1 - A good name is more desirable than great riches; to be esteemed is better than silver or gold.
2 - Rich and poor have this in common: The Lord is the Maker of them all.
3 - The prudent see danger and take refuge, but the simple keep going and pay the penalty.
4 - Humility is the fear of the Lord; its wages are riches and honor and life.
5 - In the paths of the wicked are snares and pitfalls, but those who would preserve their life stay far from them.
6 - Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it.
7 - The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is slave to the lender.
8 - Whoever sows injustice reaps calamity, and the rod they wield in fury will be broken.
9 - The generous will themselves be blessed, for they share their food with the poor.
10 - Drive out the mocker, and out goes strife; quarrels and insults are ended.
11 - One who loves a pure heart and who speaks with grace will have the king for a friend.
12 - The eyes of the Lord keep watch over knowledge, but he frustrates the words of the unfaithful.
13 - The sluggard says, "There's a lion outside! I'll be killed in the public square!"
14 - The mouth of an adulterous woman is a deep pit; a man who is under the Lord's wrath falls into it.
15 - Folly is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline will drive it far away.
16 - One who oppresses the poor to increase his wealth and one who gives gifts to the rich - both come to poverty.
17 - ?Saying 1?
Pay attention and turn your ear to the sayings of the wise; apply your heart to what I teach,
18 - for it is pleasing when you keep them in your heart and have all of them ready on your lips.
19 - So that your trust may be in the Lord, I teach you today, even you.
20 - Have I not written thirty sayings for you, sayings of counsel and knowledge,
21 - teaching you to be honest and to speak the truth, so that you bring back truthful reports to those you serve?
22 - ?Saying 2?
Do not exploit the poor because they are poor and do not crush the needy in court,
23 - for the Lord will take up their case and will exact life for life.
24 - ?Saying 3?
Do not make friends with a hot-tempered person, do not associate with one easily angered,
25 - or you may learn their ways and get yourself ensnared.
26 - ?Saying 4?
Do not be one who shakes hands in pledge or puts up security for debts;
27 - if you lack the means to pay, your very bed will be snatched from under you.
28 - ?Saying 5?
Do not move an ancient boundary stone set up by your ancestors.
29 - ?Saying 6?
Do you see someone skilled in their work? They will serve before kings; they will not serve before officials of low rank.