1
Every wise ishah builds her house, but the foolish one tears it down with her own hands.
2
The one who walks in uprightness fears Yahuah, but the one crooked in his ways despises Him.
3
In the mouth of the fool is a rod of pride, but the lips of the wise shall guard them.
4
Where there are no oxen, the manger is clean, but abundant increase comes by the strength of the ox.
5
A faithful witness does not lie, but a false witness breathes out lies.
6
A scoffer seeks wisdom and does not find it, but knowledge is easy to the discerning.
7
Go from before a foolish ish, for you shall not know lips of knowledge there.
8
The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way, but the foolishness of fools is deceit.
9
Fools mock at guilt, but among the upright is favor.
10
The heart knows its own bitterness, and with its joy no stranger shall mingle.
11
The house of the wicked shall be destroyed, but the tent of the upright shall flourish.
12
There is a way that is straight in the eyes of an ish, but its end is the ways of death.
13
Even in laughter the heart may ache, and the end of joy may be grief.
14
The one turning back in heart shall be filled from his own ways, and a good ish from what is within him.
15
The simple believes every word, but the prudent considers his steps.
16
The wise fears and turns away from evil, but the fool rages and is confident.
17
The one quick to anger acts foolishly, and an ish of wicked schemes is hated.
18
The simple inherit foolishness, but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
19
The evil bow before the good, and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
20
The poor is hated even by his neighbor, but many are the friends of the rich.
21
The one who despises his neighbor sins, but the one who shows favor to the afflicted is blessed.
22
Do they not wander, those who devise evil? But Covenant-Faithfulness and truth belong to those who devise good.
23
In all labor there is profit, but mere talk of the lips leads only to lack.
24
The crown of the wise is their wealth, but the foolishness of fools is foolishness.
25
A truthful witness delivers beings, but one who breathes out lies is deceit.
26
In the fear of Yahuah is strong confidence, and His sons shall have a refuge.
27
The fear of Yahuah is a fountain of life, to turn away from the snares of death.
28
In the multitude of a people is the glory of a king, but in the lack of people is the ruin of a ruler.
29
The one slow to anger has great understanding, but the one hasty in ruach exalts foolishness.
30
A tranquil heart is life to the flesh, but jealousy is decay to the bones.
31
The one who oppresses the poor reproaches his Maker, but the one who honors Him shows favor to the needy.
32
In his evil the wicked is driven away, but the righteous has refuge even in his death.
33
Wisdom rests in the heart of the discerning, but what is within fools is made known.
34
Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a reproach to peoples.
35
The favor of a king is toward a servant who acts wisely, but his wrath is against one who causes shame.