1 名誉胜过多财， 恩宠胜过金银。 2 世上有财主， 也有穷人， 两者都是耶和华所造的。 3 精明人看见灾祸， 就躲藏起来； 愚蒙人却往前走， 自取祸害。 4 谦卑和敬畏耶和华的赏赐， 就是财富、荣耀和生命。 5 奸诈人的道路， 满布荆棘和网罗； 谨慎自己的， 必远离这些。 6 教养孩童走他当行的路， 就是到老， 他也不会偏离。 7 财主管辖穷人， 欠债的作债主的奴仆。 8 散播邪恶的， 必收祸害； 他忿怒的杖终必毁掉。 9 心存良善看人的， 必蒙赐福； 因为他把自己的食物分给穷人。 10 赶走好讥笑人的， 纷争就除去； 争执和耻辱也必止息。 11 喜爱内心洁净， 嘴上有恩言的， 君王要作他的朋友。 12 耶和华的眼目护卫知识， 却倾覆奸诈人的话。 13 懒惰人说： "外面有狮子， 我在街上必被杀害。" 14 淫妇的口是深坑， 耶和华所恼恨的必陷在其中。 15 愚妄束缚孩童的心， 管教的杖可以把愚妄远远驱除。 16 欺压穷人为要增加自己财富的， 送礼给财主的， 必致穷乏。 17 你要留心听智慧人的言语， 专心领受我的知识。 18 如果你心里谨守， 嘴唇上常常诵念这一切， 自会觉得甘美。 19 我今日特别指教你， 为要使你倚靠耶和华。 20 我不是曾经给你们写下（"我不是曾经给你们写下"或译： "我不是给你们写了三十条"）有关谋略和知识的事吗？ 21 要教你认识确实的真理， 使你把真理回复那差派你来的人。 22 你不可因为贫穷人穷乏， 就抢夺他的东西， 也不可在城门口欺压穷苦人。 23 因为耶和华必为他们伸冤， 抢夺他们的， 耶和华也必夺取那人的性命。 24 容易发怒的人， 不要与他为友； 脾气暴躁的人， 不要与他来往， 25 免得你效法他的行径， 自己就陷在网罗里。 26 不要替别人击掌担保， 也不可为欠债的作保证人。 27 如果你没有什么可以偿还， 何必使人连你睡觉的床也夺去呢？ 28 你的祖先立定古时的地界， 你不可迁移。 29 你见过办事能干的人吗？他必侍立在君王面前， 必不会侍立在低微的人面前。

1 A name is chosen rather than much wealth, Than silver and than gold -- good grace.2 Rich and poor have met together, The Maker of them all [is] Jehovah.3 The prudent hath seen the evil, and is hidden, And the simple have passed on, and are punished.4 The end of humility [is] the fear of Jehovah, Riches, and honour, and life.5 Thorns -- snares [are] in the way of the perverse, Whoso is keeping his soul is far from them.6 Give instruction to a youth about his way, Even when he is old he turneth not from it.7 The rich over the poor ruleth, And a servant [is] the borrower to the lender.8 Whoso is sowing perverseness reapeth sorrow, And the rod of his anger weareth out.9 The good of eye -- he is blessed, For he hath given of his bread to the poor.10 Cast out a scorner -- and contention goeth out, And strife and shame cease.11 Whoso is loving cleanness of heart, Grace [are] his lips, a king [is] his friend.12 The eyes of Jehovah have kept knowledge, And He overthroweth the words of the treacherous.13 The slothful hath said, `A lion [is] without, In the midst of the broad places I am slain.`14 A deep pit [is] the mouth of strange women, The abhorred of Jehovah falleth there.15 Folly is bound up in the heart of a youth, The rod of chastisement putteth it far from him.16 He is oppressing the poor to multiply to him, He is giving to the rich -- only to want.17 Incline thine ear, and hear words of the wise, And thy heart set to my knowledge,18 For they are pleasant when thou dost keep them in thy heart, They are prepared together for thy lips.19 That thy trust may be in Jehovah, I caused thee to know to-day, even thou.20 Have I not written to thee three times With counsels and knowledge?21 To cause thee to know the certainty of sayings of truth, To return sayings of truth to those sending thee.22 Rob not the poor because he [is] poor, And bruise not the afflicted in the gate.23 For Jehovah pleadeth their cause, And hath spoiled the soul of their spoilers.24 Shew not thyself friendly with an angry man, And with a man of fury go not in,25 Lest thou learn his paths, And have received a snare to thy soul.26 Be not thou among those striking hands, Among sureties [for] burdens.27 If thou hast nothing to pay, Why doth he take thy bed from under thee?28 Remove not a border of olden times, That thy fathers have made.29 Hast thou seen a man speedy in his business? Before kings he doth station himself, He stations not himself before obscure men!