Better is a poor person who walks in his integrity
    than one who is crooked in speech and is a fool.
² Desire^[a] without knowledge is not good,
    and whoever makes haste with his feet misses his way.
³ When a man’s folly brings his way to ruin,
    his heart rages against the Lord.
⁴ Wealth brings many new friends,
    but a poor man is deserted by his friend.
⁵ A false witness will not go unpunished,
    and he who breathes out lies will not escape.
⁶ Many seek the favor of a generous man,^[b]
    and everyone is a friend to a man who gives gifts.
⁷ All a poor man’s brothers hate him;
    how much more do his friends go far from him!
He pursues them with words, but does not have them.^[c]
8 Whoever gets sense loves his own soul;
    he who keeps understanding will discover good.
⁹ A false witness will not go unpunished,
    and he who breathes out lies will perish.
¹⁰ It is not fitting for a fool to live in luxury,
    much less for a slave to rule over princes.
¹¹ Good sense makes one slow to anger,
    and it is his glory to overlook an offense.
¹² A king’s wrath is like the growling of a lion,
    but his favor is like dew on the grass.
¹³ A foolish son is ruin to his father,
    and a wife’s quarreling is a continual dripping of rain.
¹⁴ House and wealth are inherited from fathers,
    but a prudent wife is from the Lord.
¹⁵ Slothfulness casts into a deep sleep,
    and an idle person will suffer hunger.
¹⁶ Whoever keeps the commandment keeps his life;
    he who despises his ways will die.
¹⁷ Whoever is generous to the poor lends to the Lord,
    and he will repay him for his deed.
¹⁸ Discipline your son, for there is hope;
    do not set your heart on putting him to death.
¹⁹ A man of great wrath will pay the penalty,
    for if you deliver him, you will only have to do it again.
²⁰ Listen to advice and accept instruction,
    that you may gain wisdom in the future.
²¹ Many are the plans in the mind of a man,
    but it is the purpose of the Lord that will stand.
²² What is desired in a man is steadfast love,
    and a poor man is better than a liar.
²³ The fear of the Lord leads to life,
    and whoever has it rests satisfied;
    he will not be visited by harm.
²⁴ The sluggard buries his hand in the dish
    and will not even bring it back to his mouth.
²⁵ Strike a scoffer, and the simple will learn prudence;
    reprove a man of understanding, and he will gain knowledge.
²⁶ He who does violence to his father and chases away his mother
    is a son who brings shame and reproach.
²⁷ Cease to hear instruction, my son,
    and you will stray from the words of knowledge.
²⁸ A worthless witness mocks at justice,
    and the mouth of the wicked devours iniquity.
²⁹ Condemnation is ready for scoffers,
    and beating for the backs of fools.