Whoso loveth {Or, instruction}correction loveth knowledge;
But he that hateth reproof is brutish.
A good man shall obtain favor of Jehovah;
But a man of wicked devices will he condemn.
A man shall not be established by wickedness;
But the root of the righteous shall not be moved.
A worthy woman is the crown of her husband;
But she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.
The thoughts of the righteous are just;
But the counsels of the wicked are deceit.
The words of the wicked {Or, are a lying in wait}are of lying in wait for blood;
But the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.
{Or, Overthrow the wicked, and they are not}The wicked are overthrown, and are not;
But the house of the righteous shall stand.
A man shall be commended according to his wisdom;
But he that is of a perverse heart shall be despised.
Better is he that is lightly esteemed, and hath a servant,
Than he that honoreth himself, and lacketh bread.
A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast;
But the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.
He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread;
But he that followeth after {Or, vain things}vain persons is void of understanding.
The wicked desireth {Or, the prey}the net of evil men;
But the root of the righteous yieldeth fruit.
In the transgression of the lips is {Or, an evil snare}a snare to the evil man;
But the righteous shall come out of trouble.
A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth;
And the doings of a man's hands shall be rendered unto him.
The way of a fool is right in his own eyes;
But he that is wise hearkeneth unto counsel.
A fool's vexation is {Or, openly Hebrew: in the day.}presently known;
But a prudent man concealeth shame.
He that {Hebrew: breatheth out.}uttereth truth showeth forth righteousness;
But a false witness, deceit.
There is that speaketh rashly like the piercings of a sword;
But the tongue of the wise is health.
The lip of truth shall be established for ever;
But a lying tongue is but for a moment.
Deceit is in the heart of them that devise evil;
But to the counsellors of peace is joy.
There shall no mischief happen to the righteous;
But the wicked shall be filled with evil.
Lying lips are an abomination to Jehovah;
But they that deal truly are his delight.
A prudent man concealeth knowledge;
But the heart of fools proclaimeth foolishness.
The hand of the diligent shall bear rule;
But {Hebrew: slothfulness.}the slothful shall be put under taskwork.
{Or, Care}Heaviness in the heart of a man maketh it stoop;
But a good word maketh it glad.
The righteous is a guide to his neighbor;
But the way of the wicked causeth them to err.
The slothful man {Or, catcheth not his prey}roasteth not that which he took in hunting;
But the precious substance of men {Or, is to be diligent}is to the diligent.
In the way of righteousness is life;
And in the pathway thereof there is no death.
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Every wise woman buildeth her house;But {Hebrew: folly.}the foolish plucketh it down with her own hands.
It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop,Than with a contentious woman in {Or, a house in common Hebrew: a house of society.}a wide house.
A tranquil heart is the life of the flesh;But {Or, jealously}envy is the rottenness of the bones.
A foolish son is the calamity of his father;And the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.
It is better to dwell in a desert land,Than with {Or, a contentious woman and vexation}a contentious and fretful woman.
I heard, and my body trembled,My lips quivered at the voice;Rottenness entereth into my bones, and I tremble in my place;Because I must wait quietly for the day of trouble, {Or, When there shall come up against the people he that invadeth them}For the coming up of the people that invadeth us.
House and riches are an inheritance from fathers;But a prudent wife is from Jehovah.
A continual dropping in a very rainy dayAnd a contentious woman are alike:
A worthy woman who can find?For her price is far above rubies.
The heart of her husband trusteth in her,And he shall have no lack of {Hebrew: spoil.}gain.
She doeth him good and not evilAll the days of her life.
She seeketh wool and flax,And worketh {Or, at the business of}willingly with her hands.
She is like the merchant-ships;She bringeth her bread from afar.
She riseth also while it is yet night,And giveth food to her household,And their {Or, portion}task to her maidens.
She considereth a field, and buyeth it;With the fruit of her hands she planteth a vineyard.
She girdeth her loins with strength,And maketh strong her arms.
She perceiveth that her merchandise is profitable;Her lamp goeth not out by night.
She layeth her hands to the distaff,And her {Hebrew: palms.}hands hold the spindle.
She stretcheth out her {Hebrew: palm.}hand to the poor;Yea, she reacheth forth her hands to the needy.
She is not afraid of the snow for her household;For all her household are clothed with scarlet.
She maketh for herself {Or, cushions}carpets of tapestry;Her clothing is fine linen and purple.
Her husband is known in the gates,When he sitteth among the elders of the land.
She maketh linen garments and selleth them,And delivereth girdles unto the {Hebrew: Canaanites.}merchant.
Strength and dignity are her clothing;And she laugheth at the time to come.
He that would {Hebrew: hide.}restrain her {Hebrw: hideth.}restraineth the wind;And {Or, the oil of his right hand betrayeth itself}his right hand encountereth oil.
For a man indeed ought not to have his head veiled, forasmuch as he is the image and glory of God: but the woman is the glory of the man.
Nevertheless, neither is the woman without the man, nor the man without the woman, in the Lord.