A wise son brings joy to his father,
but a foolish son brings grief to his mother.
² Treasures gained by wickedness produce no profit,
but righteousness saves from death.
³ The Lord will not allow the righteous to starve,
but he frustrates the greed of the wicked.
⁴ Lazy hands produce poverty,
but hardworking hands bring riches.
⁵ Whoever gathers crops in summer is a sensible ^[1] son.
Whoever sleeps at harvest time is a disgraceful ^[2] son.

⁶ Blessings crown the head of a righteous person,
but violence covers the mouth of the wicked. ^[3]
7 To remember a righteous person is a blessing,
but the name of the wicked will rot.
⁸ A wise heart accepts commands,
but a babbling fool will be ruined.
⁹ Whoever walks with integrity walks safely,
but whoever follows crooked ways will be found out.
¹⁰ Whoever winks at evil causes trouble,
and a babbling fool will be ruined.
¹¹ The mouth of a righteous person is a fountain of life,
but violence covers the mouth of the wicked. ^[4]
12 Hatred stirs up a quarrel,
but love covers all sins.
¹³ Wisdom is found on the lips of a discerning person,
but a rod is appropriate for the back of one who lacks sense.
¹⁴ Wise people store up knowledge,
but the mouth of a stubborn fool brings ruin.
¹⁵ A rich person’s wealth is his strong city.
Poverty is the ruin of poor people.
¹⁶ The work of a righteous person leads to life.
The income of a wicked person leads to sin.
¹⁷ Whoever practices discipline is on the path to life,
but whoever rejects a warning goes astray.
¹⁸ Whoever conceals hatred has lying lips,
and whoever spreads gossip is a fool.
¹⁹ When there are many words, sin never stops, ^[5]
but a person who restrains his lips acts wisely.
²⁰ The tongue of a righteous person is fine silver.
The heart of a wicked person has little value.
²¹ The lips of a righteous person shepherd many,
but stubborn fools die for lack of sense.
²² The blessing of the Lord makes a person wealthy,
and he adds no sorrow to it. ^[6]
23 Carrying out a wicked scheme is a game for the fool,
but wisdom gives pleasure to a person with understanding.

²⁴ What the wicked person dreads will come upon him,
but the Lord will grant what the righteous desire.
²⁵ When the storm has passed, the wicked person is no more,
but the righteous person has an everlasting foundation.
²⁶ Like vinegar to the teeth and like smoke to the eyes,
so is a lazy person to those who send him.
²⁷ The fear of the Lord will add days to a person’s life,
but the years of wicked people will be cut short.
²⁸ The confident hope of the righteous is joy,
but the ambitions of the wicked will perish.
²⁹ The way of the Lord is a fortress for a person who has integrity,
but it brings destruction for evildoers.
³⁰ A righteous person will never be toppled, ^[7]
but wicked people will not dwell on earth.
³¹ The mouth of a righteous person produces the fruit of wisdom,
but a perverse tongue will be cut off.
³² The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable, ^[8]
but the mouth of the wicked produces depraved words.