1. 智慧妇人建立家室；愚妄妇人亲手拆毁。 The wise woman builds her house, But the foolish one tears it down with her own hands.
2. 行动正直的，敬畏耶和华；行事乖僻的，却藐视祂。 He who walks in his uprightness fears Jehovah, But he who is perverse in his ways despises Him.
3. 愚妄人口中骄傲，如杖责打己身；智慧人的嘴必保守自己。 In the mouth of a fool is a rod for his pride, But the lips of the wise will preserve them.
4. 家里无牛，槽头干净；但出产加多，乃凭牛力。 Where no oxen are, the manger is clean, But much increase comes by the strength of the ox.
5. 忠信的见证人不说谎话；假见证人吐出谎言。 A faithful witness will not lie, But a false witness utters lies.
6. 亵慢人寻找智慧，却寻不着；聪明人轻易得着知识。 A scoffer seeks wisdom and finds none, But knowledge comes easily to one who has understanding.
7. 当离开愚昧人的面，因为你不见他嘴中有知识。 Go from the presence of a foolish man, For you will not perceive in him the lips of knowledge.
8. 精明人的智慧在乎明白自己的道路；愚昧人的愚妄乃是诡诈。 The wisdom of the prudent man is to understand his way, But the folly of fools is deceit.
9. 赎愆祭讥诮愚妄人，正直人却互相喜悦。 A trespass offering mocks fools, But among the upright there is good will.
10. 心中的苦楚自己知道，心里的喜乐外人无分。 The heart knows its own bitterness, And a stranger does not share in its joy.
11. 奸恶人的房屋必倒毁；正直人的帐棚必兴盛。 The house of the wicked will be destroyed, But the tent of the upright will flourish.
12. 有一条路，人以为正，至终却是死亡之路。 There is a way which seems right to a man, But the end of it is the ways of death.
13. 人在喜笑中，心也伤痛；快乐至极就是愁苦。 Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful, And the end of joy is grief.
14. 心中退后的，必饱得自己行径的结果；善人必从自己得满足。 The backslider in heart will be filled with his own ways, And a good man will be satisfied from himself.
15. 愚蒙人凡话都信；精明人步步慎思。 The simple man believes every word, But the prudent man considers his steps.
16. 智慧人惧怕，就远离恶事；愚昧人却狂傲自恃。 A wise man fears and departs from evil, But the fool is arrogant and is confident.
17. 急躁易怒的，行事愚昧；设诡计的，被人恨恶。 He who is quick to anger will deal foolishly, And a man of wicked devices is hated.
18. 愚蒙人得愚妄为产业；精明人得知识为冠冕。 The simple inherit folly, But the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
19. 坏人俯伏在善人面前，恶人俯伏在义人门口。 The evil bow down before the good, And the wicked, at the gates of the righteous man.
20. 贫穷人连邻舍也恨他；富足人有许多朋友。 The poor man is hated even by his own neighbor, But the rich man has many friends.
21. 藐视邻舍的，这人有罪；恩待贫穷的，这人快乐。 He who despises his neighbor sins, But happy is he who is gracious to the poor.
22. 谋恶的，岂非走入迷途么？谋善的，必得慈爱和真实。 Do not they who devise evil go astray? But lovingkindness and truth are with those who devise good.
23. 诸般劳苦必有利益；嘴上徒言乃致穷乏。 In all labor there is profit, But mere talk leads only to poverty.
24. 智慧人的冠冕乃是他们的财富；愚昧人的愚妄终是愚妄。 The crown of the wise is their riches, But the folly of fools is only folly.
25. 作真见证的，救人性命；吐出谎言的，施行诡诈。 A truthful witness delivers souls, But he who utters lies causes deceit.
26. 敬畏耶和华的，有坚固的倚靠，他的儿女也有避难所。 In the fear of Jehovah is strong confidence, And his children will have a place of refuge.
27. 敬畏耶和华是生命的泉源，可以使人离开死亡的网罗。 The fear of Jehovah is a fountain of life, That one may turn aside from the snares of death.
28. 帝王荣耀在于民多；君王衰败在于民少。 In a multitude of people is the king's glory, But in an absence of people is the ruin of the prince.
29. 不轻易发怒的，大有聪明；灵里暴躁的，大显愚妄。 He who is slow to anger is of great understanding, But he who has a hasty spirit exalts folly.
30. 心中安静是肉体的生命；嫉妒是骨中的朽烂。 A tranquil heart is life to the flesh, But envy is rottenness to the bones.
31. 欺压贫寒的，是辱没造他的主；恩待穷乏的，乃是尊敬主。 He who oppresses the poor reproaches his Maker, But he who is gracious to the needy honors Him.
32. 恶人在自己的恶行上，必被推倒；义人临死，有所投靠。 The wicked man is thrust down in his evildoing, But the righteous man has a refuge when he dies.
33. 智慧安居在聪明人心中；愚昧人内里所存的，显而易见。 Wisdom rests quietly in the heart of one who has understanding, But in the inward part of fools it makes itself known.
34. 公义使邦国高举；罪恶是人民的羞辱。 Righteousness exalts a nation, But sin is a reproach to any people.
35. 明智的臣子蒙王恩惠；贻羞的仆人遭其盛怒。 The king's favor is toward a servant who acts prudently, But his overflowing wrath will be toward him who causes shame.