¹A wise son listens to the discipline of his father,[#13.1 Heb lacks]

but a mocker doesn’t listen to correction.

²People eat well from the fruit of their words,

but the treacherous have an appetite only for violence.

³People who watch their mouths guard their lives,

but those who open their lips are ruined.

⁴The lazy have strong desires but receive nothing;

the appetite of the diligent is satisfied.

⁵The righteous hate false words,

but the wicked create disgust and scorn.

⁶Righteousness guards the innocent on the path,

but wickedness misleads sinners.

⁷Some pretend to be rich but have nothing,

while others pretend to be poor, but have great riches.

⁸Wealth can ransom a person’s life,

but the poor don’t even receive threats.

⁹The light of the righteous rejoices,

but the lamp of the wicked goes out.

¹⁰The empty-headed cause conflict out of pride;

those who take advice are wise.

¹¹Riches gotten quickly will dwindle,[#13.11 LXX; MT from meaninglessness]

but those who acquire them gradually become wealthy.

¹²Hope delayed makes the heart sick;

longing fulfilled is a tree of life.

¹³Trouble will come on those who despise a word,

but those who respect the commandment will be rewarded.

¹⁴The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life,

turning a person away from deathtraps.

¹⁵Good insight brings favor,

but the way of the faithless is their ruin.

¹⁶The prudent all act intelligently,

but fools display their stupidity.

¹⁷Wicked messengers fall into trouble,

but a reliable one brings healing.

¹⁸Poverty and shame come to those who don’t care about instruction;

honor belongs to those who heed correction.

¹⁹A desire fulfilled is pleasant,

but fools find deviating from evil disgusting.

²⁰Walk with wise people and become wise;

befriend fools and get in trouble.

²¹Trouble pursues sinners,

but good things reward the righteous.

²²Good people leave their grandchildren an inheritance,

but the wealth of sinners is stored up for the righteous.

²³A poor person’s land might produce much food,

but it is unjustly swept away.

²⁴Those who withhold the rod hate their children,

but the one who loves them applies discipline.

²⁵The righteous eat their fill,

but the wicked have empty stomachs.