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。

1 Every wise woman hath builded her house, And the foolish with her hands breaketh it down.2 Whoso is walking in his uprightness is fearing Jehovah, And the perverted [in] his ways is despising Him.3 In the mouth of a fool [is] a rod of pride, And the lips of the wise preserve them.4 Without oxen a stall [is] clean, And great [is] the increase by the power of the ox.5 A faithful witness lieth not, And a false witness breatheth out lies.6 A scorner hath sought wisdom, and it is not, And knowledge to the intelligent [is] easy.7 Go from before a foolish man, Or thou hast not known the lips of knowledge.8 The wisdom of the prudent [is] to understand his way, And the folly of fools [is] deceit.9 Fools mock at a guilt-offering, And among the upright -- a pleasing thing.10 The heart knoweth its own bitterness, And with its joy a stranger doth not intermeddle.11 The house of the wicked is destroyed, And the tent of the upright flourisheth.12 There is a way -- right before a man, And its latter end [are] ways of death.13 Even in laughter is the heart pained, And the latter end of joy [is] affliction.14 From his ways is the backslider in heart filled, And a good man -- from his fruits.15 The simple giveth credence to everything, And the prudent attendeth to his step.16 The wise is fearing and turning from evil, And a fool is transgressing and is confident.17 Whoso is short of temper doth folly, And a man of wicked devices is hated.18 The simple have inherited folly, And the prudent are crowned [with] knowledge.19 The evil have bowed down before the good, And the wicked at the gates of the righteous.20 Even of his neighbour is the poor hated, And those loving the rich [are] many.21 Whoso is despising his neighbour sinneth, Whoso is favouring the humble, O his happiness.22 Do not they err who are devising evil? And kindness and truth [are] to those devising good,23 In all labour there is advantage, And a thing of the lips [is] only to want.24 The crown of the wise is their wealth, The folly of fools [is] folly.25 A true witness is delivering souls, And a deceitful one breatheth out lies.26 In the fear of Jehovah [is] strong confidence, And to His sons there is a refuge.27 The fear of Jehovah [is] a fountain of life, To turn aside from snares of death.28 In the multitude of a people [is] the honour of a king, And in lack of people the ruin of a prince.29 Whoso is slow to anger [is] of great understanding, And whoso is short in temper is exalting folly.30 A healed heart [is] life to the flesh, And rottenness to the bones [is] envy.31 An oppressor of the poor reproacheth his Maker, And whoso is honouring Him Is favouring the needy.32 In his wickedness is the wicked driven away, And trustful in his death [is] the righteous.33 In the heart of the intelligent wisdom doth rest. And in the midst of fools it is known.34 Righteousness exalteth a nation, And the goodliness of peoples [is] a sin-offering.35 The favour of a king [is] to a wise servant, And an object of his wrath is one causing shame!