| 1 Blessed is the man who does not blunder with his lips and need not suffer grief for sin. |
| 2 Blessed is he whose heart does not condemn him, and who has not given up his hope. |
| 3 Riches are not seemly for a stingy man; and of what use is property to an envious man? |
| 4 Whoever accumulates by depriving himself, accumulates for others; and others will live in luxury on his goods. |
| 5 If a man is mean to himself, to whom will he be generous? He will not enjoy his own riches. |
| 6 No one is meaner than the man who is grudging to himself, and this is the retribution for his baseness; |
| 7 even if he does good, he does it unintentionally, and betrays his baseness in the end. |
| 8 Evil is the man with a grudging eye; he averts his face and disregards people. |
| 9 A greedy man's eye is not satisfied with a portion, and mean injustice withers the soul. |
| 10 A stingy man's eye begrudges bread, and it is lacking at his table. |
| 11 My son, treat yourself well, according to your means, and present worthy offerings to the Lord. |
| 12 Remember that death will not delay, and the decree of Hades has not been shown to you. |
| 13 Do good to a friend before you die, and reach out and give to him as much as you can. |
| 14 Do not deprive yourself of a happy day; let not your share of desired good pass by you. |
| 15 Will you not leave the fruit of your labors to another, and what you acquired by toil to be divided by lot? |
| 16 Give, and take, and beguile yourself, because in Hades one cannot look for luxury. |
| 17 All living beings become old like a garment, for the decree from of old is, "You must surely die!" |
| 18 Like flourishing leaves on a spreading tree which sheds some and puts forth others, so are the generations of flesh and blood: one dies and another is born. |
| 19 Every product decays and ceases to exist, and the man who made it will pass away with it. |
| 20 Blessed is the man who meditates on wisdom and who reasons intelligently. |
| 21 He who reflects in his mind on her ways will also ponder her secrets. |
| 22 Pursue wisdom like a hunter, and lie in wait on her paths. |
| 23 He who peers through her windows will also listen at her doors; |
| 24 he who encamps near her house will also fasten his tent peg to her walls; |
| 25 he will pitch his tent near her, and will lodge in an excellent lodging place; |
| 26 he will place his children under her shelter, and will camp under her boughs |
| 27 he will be sheltered by her from the heat, and will dwell in the midst of her glory. |
