1. Be not thou envious of anshei ra'ah, neither desire to be with them.
2. For their lev plotteth violence, and their sfatayim (lips) talk of amal (trouble).
3. Through chochmah is a bais built, and by tevunah (understanding) it is established.
4. And by da'as shall the chadarim (chambers, rooms) be filled with all precious and pleasant hon (riches, wealth).
5. A gever chacham is strong; indeed, an ish da'as (man of knowledge) increaseth ko'ach.
6. For by tachbulot (guidance) thou shalt wage thy milchamah (war), and in a multitude of yo'etz (counselors) there is teshu'ah (victory, safety).
7. Chochmah is too lofty for a fool; he openeth not his peh (mouth) at the sha'ar.
8. He that plotteth to do evil shall be called a ba'al mezimmot (master of schemes).
9. The scheme of folly is chattat (sin), and the scoffer is a to'evah to adam (man).