| 1 | A good name is to be chosen rather than great riches, and favor is better than silver or gold. |
| 2 | The rich and the poor have this in common: the LORD is the maker of them all. |
| 3 | The clever see danger and hide; but the simple go on, and suffer for it. |
| 4 | The reward for humility and fear of the LORD is riches and honor and life. |
| 5 | Thorns and snares are in the way of the perverse; the cautious will keep far from them. |
| 6 | Train children in the right way, and when old, they will not stray. |
| 7 | The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is the slave of the lender. |
| 8 | Whoever sows injustice will reap calamity, and the rod of anger will fail. |
| 9 | Those who are generous are blessed, for they share their bread with the poor. |
| 10 | Drive out a scoffer, and strife goes out; quarreling and abuse will cease. |
| 11 | Those who love a pure heart and are gracious in speech will have the king as a friend. |
| 12 | The eyes of the LORD keep watch over knowledge, but he overthrows the words of the faithless. |
| 13 | The lazy person says, “There is a lion outside! I shall be killed in the streets!” |
| 14 | The mouth of a loose woman is a deep pit; he with whom the LORD is angry falls into it. |
| 15 | Folly is bound up in the heart of a boy, but the rod of discipline drives it far away. |
| 16 | Oppressing the poor in order to enrich oneself, and giving to the rich, will lead only to loss. |
| 17 | The words of the wise: Incline your ear and hear my words, and apply your mind to my teaching; |
| 18 | for it will be pleasant if you keep them within you, if all of them are ready on your lips. |
| 19 | So that your trust may be in the LORD, I have made them known to you today — yes, to you. |
| 20 | Have I not written for you thirty sayings of admonition and knowledge, |
| 21 | to show you what is right and true, so that you may give a true answer to those who sent you? |
| 22 | Do not rob the poor because they are poor, or crush the afflicted at the gate; |
| 23 | for the LORD pleads their cause and despoils of life those who despoil them. |
| 24 | Make no friends with those given to anger, and do not associate with hotheads, |
| 25 | or you may learn their ways and entangle yourself in a snare. |
| 26 | Do not be one of those who give pledges, who become surety for debts. |
| 27 | If you have nothing with which to pay, why should your bed be taken from under you? |
| 28 | Do not remove the ancient landmark that your ancestors set up. |
| 29 | Do you see those who are skillful in their work? They will serve kings; they will not serve common people. |
