1 It|strong="H2896" is|strong="H2896" better|strong="H2896" to|strong="H1004" have|strong="H1004" nothing but a|strong="H7379" dry piece|strong="H6595" of|strong="H1004" bread|strong="H6595" to|strong="H1004" eat in|strong="H1004" peace than|strong="H2896" a|strong="H7379" whole house|strong="H1004" full|strong="H4392" of|strong="H1004" food|strong="H1004" with|strong="H1004" everyone arguing.
2 A|strong="H0251" smart servant|strong="H5650" will|strong="H5650" gain|strong="H4910" control|strong="H4910" over|strong="H4910" his|strong="H8432" master’s foolish son|strong="H1121". He|strong="H1121" will|strong="H5650" be|strong="H1121" treated like|strong="H1121" a|strong="H0251" son|strong="H1121" and|strong="H1121" get|strong="H8432" a|strong="H0251" share|strong="H5159" of|strong="H1121" the|strong="H8432" inheritance|strong="H5159".
3 Fire is|strong="H3068" used to|strong="H3068" make gold|strong="H2091" and|strong="H3068" silver|strong="H3701" pure, but|strong="H3068" a|strong="H3068" person’s heart|strong="H3826" is|strong="H3068" made pure by|strong="H3068" the|strong="H3068" LORD|strong="H3068".
4 People who do|strong="H1942" evil|strong="H0205" listen|strong="H0238" to|strong="H5921" evil|strong="H0205" ideas. Liars|strong="H8267" listen|strong="H0238" to|strong="H5921" liars|strong="H8267".
5 Whoever makes|strong="H6213" fun of|strong="H3808" beggars insults|strong="H2778" their|strong="H3808" Maker. Whoever laughs at|strong="H3808" someone else’s trouble will|strong="H3808" be|strong="H3808" punished.
6 Grandchildren|strong="H1121" are|strong="H1121" the|strong="H1121" pride|strong="H8597" and|strong="H1121" joy of|strong="H1121" old|strong="H1121" age|strong="H1121", and|strong="H1121" children|strong="H1121" take great pride|strong="H8597" in|strong="H1121" their parents|strong="H0001".
7 You|strong="H3588" wouldn’t expect to|strong="H3808" hear a|strong="H3588" fine speech|strong="H8193" from|strong="H3808" a|strong="H3588" fool|strong="H5036", and|strong="H3808" you|strong="H3588" shouldn’t expect lies|strong="H8267" from|strong="H3808" a|strong="H3588" ruler.
8 Some|strong="H3605" people|strong="H0834" think|strong="H5869" a|strong="H0834" bribe|strong="H7810" is|strong="H0834" like|strong="H0834" a|strong="H0834" lucky charm|strong="H2580"—it|strong="H0834" seems|strong="H3605" to|strong="H0413" work wherever|strong="H0834" they|strong="H0834" go.
9 Forgive|strong="H6588" someone, and|strong="H1697" you|strong="H1245" will|strong="H1697" strengthen your|strong="H1245" friendship. Keep|strong="H3680" reminding them|strong="H1697", and|strong="H1697" you|strong="H1245" will|strong="H1697" destroy it|strong="H3680".
10 Smart people learn more from a|strong="H5221" single correction than fools|strong="H3684" learn from a|strong="H5221" hundred|strong="H3967" beatings.
11 Those who|strong="H4397" are evil|strong="H7451" only|strong="H0389" want|strong="H1245" to|strong="H7971" cause trouble|strong="H7451". In|strong="H0389" the|strong="H7971" end, punishment without mercy will|strong="H4397" be|strong="H0389" sent|strong="H7971" to|strong="H7971" them|strong="H7971".
12 It is|strong="H0376" better to|strong="H0376" meet|strong="H6298" a|strong="H0376" bear|strong="H1677" robbed|strong="H6298" of|strong="H0376" her|strong="H0376" cubs than|strong="H0408" a|strong="H0376" fool|strong="H3684" who|strong="H0376" is|strong="H0376" busy doing foolish|strong="H3684" things.
13 If you|strong="H7725" do wrong|strong="H7451" to|strong="H7725" those who|strong="H3808" were|strong="H1004" good|strong="H2896" to|strong="H7725" you|strong="H7725", you|strong="H7725" will|strong="H1004" have|strong="H3808" trouble|strong="H7451" the|strong="H8478" rest of|strong="H1004" your|strong="H7725" life.
14 The|strong="H6440" start of|strong="H6440" an|strong="H6440" argument is|strong="H6440" like|strong="H6440" a|strong="H6440" small leak in|strong="H6440" a|strong="H6440" dam. Stop|strong="H5203" it|strong="H6440" before|strong="H6440" a|strong="H6440" big fight breaks|strong="H1566" out|strong="H6440".
15 The|strong="H3068" LORD|strong="H3068" hates these two|strong="H8147" things|strong="H8147": punishing the|strong="H3068" innocent|strong="H6663" and|strong="H3068" letting|strong="H1571" the|strong="H3068" guilty|strong="H7563" go free.
16 Money is|strong="H0369" wasted on|strong="H3027" fools|strong="H3684". They|strong="H4100" cannot|strong="H0369" buy|strong="H7069" wisdom|strong="H2451" when|strong="H3027" they|strong="H4100" have|strong="H0369" no|strong="H0369" sense|strong="H3820".
17 A|strong="H3205" friend|strong="H7453" loves|strong="H0157" you|strong="H3605" all|strong="H3605" the|strong="H3605" time|strong="H6256", but|strong="H3205" a|strong="H3205" brother|strong="H0251" was|strong="H3605" born|strong="H3205" to|strong="H3205" help in|strong="H0251" times|strong="H6256" of|strong="H3205" trouble|strong="H6869".
18 Only a|strong="H8628" fool would|strong="H0120" promise to|strong="H3820" pay for|strong="H6440" someone|strong="H0120" else’s debts.
19 A|strong="H1245" troublemaker loves|strong="H0157" to|strong="H1245" start arguments. Anyone who likes to|strong="H1245" brag is|strong="H6588" asking for|strong="H1245" trouble.
20 Crooks will|strong="H3820" not|strong="H3808" profit from|strong="H3820" their|strong="H3808" crimes|strong="H7451", and|strong="H3820" those who|strong="H6141" plan to|strong="H3820" cause trouble|strong="H7451" will|strong="H3820" be|strong="H3808" trapped when|strong="H5307" it|strong="H4672" comes|strong="H4672".
21 A|strong="H3205" man|strong="H5036" who|strong="H0001" has|strong="H0001" a|strong="H3205" fool|strong="H3684" for|strong="H3808" a|strong="H3205" son will|strong="H3808" be|strong="H3808" disappointed. A|strong="H3205" fool|strong="H3684" brings|strong="H3205" no|strong="H3808" joy|strong="H8055" to|strong="H3205" his|strong="H3808" father|strong="H0001".
22 Happiness is|strong="H3820" good|strong="H3190" medicine|strong="H1456", but|strong="H3820" sorrow is|strong="H3820" a|strong="H7307" disease.
23 A|strong="H3947" wicked|strong="H7563" judge|strong="H4941" will|strong="H7563" accept|strong="H3947" a|strong="H3947" bribe|strong="H7810", and|strong="H4941" that keeps justice|strong="H4941" from|strong="H3947" being done.
24 Intelligent|strong="H0995" people|strong="H5869" think|strong="H5869" about|strong="H0854" what needs to|strong="H0776" be|strong="H0776" done here and|strong="H0776" now. Fools|strong="H3684" are|strong="H5869" always dreaming about|strong="H0854" faraway places.
25 Foolish|strong="H3684" children|strong="H1121" upset their parents|strong="H0001" and|strong="H1121" make them|strong="H3205" sad.
26 It|strong="H5921" is|strong="H1571" wrong to|strong="H5921" punish an|strong="H5221" innocent|strong="H6662" person or|strong="H3808" attack|strong="H5221" leaders for|strong="H5921" doing what|strong="H2896" is|strong="H1571" right|strong="H6662".
27 Intelligent people|strong="H0376" choose their|strong="H3045" words|strong="H0561" carefully. Those|strong="H0376" who|strong="H0376" know|strong="H3045" what|strong="H1847" they|strong="H0376" are|strong="H0376" doing remain calm.
28 Silent|strong="H2790" fools|strong="H0191" seem|strong="H2803" wise|strong="H2450". They|strong="H1571" say nothing and|strong="H2450" appear to|strong="H2803" be|strong="H1571" smart.