^{1 Ref} Wine `is' a scorner -- strong drink `is' noisy, And any going astray in it is not wise.

^{2 Ref} The fear of a king `is' a growl as of a young lion, He who is causing him to be wroth is wronging his soul.

^{3 Ref} An honour to a man is cessation from strife, And every fool intermeddleth.

^{4 Ref} Because of winter the slothful plougheth not, He asketh in harvest, and there is nothing.

^{5 Ref} Counsel in the heart of a man `is' deep water, And a man of understanding draweth it up.

^{6 Ref} A multitude of men proclaim each his kindness, And a man of stedfastness who doth find?

^{7 Ref} The righteous is walking habitually in his integrity, O the happiness of his sons after him!

^{8 Ref} A king sitting on a throne of judgment, Is scattering with his eyes all evil,

^{9 Ref} Who saith, `I have purified my heart, I have been cleansed from my sin?'

^{10 Ref} A stone and a stone, an ephah and an ephah, Even both of them `are' an abomination to Jehovah.

^{11 Ref} Even by his actions a youth maketh himself known, Whether his work be pure or upright.

^{12 Ref} A hearing ear, and a seeing eye, Jehovah hath made even both of them.

^{13 Ref} Love not sleep, lest thou become poor, Open thine eyes -- be satisfied `with' bread.

^{14 Ref} `Bad, bad,' saith the buyer, And going his way then he boasteth himself.

^{15 Ref} Substance, gold, and a multitude of rubies, Yea, a precious vessel, `are' lips of knowledge.

^{16 Ref} Take his garment when a stranger hath been surety, And for strangers pledge it.

^{17 Ref} Sweet to a man `is' the bread of falsehood, And afterwards is his mouth filled `with' gravel.

^{18 Ref} Purposes by counsel thou dost establish, And with plans make thou war.

^{19 Ref} A revealer of secret counsels is the busybody, And for a deceiver `with' his lips make not thyself surety.

^{20 Ref} Whoso is vilifying his father and his mother, Extinguished is his lamp in blackness of darkness.

^{21 Ref} An inheritance gotten wrongly at first, Even its latter end is not blessed.

^{22 Ref} Do not say, `I recompense evil,' Wait for Jehovah, and He delivereth thee.

^{23 Ref} An abomination to Jehovah `are' a stone and a stone, And balances of deceit `are' not good.

^{24 Ref} From Jehovah `are' the steps of a man, And man -- how understandeth he his way?

^{25 Ref} A snare to a man `is' he hath swallowed a holy thing, And after vows to make inquiry.

^{26 Ref} A wise king is scattering the wicked, And turneth back on them the wheel.

^{27 Ref} The breath of man `is' a lamp of Jehovah, Searching all the inner parts of the heart.

^{28 Ref} Kindness and truth keep a king, And he hath supported by kindness his throne.

^{29 Ref} The beauty of young men is their strength, And the honour of old men is grey hairs.

^{30 Ref} The bandages of a wound thou removest with the evil, Also the plagues of the inner parts of the heart!