KJV ¹ A GOOD name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favour rather than silver and gold.

WLC ¹ נִבְחָ֣ר שֵׁ֭ם מֵעֹ֣שֶׁר רָ֑ב מִכֶּ֥סֶף וּ֝מִזָּהָ֗ב חֵ֣ן טֽוֹב׃

KJV ² The rich and poor meet together: the LORD is the maker of them all.

WLC ² עָשִׁ֣יר וָרָ֣שׁ נִפְגָּ֑שׁוּ עֹשֵׂ֖ה כֻלָּ֣ם יְהוָֽה׃

KJV ³ A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished.

WLC ³ עָר֤וּם ׀ רָאָ֣ה רָעָ֣ה וּ֝פְתָיִ֗ים עָבְר֥וּ וְֽנֶעֱנָֽשׁוּ׃

KJV ⁴ By humility and the fear of the LORD are riches, and honour, and life.

WLC ⁴ עֵ֣קֶב עֲ֭נָוָה יִרְאַ֣ת יְהוָ֑ה עֹ֖שֶׁר וְכָב֣וֹד וְחַיִּֽים׃

KJV ⁵ Thorns and snares are in the way of the froward: he that doth keep his soul shall be far from them.

WLC ⁵ צִנִּ֣ים פַּ֭חִים בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ עִקֵּ֑שׁ שׁוֹמֵ֥ר נַ֝פְשׁ֗וֹ יִרְחַ֥ק מֵהֶֽם׃

KJV ⁶ Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.

WLC ⁶ חֲנֹ֣ךְ לַ֭נַּעַר עַל־ פִּ֣י דַרְכּ֑וֹ גַּ֥ם כִּֽי־ יַ֝זְקִ֗ין לֹֽא־ יָס֥וּר מִמֶּֽנָּה׃

KJV ⁷ The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.

WLC ⁷ עָ֭שִׁיר בְּרָשִׁ֣ים יִמְשׁ֑וֹל וְעֶ֥בֶד לֹ֝וֶ֗ה לְאִ֣ישׁ מַלְוֶֽה׃

KJV ⁸ He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity: and the rod of his anger shall fail.

WLC ⁸ זוֹרֵ֣עַ עַ֭וְלָה אָ֑וֶן וְשֵׁ֖בֶט עֶבְרָת֣וֹ יִכְלֶֽה׃

KJV ⁹ He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor.

WLC ⁹ טֽוֹב־ עַ֭יִן ה֣וּא יְבֹרָ֑ךְ כִּֽי־ נָתַ֖ן מִלַּחְמ֣וֹ לַדָּֽל׃

KJV ¹⁰ Cast out the scorner, and contention shall go out; yea, strife and reproach shall cease.

WLC ¹⁰ גָּ֣רֵֽשׁ לֵ֭ץ וְיֵצֵ֣א מָד֑וֹן וְ֝יִשְׁבֹּ֗ת דִּ֣ין וְקָלֽוֹן׃

KJV ¹¹ He that loveth pureness of heart, for the grace of his lips the king shall be his friend.

WLC ¹¹ אֹהֵ֥ב לֵ֑ב חֵ֥ן שְׂ֝פָתָ֗יו רֵעֵ֥הוּ מֶֽלֶךְ׃

KJV ¹² The eyes of the LORD preserve knowledge, and he overthroweth the words of the transgressor.

WLC ¹² עֵינֵ֣י יְ֭הוָה נָ֣צְרוּ דָ֑עַת וַ֝יְסַלֵּ֗ף דִּבְרֵ֥י בֹגֵֽד׃

KJV ¹³ The slothful man saith, There is a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets.

WLC ¹³ אָמַ֣ר עָ֭צֵל אֲרִ֣י בַח֑וּץ בְּת֥וֹךְ רְ֝חֹב֗וֹת אֵֽרָצֵֽחַ׃

KJV ¹⁴ The mouth of strange women is a deep pit: he that is abhorred of the LORD shall fall therein.

WLC ¹⁴ שׁוּחָ֣ה עֲ֭מֻקָּה פִּ֣י זָר֑וֹת זְע֥וּם יְ֝הוָ֗ה שָֽׁם׃

KJV ¹⁵ Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.

WLC ¹⁵ אִ֭וֶּלֶת קְשׁוּרָ֣ה בְלֶב־ נָ֑עַר שֵׁ֥בֶט מ֝וּסָ֗ר יַרְחִיקֶ֥נָּה מִמֶּֽנּוּ׃

KJV ¹⁶ He that oppresseth the poor to increase his riches, and he that giveth to the rich, shall surely come to want.

WLC ¹⁶ עֹ֣שֵֽׁק דָּ֭ל לְהַרְבּ֣וֹת ל֑וֹ נֹתֵ֥ן לְ֝עָשִׁ֗יר אַךְ־ לְמַחְסֽוֹר׃

KJV ¹⁷ Bow down thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thine heart unto my knowledge.

WLC ¹⁷ הַ֥ט אָזְנְךָ֗ וּ֭שְׁמַע דִּבְרֵ֣י חֲכָמִ֑ים וְ֝לִבְּךָ֗ תָּשִׁ֥ית לְדַעְתִּֽי׃

KJV ¹⁸ For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee; they shall withal be fitted in thy lips.

WLC ¹⁸ כִּֽי־ נָ֭עִים כִּֽי־ תִשְׁמְרֵ֣ם בְּבִטְנֶ֑ךָ יִכֹּ֥נוּ יַ֝חְדָּ֗ו עַל־ שְׂפָתֶֽיךָ׃

KJV ¹⁹ That thy trust may be in the LORD, I have made known to thee this day, even to thee.

WLC ¹⁹ לִהְי֣וֹת בַּ֭יהוָה מִבְטַחֶ֑ךָ הוֹדַעְתִּ֖יךָ הַיּ֣וֹם אַף־ אָֽתָּה׃

KJV ²⁰ Have not I written to thee excellent things in counsels and knowledge,

WLC ²⁰ הֲלֹ֤א כָתַ֣בְתִּי לְ֭ךָ בְּמ֖וֹעֵצֹ֣ת וָדָֽעַת׃

KJV ²¹ That I might make thee know the certainty of the words of truth; that thou mightest answer the words of truth to them that send unto thee?

WLC ²¹ לְהוֹדִֽיעֲךָ֗ קֹ֭שְׁטְ אִמְרֵ֣י אֱמֶ֑ת לְהָשִׁ֥יב אֲמָרִ֥ים אֱ֝מֶ֗ת לְשֹׁלְחֶֽיךָ׃

KJV ²² Rob not the poor, because he is poor: neither oppress the afflicted in the gate:

WLC ²² אַֽל־ תִּגְזָל־ דָּ֭ל כִּ֣י דַל־ ה֑וּא וְאַל־ תְּדַכֵּ֖א עָנִ֣י בַשָּֽׁעַר׃

KJV ²³ For the LORD will plead their cause, and spoil the soul of those that spoiled them.

WLC ²³ כִּֽי־ יְ֭הוָה יָרִ֣יב רִיבָ֑ם וְקָבַ֖ע אֶת־ קֹבְעֵיהֶ֣ם נָֽפֶשׁ׃

KJV ²⁴ Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go:

WLC ²⁴ אַל־ תִּ֭תְרַע אֶת־ בַּ֣עַל אָ֑ף וְאֶת־ אִ֥ישׁ חֵ֝מוֹת לֹ֣א תָבֽוֹא׃

KJV ²⁵ Lest thou learn his ways, and get a snare to thy soul.

WLC ²⁵ פֶּן־ תֶּאֱלַ֥ף וְלָקַחְתָּ֖ מוֹקֵ֣שׁ לְנַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃

KJV ²⁶ Be not thou one of them that strike hands, or of them that are sureties for debts.

WLC ²⁶ אַל־ תְּהִ֥י בְתֹֽקְעֵי־ כָ֑ף בַּ֝עֹרְבִ֗ים מַשָּׁאֽוֹת׃

KJV ²⁷ If thou hast nothing to pay, why should he take away thy bed from under thee?

WLC ²⁷ אִם־ אֵֽין־ לְךָ֥ לְשַׁלֵּ֑ם לָ֥מָּה יִקַּ֥ח מִ֝שְׁכָּבְךָ֗ מִתַּחְתֶּֽיךָ׃

KJV ²⁸ Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have set.

WLC ²⁸ אַל־ תַּ֭סֵּג גְּב֣וּל עוֹלָ֑ם אֲשֶׁ֖ר עָשׂ֣וּ אֲבוֹתֶֽיךָ׃

KJV ²⁹ Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men.

WLC ²⁹ חָזִ֡יתָ אִ֤ישׁ ׀ מָ֘הִ֤יר בִּמְלַאכְתּ֗וֹ לִֽפְנֵֽי־ מְלָכִ֥ים יִתְיַצָּ֑ב בַּל־ יִ֝תְיַצֵּב לִפְנֵ֥י חֲשֻׁכִּֽים׃