^{1 Ref} Balances of deceit `are' an abomination to Jehovah, And a perfect weight `is' His delight.

^{2 Ref} Pride hath come, and shame cometh, And with the lowly `is' wisdom.

^{3 Ref} The integrity of the upright leadeth them, And the perverseness of the treacherous destroyeth them.

^{4 Ref} Wealth profiteth not in a day of wrath, And righteousness delivereth from death.

^{5 Ref} The righteousness of the perfect maketh right his way, And by his wickedness doth the wicked fall.

^{6 Ref} The righteousness of the upright delivereth them, And in mischief the treacherous are captured.

^{7 Ref} In the death of a wicked man, hope perisheth, And the expectation of the iniquitous hath been lost.

^{8 Ref} The righteous from distress is drawn out, And the wicked goeth in instead of him.

^{9 Ref} With the mouth a hypocrite corrupteth his friend, And by knowledge the righteous are drawn out.

^{10 Ref} In the good of the righteous a city exulteth, And in the destruction of the wicked `is' singing.

^{11 Ref} By the blessing of the upright is a city exalted, And by the mouth of the wicked thrown down.

^{12 Ref} Whoso is despising his neighbour lacketh heart, And a man of understanding keepeth silence.

^{13 Ref} A busybody is revealing secret counsel, And the faithful of spirit is covering the matter.

^{14 Ref} Without counsels do a people fall, And deliverance `is' in a multitude of counsellors.

^{15 Ref} Evil `one' suffereth when he hath been surety `for' a stranger, And whoso is hating suretyship is confident.

^{16 Ref} A gracious woman retaineth honour, And terrible `men' retain riches.

^{17 Ref} A kind man is rewarding his own soul, And the fierce is troubling his own flesh.

^{18 Ref} The wicked is getting a lying wage, And whoso is sowing righteousness -- a true reward.

^{19 Ref} Rightly `is' righteousness for life, And whoso is pursuing evil -- for his own death.

^{20 Ref} An abomination to Jehovah `are' the perverse of heart, And the perfect of the way `are' His delight.

^{21 Ref} Hand to hand, the wicked is not acquitted, And the seed of the righteous hath escaped.

^{22 Ref} A ring of gold in the nose of a sow -- A fair woman and stubborn of behaviour.

^{23 Ref} The desire of the righteous `is' only good, The hope of the wicked `is' transgression.

^{24 Ref} There is who is scattering, and yet is increased, And who is keeping back from uprightness, only to want.

^{25 Ref} A liberal soul is made fat, And whoso is watering, he also is watered.

^{26 Ref} Whoso is withholding corn, the people execrate him, And a blessing `is' for the head of him who is selling.

^{27 Ref} Whoso is earnestly seeking good Seeketh a pleasing thing, And whoso is seeking evil -- it meeteth him.

^{28 Ref} Whoso is confident in his wealth he falleth, And as a leaf, the righteous flourish.

^{29 Ref} Whoso is troubling his own house inheriteth wind, And a servant `is' the fool to the wise of heart.

^{30 Ref} The fruit of the righteous `is' a tree of life, And whoso is taking souls `is' wise.

^{31 Ref} Lo, the righteous in the earth is recompensed, Surely also the wicked and the sinner!

^{1 Ref} Scales of deceit are hated by the Lord, but a true weight is his delight.

^{2 Ref} When pride comes, there comes shame, but wisdom is with the quiet in spirit.

^{3 Ref} The righteousness of the upright will be their guide, but the twisted ways of the false will be their destruction.

^{4 Ref} Wealth is of no profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness keeps a man safe from death.

^{5 Ref} The righteousness of the good man will make his way straight, but the sin of the evil-doer will be the cause of his fall.

^{6 Ref} The righteousness of the upright will be their salvation, but the false will themselves be taken in their evil designs.

^{7 Ref} At the death of an upright man his hope does not come to an end, but the hope of the evil-doer comes to destruction.

^{8 Ref} The upright man is taken out of trouble, and in his place comes the sinner.

^{9 Ref} With his mouth the evil man sends destruction on his neighbour; but through knowledge the upright are taken out of trouble.

^{10 Ref} When things go well for the upright man, all the town is glad; at the death of sinners, there are cries of joy.

^{11 Ref} By the blessing of the upright man the town is made great, but it is overturned by the mouth of the evil-doer.

^{12 Ref} He who has a poor opinion of his neighbour has no sense, but a wise man keeps quiet.

^{13 Ref} He who goes about talking of others makes secrets public, but the true-hearted man keeps things covered.

^{14 Ref} When there is no helping suggestion the people will have a fall, but with a number of wise guides they will be safe.

^{15 Ref} He who makes himself responsible for a strange man will undergo much loss; but the hater of such undertakings will be safe.

^{16 Ref} A woman who is full of grace is honoured, but a woman hating righteousness is a seat of shame: those hating work will undergo loss, but the strong keep their wealth.

^{17 Ref} The man who has mercy will be rewarded, but the cruel man is the cause of trouble to himself.

^{18 Ref} The sinner gets the payment of deceit; but his reward is certain who puts in the seed of righteousness.

^{19 Ref} So righteousness gives life; but he who goes after evil gets death for himself.

^{20 Ref} The uncontrolled are hated by the Lord, but those whose ways are without error are his delight

^{21 Ref} Certainly the evil-doer will not go free from punishment, but the seed of the upright man will be safe.

^{22 Ref} Like a ring of gold in the nose of a pig, is a beautiful woman who has no sense.

^{23 Ref} The desire of the upright man is only for good, but wrath is waiting for the evil-doer.

^{24 Ref} A man may give freely, and still his wealth will be increased; and another may keep back more than is right, but only comes to be in need.

^{25 Ref} He who gives blessing will be made fat, but the curser will himself be cursed.

^{26 Ref} He who keeps back grain will be cursed by the people; but a blessing will be on the head of him who lets them have it for a price.

^{27 Ref} He who, with all his heart, goes after what is good is searching for grace; but he who is looking for trouble will get it.

^{28 Ref} He who puts his faith in wealth will come to nothing; but the upright man will be full of growth like the green leaf.

^{29 Ref} The troubler of his house will have the wind for his heritage, and the foolish will be servant to the wise-hearted.

^{30 Ref} The fruit of righteousness is a tree of life, but violent behaviour takes away souls.

^{31 Ref} If the upright man is rewarded on earth, how much more the evil-doer and the sinner!