A wise child makes his father happy.
    But a foolish child causes his mother to be sad.
² If you are not honest, your money will not help you.
    But if you are righteous, it will save you from death.
³ The Lord will not let righteous people be hungry.
    But he will not let bad people get what they want.
⁴ If a man is lazy, he will soon be poor.
    But if he works hard, he will become rich.
⁵ A wise man cuts his crops at harvest time and he stores them.
    But anyone who does no work at harvest time brings shame.
⁶ God blesses righteous people.
    But the words of wicked people hide their anger.
⁷ It is a pleasure to remember righteous people.
    But when wicked people die, people soon forget their name.
⁸ Wise people accept good teaching.
    But people who talk in a foolish way destroy themselves.
⁹ If people are honest, their lives are safe.
    But those who are not honest will receive punishment.
¹⁰ Someone who deceives his friends causes trouble.
    And someone who speaks in foolish ways will destroy himself.
¹¹ The teaching of righteous people gives life, like a spring of water.
    But the words of wicked people hide their anger.
¹² When people hate others, it causes arguments.
    But love covers over all sins.
¹³ People who understand what is right speak wise words.
    But silly people receive the punishment that they deserve.
¹⁴ Wise people store knowledge in their minds.
    But when foolish people speak, trouble is near.
¹⁵ Money keeps rich people safe, like a strong city.
    But poor people die because they have no one to help them.
¹⁶ Righteous people receive life as their wages.^[b]
    Wicked people receive only punishment.
¹⁷ People who listen when people warn them are on the road to life.
    But those who refuse to listen are on a different road.
¹⁸ If you hate somebody but you try to hide it, you are telling lies.
    And if you say false things about other people, you are a fool.
¹⁹ If you talk too much, you will soon do something wrong.
    But if you are wise, you will stop talking.
²⁰ The words of righteous people are as valuable as the best silver.
    But the thoughts of wicked people are useless.
²¹ The teaching of righteous people will help many people.
    But foolish people die because they are so stupid.
²² If the Lord blesses you, you are really rich.
    Hard work will not make you any richer.
²³ A foolish person is happy when he does wicked things.
    But a wise person enjoys doing things that are right.
²⁴ The trouble that wicked people are afraid of will certainly happen to them.
    But righteous people will receive the things that they want.
²⁵ When the storm has finished, wicked people are no longer there.
    But righteous people are still standing safely.
²⁶ Do not send a lazy person with a message.
    He will bring you pain, like the taste of bitter wine,
    or like smoke in your eyes.
²⁷ If you respect and obey the Lord, you will live longer.
    But wicked people will die before they are old.
²⁸ What good people hope to receive causes them to be happy.
    But wicked people never receive what they hope for.
²⁹ The Lord keeps honest people safe.
    But he punishes people who do wrong things.
³⁰ Righteous people will always have a safe place to live.
    But wicked people will not continue to live in the land.
³¹ Righteous people speak wise words.
    But those who speak evil things will lose their tongues!
³² Righteous people say kind things.
    But wicked people say things that hurt others.