KJV ¹ Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.

WLC ¹ לֵ֣ץ הַ֭יַּין הֹמֶ֣ה שֵׁכָ֑ר וְכָל־ שֹׁ֥גֶה בּ֝֗וֹ לֹ֣א יֶחְכָּֽם׃

KJV ² The fear of a king is as the roaring of a lion: whoso provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own soul.

WLC ² נַ֣הַם כַּ֭כְּפִיר אֵ֣ימַת מֶ֑לֶךְ מִ֝תְעַבְּר֗וֹ חוֹטֵ֥א נַפְשֽׁוֹ׃

KJV ³ It is an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling.

WLC ³ כָּב֣וֹד לָ֭אִישׁ שֶׁ֣בֶת מֵרִ֑יב וְכָל־ אֱ֝וִ֗יל יִתְגַּלָּֽע׃

KJV ⁴ The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing.

WLC ⁴ מֵ֭חֹרֶף עָצֵ֣ל לֹא־ יַחֲרֹ֑שׁ בַּקָּצִ֣יר וָאָֽיִן׃

KJV ⁵ Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water; but a man of understanding will draw it out.

WLC ⁵ מַ֣יִם עֲ֭מֻקִּים עֵצָ֣ה בְלֶב־ אִ֑ישׁ וְאִ֖ישׁ תְּבוּנָ֣ה יִדְלֶֽנָּה׃

KJV ⁶ Most men will proclaim every one his own goodness: but a faithful man who can find?

WLC ⁶ רָב־ אָדָ֗ם יִ֭קְרָא אִ֣ישׁ חַסְדּ֑וֹ וְאִ֥ישׁ אֱ֝מוּנִ֗ים מִ֣י יִמְצָֽא׃

KJV ⁷ The just man walketh in his integrity: his children are blessed after him.

WLC ⁷ מִתְהַלֵּ֣ךְ בְּתֻמּ֣וֹ צַדִּ֑יק אַשְׁרֵ֖י בָנָ֣יו אַחֲרָֽיו׃

KJV ⁸ A king that sitteth in the throne of judgment scattereth away all evil with his eyes.

WLC ⁸ מֶ֗לֶךְ יוֹשֵׁ֥ב עַל־ כִּסֵּא־ דִ֑ין מְזָרֶ֖ה בְעֵינָ֣יו כָּל־ רָֽע׃

KJV ⁹ Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin?

WLC ⁹ מִֽי־ יֹ֭אמַר זִכִּ֣יתִי לִבִּ֑י טָ֝הַ֗רְתִּי מֵחַטָּאתִֽי׃

KJV ¹⁰ Divers weights, and divers measures, both of them are alike abomination to the LORD.

WLC ¹⁰ אֶ֣בֶן וָ֭אֶבֶן אֵיפָ֣ה וְאֵיפָ֑ה תּוֹעֲבַ֥ת יְ֝הוָ֗ה גַּם־ שְׁנֵיהֶֽם׃

KJV ¹¹ Even a child is known by his doings, whether his work be pure, and whether it be right.

WLC ¹¹ גַּ֣ם בְּ֭מַעֲלָלָיו יִתְנַכֶּר־ נָ֑עַר אִם־ זַ֖ךְ וְאִם־ יָשָׁ֣ר פָּעֳלֽוֹ׃

KJV ¹² The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, the LORD hath made even both of them.

WLC ¹² אֹ֣זֶן שֹׁ֭מַעַת וְעַ֣יִן רֹאָ֑ה יְ֝הוָ֗ה עָשָׂ֥ה גַם־ שְׁנֵיהֶֽם׃

KJV ¹³ Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.

WLC ¹³ אַל־ תֶּֽאֱהַ֣ב שֵׁ֭נָה פֶּן־ תִּוָּרֵ֑שׁ פְּקַ֖ח עֵינֶ֣יךָ שְֽׂבַֽע־ לָֽחֶם׃

KJV ¹⁴ It is naught, it is naught, saith the buyer: but when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.

WLC ¹⁴ רַ֣ע רַ֭ע יֹאמַ֣ר הַקּוֹנֶ֑ה וְאֹזֵ֥ל ל֝֗וֹ אָ֣ז יִתְהַלָּֽל׃

KJV ¹⁵ There is gold, and a multitude of rubies: but the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.

WLC ¹⁵ יֵ֣שׁ זָ֭הָב וְרָב־ פְּנִינִ֑ים וּכְלִ֥י יְ֝קָ֗ר שִׂפְתֵי־ דָֽעַת׃

KJV ¹⁶ Take his garment that is surety for a stranger: and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.

WLC ¹⁶ לְֽקַח־ בִּ֭גְדוֹ כִּי־ עָ֣רַב זָ֑ר וּבְעַ֖ד חַבְלֵֽהוּ׃

KJV ¹⁷ Bread of deceit is sweet to a man; but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.

WLC ¹⁷ עָרֵ֣ב לָ֭אִישׁ לֶ֣חֶם שָׁ֑קֶר וְ֝אַחַ֗ר יִמָּֽלֵא־ פִ֥יהוּ חָצָֽץ׃

KJV ¹⁸ Every purpose is established by counsel: and with good advice make war.

WLC ¹⁸ מַ֭חֲשָׁבוֹת בְּעֵצָ֣ה תִכּ֑וֹן וּ֝בְתַחְבֻּל֗וֹת עֲשֵׂ֣ה מִלְחָמָֽה׃

KJV ¹⁹ He that goeth about as a talebearer revealeth secrets: therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips.

WLC ¹⁹ גּֽוֹלֶה־ סּ֭וֹד הוֹלֵ֣ךְ רָכִ֑יל וּלְפֹתֶ֥ה שְׂ֝פָתָ֗יו לֹ֣א תִתְעָרָֽב׃

KJV ²⁰ Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness.

WLC ²⁰ מְ֭קַלֵּל אָבִ֣יו וְאִמּ֑וֹ יִֽדְעַ֥ךְ נֵ֝ר֗וֹ חֹֽשֶׁךְ׃

KJV ²¹ An inheritance may be gotten hastily at the beginning; but the end thereof shall not be blessed.

WLC ²¹ נַ֭חֲלָה בָּרִאשֹׁנָ֑ה וְ֝אַחֲרִיתָ֗הּ לֹ֣א תְבֹרָֽךְ׃

KJV ²² Say not thou, I will recompense evil; but wait on the LORD, and he shall save thee.

WLC ²² אַל־ תֹּאמַ֥ר אֲשַׁלְּמָה־ רָ֑ע קַוֵּ֥ה לַֽ֝יהוָ֗ה וְיֹ֣שַֽׁע לָֽךְ׃

KJV ²³ Divers weights are an abomination unto the LORD; and a false balance is not good.

WLC ²³ תּוֹעֲבַ֣ת יְ֭הוָה אֶ֣בֶן וָאָ֑בֶן וּמֹאזְנֵ֖י מִרְמָ֣ה לֹא־ טֽוֹב׃

KJV ²⁴ Man's goings are of the LORD; how can a man then understand his own way?

WLC ²⁴ מֵיהוָ֥ה מִצְעֲדֵי־ גָ֑בֶר וְ֝אָדָ֗ם מַה־ יָּבִ֥ין דַּרְכּֽוֹ׃

KJV ²⁵ It is a snare to the man who devoureth that which is holy, and after vows to make enquiry.

WLC ²⁵ מוֹקֵ֣שׁ אָ֭דָם יָ֣לַע קֹ֑דֶשׁ וְאַחַ֖ר נְדָרִ֣ים לְבַקֵּֽר׃

KJV ²⁶ A wise king scattereth the wicked, and bringeth the wheel over them.

WLC ²⁶ מְזָרֶ֣ה רְ֭שָׁעִים מֶ֣לֶךְ חָכָ֑ם וַיָּ֖שֶׁב עֲלֵיהֶ֣ם אוֹפָֽן׃

KJV ²⁷ The spirit of man is the candle of the LORD, searching all the inward parts of the belly.

WLC ²⁷ נֵ֣ר יְ֭הוָה נִשְׁמַ֣ת אָדָ֑ם חֹ֝פֵ֗שׂ כָּל־ חַדְרֵי־ בָֽטֶן׃

KJV ²⁸ Mercy and truth preserve the king: and his throne is upholden by mercy.

WLC ²⁸ חֶ֣סֶד וֶ֭אֱמֶת יִצְּרוּ־ מֶ֑לֶךְ וְסָעַ֖ד בַּחֶ֣סֶד כִּסְאֽוֹ׃

KJV ²⁹ The glory of young men is their strength: and the beauty of old men is the grey head.

WLC ²⁹ תִּפְאֶ֣רֶת בַּחוּרִ֣ים כֹּחָ֑ם וַהֲדַ֖ר זְקֵנִ֣ים שֵׂיבָֽה׃

KJV ³⁰ The blueness of a wound cleanseth away evil: so do stripes the inward parts of the belly.

WLC ³⁰ חַבֻּר֣וֹת פֶּ֭צַע בְּרָ֑ע וּ֝מַכּ֗וֹת חַדְרֵי־ בָֽטֶן׃