| 1 A good name is better than great wealth; fame is preferable to silver or gold. | |
| 2 Rich and poor have something in common, Yahweh has made them all. | |
| 3 The discreet man foresees disgrace and hides, the ignorant keep going at their own expense. | |
| 4 The reward of humility is fear of Yahweh, wealth, honor and life. | |
| 5 The path of the wicked is paved with thorns and traps, he who loves his life will keep his distance. | |
| 6 Teach a child the way he should go, he will not stray from it while he lives. | |
| 7 The rich man lords it over the poor, the borrower is the money-lender’s slave. | |
| 8 Whoever sows injustice reaps disaster; the power of the wicked will be broken. | |
| 9 The warmhearted man will be blessed since he shares his bread with the poor. | |
| 10 Throw out the mocker and the dispute will cease, fighting and insults will end. | |
| 11 He who loves purity of heart and speaks sensibly will find a friend in the king. | |
| 12 Yahweh’s look protects the wise man and discredits the words of the liar. | |
| 13 The lazy man says, “There is a lion outside, he will kill me in the street.” | |
| 14 The adulterous woman’s mouth is a deep pit, he whom Yahweh wishes to punish will fall into it. | |
| 15 The heart of the child is naturally foolish, the beating of instruction will cure it. | |
| 16 When you oppress the poor, you make them grow; when you give to the rich, you waste everything. | |
| 17 Give ear, listen to the words of the wise and apply yourself to understanding them, | |
| 18 because it will be your delight to keep them deep within you, to have them always ready on your lips. | |
| 19 I wish now to teach you, so that you will place your trust in Yahweh. | |
| 20 Have I not written for you thirty chapters of advice and knowledge | |
| 21 so that you may recognize the truth and be able to answer rightly him who sent you? | |
| 22 Do not take from the poor man just because he is poor or condemn the one in misfortune, | |
| 23 because Yahweh will intercede for them and will carry off the life of their oppressors. | |
| 24 Do not befriend the angry man or be a companion to the one of rage, | |
| 25 for fear you adopt their ways and lose your life in their midst. | |
| 26 Do not be one of those who undertake a commitment and act as guarantor of debts; | |
| 27 if you cannot pay, they will take from you the very bed in which you sleep. | |
| 28 Do not move the ancient boundaries established by your ancestors. | |
| 29 You see a clever man at work? He will enter the service of kings; he will not stay in the service of people of no renown. | |
