¹A soft answer will turn away wrath, but a word of trouble will stir ⌞anger⌟. ²The tongue of the wise will dispense knowledge, but the mouth of fools will pour out folly. ³In every place, the eyes of Yahweh keep watch over the evil and the good. ⁴Gentleness of tongue is a tree of life, but perverseness in it causes a break in spirit. ⁵A fool will despise the instruction of his father, but he who guards reproof is prudent. ⁶In the house of the righteous there is much treasure, but the income of the wicked brings trouble. ⁷The lips of the wise will spread knowledge, but the heart of fools, not so. ⁸The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination of Yahweh, but the prayer of the upright is his delight. ⁹An abomination of Yahweh is the way of the wicked, but he who pursues righteousness he will love. ¹⁰Severe discipline belongs to him who forsakes the way; he who hates a rebuke will die. ¹¹Sheol and Abaddon are before Yahweh, ⌞how much more⌟ the hearts of the children of men! ¹²A scoffer does not like ⌞his rebuke⌟; to the wise he will not go. ¹³A heart of gladness will make good ⌞countenance⌟, but in sorrow of heart a spirit is broken. ¹⁴The heart of him who understands will seek knowledge, but the faces of fools, they will feed on folly. ¹⁵All the days of the poor are hard, but goodness of heart is a continuous feast. ¹⁶Better is little with the fear of Yahweh than great treasure and trouble with it. ¹⁷Better is a dinner of vegetables when love is there than a fattened ox and hatred with it. ¹⁸A man who is hot-tempered will stir up strife, but he who is slow to ⌞anger⌟, he will calm contention. ¹⁹The way of the lazy is like a hedge of thorns, but the path of the upright is a highway. ²⁰A child of wisdom will make a father glad, but a ⌞foolish person⌟, he despises his mother. ²¹Folly is a joy to him who lacks ⌞sense⌟, and a person of understanding ⌞will walk upright⌟. ²²Plans go wrong when there is no counsel, but with many advisors it will succeed. ²³Joy belongs to a man with answers in his mouth, and a word in its time, how good it is! ²⁴The path of life leads upward for him who has insight, in order to turn away from Sheol below. ²⁵The house of the proud, Yahweh will tear it down, but he will maintain the ⌞property line⌟ of the widow. ²⁶Plans of evil are an abomination of Yahweh, but gracious words are pure. ²⁷He who makes trouble for his house is he who is greedy for unjust gain, but he who hates bribes will live. ²⁸A heart of righteousness will ponder the answer, but a mouth of wickedness will pour out deceit. ²⁹Yahweh is far from the wicked, but the prayers of the righteous he will hear. ³⁰From the light of the eyes, the heart will rejoice, and good news will enliven the bones. ³¹The ear of him who listens to admonitions of life, in the midst of the wise it will lodge. ³²He who ignores instruction despises himself, but he who hears admonition gains heart. ³³Fear of Yahweh is the instruction of the wise, and before honor comes humility.