Better is the poor who walks in his integrity than one who is perverse in his lips, and is a fool.
2 Also it is not good for a soul to be without knowledge, and he sins who hastens with his feet.
3 The foolishness of a man twists his way, and his heart frets against the Lord.
4 Wealth makes many friends, but the poor is separated from his friend.
5 A false witness will not go unpunished, and he who speaks lies will not escape.
6 Many entreat the favour of the nobility, and every man is a friend to one who gives gifts.
7 All the brothers of the poor hate him; how much more do his friends go far from him!
He may pursue them with words, yet they abandon him.
8 He who gets wisdom loves his own soul; He who keeps understanding will find good.
9 A false witness will not go unpunished, and he who speaks lies shall perish.
10 Luxury is not fitting for a fool, much less for a servant to rule over princes.
11 The discretion of a man makes him slow to anger, and his glory is to overlook a transgression.
12 The king’s wrath is like the roaring of a lion, but his favour is like dew on the grass.
13 A foolish son is the ruin of his father, and the contentions of a wife are a continual dripping.
14 Houses and riches are an inheritance from fathers, but a prudent wife is from the Lord.