The Wise Woman

1The wise woman built her house but the foolish will pull it down with her hands.

2He going in his uprightness will fear Jehovah: and he perverted in his ways, despised him.

3In the month of the foolish one a rod of pride: and the lips of the wise shall watch them.

4In no oxen the stall clean, and much increase in the strength of the ox.

5A witness of faithfulnesses will not lie: and a witness of falsehood will breathe out lies.

6He mocking sought wisdom, and none: and knowledge being easy to him understanding.

7Go from before to the foolish man and thou knewest not the lips of knowledge.

8The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way: and the folly of the foolish is deceit.

9The foolish will mock at guilt: and between the upright acceptance.

10The heart will know the bitterness of its soul, and in its joys the stranger shall not mingle.

11The house of the unjust shall be destroyed: and the tent of the upright shall flourish.

12There is a way straight before man, and its latter state the ways of death.

13Also in laughter the heart shall have pain, and its latter state of joy, grief.

14He drawing back the heart shall be filled from his ways: and a good man from above him.

15The simple will believe to every word: and the prudent will understand to his going.

16The wise one feared and departed from evil: and the foolish overflowing, and being confident.

17He reaping anger will do folly: and a man of mischiefs will be hated.

18The simple inherit folly: and the prudent shall be surrounded with knowledge.

19The evil bowed before the good, and the unjust at the gates of the just one.

20Also the poor shall be hated by his neighbor: and many loving the rich one.

21He despising to his neighbor, sins: and he compassionating the poor, he is happy.

22Shall they not go astray, seeking evil? and mercy, and truth to those seeking good.

23In all labor will be profit: and the word of the lips only to want.

24The crown of the wise is their riches: the folly of the foolish, folly.

25A witness of truth delivers souls: and deceit will breathe out lies.

26In the fear of Jehovah the trust of strength, and to his sons a refuge.

27The fear of Jehovah a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.

28In a multitude of people the king's decoration: and in the cessation of the people the destruction of the prince.

29The slow to anger of much understanding: and the short of spirit exalts folly.

30A heart of healing, the life of the flesh: and jealousy the rottenness of the bones.

31He oppressing the poor reproached him making him: and he honoring him compassionated the needy.

32The unjust one shall be driven away in his evil: and the just one trusted in his death.

33In the heart of him understanding, wisdom shall rest: and in the midst of fools it shall be made known.

34Justice will exalt a nation: and sin a reproach to nations.

35The acceptance of the king to a servant of understanding: and his wrath shall be to him causing shame.