1. Better is a poor man who walks in his integrity Than he who is perverse in speech and is a fool.
2. Also it is not good for a person to be without knowledge, And he who hurries his footsteps errs.
3. The foolishness of man ruins his way, And his heart rages against the Lord.
4. Wealth adds many friends, But a poor man is separated from his friend.
5. A false witness will not go unpunished, And he who tells lies will not escape.
6. Many will seek the favor of a generous man, And every man is a friend to him who gives gifts.
7. All the brothers of a poor man hate him; How much more do his friends abandon him! He pursues them with words, but they are gone.
8. He who gets wisdom loves his own soul; He who keeps understanding will find good.
9. A false witness will not go unpunished, And he who tells lies will perish.
10. Luxury is not fitting for a fool; Much less for a slave to rule over princes.
11. A man's discretion makes him slow to anger, And it is his glory to overlook a transgression.
12. The king's wrath is like the roaring of a lion, But his favor is like dew on the grass.
13. A foolish son is destruction to his father, And the contentions of a wife are a constant dripping.