You will not be afraid of sudden disaster, or when destruction overtakes the wicked;

Do not forsake wisdom, and she will protect you; love her, and she will guard you.

Do not enter the path of the wicked or walk in the way of those who are evil.

Lest she should make level the path leading to life, her paths are unstable but she does not know it.

lest strangers devour your strength, and your labor benefit another man’s house.

Therefore, his disaster will come suddenly; in an instant he will be broken, and there will be no remedy.

He was passing by the street near her corner, making his way along the road to her house

He has taken a bag of money with him; he will not return until the end of the month.”

The wise person accepts instructions, but the one who speaks foolishness will come to ruin.

The reward which the righteous receive is life; the recompense which the wicked receive is judgment.

Like vinegar to the teeth and like smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to those who send him.

Wealth does not profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from mortal danger.

When a wicked person dies, his expectation perishes, and the hope of his strength perishes.

With his speech the godless person destroys his neighbor, but by knowledge the righteous will be delivered.

The one who trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous will flourish like a green leaf.

A person is praised in accordance with his wisdom, but the one who has a twisted mind is despised.

The one who works his field will have plenty of food, but whoever chases daydreams lacks wisdom.

From the fruit of his speech a person eats good things, but the faithless desire the fruit of violence.

The one who guards his words guards his life, but whoever is talkative will come to ruin.

The one who walks in his uprightness fears the Lord, but the one who is perverted in his ways despises him.