| 1 A mild answer turns away wrath, sharp words stir up anger. | 1 מַֽעֲנֶה־רַּךְ יָשִׁיב חֵמָהוּדְבַר־עֶצֶב יַעֲלֶה־אָֽף׃ |
| 2 The tongue of the wise makes knowledge welcome, the mouth of a fool spews fol y. | 2 לְשׁוֹן חֲכָמִים תֵּיטִיב דָּעַתוּפִי כְסִילִים יַבִּיעַ אִוֶּֽלֶת׃ |
| 3 The eyes of Yahweh are everywhere: observing the wicked and the good. | 3 בְּֽכׇל־מָקוֹם עֵינֵי יְהֹוָהצֹפוֹת רָעִים וְטוֹבִֽים׃ |
| 4 The tongue that soothes is a tree of life; the perverse tongue, a breaker of hearts. | 4 מַרְפֵּא לָשׁוֹן עֵץ חַיִּיםוְסֶלֶף בָּהּ שֶׁבֶר בְּרֽוּחַ׃ |
| 5 Only a fool spurns a father's discipline, whoever accepts correction is discreet. | 5 אֱוִיל יִנְאַץ מוּסַר אָבִיווְשֹׁמֵר תּוֹכַחַת יַעְרִֽים׃ |
| 6 In the house of the upright there is no lack of treasure, the earnings of the wicked are fraught withanxiety. | 6 בֵּית צַדִּיק חֹסֶן רָבוּבִתְבוּאַת רָשָׁע נֶעְכָּֽרֶת׃ |
| 7 The lips of the wise spread knowledge, not so the hearts of fools. | 7 שִׂפְתֵי חֲכָמִים יְזָרוּ דָעַתוְלֵב כְּסִילִים לֹא־כֵֽן׃ |
| 8 The sacrifice of the wicked is abhorrent to Yahweh, dear to him is the prayer of the honest. | 8 זֶבַח רְשָׁעִים תּוֹעֲבַת יְהֹוָהוּתְפִלַּת יְשָׁרִים רְצוֹנֽוֹ׃ |
| 9 The conduct of the wicked is abhorrent to Yahweh, but he loves the person whose goal is uprightness. | 9 תּוֹעֲבַת יְהֹוָה דֶּרֶךְ רָשָׁעוּמְרַדֵּף צְדָקָה יֶאֱהָֽב׃ |
| 10 Correction is severe for one who leaves the way; whoever hates being reprimanded wil die. | 10 מוּסָר רָע לְעֹזֵב אֹרַחשׂוֹנֵא תוֹכַחַת יָמֽוּת׃ |
| 11 Sheol and Perdition lie open to Yahweh; how much more the human heart! | 11 שְׁאוֹל וַאֲבַדּוֹן נֶגֶד יְהֹוָהאַף כִּֽי־לִבּוֹת בְּֽנֵי־אָדָֽם׃ |
| 12 The mocker does not care to be reprimanded, and wil not choose the wise as companions. | 12 לֹא יֶאֱהַב־לֵץ הוֹכֵחַֽ לוֹאֶל־חֲכָמִים לֹא יֵלֵֽךְ׃ |
| 13 Glad heart means happy face, where the heart is sad the spirit is broken. | 13 לֵב שָׂמֵחַ יֵיטִב פָּנִיםוּבְעַצְּבַת־לֵב רוּחַ נְכֵאָֽה׃ |
| 14 The heart of the wise seeks knowledge, a fool's mouth feeds on fol y. | 14 לֵב נָבוֹן יְבַקֶּשׁ־דָּעַת ופני וּפִי כְסִילִים יִרְעֶה אִוֶּֽלֶת׃ |
| 15 For the poor every day is evil, for the joyous heart it is always festival time. | 15 כׇּל־יְמֵי עָנִי רָעִיםוְטֽוֹב־לֵב מִשְׁתֶּה תָמִֽיד׃ |
| 16 Better to have little and with it fear of Yahweh than immense wealth and with it anxiety. | 16 טוֹב־מְעַט בְּיִרְאַת יְהֹוָהמֵאוֹצָר רָב וּמְהוּמָה בֽוֹ׃ |
| 17 Better a dish of herbs when love is there than a fattened ox and hatred to go with it. | 17 טוֹב אֲרֻחַת יָרָק וְאַהֲבָה־שָׁםמִשּׁוֹר אָבוּס וְשִׂנְאָה־בֽוֹ׃ |
| 18 The hot-headed provokes disputes, the equable al ays dissension. | 18 אִישׁ חֵמָה יְגָרֶה מָדוֹןוְאֶרֶךְ אַפַּיִם יַשְׁקִיט רִֽיב׃ |
| 19 The way of the lazy is like a thorny hedge, the path of the honest is a broad highway. | 19 דֶּרֶךְ עָצֵל כִּמְשֻׂכַת חָדֶקוְאֹרַח יְשָׁרִים סְלֻלָֽה׃ |
| 20 A wise child is a father's joy; only a brute despises his mother. | 20 בֵּן חָכָם יְשַׂמַּח־אָבוּכְסִיל אָדָם בּוֹזֶה אִמּֽוֹ׃ |
| 21 Fol y appeals to someone without sense, a person of understanding goes straight forward. | 21 אִוֶּלֶת שִׂמְחָה לַחֲסַר־לֵבוְאִישׁ תְּבוּנָה יְיַשֶּׁר־לָֽכֶת׃ |
| 22 Without deliberation plans come to nothing. Plans succeed where counsellors are many. | 22 הָפֵר מַחֲשָׁבוֹת בְּאֵין סוֹדוּבְרֹב יוֹעֲצִים תָּקֽוּם׃ |
| 23 Anyone who has a ready answer has joy too: how satisfying is the apt reply! | 23 שִׂמְחָה לָאִישׁ בְּמַעֲנֵה־פִיווְדָבָר בְּעִתּוֹ מַה־טּֽוֹב׃ |
| 24 For the prudent, the path of life leads upwards thus avoiding Sheol below. | 24 אֹרַח חַיִּים לְמַעְלָה לְמַשְׂכִּיללְמַעַן סוּר מִשְּׁאוֹל מָֽטָּה׃ |
| 25 Yahweh pulls down the house of the proud, but he keeps the widow's boundaries intact. | 25 בֵּית גֵּאִים יִסַּח ׀ יְהֹוָהוְיַצֵּב גְּבוּל אַלְמָנָֽה׃ |
| 26 Wicked scheming is abhorrent to Yahweh, but words that are kind are pure. | 26 תּוֹעֲבַת יְהֹוָה מַחְשְׁבוֹת רָעוּטְהֹרִים אִמְרֵי־נֹֽעַם׃ |
| 27 Craving for dishonest gain brings trouble on a house, hatred of bribery earns life. | 27 עֹכֵר בֵּיתוֹ בּוֹצֵעַ בָּצַעוְשׂוֹנֵא מַתָּנֹת יִחְיֶֽה׃ |
| 28 The heart of the upright reflects before answering, the mouth of the wicked spews out wickedness. | 28 לֵב צַדִּיק יֶהְגֶּה לַעֲנוֹתוּפִי רְשָׁעִים יַבִּיעַ רָעֽוֹת׃ |
| 29 Yahweh keeps his distance from the wicked, but he listens to the prayers of the upright. | 29 רָחוֹק יְהֹוָה מֵרְשָׁעִיםוּתְפִלַּת צַדִּיקִים יִשְׁמָֽע׃ |
| 30 A kindly glance gives joy to the heart, good news lends strength to the bones. | 30 מְֽאוֹר־עֵינַיִם יְשַׂמַּֽח־לֵבשְׁמוּעָה טוֹבָה תְּדַשֶּׁן־עָֽצֶם׃ |
| 31 The ear attentive to wholesome correction finds itself at home in the company of the wise. | 31 אֹזֶן שֹׁמַעַת תּוֹכַחַת חַיִּיםבְּקֶרֶב חֲכָמִים תָּלִֽין׃ |
| 32 Whoever rejects correction lacks self-respect, whoever accepts reproof grows in understanding. | 32 פּוֹרֵעַ מוּסָר מוֹאֵס נַפְשׁוֹוְשׁוֹמֵעַ תּוֹכַחַת קוֹנֶה לֵּֽב׃ |
| 33 The fear of Yahweh is a school of wisdom, before there can be glory, there must be humility. | 33 יִרְאַת יְהֹוָה מוּסַר חׇכְמָהוְלִפְנֵי כָבוֹד עֲנָוָֽה׃ |