1. The wisest of women builds her house, but the foolish tears it down with her hands.
2. He who walks in uprightness fears Yahweh, but he who is devious in his ways displeases him.
3. In the mouth of a fool is the rod of pride, but the lips of the wise preserve them.
4. When there are no oxen the manger is empty, but an abundance of crops comes by the strength of an ox.
5. A faithful witness does not lie, but he who breathes out falsehood is a witness of deceit.
6. A scoffer seeks wisdom, but there is none, but knowledge comes easily to him who understands.
7. Leave the presence of a foolish man, for you will not come to know words of knowledge.
8. The wisdom of the clever is understanding his ways, but the folly of fools is deceit.
9. Fools mock the guilt offering, but among the upright, it is favorable.
10. The heart knows the bitterness of its soul, but in its joy, it will not share itself with a stranger.
11. The house of the wicked will be destroyed, but the tent of the upright will flourish.
12. There is a way that seems upright to a man, but its end is the way of death.
13. Even in laughter, a heart may be sad, and the end of joy may be grief.
14. From his ways, the perverse of heart will be satisfied, and from his own, so shall a good man.