| 1 | A wise child loves discipline, but a scoffer does not listen to rebuke. |
| 2 | From the fruit of their words good persons eat good things, but the desire of the treacherous is for wrongdoing. |
| 3 | Those who guard their mouths preserve their lives; those who open wide their lips come to ruin. |
| 4 | The appetite of the lazy craves, and gets nothing, while the appetite of the diligent is richly supplied. |
| 5 | The righteous hate falsehood, but the wicked act shamefully and disgracefully. |
| 6 | Righteousness guards one whose way is upright, but sin overthrows the wicked. |
| 7 | Some pretend to be rich, yet have nothing; others pretend to be poor, yet have great wealth. |
| 8 | Wealth is a ransom for a person’s life, but the poor get no threats. |
| 9 | The light of the righteous rejoices, but the lamp of the wicked goes out. |
| 10 | By insolence the heedless make strife, but wisdom is with those who take advice. |
| 11 | Wealth hastily gotten will dwindle, but those who gather little by little will increase it. |
| 12 | Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a desire fulfilled is a tree of life. |
| 13 | Those who despise the word bring destruction on themselves, but those who respect the commandment will be rewarded. |
| 14 | The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, so that one may avoid the snares of death. |
| 15 | Good sense wins favor, but the way of the faithless is their ruin. |
| 16 | The clever do all things intelligently, but the fool displays folly. |
| 17 | A bad messenger brings trouble, but a faithful envoy, healing. |
| 18 | Poverty and disgrace are for the one who ignores instruction, but one who heeds reproof is honored. |
| 19 | A desire realized is sweet to the soul, but to turn away from evil is an abomination to fools. |
| 20 | Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise, but the companion of fools suffers harm. |
| 21 | Misfortune pursues sinners, but prosperity rewards the righteous. |
| 22 | The good leave an inheritance to their children’s children, but the sinner’s wealth is laid up for the righteous. |
| 23 | The field of the poor may yield much food, but it is swept away through injustice. |
| 24 | Those who spare the rod hate their children, but those who love them are diligent to discipline them. |
| 25 | The righteous have enough to satisfy their appetite, but the belly of the wicked is empty. |