1. Streams of water are the heart of a king in the hand of Yahweh; wherever he will desire, he will turn.
2. Every way of a man is upright in his own eyes, but Yahweh weighs hearts.
3. Doing righteousness and justice is more acceptable to Yahweh than sacrifice.
4. Haughtiness of the eyes and pride of heart, the lamp of the wicked are sin.
5. The plans of the diligent only lead to abundance, but all who are hasty, only to want.
6. He who makes treasure by a lying tongue is a fleeting vapor and seeker of death.
7. The violence of the wicked will sweep them away, for they refuse to do justice.
8. Crooked is the way of a man and a foreigner, but the pure is upright in his conduct.
9. Better to dwell on the corner of a roof than to share a house with a woman of contention.
10. The soul of the wicked desires evil; his neighbor will not find mercy in his eyes.
11. With the punishment of a scoffer, the simple will become wise, and with the instruction of the wise, he will obtain knowledge.
12. The righteous observes the house of the wicked; he throws the wicked to ruin.
13. He who closes his ear from the cry of the poor, he also will cry out and not be heard.
14. A gift in secret will avert anger, and a concealed bribe, strong wrath.
15. It is a joy to the righteous to do justice, but dismay to those who do evil.
16. Whoever wanders from the way of understanding, in the assembly of the dead he will rest.