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| 1 Better is a poor man, walking in his integrity, than one of perverse lips, and, he, a dullard. |
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| 2 Surely, for the soul to be, without knowledge, is not good, and, he that hasteth with his feet, strayeth. |
That the soul – Being, person. R205:2
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| 3 The folly of a man, subverteth his way, and, against Yahweh, his heart is angry. |
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| 4 Wealth, addeth many friends, but, the poor man, from his own friend, is parted. |
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| 5 A false witness, shall not be held innocent, and, he that uttereth lies, shall not escape. |
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| 6 Many, will entreat the favour of a noble, and, every one, is a friend to a man abounding in gifts. |
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| 7 All the brethren of a poor man, hate him, how much more have, his friends, gone far from him, he may hunt up promises–there are none. |
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| 8 He that acquireth sense, loveth his own soul, he that guardeth understanding, shall find blessing. |
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| 9 A false witness, shall not be held innocent, and, he that uttereth lies, shall perish. |
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| 10 Unseemly for a dullard, is delicate living, how much more for, a servant, to bear rule over princes. |
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| 11 The discretion of a man, deferreth his anger, and, his adorning, is to pass over transgression. |
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| 12 The growl as of a young lion, is the rage of a king, but, like dew upon the grass, is his good pleasure. |
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| 13 Engulfing ruin to his father, is a son that is a dullard,–and, a continuous dripping, are the contentions of a wife. |
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| 14 House and substance, are an inheritance from one's fathers, but, from Yahweh, cometh a wife who is prudent.
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| 15 Sloth, falleth into a deep sleep, and, a soul that is indolent, shall famish. |
And an idle soul – Being, person. R205:2
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| 16 One who guardeth the commandment, guardeth his life, he that is reckless in his ways, shall die. |
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| 17 A lender to Yahweh, is one who sheweth favour to the poor, and, his good deed, He will pay him back. |
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| 18 Correct thy son, because there is hope, yet, not so as to slay him, let thy passion be excited. |
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| 19 A man in a rage, taketh away the penalty,–nevertheless, if thou let him go free, the more [stripes] must thou add. |
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| 20 Hear counsel, receive correction, that thou mayest be wise in thine after-life. |
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| 21 Many are the devices in a man's heart, but, the counsel of Yahweh, that, shall stand. |
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| 22 The charm of a man, is his lovingkindness,–and better a poor man, than one who deceiveth. |
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| 23 The reverence of Yahweh, leadeth to life, satisfied then, let a man remain–let him not be visited by calamity. |
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| 24 A sluggard burieth his hand in the dish, even unto his own mouth, will he not bring it back. |
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| 25 The scoffer, thou shalt smite, and, the simple, will beware, but correct a man of intelligence–he will understand teaching. |
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| 26 He that ruineth his father, and chaseth away his mother, is a son causing shame and reproach. |
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| 27 Cease, my son, to hear instruction that would cause thee to wander from the sayings of knowledge. |
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| 28 An abandoned witness, scorneth justice, and, the mouth of lawless men, swalloweth iniquity. |
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| 29 Prepared for scoffers, are punishments, and stripes, for the back of dullards. |
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