1 Wisdom is building her house, but the foolish woman is pulling it down with her hands.
2 He who goes on his way in righteousness has before him the fear of the Lord; but he whose ways are twisted gives him no honour.
3 In the mouth of the foolish man is a rod for his back, but the lips of the wise will keep them safe.
4 Where there are no oxen, their food-place is clean; but much increase comes through the strength of the ox.
5 A true witness does not say what is false, but a false witness is breathing out deceit.
6 The hater of authority, searching for wisdom, does not get it; but knowledge comes readily to the open-minded man.
7 Go away from the foolish man, for you will not see the lips of knowledge.
8 The wisdom of the man of good sense makes his way clear; but the unwise behaviour of the foolish is deceit.
9 In the tents of those hating authority there is error, but in the house of the upright man there is grace.
10 No one has knowledge of a man's grief but himself; and a strange person has no part in his joy.
11 The house of the sinner will be overturned, but the tent of the upright man will do well.
12 There is a way which seems straight before a man, but its end is the ways of death.
13 Even while laughing the heart may be sad; and after joy comes sorrow.
14 He whose heart is turned away will have the reward of his ways in full measure; but a good man will have the reward of his doings.
15 The simple man has faith in every word, but the man of good sense gives thought to his footsteps.
16 The wise man, fearing, keeps himself from evil; but the foolish man goes on in his pride, with no thought of danger.
17 He who is quickly angry will do what is foolish, but the man of good sense will have quiet.
18 Foolish behaviour is the heritage of the simple, but men of good sense are crowned with knowledge.
19 The knees of the evil are bent before the good; and sinners go down in the dust at the doors of the upright.
20 The poor man is hated even by his neighbour, but the man of wealth has numbers of friends.
21 He who has no respect for his neighbour is a sinner, but he who has pity for the poor is happy.
22 Will not the designers of evil come into error? But mercy and good faith are for the designers of good.
23 In all hard work there is profit, but talk only makes a man poor.
24 Their wisdom is a crown to the wise, but their foolish behaviour is round the head of the unwise.
25 A true witness is the saviour of lives; but he who says false things is a cause of deceit.
26 For him in whose heart is the fear of the Lord there is strong hope: and his children will have a safe place.
27 The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, by which one may be turned from the nets of death.
28 A king's glory is in the number of his people: and for need of people a ruler may come to destruction.
29 He who is slow to be angry has great good sense; but he whose spirit is over-quick gives support to what is foolish.
30 A quiet mind is the life of the body, but envy is a disease in the bones.
31 He who is hard on the poor puts shame on his Maker; but he who has mercy on those who are in need gives him honour.
32 The sinner is overturned in his evil-doing, but the upright man has hope in his righteousness.
33 Wisdom has her resting-place in the mind of the wise, but she is not seen among the foolish.
34 By righteousness a nation is lifted up, but sin is a cause of shame to the peoples.
35 The king has pleasure in a servant who does wisely, but his wrath is against him who is a cause of shame.
1 智慧妇人建立家室， 愚妄妇人亲手拆毁。
2 行事正直的， 敬畏耶和华； 行为乖僻的， 却藐视他。
3 愚妄人的口中长出骄傲的枝子； 智慧人的嘴唇， 能保障自己。
4 没有耕牛， 槽头干净； 出产丰盛， 却是凭着牛的力量。
5 诚实的证人不说谎话； 虚伪的证人吐出谎言。
6 好讥笑人的寻找智慧， 却寻不着； 聪明人寻找知识， 却轻易得着。
7 你当离开愚昧人， 因为你不会从他的嘴里晓得知识。
8 精明人的智慧能分辨自己的道路； 愚昧人的愚妄却欺骗自己。
9 愚妄人讥笑赎愆祭， 正直人中间却有恩宠。
10 人的苦楚， 只有自己心里知道； 心中的喜乐， 外人也不能分享。
11 恶人的家必毁坏， 正直人的帐棚却必兴盛。
12 有一条路， 人以为是正路， 走到尽头却是死亡之路。
13 人在喜笑中， 心里也会有痛苦； 欢乐的结局， 会是愁苦。
14 心中背道的， 必饱尝自己行为的恶果； 善人也因自己所行的， 得到善报。
15 愚蒙人凡话都信； 精明的人却步步谨慎。
16 智慧人敬畏耶和华（"智慧人敬畏耶和华"或译： "智慧人恐惧战兢"）， 远离恶事； 愚昧人却骄傲自恃。
17 轻易动怒的， 行事愚妄； 心怀诡计的人， 被人恨恶。
18 愚蒙人得愚妄为产业； 精明的人以知识为冠冕。
19 坏人必俯伏在好人面前， 恶人必俯伏在义人门口。
20 穷人连邻舍也厌恶他； 财主却有很多人爱他。
21 藐视邻舍的， 是为有罪； 恩待贫穷人的， 是为有福。
22 图谋恶事的， 不是走错了吗？谋求善事的， 必得慈爱和诚实。
23 一切劳苦都有益处， 嘴上空谈引致贫穷。
24 智慧人的冠冕是他们的财富； 愚昧人的愚妄， 始终是愚妄。
25 作真见证的， 救人性命； 吐出谎言的， 以诡诈害人。
26 敬畏耶和华的， 大有倚靠； 他的子孙也有避难所。
27 敬畏耶和华是生命的泉源， 能使人避开死亡的网罗。
28 君王的荣耀在于人民众多， 帝王的没落由于国民寡少。
29 不轻易动怒的， 十分聪明； 轻易动怒的， 大显愚妄。
30 心里平静， 可使身体健康； 但嫉妒能使骨头朽烂。
31 欺压贫寒的， 就是辱骂造他的主； 恩待穷苦人的， 就是尊敬造他的主。
32 恶人必因自己所行的恶事被推倒， 义人死的时候仍有所倚靠。
33 智慧居于聪明人的心中； 愚昧人心里所存的， 人所周知（"愚昧人心里所存的， 人所周知"有古?本作"愚昧人心中一无所知"）。
34 正义使国家兴盛， 罪恶是人民的羞辱。
35 明慧的臣仆， 为王喜悦； 贻羞的仆人， 遭王震怒。