| 1 | The lazy man is pelted with a dirty stone, and all will speak about his rejection. |
| 2 | The lazy man is pelted with the dung of oxen, and all who touch him will brush off their hands. |
| 3 | An undisciplined son is the shame of his father, but an undisciplined daughter will be to his degradation. |
| 4 | A prudent daughter brings an inheritance to her husband. But she who causes shame will be a disgrace to him who conceived her. |
| 5 | She who is bold shames her father and her husband, and she will not be less offensive to the impious. For she will be held in dishonor by both. |
| 6 | An untimely explanation is like music in a time of mourning. But the sharp correction and doctrine of wisdom are ever timely. |
| 7 | Whoever teaches the foolish is like someone who glues together a broken pot. |
| 8 | Whoever explains a word to one who is not listening is like someone who suddenly awakens a sleeping person from a deep sleep. |
| 9 | Whoever explains wisdom to the senseless is like one speaking to a sleeping person. And at the end of the explanation, he says: "Who is this?" |
| 10 | Weep over the dead, for his light has failed. And weep over the foolish, for his understanding has failed. |
| 11 | Weep only a little over the dead, for he is at rest. |
| 12 | But the wicked life of a wicked fool is worse than death. |
| 13 | The mourning for the dead is seven days; but for the foolish and the impious, it is all the days of their life. |
| 14 | You should not talk at length with the foolish, and you should not go with the senseless. |
| 15 | Keep yourself from him, so that you may not have problems, and so that you will not be polluted by his sin. |
| 16 | Turn away from him, and you will find rest, and you will not be discouraged by his foolishness. |
| 17 | What is heavier than lead? And what else can he be called but foolish? |
| 18 | Sand, and salt, and an iron weight are each easier to bear than an imprudent man, who is both foolish and impious. |
| 19 | A bundle of wood strapped together in the foundation of a building will not be loosened. And similar is the heart that has been strengthened by thoughtful counsel. |
| 20 | The thoughts of one who is understanding will not be corrupted by fear in any situation. |
| 21 | Just as chaff in a high place, or a wall made of mortar without stones set within, will not continue against the face of the wind, |
| 22 | so also a timid heart, and the thoughts of the senseless, will not withstand the forcefulness of fear. |
| 23 | Despite a cowardly heart, the thoughts of the foolish will not fear any situation; yet neither will one who continues always in the precepts of God. |
| 24 | He who jabs an eye produces tears. And he who jabs the heart produces understanding. |
| 25 | He who throws a stone at birds will drive them away. So also, he who accuses his friend dissolves the friendship. |
| 26 | But if you have drawn a sword against a friend, you should not despair; for there may be a way back. |
| 27 | If you have opened a harsh mouth against a friend, you should not fear; for there may be a reconciliation. However, if there are accusations, or abuse, or arrogance, or the revealing of secrets, or a wound from deceitfulness, in all these cases, a friend will flee away. |
| 28 | Hold to faithfulness with a friend in his poverty, so that you may also rejoice in his prosperity. |
| 29 | In the time of his tribulation, remain faithful to him, so that you may also be an heir with him in his inheritance. |
| 30 | Just as the steam from an oven, or the smoke from a fire, rises up before a flame, so also do curses and insults and threats rise up before bloodshed. |
| 31 | I shall not be ashamed to greet a friend, nor shall I hide myself from his face. And if misfortunes befall me because of him, I will endure. |
| 32 | Anyone who hears of this will be wary around him. |
| 33 | Who will provide a keeper for my mouth, and a reliable seal over my lips, so that I may not fall because of them, and so that my tongue does not destroy me? |
