A gift given in secret subdues anger, and a bribe given secretly subdues strong wrath.

Like cloudy skies and wind that produce no rain, so is the one who boasts of a gift not given.

Take a man’s garment when he has given security for a stranger, and when he gives surety for strangers, hold him in pledge.

Take a man’s garment when he has given security for a stranger, and when he gives surety for a stranger, hold him in pledge.

and put a knife to your throat if you possess a large appetite.

An angry person stirs up dissension, and a wrathful person is abounding in transgression.

My child, if you have made a pledge for your neighbor, and have become a guarantor for a stranger,

Do not make friends with an angry person, and do not associate with a wrathful person,

Fear the Lord, my child, as well as the king, and do not associate with rebels,

The one who is gracious to the poor lends to the Lord, and the Lord will repay him for his good deed.

When there were no deep oceans I was born, when there were no springs overflowing with water;

To impart shrewdness to the morally naive, and a discerning plan to the young person.

I love those who love me, and those who seek me find me.

From eternity I was appointed, from the beginning, from before the world existed.

before the mountains were set in place – before the hills – I was born,

She begins her work vigorously, and she strengthens her arms.

I will guide you in the way of wisdom and I will lead you in upright paths.

My child, guard the commands of your father and do not forsake the instruction of your mother.

Suddenly he went after her like an ox that goes to the slaughter, like a stag prancing into a trapper’s snare

The wicked become a ransom for the righteous, and the faithless are taken in the place of the upright.