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A good name is more desirable than great riches;
to be esteemed is better than silver or gold.
to be esteemed is better than silver or gold.
A good name is to be chosen rather than great riches,
and favor is better than silver or gold.
and favor is better than silver or gold.
Rich and poor have this in common:
The Lord is the Maker of them all.
The Lord is the Maker of them all.
The rich and the poor meet together;
the Lord is the Maker of them all.
the Lord is the Maker of them all.
The prudent see danger and take refuge,
but the simple keep going and pay the penalty.
but the simple keep going and pay the penalty.
The prudent sees danger and hides himself,
but the simple go on and suffer for it.
but the simple go on and suffer for it.
Humility is the fear of the Lord;
its wages are riches and honor and life.
its wages are riches and honor and life.
In the paths of the wicked are snares and pitfalls,
but those who would preserve their life stay far from them.
but those who would preserve their life stay far from them.
Thorns and snares are in the way of the crooked;
whoever guards his soul will keep far from them.
whoever guards his soul will keep far from them.
Start children off on the way they should go,
and even when they are old they will not turn from it.
and even when they are old they will not turn from it.
Train up a child in the way he should go;
even when he is old he will not depart from it.
even when he is old he will not depart from it.
The rich rule over the poor,
and the borrower is slave to the lender.
and the borrower is slave to the lender.
The rich rules over the poor,
and the borrower is the slave of the lender.
and the borrower is the slave of the lender.
Whoever sows injustice reaps calamity,
and the rod they wield in fury will be broken.
and the rod they wield in fury will be broken.
Whoever sows injustice will reap calamity,
and the rod of his fury will fail.
and the rod of his fury will fail.
The generous will themselves be blessed,
for they share their food with the poor.
for they share their food with the poor.
Drive out the mocker, and out goes strife;
quarrels and insults are ended.
quarrels and insults are ended.
Drive out a scoffer, and strife will go out,
and quarreling and abuse will cease.
and quarreling and abuse will cease.
One who loves a pure heart and who speaks with grace
will have the king for a friend.
will have the king for a friend.
He who loves purity of heart,
and whose speech is gracious, will have the king as his friend.
and whose speech is gracious, will have the king as his friend.
The eyes of the Lord keep watch over knowledge,
but he frustrates the words of the unfaithful.
but he frustrates the words of the unfaithful.
The eyes of the Lord keep watch over knowledge,
but he overthrows the words of the traitor.
but he overthrows the words of the traitor.
The sluggard says, “There’s a lion outside!
I’ll be killed in the public square!”
I’ll be killed in the public square!”
The sluggard says, “There is a lion outside!
I shall be killed in the streets!”
I shall be killed in the streets!”
The mouth of an adulterous woman is a deep pit;
a man who is under the Lord’s wrath falls into it.
a man who is under the Lord’s wrath falls into it.
Folly is bound up in the heart of a child,
but the rod of discipline will drive it far away.
but the rod of discipline will drive it far away.
Folly is bound up in the heart of a child,
but the rod of discipline drives it far from him.
but the rod of discipline drives it far from him.
One who oppresses the poor to increase his wealth
and one who gives gifts to the rich — both come to poverty.
and one who gives gifts to the rich — both come to poverty.
Whoever oppresses the poor to increase his own wealth,
or gives to the rich, will only come to poverty.
or gives to the rich, will only come to poverty.
Thirty Sayings of the Wise
Saying 1
Pay attention and turn your ear to the sayings of the wise;
apply your heart to what I teach,
Saying 1
Pay attention and turn your ear to the sayings of the wise;
apply your heart to what I teach,
Words of the Wise
Incline your ear, and hear the words of the wise,
and apply your heart to my knowledge,
Incline your ear, and hear the words of the wise,
and apply your heart to my knowledge,
for it is pleasing when you keep them in your heart
and have all of them ready on your lips.
and have all of them ready on your lips.
for it will be pleasant if you keep them within you,
if all of them are ready on your lips.
if all of them are ready on your lips.
So that your trust may be in the Lord,
I teach you today, even you.
I teach you today, even you.
That your trust may be in the Lord,
I have made them known to you today, even to you.
I have made them known to you today, even to you.
Have I not written thirty sayings for you,
sayings of counsel and knowledge,
sayings of counsel and knowledge,
Have I not written for you thirty sayings
of counsel and knowledge,
of counsel and knowledge,
teaching you to be honest and to speak the truth,
so that you bring back truthful reports
to those you serve?
so that you bring back truthful reports
to those you serve?
to make you know what is right and true,
that you may give a true answer to those who sent you?
that you may give a true answer to those who sent you?
Saying 2
Do not exploit the poor because they are poor
and do not crush the needy in court,
Do not exploit the poor because they are poor
and do not crush the needy in court,
Do not rob the poor, because he is poor,
or crush the afflicted at the gate,
or crush the afflicted at the gate,
for the Lord will take up their case
and will exact life for life.
and will exact life for life.
for the Lord will plead their cause
and rob of life those who rob them.
and rob of life those who rob them.
Saying 3
Do not make friends with a hot-tempered person,
do not associate with one easily angered,
Do not make friends with a hot-tempered person,
do not associate with one easily angered,
Make no friendship with a man given to anger,
nor go with a wrathful man,
nor go with a wrathful man,
or you may learn their ways
and get yourself ensnared.
and get yourself ensnared.
lest you learn his ways
and entangle yourself in a snare.
and entangle yourself in a snare.
Saying 4
Do not be one who shakes hands in pledge
or puts up security for debts;
Do not be one who shakes hands in pledge
or puts up security for debts;
Be not one of those who give pledges,
who put up security for debts.
who put up security for debts.
if you lack the means to pay,
your very bed will be snatched from under you.
your very bed will be snatched from under you.
If you have nothing with which to pay,
why should your bed be taken from under you?
why should your bed be taken from under you?
Saying 5
Do not move an ancient boundary stone
set up by your ancestors.
Do not move an ancient boundary stone
set up by your ancestors.
Do not move the ancient landmark
that your fathers have set.
that your fathers have set.