1A wise <02450> son <01121> accepts his father’s <01> discipline <04148>, but a scoffer <03887> does not <03808> listen <08085> to rebuke <01606>.
2From the fruit <06529> of his speech <06310> a person <0376> eats <0398> good <02896> things, but the faithless <0898> desire <05315> the fruit of violence <02555>.
3The one who guards <05341> his words <06310> guards <08104> his life <05315>, but whoever is talkative <08193> <06589> will come to ruin <04288>.
4The appetite <05315> of the sluggard <06102> craves <0183> but gets nothing <0369>, but the desire <05315> of the diligent <02742> will be abundantly satisfied <01878>.
5The righteous <06662> person hates <08130> anything <01697> false <08267>, but the wicked person <07563> acts in shameful <0887> disgrace <02659>.
6Righteousness <06666> guards <05341> the one who lives with integrity <01870> <08537>, but wickedness <07564> overthrows <05557> the sinner <02403>.
7There is <03426> one who pretends to be rich <06238> and yet has nothing <0369>; another <03605> pretends to be poor <07326> and yet possesses great <07227> wealth <01952>.
8The ransom <03724> of a person’s <0376> life <05315> is his wealth <06239>, but the poor <07326> person hears <08085> no <03808> threat <01606>.
9The light <0216> of the righteous <06662> shines brightly <08055>, but the lamp <05216> of the wicked <07563> goes out <01846>.
10With pride <02087> comes only <07535> contention <04683>, but wisdom <02451> is with <0854> the well-advised <03289>.
11Wealth <01952> gained quickly <01892> will dwindle away <04591>, but the one who gathers <06908> it little by little <03027> will become rich <07235>.
12Hope <08431> deferred <04900> makes the heart <03820> sick <02470>, but a longing <08378> fulfilled <0935> is like a tree <06086> of life <02416>.
13The one who despises <0936> instruction <01697> will pay the penalty <02254>, but whoever esteems <03373> instruction <04687> will be rewarded <07999>.
14Instruction <08451> from the wise <02450> is like a life-giving <02416> fountain <04726>, to turn <05493> a person from deadly <04194> snares <04170>.
15Keen <02896> insight <07922> wins <05414> favor <02580>, but the conduct <01870> of the unfaithful <0898> is harsh <0386>.
16Every <03605> shrewd <06175> person acts <06213> with knowledge <01847>, but a fool <03684> displays <06566> his folly <0200>.
17An unreliable <07563> messenger <04397> falls <05307> into trouble <07451>, but a faithful <0529> envoy <06735> brings healing <04832>.
18The one who neglects <06544> discipline <04148> ends up in poverty <07389> and shame <07036>, but the one who accepts <08104> reproof <08433> is honored <03513>.
19A desire <08378> fulfilled <01961> is sweet <06149> to the soul <05315>, but fools <03684> abhor <08441> turning away <05493> from evil <07451>.
20The one who associates <01980> with <0854> the wise <02450> grows wise <02449>, but a companion <07462> of fools <03684> suffers harm <07321>.
21Calamity <07451> pursues <07291> sinners <02400>, but prosperity <02896> rewards <07999> the righteous <06662>.
22A benevolent <02896> person leaves an inheritance <05157> for his grandchildren <01121> <01121>, but the wealth <02428> of a sinner <02398> is stored up <06845> for the righteous <06662>.
23There is abundant <07230> food <0400> in the field <05215> of the poor <07326>, but it is <03426> swept away <05595> by injustice <04941> <03808>.
24The one who spares <02820> his rod <07626> hates <08130> his child <01121>, but the one who loves <0157> his child is diligent <07836> in disciplining <04148> him.
25The righteous <06662> has enough food <0398> to satisfy <07648> his appetite <05315>, but the belly <0990> of the wicked <07563> lacks <02637> food.