1. Better is the poor walking in his integrity Than one of perverse lips, who is a fool.
2. Also, desire without knowledge is not good; And he who hurries with his feet sins.
3. The foolishness of a man perverts his way, And his heart is wroth against יהוה.
4. Wealth adds many friends, But the poor is separated from his friend.
5. A false witness does not go unpunished, And he who breaths out lies does not escape.
6. Many entreat the favour of the noble. And all are friends to him who gives gifts.
7. All the brothers of the poor shall hate him; How much more shall his friends go far from him! He pursues promises – they are gone!.
8. He who gets heart loves his own life; He who guards understanding finds good.
9. A false witness does not go unpunished, And he who breathes out lies perishes.
10. Luxury is not fitting for a fool, Much less for a servant to rule over princes.
11. A man’s discretion makes him patient, And his adorning is to pass over a transgression.
12. The sovereign’s wrath is like the roaring of a lion, But his delight is like dew on the grass.
13. A foolish son is a calamity to his father, And the contentions of a wife are a continual dripping.