All of them are clear ¹  to the discerning and upright to those who find knowledge.

The fear of the Lord is to hate ¹  evil; I hate arrogant pride ²  and the evil way and perverse utterances. ³ 

when he gave the sea his decree that the waters should not pass over his command, ¹  when he marked out the foundations of the earth,

then I was ¹  beside him as a master craftsman, ²  and I was his delight ³  day by day, rejoicing before him at all times,

rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth, ¹  and delighting ²  in its people. ³ 

Whoever corrects ¹  a mocker is asking for ²  insult; ³  whoever reproves a wicked person receives ⁴  abuse.

Do not reprove ¹  a mocker or ²  he will hate you; reprove a wise person and he will love you.

The beginning ¹  of wisdom is to fear the Lord, ²  and acknowledging ³  the Holy One ⁴  is understanding.

But they do not realize ¹  that the dead ²  are there, that her guests are in the depths of the grave. ³ 

The one who gathers crops ¹  in the summer is a wise ²  son, but the one who sleeps ³  during the harvest is a son who brings shame to himself. ⁴ 

The teaching ¹  of the righteous is a fountain of life, ²  but the speech ³  of the wicked conceals ⁴  violence. ⁵ 

The reward ¹  which the righteous receive ²  is life; the recompense ³  which the wicked receive ⁴  is judgment. ⁵ 

What the righteous say ¹  is like ²  the best ³  silver, but what the wicked think ⁴  is of little value. ⁵ 

The blessing ¹  from the Lord ²  makes a person rich, ³  and he adds no sorrow ⁴  to ⁵  it.

Like vinegar to the teeth and like smoke to the eyes, ¹  so is the sluggard to those ²  who send him.

Fearing the Lord ¹  prolongs life, ²  but the life span ³  of the wicked will be shortened. ⁴ 

The way of the Lord ¹  is like ²  a stronghold for the upright, ³  but it is destruction ⁴  to evildoers. ⁵ 

The lips of the righteous know ¹  what is pleasing, ²  but the speech ³  of the wicked is perverse.

Wealth does not profit in the day of wrath, ¹  but righteousness delivers from mortal danger. ² 

With his speech ¹  the godless person ²  destroys ³  his neighbor, but by knowledge ⁴  the righteous will be delivered.