1. The sovereign’s heart is as channels of water In the hand of יהוה; He turns it wherever He wishes.
2. All a man’s ways are right in his own eyes, But יהוה weighs the hearts.
3. To do righteousness and right-ruling Is more acceptable to יהוה than a slaughtering.
4. A haughty look, a proud heart, The lamp of the wrong, are sin.
5. The plans of the hard worker lead only to plenty, But all rash haste only to poverty.
6. Gaining treasures by a lying tongue Is a fleeting vapour, heading for death.
7. The spoil of the wrong catches them, Because they refused to do right- ruling.
8. The way of a guilty man is perverse; But as for the innocent, his work is right.
9. It is better to dwell in a corner of a roof, Than in a house shared with a contentious woman.
10. The desire of the wrong is set upon evil; His neighbour finds no favour in his eyes.
11. When the scoffer is punished, the simple is made wise; But when the wise is instructed, he receives knowledge.
12. The Righteous One observes the house of the wrong; He overthrows the wrong for their evil.
13. Whoever shuts his ears to the cry of the poor, Let him also cry and not be heard.
14. A gift in secret subdues displeasure, And a bribe in the bosom, strong wrath.