1 When thou sittest to eat with a ruler,
2 And put a knife to thy throat,
3 Be not desirous of his dainties;
4 Weary not thyself to be rich;
5 Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not?
6 Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye,
7 For as he thinketh within himself, so is he:
8 The morsel which thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up,
9 Speak not in the hearing of a fool;
10 Remove not the ancient landmark;
11 For their Redeemer is strong;
12 Apply thy heart unto instruction,
13 Withhold not correction from the child;
14 Thou shalt beat him with the rod,
15 My son, if thy heart be wise,
16 Yea, my heart will rejoice,
17 Let not thy heart envy sinners;
18 For surely there is a reward;
19 Hear thou, my son, and be wise,
20 Be not among winebibbers,
21 For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty;
22 Hearken unto thy father that begat thee,
23 Buy the truth, and sell it not;
24 The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice;
25 Let thy father and thy mother be glad,
26 My son, give me thy heart;
27 For a harlot is a deep ditch;
28 Yea, she lieth in wait as a robber,
29 Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions?
30 They that tarry long at the wine;
31 Look not thou upon the wine when it is red,
32 At the last it biteth like a serpent,
33 Thine eyes shall behold strange things,
34 Yea, thou shalt be as he that lieth down in the midst of the sea,
35 They have stricken me,