A wise child makes a glad father,

but a foolish child is a mother’s grief.*

2Treasures gained by wickedness do not profit,

but righteousness delivers from death.

3The Lord does not let the righteous go hungry,

but he thwarts the craving of the wicked.*

4A slack hand causes poverty,

but the hand of the diligent makes rich.*

5A child who gathers in summer is prudent,

but a child who sleeps in harvest brings shame.*

6Blessings are on the head of the righteous,

but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.*

7The memory of the righteous is a blessing,

but the name of the wicked will rot.*

8The wise of heart will heed commandments,

but one with foolish lips will come to ruin.*

9Whoever walks in integrity walks securely,

but whoever follows perverse ways will be found out.*

10Whoever winks the eye causes trouble,

but one who rebukes boldly makes peace.f^,*

11The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life,

but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.*

12Hatred stirs up strife,

but love covers all offenses.*

13On the lips of one who has understanding wisdom is found,

but a rod is for the back of one who lacks sense.*

14The wise lay up knowledge,

but the mouth of a fool brings ruin near.

15The wealth of the rich is their fortress;

the poverty of the poor is their ruin.*

16The wage of the righteous leads to life,

the gain of the wicked to sin.

17Whoever heeds instruction is on the path to life,

but one who rejects a rebuke goes astray.

18Lying lips conceal hatred,

and whoever utters slander is a fool.

19When words are many, transgression is not lacking,

but the prudent are restrained in speech.*

20The tongue of the righteous is choice silver;

the mind of the wicked is of little worth.*

21The lips of the righteous feed many,

but fools die for lack of sense.

22The blessing of the Lord makes rich,

and toil adds nothing to it.*

23Doing wrong is like sport to a fool,

but wise conduct is pleasure to a person of understanding.*

24What the wicked dread will come upon them,

but the desire of the righteous will be granted.*

25When the tempest passes, the wicked are no more,

but the righteous are established forever.*

26Like vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes,

so are the lazy to their employers.*

27The fear of the Lord prolongs life,

but the years of the wicked will be short.*

28The hope of the righteous ends in gladness,

but the expectation of the wicked comes to nothing.

29The way of the Lord is a stronghold for the upright

but destruction for evildoers.*

30The righteous will never totter,

but the wicked will not remain on the earth.*

31The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom,

but the perverse tongue will be cut off.*

32The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable,

but the mouth of the wicked what is perverse.