A wise son accepts his father’s discipline,
But a scoffer does not listen to rebuke.
² From the fruit of a man’s mouth he ^[a]enjoys good,
But the ^[b]desire of the treacherous is violence.
³ The one who guards his mouth preserves his life;
The one who opens wide his lips ^[c]comes to ruin.
⁴ The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing,
But the soul of the diligent is made fat.
⁵ A righteous man hates falsehood,
But a wicked man ^[d]acts disgustingly and shamefully.
⁶ Righteousness guards the ^[e]one whose way is blameless,
But wickedness subverts the ^[f]sinner.
⁷ There is one who pretends to be rich, but has nothing;
Another ^[g]pretends to be poor, but has great wealth.
⁸ The ransom of a man’s life is his wealth,
But the poor hears no rebuke.
⁹ The light of the righteous ^[h]rejoices,
But the lamp of the wicked goes out.
¹⁰ Through insolence ^[i]comes nothing but strife,
But wisdom is with those who receive counsel.
¹¹ Wealth obtained by ^[j]fraud dwindles,
But the one who gathers ^[k]by labor increases it.
¹² Hope deferred makes the heart sick,
But desire ^[l]fulfilled is a tree of life.