1. The proverbs of Shelomoh son of Dawiḏ, sovereign of Yisra’ĕl:
2. For knowing wisdom and discipline, For understanding the words of understanding,
3. For receiving the discipline of wisdom, Righteousness, right-ruling, and straightness;
4. For giving insight to the simple, Knowledge and discretion to the young.
5. The wise one hears and increases learning, And the understanding one gets wise counsel,
6. For understanding a proverb and a figure, The words of the wise and their riddles.
7. The fear of יהוה is the beginning of knowledge; Fools despise wisdom and discipline.
8. My son, heed the discipline of your father, And do not forsake the Torah of your mother;
9. For they are a fair wreath on your head, And chains about your neck.
10. My son, if sinners entice you, do not give in.
11. If they say, “Come with us, let us lie in wait for blood, Let us ambush the innocent without cause.