| 1 | Happy are those who do not blunder with their lips, and need not suffer remorse for sin. |
| 2 | Happy are those whose hearts do not condemn them, and who have not given up their hope. |
| 3 | Riches are inappropriate for a small-minded person; and of what use is wealth to a miser? |
| 4 | What he denies himself he collects for others; and others will live in luxury on his goods. |
| 5 | If one is mean to himself, to whom will he be generous? He will not enjoy his own riches. |
| 6 | No one is worse than one who is grudging to himself; this is the punishment for his meanness. |
| 7 | If ever he does good, it is by mistake; and in the end he reveals his meanness. |
| 8 | The miser is an evil person; he turns away and disregards people. |
| 9 | The eye of the greedy person is not satisfied with his share; greedy injustice withers the soul. |
| 10 | A miser begrudges bread, and it is lacking at his table. |
| 11 | My child, treat yourself well, according to your means, and present worthy offerings to the Lord. |
| 12 | Remember that death does not tarry, and the decree of Hades has not been shown to you. |
| 13 | Do good to friends before you die, and reach out and give to them as much as you can. |
| 14 | Do not deprive yourself of a day’s enjoyment; do not let your share of desired good pass by you. |
| 15 | Will you not leave the fruit of your labors to another, and what you acquired by toil to be divided by lot? |
| 16 | Give, and take, and indulge yourself, because in Hades one cannot look for luxury. |
| 17 | All living beings become old like a garment, for the decree from of old is, “You must die!” |
| 18 | Like abundant leaves on a spreading tree that sheds some and puts forth others, so are the generations of flesh and blood: one dies and another is born. |
| 19 | Every work decays and ceases to exist, and the one who made it will pass away with it. |
| 20 | Happy is the person who meditates on wisdom and reasons intelligently, |
| 21 | who reflects in his heart on her ways and ponders her secrets, |
| 22 | pursuing her like a hunter, and lying in wait on her paths; |
| 23 | who peers through her windows and listens at her doors; |
| 24 | who camps near her house and fastens his tent peg to her walls; |
| 25 | who pitches his tent near her, and so occupies an excellent lodging place; |
| 26 | who places his children under her shelter, and lodges under her boughs; |
| 27 | who is sheltered by her from the heat, and dwells in the midst of her glory. |
