4. The reward of humility is the fear of יהוה, Riches, and esteem and life.
5. Thorns, snares are in the way of the perverse; He who guards his life keeps far away from them.
6. Train up a child in the way he should go, Even when he is old he turns not away from it.
7. The rich rules over the poor, And the borrower is servant to the lender.
8. He who sows unrighteousness reaps trouble, And the rod of his wrath perishes.
9. He who has a good eye is blessed, For he gives of his bread to the poor.
10. Cast out the scoffer and strife goes out, And contention and shame cease.
11. He who loves cleanness of heart, Whose speech is pleasant, A sovereign is his friend.
12. The eyes of יהוה shall watch over knowledge, But He overthrows the words of the treacherous.
13. The lazy one says, “There is a lion outside! I am going to be killed in the streets!”
14. The mouth of a strange woman is a deep pit; The one denounced by יהוה falls in there.
15. Folly is bound up in the heart of a child; The rod of discipline drives it far from him.
16. One oppresses the poor to increase his wealth, Another gives to the rich, only to come to poverty.
17. Incline your ear and hear the words of the wise, And apply your heart to my knowledge;