1 A wise sonaccepts hisfather’s discipline,But a scoffer does not listen to rebuke.
2 From the fruit of a man’s mouth he eats what is good,But the soul of the treacherousdesiresviolence.
3 The one who guards his mouth keeps his soul;The one who opens wide his lips 13:3 Lit ruin is his comesto ruin.
4 The soul of the sluggard craves andgetsnothing,But the soul of the diligent is enriched.
5 A righteous man hates a lying word,But a wicked man 13:5Lit causes a bad odor and causes shame acts odiously and is humiliated.
6 Righteousness guards the 13:6Lit blamelessness of way one whose way is blameless,But wickedness subverts the 13:6Lit sin sinner.
7 There is one who pretends to be rich, but has nothing;Another 13:7Lit impoverishes himself pretends to be poor, but has great wealth.
8 The ransom of a man’s life is his wealth,But the poor hears no rebuke.
9 The light of the righteous is glad,But the lamp of the wicked goes out.
10 With arrogance 13:10 Lit gives comes only quarreling,But with those who receive counsel is wisdom.
11 Wealthobtainedfrom empty effort dwindles,But the one who gathers 13:11 Or gradually withhishand abounds.
12 13:12 Lit Expectation Hope deferred makes the heart sick,But desire 13:12 Lit coming fulfilled is a tree of life.
13 The one who despises the word will be 13:13Lit pledged to it in debt to it,But the one who fears the commandment will be rewarded.
14 The 13:14 Or law instruction of the wise is a fountain of life,To turn aside from the snares of death.
15 Good insight gives grace,But the way of the treacherous is 13:15Lit constant unrelenting.
16 Every prudent man acts with knowledge,But a fool spreads out folly.
17 A wicked messenger falls into evil,But a faithful envoybringshealing.
18 Poverty and disgracecometo him who neglects 13:18Or instruction discipline,But he who keeps reproof will be honored.
19 Desire realized is pleasant to the soul,But it is an abomination to fools to turn away from evil.
20 He who walks with the wise will be wise,But the friend of fools will suffer harm.
21 Evil pursues sinners,But the righteous are repaid with good.
22 A good man leaves an inheritance to his 13:22 Lit sons’ sons children’s children,And the wealth of the sinner is stored up for the righteous.
23 Abundant foodis inthe fallow ground of the poor,But 13:23Lit there is what is swept it is swept away by injustice.
24 He who holds back his 13:24Correction, discipline rod hates his son,But he who loves him 13:24Lit seeks him earnestly with discipline disciplines him diligently.
25 The righteous eats to the satisfaction of his soul,But the stomach of the wicked lacks.