1A wise son heeds his father’s discipline,
but a mocker does not listen to rebuke.
1A son is wise by the discipline of his father, and a mocker does not listen to rebuke.
2From the fruit of his lips a man enjoys good things,
but the desire of the faithless is violence.
2From the fruit of the mouth a man eats good things, and the soul of the treacherous, violence.
3He who guards his mouth protects his life,
but the one who opens his lips invites his own ruin.
3One guarding his mouth is keeping his soul; one opening his lips, destruction is unto him.
4The slacker craves yet has nothing,
but the soul of the diligent is fully satisfied.
4The soul of a sluggish one is desiring, and has nothing; and the soul of the diligent ones is made fat.
5The righteous hate falsehood,
but the wicked bring shame and disgrace.
5A righteous one hates a word of falsehood, and a wicked one causes stench and shame.
6Righteousness guards the man of integrity,
but wickedness undermines the sinner.
6Righteousness guards the one of integrity in the way, and wickedness overthrows the sinner.
7One pretends to be rich, but has nothing;
another pretends to be poor, yet has great wealth.
7There is one making himself rich and having nothing at all, one making himself poor and having abundant wealth.
8Riches may ransom a man’s life,
but a poor man hears no threat.
8His riches are the ransom for the soul of a man, and a poor one has not heard rebuke.
9The light of the righteous shines brightly,
but the lamp of the wicked is extinguished.
9The light of the righteous rejoices, and the lamp of the wicked is extinguished.
10Arrogance leads only to strife,
but wisdom is with the well-advised.
10Only with arrogance does one give forth strife, and wisdom is with the counseled ones.
11Dishonest wealth will dwindle,
but what is earned through hard work will be multiplied.
11Wealth from vanity is diminished, and the one gathering by the hand becomes great.
12Hope deferred makes the heart sick,
but desire fulfilled is a tree of life.
12Hope deferred weakens the heart, and desire fulfilled is a tree of life.
13He who despises instruction will pay the penalty,
but the one who respects a command will be rewarded.
13The one despising the word is destroyed for it, and the one fearing the command, he will be rewarded.
14The teachinga of the wise is a fountain of life,
turning one from the snares of death.
14The instruction of the wise is a fountain of life, to turn aside from the snares of death.
15Good understanding wins favor,
but the way of the faithless is difficult.
15Good insight gives favor, and the way of the treacherous is perpetual.
16Every prudent man acts with knowledge,
but a fool displays his folly.
16Every prudent one acts with knowledge, and a fool spreads out folly.
17A wicked messenger falls into trouble,
but a faithful envoy brings healing.
17A wicked messenger falls into evil, and an envoy of faithfulness is healing.
18Poverty and shame come to him who ignores discipline,
but whoever heeds correction is honored.
18Poverty and shame are to one disdaining discipline, and the one regarding a rebuke is honored.
19Desire fulfilled is sweet to the soul,
but turning from evil is detestable to fools.
19A desire coming to pass is pleasant to the soul, and turning aside from evil is an abomination to fools.
20He who walks with the wise will become wise,
but the companion of fools will be destroyed.
20The one walking with wise ones will become wise, and the one accompanying fools will suffer evil.
21Disaster pursues sinners,
but prosperity is the reward of the righteous.
21Evil pursues the sinful ones, and goodness will reward the righteous ones.
22A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children,
but the sinner’s wealth is passed to the righteous.
22A good one leaves an inheritance for the sons of his sons, and the wealth of the sinner is stored up for a righteous one.
23Abundant food is in the fallow ground of the poor,
but without justice it is swept away.
23There is much food in the fallow ground of the poor, and it is swept away for lack of justice.
24He who spares the rod hates his son,
but he who loves him disciplines him diligently.
24The one withholding his rod is hating his son, and one loving him diligently seeks him with discipline.
25A righteous man eats to his heart’s content,
but the stomach of the wicked is empty.
25A righteous one is eating to the satisfaction of his soul, and the belly of the wicked will be lacking.