laborer's appetite labors for him, for his mouth urges him on.
 prv:16.27   A scoundrel is a furnace of evil, and on his lips there is a scorching fire.
 prv:16.28   An intriguer sows discord, and a talebearer separates bosom friends.
 prv:16.29   A lawless man allures his neighbor, and leads him into a way that is not good.
 prv:16.30   He who winks his eye is plotting trickery; he who compresses his lips has mischief ready.
 prv:16.31   Gray hair is a crown of glory; it is gained by virtuous living.
 prv:16.32   A patient man is better than a warrior, and he who rules his temper, than he who takes a city.
 prv:16.33   When the lot is cast into the lap, its decision depends entirely on the LORD.
   
 prv:17.1    Better a dry crust with peace than a house full of feasting with strife.
 prv:17.2    An intelligent servant will rule over a worthless son, and will share the inheritance with the brothers.
 prv:17.3    The crucible for silver, and the furnace for gold, but the tester of hearts is the LORD.
 prv:17.4    The evil man gives heed to wicked lips, and listens to falsehood from a mischievous tongue.
 prv:17.5    He who mocks the poor blasphemes his Maker; he who is glad at calamity will not go unpunished.
 prv:17.6    Grandchildren are the crown of old men, and the glory of children is their parentage.
 prv:17.7    Fine words are out of place in a fool; how much more, lying words in a noble!
 prv:17.8    A man who has a bribe to offer rates it a magic stone; at every turn it brings him success.
 prv:17.9    He who covers up a misdeed fosters friendship, but he who gossips about it separates friends.
 prv:17.10   A single reprimand does more for a man of intelligence than a hundred lashes for a fool.
 prv:17.11   On rebellion alone is the wicked man bent, but a merciless messenger will be sent against him.
 prv:17.12   Face a bear robbed of her cubs, but never a fool in his folly!
 prv:17.13   If a man returns evil for good, from his house evil will not depart.
 prv:17.14   The start of strife is like the opening of a dam; therefore, check a quarrel before it begins!
 prv:17.15   He who condones the wicked, he who condemns the just, are both an abomination to the LORD.
 prv:17.16   Of what use in the fool's hand are the means to buy wisdom, since he has no mind for it?
 prv:17.17   He who is a friend is always a friend, and a brother is born for the time of stress.
 prv:17.18   Senseless is the man who gives his hand in pledge, who becomes surety for his neighbor.
 prv:17.19   He who loves strife loves guilt; he who builds his gate high courts disaster.
 prv:17.20   He who is perverse in heart finds no good, and a double-tongued man falls into trouble.
 prv:17.21   To be a fool's parent is grief for a man; the father of a numskull has no joy.
 prv:17.22   A joyful heart is the health of the body, but a depressed spirit dries up the bones.
 prv:17.23   The wicked man accepts a concealed bribe to pervert the course of justice.
 prv:17.24   The man of intelligence fixes his gaze on wisdom, but the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.
 prv:17.25   A foolish son is vexation to his father, and bitter sorrow to her who bore him.
 prv:17.26   It is wrong to fine an innocent man, but beyond reason to scourge princes.
 prv:17.27   He who spares his words is truly wise, and he who is chary of speech is a man of intelligence.
 prv:17.28   Even a fool, if he keeps silent, is considered wise; if he closes his lips, intelligent.
   
 prv:18.1    In estrangement one seeks pretexts: with all persistence he picks a quarrel.
 prv:18.2    The fool takes no delight in understanding, but rather in displaying what he thinks.
 prv:18.3    With wickedness comes contempt, and with disgrace comes scorn.
 prv:18.4    The words from a man's mouth are deep waters, but the source of wisdom is a flowing brook.
 prv:18.5    It is not good to be partial to the guilty, and so to reject a rightful claim.
 prv:18.6    The fool's lips lead him into strife, and his mouth provokes a beating.
 prv:18.7    The fool's mouth is his ruin; his lips are a snare to his life.
 prv:18.8    The words of a talebearer are like dainty morsels that sink into one's inmost being.
 prv:18.9    The man who is slack in his work is own brother to the man who is destructive.
 prv:18.10   The name of the LORD is a strong tower; the just man runs to it and is safe.
 prv:18.11   The rich man's wealth is his strong city; he fancies it a high wall.
 prv:18.12   Before his downfall a man's heart is haughty, but humility goes before honors.
 prv:18.13   He who answers before he hears-- his is the folly and the shame.
 prv:18.14   A man's spirit sustains him in infirmity-- but a broken spirit who can bear?
 prv:18.15   The mind of the intelligent gains knowledge, and the ear of the wise seeks knowledge.
 prv:18.16   A man's gift clears the way for him, and gains him access to great men.
 prv:18.17   The man who pleads his case first seems to be in the right; then his opponent comes and puts him to the test.
 prv:18.18   The lot puts an end to disputes, and is decisive in a controversy between the mighty.
 prv:18.19   A brother is a better defense than a strong city, and a friend is like the bars of a castle.
 prv:18.20   From the fruit of his mouth a man has his fill; with the yield of his lips he sates himself.
 prv:18.21   Death and life are in the power of the tongue; those who make it a friend shall eat its fruit.
 prv:18.22   He who finds a wife finds happiness; it is a favor he receives from the LORD.
 prv:18.23   The poor man implores, but the rich man answers harshly.
 prv:18.24   Some friends bring ruin on us, but a true friend is more loyal than a brother.
   
 prv:19.1    Better a poor man who walks in his integrity than he who is crooked in his ways and rich.
 prv:19.2    Without knowledge even zeal is not good; and he who acts hastily, blunders.
 prv:19.3    A man's own folly upsets his way, but his heart is resentful against the LORD.
 prv:19.4    Wealth adds many friends, but the friend of the poor man deserts him.
 prv:19.5    The false witness will not go unpunished, and he who utters lies will not escape.
 prv:19.6    Many curry favor with a noble; all are friends of the man who has something to give.
 prv:19.7    All the poor man's brothers hate him; how much more do his friends shun him!
 prv:19.8    He who gains intelligence is his own best friend; he who keeps understanding will be successful.
 prv:19.9    The false witness will not go unpunished, and he who utters lies will perish.
 prv:19.10   Luxury is not befitting a fool; much less should a slave rule over princes.
 prv:19.11   It is good sense in a man to be slow to anger, and it is his glory to overlook an offense.
 prv:19.12   The king's wrath is like the roaring of a lion, but his favor, like dew on the grass.
 prv:19.13   The foolish son is ruin to his father, and the nagging of a wife is a persistent leak.
 prv:19.14   Home and possessions are an inheritance from parents, but a prudent wife is from the LORD.
 prv:19.15   Laziness plunges a man into deep sleep, and the sluggard must go hungry.
 prv:19.16   He who keeps the precept keeps his life, but the despiser of the word will die.
 prv:19.17   He who has compassion on the poor lends to the LORD, and he will repay him for his good deed.
 prv:19.18   Chastise your son, for in this there is hope; but do not desire his death.
 prv:19.19   The man of violent temper pays the penalty; even if you rescue him, you will have it to do again.
 prv:19.20   Listen to counsel and receive instruction, that you may eventually become wise.
 prv:19.21   Many are the plans in a man's heart, but it is the decision of the LORD that endures.
 prv:19.22   From a man's greed comes his shame; rather be a poor man than a liar.
 prv:19.23   The fear of the LORD is an aid to life; one eats and sleeps without being visited by misfortune.
 prv:19.24   The sluggard loses his hand in the dish; he will not even lift it to his mouth.
 prv:19.25   If you beat an arrogant man, the simple learn a lesson; if you rebuke an intelligent man, he gains knowledge.
 prv:19.26   He who mistreats his father, or drives away his mother, is a worthless and disgraceful son.
 prv:19.27   If a son ceases to hear instruction, he wanders from words of knowledge.
 prv:19.28   An unprincipled witness perverts justice, and the mouth of the wicked pours out iniquity.
 prv:19.29   Rods are prepared for the arrogant, and blows for the backs of fools.
   
 prv:20.1    Wine is arrogant, strong drink is riotous; none who goes astray for it is wise.
 prv:20.2    The dread of the king is as when a lion roars; he who incurs his anger forfeits his life.
 prv:20.3    It is honorable for a man to shun strife, while every fool starts a quarrel.
 prv:20.4    In seedtime the sluggard plows not; when he looks for the harvest, it is not there.
 prv:20.5    The intention in the human heart is like water far below the surface, but the man of intelligence draws it forth.
 prv:20.6    Many are declared to be men of virtue: but who can find one worthy of trust?
 prv:20.7    When a man walks in integrity and justice, happy are his children after him!
 prv:20.8    A king seated on the throne of judgment dispels all evil with his glance.
 prv:20.9    Who can say, "I have made my heart clean, I am cleansed of my sin"?
 prv:20.10   Varying weights, varying measures, are both an abomination to the LORD.
 prv:20.11   Even by his manners the child betrays whether his conduct is innocent and right.
 prv:20.12   The ear that hears, and the eye that sees-- the LORD has made them both.
 prv:20.13   Love not sleep, lest you be reduced to poverty; eyes wide open mean abundant food.
 prv:20.14   "Bad, bad!" says the buyer; but once he has gone his way, he boasts.
 prv:20.15   Like gold or a wealth of corals, wise lips are a precious ornament.
 prv:20.16   Take his garment who becomes surety for another, and for strangers yield it up!
 prv:20.17   The bread of deceit is sweet to a man, but afterward his mouth will be filled with gravel.
 prv:20.18   Plans made after advice succeed; so with wise guidance wage your war.
 prv:20.19   A newsmonger reveals secrets; so have nothing to do with a babbler!
 prv:20.20   If one curses his father or mother, his lamp will go out at the coming of darkness.
 prv:20.21   Possessions gained hastily at the outset will in the end not be blessed.
 prv:20.22   Say not, "I will repay evil!" Trust in the LORD and he will help you.
 prv:20.23   Varying weights are an abomination to the LORD, and false scales are not good.
 prv:20.24   Man's steps are from the LORD; how, then, can a man understand his way?
 prv:20.25   Rashly to pledge a sacred gift is a trap for a man, or to regret a vow once made.
 prv:20.26   A wise king winnows the wicked, and threshes them under the cartwheel.
 prv:20.27   A lamp from the LORD is the breath of man; it searches through all his inmost being.
 prv:20.28   Kindness and piety safeguard the king, and he upholds his throne by justice.
 prv:20.29   The glory of young men is their strength, and the dignity of old men is gray hair.
 prv:20.30   Evil is cleansed away by bloody lashes, and a scourging to the inmost being.
   
 prv:21.1    Like a stream is the king's heart in the hand of the LORD; wherever it pleases him, he directs it.
 prv:21.2    All the ways of a man may be right in his own eyes, but it is the LORD who proves hearts.
 prv:21.3    To do what is right and just is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.
 prv:21.4    Haughty eyes and a proud heart-- the tillage of the wicked is sin.
 prv:21.5    The plans of the diligent are sure of profit, but all rash haste leads certainly to poverty.
 prv:21.6    He who makes a fortune by a lying tongue is chasing a bubble over deadly snares.
 prv:21.7    The oppression of the wicked will sweep them away, because they refuse to do what is right.
 prv:21.8    The way of the culprit is crooked, but the conduct of the innocent is right.
 prv:21.9    It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop than in a roomy house with a quarrelsome woman.
 prv:21.10   The soul of the wicked man desires evil; his neighbor finds no pity in his eyes.
 prv:21.11   When the arrogant man is punished, the simple are the wiser; when the wise man is instructed, he gains knowledge.
 prv:21.12   The just man appraises the house of the wicked: there is one who brings down the wicked to ruin.
 prv:21.13   He who shuts his ear to the cry of the poor will himself also call and not be heard.
 prv:21.14   A secret gift allays anger, and a concealed present, violent wrath.
 prv:21.15   To practice justice is a joy for the just, but terror for evildoers.
 prv:21.16   The man who strays from the way of good sense will abide in the assembly of the shades.
 prv:21.17   He who loves pleasure will suffer want; he who loves wine and perfume will not be rich.
 prv:21.18   The wicked man serves as ransom for the just, and the faithless man for the righteous.
 prv:21.19   It is better to dwell in a wilderness than with a quarrelsome and vexatious wife.
 prv:21.20   Precious treasure remains in the house of the wise, but the fool consumes it.
 prv:21.21   He who pursues justice and kindness will find life and honor.
 prv:21.22   The wise man storms a city of the mighty, and overthrows the stronghold in which it trusts.
 prv:21.23   He who guards his mouth and his tongue keeps himself from trouble.
 prv:21.24   Arrogant is the name for the man of overbearing pride who acts with scornful effrontery.
 prv:21.25   The sluggard's propensity slays him, for his hands refuse to work.
 prv:21.26   Some are consumed with avarice all the day, but the just man gives unsparingly.
 prv:21.27   The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination, the more so when they offer it with a bad intention.
 prv:21.28   The false witness will perish, but he who listens will finally have his say.
 prv:21.29   The wicked man is brazenfaced, but the upright man pays heed to his ways.
 prv:21.30   There is no wisdom, no understanding, no counsel, against the LORD.
 prv:21.31   The horse is equipped for the day of battle, but victory is the LORD'S.
   
 prv:22.1    A good name is more desirable than great riches, and high esteem, than gold and silver.
 prv:22.2    Rich and poor have a common bond: the LORD is the maker of them all.
 prv:22.3    The shrewd man perceives evil and hides, while simpletons continue on and suffer the penalty.
 prv:22.4    The reward of humility and fear of the LORD is riches, honor and life.
 prv:22.5    Thorns and snares are on the path of the crooked; he who would safeguard his life will shun them.
 prv:22.6    Train a boy in the way he should go; even when he is old, he will not swerve from it.
 prv:22.7    The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is the slave of the lender.
 prv:22.8    He who sows iniquity reaps calamity, and the rod destroys his labors.
 prv:22.9    The kindly man will be blessed, for he gives of his sustenance to the poor.
 prv:22.10   Expel the arrogant man and discord goes out; strife and insult cease.
 prv:22.11   The LORD loves the pure of heart; the man of winning speech has the king for his friend.
 prv:22.12   The eyes of the LORD safeguard knowledge, but he defeats the projects of the faithless.
 prv:22.13   The sluggard says, "A lion is outside; in the streets I might be slain."
 prv:22.14   The mouth of the adulteress is a deep pit; he with whom the LORD is angry will fall into it.
 prv:22.15   Folly is close to the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline will drive it far from him.
 prv:22.16   He who oppresses the poor to enrich himself will yield up his gains to the rich as sheer loss.
 prv:22.17   The sayings of the wise: Incline your ear, and hear my words, and apply your heart to my doctrine;
 prv:22.18   For it will be well if you keep them in your bosom, if they all are ready on your lips.
 prv:22.19   That your trust may be in the LORD, I make known to you the words of Amen-em-Ope.
 prv:22.20   Have I not written for you the "Thirty," with counsels and knowledge,
 prv:22.21   To teach you truly how to give a dependable report to one who sends you?
 prv:22.22   Injure not the poor because they are poor, nor crush the needy at the gate;
 prv:22.23   For the LORD will defend their cause, and will plunder the lives of those who plunder them.
 prv:22.24   Be not friendly with a hotheaded man, nor the companion of a wrathful man,
 prv:22.25   Lest you learn his ways, and get yourself into a snare.
 prv:22.26   Be not one of those who give their hand in pledge, of those who become surety for debts;
 prv:22.27   For if you have not the means to pay, your bed will be taken from under you.
 prv:22.28   Remove not the ancient landmark which your fathers set up.
 prv:22.29   You see a man skilled at his work? He will stand in the presence of kings; he will not stand in the presence of obscure men.
   
 prv:23.1    When you sit down to dine with a ruler, keep in mind who is before you;
 prv:23.2    And put a knife to your throat if you have a ravenous appetite.
 prv:23.3    Do not desire his delicacies; they are deceitful food.
 prv:23.4    Toil not to gain wealth, cease to be concerned about it;
 prv:23.5    While your glance flits to it, it is gone! for assuredly it grows wings, like the eagle that flies toward heaven.
 prv:23.6    Do not take food with a grudging man, and do not desire his dainties;
 prv:23.7    For in his greed he is like a storm. "Eat and drink," he says to you, though his heart is not with you;
 prv:23.8    The little you have eaten you will vomit up, and you will have wasted your agreeable words.
 prv:23.9    Speak not for the fool's hearing; he will despise the wisdom of your words.
 prv:23.10   Remove not the ancient landmark, nor invade the fields of orphans;
 prv:23.11   For their redeemer is strong; he will defend their cause against you.
 prv:23.12   Apply your heart to instruction, and your ears to words of knowledge.
 prv:23.13   Withhold not chastisement from a boy; if you beat him with the rod, he will not die.
 prv:23.14   Beat him with the rod, and you will save him from the nether world.
 prv:23.15   My son, if your heart be wise, my own heart also will rejoice;
 prv:23.16   And my inmost being will exult, when your lips speak what is right.
 prv:23.17   Let not your heart emulate sinners, but be zealous for the fear of the LORD always;
 prv:23.18   For you will surely have a future, and your hope will not be cut off.
 prv:23.19   Hear, my son, and be wise, and guide your heart in the right way.
 prv:23.20   Consort not with winebibbers, nor with those who eat meat to excess;
 prv:23.21   For the drunkard and the glutton come to poverty, and torpor clothes a man in rags.
 prv:23.22   Listen to your father who begot you, and despise not your mother when she is old.
 prv:23.23   Get the truth, and sell it not-- wisdom, instruction and understanding.
 prv:23.24   The father of a just man will exult with glee; he who begets a wise son will have joy in him.
 prv:23.25   Let your father and mother have joy; let her who bore you exult.
 prv:23.26   My son, give me your heart, and let your eyes keep to my ways.
 prv:23.27   For the harlot is a deep ditch, and the adulteress a narrow pit;
 prv:23.28   Yes, she lies in wait like a robber, and increases the faithless among men.
 prv:23.29   Who scream? Who shriek? Who have strife? Who have anxiety? Who have wounds for nothing? Who have black eyes?
 prv:23.30   Those who linger long over wine, those who engage in trials of blended wine.
 prv:23.31   Look not on the wine when it is red, when it sparkles in the glass. It goes down smoothly;
 prv:23.32   but in the end it bites like a serpent, or like a poisonous adder.
 prv:23.33   Your eyes behold strange sights, and your heart utters disordered thoughts;
 prv:23.34   You are like one now lying in the depths of the sea, now sprawled at the top of the mast.
 prv:23.35   "They struck me, but it pained me not; They beat me, but I felt it not; When shall I awake to seek wine once again?"
   
 prv:24.1    Be not emulous of evil men, and desire not to be with them;
 prv:24.2    For their hearts plot violence, and their lips speak of foul play.
 prv:24.3    By wisdom is a house built, by understanding is it made firm;
 prv:24.4    And by knowledge are its rooms filled with every precious and pleasing possession.
 prv:24.5    A wise man is more powerful than a strong man, and a man of knowledge than a man of might;
 prv:24.6    For it is by wise guidance that you wage your war, and the victory is due to a wealth of counselors.
 prv:24.7    For a fool, to be silent is wisdom; not to open his mouth at the gate.
 prv:24.8    He who plots evil doing-- men call him an intriguer.
 prv:24.9    Beyond intrigue and folly and sin, it is arrogance that men find abominable.
 prv:24.10   If you remain indifferent in time of adversity, your strength will depart from you.
 prv:24.11   Rescue those who are being dragged to death, and from those tottering to execution withdraw not.
 prv:24.12   If you say, "I know not this man!" does not he who tests hearts perceive it? He who guards your life knows it, and he will repay each one according to his deeds.
 prv:24.13   If you eat honey, my son, because it is good, if virgin honey is sweet to your taste;
 prv:24.14   Such, you must know, is wisdom to your soul. If you find it, you will have a future, and your hope will not be cut off.
 prv:24.15   Lie not in wait against the home of the just man, ravage not his dwelling place;
 prv:24.16   For the just man falls seven times and rises again, but the wicked stumble to ruin.
 prv:24.17   Rejoice not when your enemy falls, and when he stumbles, let not your heart exult,
 prv:24.18   Lest the LORD see it, be displeased with you, and withdraw his wrath from your enemy.
 prv:24.19   Be not provoked with evildoers, nor envious of the wicked;
 prv:24.20   For the evil man has no future, the lamp of the wicked will be put out.
 prv:24.21   My son, fear the LORD and the king; have nothing to do with those who rebel against them;
 prv:24.22   For suddenly arises the destruction they send, and the ruin from either one, who can measure?
 prv:24.23   These also are sayings of the wise: To show partiality in judgment is not good.
 prv:24.24   He who says to the wicked man, "You are just"-- men will curse him, people will denounce him;
 prv:24.25   But those who convict the evildoer will fare well, and on them will come the blessing of prosperity.
 prv:24.26   He gives a kiss on the lips who makes an honest reply.
 prv:24.27   Complete your outdoor tasks, and arrange your work in the field; afterward you can establish your house.
 prv:24.28   Be not a witness against your neighbor without just cause, thus committing folly with your lips.
 prv:24.29   Say not, "As he did to me, so will I do to him; I will repay the man according to his deeds."
 prv:24.30   I passed by the field of the sluggard, by the vineyard of the man without sense;
 prv:24.31   And behold! it was all overgrown with thistles; its surface was covered with nettles, and its stone wall broken down.
 prv:24.32   And as I gazed at it, I reflected; I saw and learned the lesson:
 prv:24.33   A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the arms to rest--
 prv:24.34   Then will poverty come upon you like a highwayman, and want like an armed man.
   
 prv:25.1.   These also are proverbs of Solomon. The men of Hezekiah, king of Judah, transmitted them.
 prv:25.2.   God has glory in what he conceals, kings have glory in what they fathom.
 prv:25.3.   As the heavens in height, and the earth in depth, the heart of kings is unfathomable.
 prv:25.4.   Remove the dross from silver, and it comes forth perfectly purified;
 prv:25.5.   Remove the wicked from the presence of the king, and his throne is made firm through righteousness.
 prv:25.6.   Claim no honor in the king's presence, nor occupy the place of great men;
 prv:25.7.   For it is better that you be told, "Come up closer!" than that you be humbled before the prince.
 prv:25.8.   What your eyes have seen bring not forth hastily against an opponent; For what will you do later on when your neighbor puts you to shame?
 prv:25.9.   Discuss your case with your neighbor, but another man's secret do not disclose;
 prv:25.10   Lest, hearing it, he reproach you, and your ill repute cease not.
 prv:25.11   Like golden apples in silver settings are words spoken at the proper time.
 prv:25.12   Like a golden earring, or a necklace of fine gold, is a wise reprover to an obedient ear.
 prv:25.13   Like the coolness of snow in the heat of the harvest is a faithful messenger for the one who sends him. (He refreshes the soul of his master.)
 prv:25.14   Like clouds and wind when no rain follows is the man who boastfully promises what he never gives.
 prv:25.15   By patience is a ruler persuaded, and a soft tongue will break a bone.
 prv:25.16   If you find honey, eat only what you need, lest you become glutted with it and vomit it up.
 prv:25.17   Let your foot be seldom in your neighbor's house, lest he have more than enough of you, and hate you.
 prv:25.18   Like a club, or a sword, or a sharp arrow, is the man who bears false witness against his neighbor.
 prv:25.19   Like an infected tooth or an unsteady foot is (dependence on) a faithless man in time of trouble.
 prv:25.20   Like a moth in clothing, or a maggot in wood, sorrow gnaws at the human heart.
 prv:25.21   If your enemy be hungry, give him food to eat, if he be thirsty, give him to drink;
 prv:25.22   For live coals you will heap on his head, and the LORD will vindicate you.
 prv:25.23   The north wind brings rain, and a backbiting tongue an angry countenance.
 prv:25.24   It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop than in a roomy house with a quarrelsome woman.
 prv:25.25   Like cool water to one faint from thirst is good news from a far country.
 prv:25.26   Like a troubled fountain or a polluted spring is a just man who gives way before the wicked.
 prv:25.27   To eat too much honey is not good; nor to seek honor after honor.
 prv:25.28   Like an open city with no defenses is the man with no check on his feelings.
   
 prv:26.1   Like snow in summer, or rain in harvest, honor for a fool is out of place.
 prv:26.2   Like the sparrow in its flitting, like the swallow in its flight, a curse uncalled-for arrives nowhere.
 prv:26.3   The whip for the horse, the bridle for the ass, and the rod for the back of fools.
 prv:26.4   Answer not the fool according to his folly, lest you too become like him.
 prv:26.5   Answer the fool according to his folly, lest he become wise in his own eyes.
 prv:26.6   He cuts off his feet, he drinks down violence, who sends messages by a fool.
 prv:26.7   A proverb in the mouth of a fool hangs limp, like crippled legs.
 prv:26.8   Like one who entangles the stone in the sling is he who gives honor to a fool.
 prv:26.9   Like a thorn stick brandished by the hand of a drunkard is a proverb in the mouth of fools.
 prv:26.10   Like an archer wounding all who pass by is he who hires a drunken fool.
 prv:26.11   As the dog returns to his vomit, so the fool repeats his folly.
 prv:26.12   You see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
 prv:26.13   The sluggard says, "There is a lion in the street, a lion in the middle of the square!"
 prv:26.14   The door turns on its hinges, the sluggard, on his bed!
 prv:26.15   The sluggard loses his hand in the dish; he is too weary to lift it to his mouth.
 prv:26.16   The sluggard imagines himself wiser than seven men who answer with good sense.
 prv:26.17   Like the man who seizes a passing dog by the ears is he who meddles in a quarrel not his own.
 prv:26.18   Like a crazed archer scattering firebrands and deadly arrows
 prv:26.19   Is the man who deceives his neighbor, and then says, "I was only joking."
 prv:26.20   For lack of wood, the fire dies out; and when there is no talebearer, strife subsides.
 prv:26.21   What a bellows is to live coals, what wood is to fire, such is a contentious man in enkindling strife.
 prv:26.22   The words of a talebearer are like dainty morsels that sink into one's inmost being.
 prv:26.23   Like a glazed finish on earthenware are smooth lips with a wicked heart.
 prv:26.24   With his lips an enemy pretends, but in his inmost being he maintains deceit;
 prv:26.25   When he speaks graciously, trust him not, for seven abominations are in his heart.
 prv:26.26   A man may conceal hatred under dissimulation, but his malice will be revealed in the assembly.
 prv:26.27   He who digs a pit falls into it; and a stone comes back upon him who rolls it.
 prv:26.28   The lying tongue is its owner's enemy, and the flattering mouth works ruin.
   
 prv:27.1.   Boast not of tomorrow, for you know not what any day may bring forth.
 prv:27.2.   Let another praise you--not your own mouth; Someone else--not your own lips.
 prv:27.3.   Stone is heavy, and sand a burden, but a fool's provocation is heavier than both.
 prv:27.4.   Anger is relentless, and wrath overwhelming-- but before jealousy who can stand?
 prv:27.5.   Better is an open rebuke than a love that remains hidden.
 prv:27.6.   Wounds from a friend may be accepted as well meant, but the greetings of an enemy one prays against.
 prv:27.7.   One who is full, tramples on virgin honey; but to the man who is hungry, any bitter thing is sweet.
 prv:27.8.   Like a bird that is far from its nest is a man who is far from his home.
 prv:27.9.   Perfume and incense gladden the heart, but by grief the soul is torn asunder.
 prv:27.10   Your own friend and your father's friend forsake not; but if ruin befalls you, enter not a kinsman's house. Better is a neighbor near at hand than a brother far away.
 prv:27.11   If you are wise, my son, you will gladden my heart, and I will be able to rebut him who tuants me.
 prv:27.12   The shrewd man perceives evil and hides; simpletons continue on and suffer the penalty.
 prv:27.13   Take his garment who becomes surety for another, and for the sake of a stranger, yield it up!
 prv:27.14   When one greets his neighbor with a loud voice in the early morning, a curse can be laid to his charge.
 prv:27.15   For a persistent leak on a rainy day the match is a quarrelsome woman.
 prv:27.16   He who keeps her stores up a stormwind; he cannot tell north from south.
 prv:27.17   As iron sharpens iron, so man sharpens his fellow man.
 prv:27.18   He who tends a fig tree eats its fruit, and he who is attentive to his master will be enriched.
 prv:27.19   As one face differs from another, so does one human heart from another.
 prv:27.20   The nether world and the abyss are never satisfied; so too the eyes of men.
 prv:27.21   As the crucible tests silver and the furnace gold, so a man is tested by the praise he receives.
 prv:27.22   Though you should pound the fool to bits with the pestle, amid the grits in a mortar, his folly would not go out of him.
 prv:27.23   Take good care of your flocks, give careful attention to your herds;
 prv:27.24   For wealth lasts not forever, nor even a crown from age to age.
 prv:27.25   When the grass is taken away and the aftergrowth appears, and the mountain greens are gathered in,
 prv:27.26   The lambs will provide you with clothing, and the goats will bring the price of a field,
 prv:27.27   And there will be ample goat's milk to supply you, to supply your household, and maintenance for your maidens.
   
 prv:28.1    The wicked man flees although no one pursues him; but the just man, like a lion, feels sure of himself.
 prv:28.2    If a land is rebellious, its princes will be many; but with a prudent man it knows security.
 prv:28.3    A rich man who oppresses the poor is like a devastating rain that leaves no food.
 prv:28.4    Those who abandon the law praise the wicked man, but those who keep the law war against him.
 prv:28.5    Evil men understand nothing of justice, but those who seek the LORD understand all.
 prv:28.6    Better a poor man who walks in his integrity than he who is crooked in his ways and rich.
 prv:28.7    He who keeps the law is a wise son, but the gluttons' companion disgraces his father.
 prv:28.8    He who increases his wealth by interest and overcharge gathers it for him who is kind to the poor.
 prv:28.9    When one turns away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer is an abomination.
 prv:28.10   He who seduces the upright into an evil way will himself fall into his own pit. (And blameless men will gain prosperity.)
 prv:28.11   The rich man is wise in his own eyes, but a poor man who is intelligent sees through him.
 prv:28.12   When the just are triumphant, there is great jubilation; but when the wicked gain preeminence, people hide.
 prv:28.13   He who conceals his sins prospers not, but he who confesses and forsakes them obtains mercy.
 prv:28.14   Happy the man who is always on his guard; but he who hardens his heart will fall into evil.
 prv:28.15   Like a roaring lion or a ravenous bear is a wicked ruler over a poor people.
 prv:28.16   The less prudent the prince, the more his deeds oppress. He who hates ill-gotten gain prolongs his days.
 prv:28.17   Though a man burdened with human blood were to flee to the grave, none should support him.
 prv:28.18   He who walks uprightly is safe, but he whose ways are crooked falls into the pit.
 prv:28.19   He who cultivates his land will have plenty of food, but from idle pursuits a man has his fill of poverty.
 prv:28.20   The trustworthy man will be richly blessed; he who is in haste to grow rich will not go unpunished.
 prv:28.21   To show partiality is never good: for even a morsel of bread a man may do wrong.
 prv:28.22   The avaricious man is perturbed about his wealth, and he knows not when want will come upon him.
 prv:28.23   He who rebukes a man gets more thanks in the end than one with a flattering tongue.
 prv:28.24   He who defrauds father or mother and calls it no sin, is a partner of the brigand.
 prv:28.25   The greedy man stirs up disputes, but he who trusts in the LORD will prosper.
 prv:28.26   He who trusts in himself is a fool, but he who walks in wisdom is safe.
 prv:28.27   He who gives to the poor suffers no want, but he who ignores them gets many a curse.
 prv:28.28   When the wicked gain pre-eminence, other men hide; but at their fall the just flourish.
   
 prv:28.1    The man who remains stiff-necked and hates rebuke will be crushed suddenly beyond cure.
 prv:28.2    When the just prevail, the people rejoice; but when the wicked rule, the people groan.
 prv:28.3    He who loves wisdom makes his father glad, but he who consorts with harlots squanders his wealth.
 prv:28.4    By justice a king gives stability to the land; but he who imposes heavy taxes ruins it.
 prv:28.5    The man who flatters his neighbor is spreading a net under his feet.
 prv:28.6    The wicked man steps into a snare, but the just man runs on joyfully.
 prv:28.7    The just man has a care for the rights of the poor; the wicked man has no such concern.
 prv:28.8    Arrogant men set the city ablaze, but wise men calm the fury.
 prv:28.9    If a wise man disputes with a fool, he may rage or laugh but can have no peace.
 prv:28.10   Bloodthirsty men hate the honest man, but the upright show concern for his life.
 prv:28.11   The fool gives vent to all his anger; but by biding his time, the wise man calms it.
 prv:28.12   If a ruler listens to lying words, his servants all become wicked.
 prv:28.13   The poor and the oppressor have a common bond: the LORD gives light to the eyes of both.
 prv:28.14   If a king is zealous for the rights of the poor, his throne stands firm forever.
 prv:28.15   The rod of correction gives wisdom, but a boy left to his whims disgraces his mother.
 prv:28.16   When the wicked prevail, crime increases; but their downfall the just will behold.
 prv:28.17   Correct your son, and he will bring you comfort, and give delight to your soul.
 prv:28.18   Without prophecy the people become demoralized; but happy is he who keeps the law.
 prv:28.19   By words no servant can be trained; for he understands what is said, but obeys not.
 prv:28.20   Do you see a man hasty in his words? More can be hoped for from a fool!
 prv:28.21   If a man pampers his servant from childhood, he will turn out to be stubborn.
 prv:28.22   An ill-tempered man stirs up disputes, and a hotheaded man is the cause of many sins.
 prv:28.23   Man's pride causes his humiliation, but he who is humble of spirit obtains honor.
 prv:28.24   The accomplice of a thief is his own enemy: he hears himself put under a curse, yet discloses nothing.
 prv:28.25   The fear of man brings a snare, but he who trusts in the LORD is safe.
 prv:28.26   Many curry favor with the ruler, but the rights of each are from the LORD.
 prv:28.27   The evildoer is an abomination to the just, and he who walks uprightly is an abomination to the wicked.
   
 prv:30.1.   The words of Agur, son of Jakeh the Massaite: The pronouncement of mortal man: "I am not God; I am not God, that I should prevail.
 prv:30.2.   Why, I am the most stupid of men, and have not even human intelligence;
 prv:30.3.   Neither have I learned wisdom, nor have I the knowledge of the Holy One.
 prv:30.4.   Who has gone up to heaven and come down again-- who has cupped the wind in his hands? Who has bound up the waters in a cloak-- who has marked out all the ends of the earth? What is his name, what is his son's name, if you know it?"
 prv:30.5.   Every word of God is tested; he is a shield to those who take refuge in him.
 prv:30.6.   Add nothing to his words, lest he reprove you, and you be exposed as a deceiver.
 prv:30.7.   Two things I ask of you, deny them not to me before I die:
 prv:30.8.   Put falsehood and lying far from me, give me neither poverty nor riches; (provide me only with the food I need;)
 prv:30.9.   Lest, being full, I deny you, saying, "Who is the LORD?" Or, being in want, I steal, and profane the name of my God.
 prv:30.10   Slander not a servant to his master, lest he curse you, and you have to pay the penalty.
 prv:30.11   There is a group of people that curses its father, and blesses not its mother.
 prv:30.12   There is a group that is pure in its own eyes, yet is not purged of its filth.
 prv:30.13   There is a group--how haughty their eyes! how overbearing their glance!
 prv:30.14   There is a group whose incisors are swords, whose teeth are knives, Devouring the needy from the earth, and the poor from among men.
 prv:30.15   The two daughters of the leech are, "Give, Give." Three things are never satisfied, four never say, "Enough!"
 prv:30.16   The nether world, and the barren womb; the earth, that is never saturated with water, and fire, that never says, "Enough!"
 prv:30.17   The eye that mocks a father, or scorns an aged mother, Will be plucked out by the ravens in the valley; the young eagles will devour it.
 prv:30.18   Three things are too wonderful for me, yes, four I cannot understand:
 prv:30.19   The way of an eagle in the air, the way of a serpent upon a rock, The way of a ship on the high seas, and the way of a man with a maiden.
 prv:30.20   Such is the way of an adulterous woman: she eats, wipes her mouth, and says, "I have done no wrong."
 prv:30.21   Under three things the earth trembles, yes, under four it cannot bear up:
 prv:30.22   Under a slave when he becomes king, and a fool when he is glutted with food;
 prv:30.23   Under an odious woman when she is wed, and a maidservant when she displaces her mistress.
 prv:30.24   Four things are among the smallest on the earth, and yet are exceedingly wise:
 prv:30.25   Ants--a species not strong, yet they store up their food in the summer;
 prv:30.26   Rock-badgers--a species not mighty, yet they make their home in the crags;
 prv:30.27   Locusts--they have no king, yet they migrate all in array;
 prv:30.28   Lizards--you can catch them with your hands, yet they find their way into king's palaces.
 prv:30.29   Three things are stately in their stride, yes, four are stately in their carriage:
 prv:30.30   The lion, mightiest of beasts, who retreats before nothing;
 prv:30.31   The strutting cock, and the he-goat, and the king at the head of his people.
 prv:30.32   If you have foolishly been proud or presumptuous--put your hand on your mouth;
 prv:30.33   For the stirring of milk brings forth curds, and the stirring of anger brings forth blood.
   
 prv:31.1    The words of Lemuel, king of Massa. The advice which his mother gave him:
 prv:31.2    What, my son, my first-born! what, O son of my womb; what, O son of my vows!
 prv:31.3    Give not your vigor to women, nor your strength to those who ruin kings.
 prv:31.4    It is not for kings, O Lemuel, not for kings to drink wine; strong drink is not for princes!
 prv:31.5    Lest in drinking they forget what the law decrees, and violate the rights of all who are in need.
 prv:31.6    Give strong drink to one who is perishing, and wine to the sorely depressed;
 prv:31.7    When they drink, they will forget their misery, and think no more of their burdens.
 prv:31.8    Open your mouth in behalf of the dumb, and for the rights of the destitute;
 prv:31.9    Open your mouth, decree what is just, defend the needy and the poor!
 prv:31.10   When one finds a worthy wife, her value is far beyond pearls.
 prv:31.11   Her husband, entrusting his heart to her, has an unfailing prize.
 prv:31.12   She brings him good, and not evil, all the days of her life.
 prv:31.13   She obtains wool and flax and makes cloth with skillful hands.
 prv:31.14   Like merchant ships, she secures her provisions from afar.
 prv:31.15   She rises while it is still night, and distributes food to her household.
 prv:31.16   She picks out a field to purchase; out of her earnings she plants a vineyard.
 prv:31.17   She is girt about with strength, and sturdy are her arms.
 prv:31.18   She enjoys the success of her dealings; at night her lamp is undimmed.
 prv:31.19   She puts her hands to the distaff, and her fingers ply the spindle.
 prv:31.20   She reaches out her hands to the poor, and extends her arms to the needy.
 prv:31.21   She fears not the snow for her household; all her charges are doubly clothed.
 prv:31.22   She makes her own coverlets; fine linen and purple are her clothing.
 prv:31.23   Her husband is prominent at the city gates as he sits with the elders of the land.
 prv:31.24   She makes garments and sells them, and stocks the merchants with belts.
 prv:31.25   She is clothed with strength and dignity, and she laughs at the days to come.
 prv:31.26   She opens her mouth in wisdom, and on her tongue is kindly counsel.
 prv:31.27   She watches the conduct of her household, and eats not her food in idleness.
 prv:31.28   Her children rise up and praise her; her husband, too, extols her:
 prv:31.29   "Many are the women of proven worth, but you have excelled them all."
 prv:31.30   Charm is deceptive and beauty fleeting; the woman who fears the LORD is to be praised.
 prv:31.31   Give her a reward of her labors, and let her works praise her at the city gates. [end of Proverbs]

