1 Every wise woman has built her house, || And the foolish breaks it down with her hands.10 The heart knows its own bitterness, || And a stranger does not interfere with its joy.11 The house of the wicked is destroyed, || And the tent of the upright flourishes.12 There is a way—right before a man, || And its latter end [are] ways of death.13 Even in laughter is the heart pained, || And the latter end of joy [is] affliction.14 The backslider in heart is filled from his ways, || And a good man—from his fruits.15 The simple gives credence to everything, || And the prudent attends to his step.16 The wise is fearing and turning from evil, || And a fool is transgressing and is confident.17 Whoever is short of temper does folly, || And a man of wicked schemes is hated.18 The simple have inherited folly, || And the prudent are crowned [with] knowledge.19 The evil have bowed down before the good, || And the wicked at the gates of the righteous.2 Whoever is walking in his uprightness is fearing YHWH, || And the perverted is despising Him [in] his ways.20 The poor is hated even of his neighbor, || And those loving the rich [are] many.21 Whoever is despising his neighbor sins, || Whoever is favoring the humble, || O his blessedness.22 Do they who are devising evil not err? And kindness and truth [are] to those devising good,23 In all labor there is advantage, || And a thing of the lips [is] only to want.24 The crown of the wise is their wealth, || The folly of fools [is] folly.25 A true witness is delivering souls, || And a deceitful one breathes out lies.26 Strong confidence [is] in the fear of YHWH, || And there is a refuge to His sons.27 The fear of YHWH [is] a fountain of life, || To turn aside from snares of death.28 The honor of a king [is] in the multitude of a people, || And the ruin of a prince in lack of people.29 Whoever is slow to anger [is] of great understanding, || And whoever is short in temper is exalting folly.3 A rod of pride [is] in the mouth of a fool, || And the lips of the wise preserve them.30 A healed heart [is] life to the flesh, || And rottenness to the bones [is] envy.31 An oppressor of the poor reproaches his Maker, || And whoever is honoring Him || Is favoring the needy.32 The wicked is driven away in his wickedness, || And the righteous [is] trustful in his death.33 Wisdom rests in the heart of the intelligent. And it is known in the midst of fools.34 Righteousness exalts a nation, || And the righteousness of peoples [is] a sin-offering.35 The favor of a king [is] to a wise servant, || And one causing shame is an object of his wrath!4 Without oxen a stall [is] clean, || And great [is] the increase by the power of the ox.5 A faithful witness does not lie, || And a false witness breathes out lies.6 A scorner has sought wisdom, and it is not, || And knowledge [is] easy to the intelligent.7 Go from before a foolish man, || Or you have not known the lips of knowledge.8 The wisdom of the prudent [is] to understand his way, || And the folly of fools [is] deceit.9 Fools mock at a guilt-offering, || And among the upright—a pleasing thing.