1. A deceitful scale is an abomination with the Lord, and a fair weighing is his will.
2. Wherever arrogance may be, there too is insult. But wherever humility is, there too is wisdom.
3. The simplicity of the just shall direct them, and the rebellion of the perverse will devastate them.
4. Wealth will not profit in the day of vengeance. But justice shall liberate from death.
5. The justice of the simple shall direct his way. And the impious will fall in his impiety.
6. The justice of the upright shall free them. And the iniquitous will be seized by their own treachery.
7. When the impious man is dead, there will no longer be any hope. And the expectation of the anxious will perish.
8. The just one is freed from anguish. And the impious one will be handed over instead of him.
9. The pretender deceives his friend by mouth. But the just shall be freed by knowledge.
10. In the good of the just, the city shall exult. And in the perdition of the impious, there shall be praise.
11. By the blessing of the just, the city shall be exalted. And by the mouth of the impious, it will be subverted.
12. Whoever despises his friend is destitute in heart. But the prudent man will remain silent.
13. Whoever walks dishonestly reveals secrets. But whoever is of a faithful soul conceals what is confided by a friend.
14. Where there is no governor, the people shall fall. But where there is much counsel, well-being shall be.
15. He will be afflicted with evil, who provides a guarantee for an outsider. But whoever is wary of traps shall be secure.