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[1] The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father; but a foolish son is the grief of his mother.
[2] Treasures of wickedness profit nothing; but righteousness delivereth from death.
[3] 𐤉𐤇𐤅𐤇 will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish; but He thrusteth away the desire of the wicked.
[4] He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand; but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
[5] A wise son gathereth in summer; but a son that doeth shamefully sleepeth in harvest.
[6] Blessings are upon the head of the righteous; but the mouth of the wicked concealeth violence.
[7] The memory of the righteous shall be for a blessing; but the name of the wicked shall rot.
[8] The wise in heart wil receive commandments; but a prating fool shall fall.
[9] He that walketh uprightly walketh securely; but he that perverteth his ways shall be found out.
[10] He that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow; and a prating fool shall fall.
[11] The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life; but the mouth of the wicked concealeth violence.
[12] Hatred stirreth up strifes; but love covereth all transgressions.
[13] In the lips of him that hath discernment wisdom is found; but a rod is for the back of him that is v understanding.
[14] Wise men lay up knowledge; but the mouth of the foolish is an imminent ruin.
[15] The rich man's wealth is his strong city; the ruin of the poor is their poverty.
[16] The wages of the righteous is life; the increase of the wicked is sin.
[17] He is in the way of life that heedeth instruction; but he that forsaketh reproof erreth.
[18] He that hideth hatred is of lying lips; and he that uttereth a slander is a fool.
[19] In the multitude of words there wanteth not transgression; but he the refraineth his lips is wise.
[20] The tongue of the righteous is as choice silver; the heart of the wicked is little worth.
[21] The lips of the righteous feed many; but the foolish die for want of understanding.
[22] The blessing of 𐤉𐤇𐤅𐤇, it maketh rich, and toil addeth nothing thereto.
[23] It is as sport to a fool to do wickedness, and so is wisdom to a man of discernment.
[24] The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him; and the desire of the righteous shall be granted.
[25] When the whirlwind passeth, the wicked is no more; but the righteous is an everlasting foundation.
[26] As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that send him.
[27] The fear of 𐤉𐤇𐤅𐤇 prolongeth days; but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.
[28] The hope of the righteous is gladness; but the expectation of the wicked shall perish.
[29] The way of 𐤉𐤇𐤅𐤇 is a stronghold to the upright, but ruin to the workers of iniquity.
[30] The righteous shall never be moved; but the wicked shall not inhabit the land.
[31] The mouth of the righteous buddeth with wisdom; but the froward tongue shall be cut off.
[32] The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable; but the mouth of the wicked is all frowardness.
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