[1] A slothful man is compared to a stone that is defiled; And every one will hiss him out in his disgrace.
[2] A slothful man is compared to the filth of a dunghill: Every man that takes it up will shake out his hand.
[3] A father has shame in having begotten an uninstructedson; And afoolish daughter is born to his loss.
[4] A prudent daughter shall inherit a husband of her own; And she that brings shame is the grief of him that became the father of her
[5] She that is bold brings shame upon father and husband; And she shall be despised of them both.
[6] Unseasonable discourse isas music in mourning; But stripes and correction are wisdom at every season.
[7] He that teacheth a fool isas one that glueth a potsherd together; Even as one that waketh a sleeper out of a deep sleep.
[8] He that discourseth to a fool isas one discoursing to a man that slumbereth; And at the end he will say, What is it?
[11] Weep for the dead, for light has failedhim; And weep for a fool, for understanding has failedhim: Weep more sweetly for the dead, because he has found rest; But the life of the fool is worse than death.
[12] Seven days arethe days of mourning for the dead; But for a fool and an ungodly man, all the days of his life.
[13] Talk not much with a foolish man, And go not to one that has no understanding: Beware of him, lest you have trouble; Andso you shall not be defiled in his onslaught: Turn aside from him, and you shall find rest; Andso you shall not be wearied in his madness.
[14] What shall be heavier than lead? And what is the name thereof, but a fool?
[15] Sand, and salt, and a mass of iron, is easier to bear, Than a man without understanding.
[16] Timber girded and bound into a building shall not be loosed with shaking: So a heart established in due season on well advised counsel shall not be afraid.
[17] A heart settled upon a thoughtful understanding Is as an ornament of plaister on a polished wall.
[18] Pales set on a high place will not stand against the wind: So a fearful heart in the imagination of a fool will not stand against any fear.
[19] He that pricketh the eye will make tears to fall; And he that pricketh the heart makes it to show feeling.
[20] Whoso casteth a stone at birds frayeth them away; And he that upbraids a friend will dissolve friendship.
[21] If you have drawn a sword against a friend, despair not; For there may be a returning.
[22] If you have opened your mouth against a friend, fear not; For there may be a reconciling; Except it be for upbraiding, and arrogance, and disclosing of a secret, and a treacherous blow: For these things every friend will flee.
[23] Gain trust with your neighbor in his poverty, That in his prosperity you may have gladness: Abide stedfast to him in the time of his affliction, That you may be heir with him in his inheritance.
[24] Before fire is the vapor and smoke of a furnace; So revilings before bloodshed.
[25] I will not be ashamed to shelter a friend; And I will not hide myself from his face:
[26] And if any evil happen to me because of him, Every one that hears it will beware of him.
[27] Who shall set a watch over my mouth, And a seal of shrewdness upon my lips, That I fall not from it, and that my tongue destroy me not?