| It is honorable for a man to stop striving, Since any fool can start a quarrel. | It is an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling. |
| Better is a little with the fear of the Lord, Than great treasure with trouble. | Better is little with the fear of the Lord than great treasure and trouble therewith. |
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| Before destruction the heart of a man is haughty, And before honor is humility. | Before destruction the heart of man is haughty, and before honour is humility. |
| Riches do not profit in the day of wrath, But righteousness delivers from death. | Riches profit not in the day of wrath: but righteousness delivereth from death. |
| He who gets wisdom loves his own soul; He who keeps understanding will find good. | He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: he that keepeth understanding shall find good. |
| The fear of the Lord is the instruction of wisdom, And before honor is humility. | The fear of the Lord is the instruction of wisdom; and before honour is humility. |
| Open your mouth for the speechless, In the cause of all who are appointed to die. | Open thy mouth for the dumb in the cause of all such as are appointed to destruction. |
| Whoever loves instruction loves knowledge, But he who hates correction is stupid. | Whoso loveth instruction loveth knowledge: but he that hateth reproof is brutish. |
| The hand of the diligent will rule, But the lazy man will be put to forced labor. | The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute. |
| The rich man’s wealth is his strong city, And like a high wall in his own esteem. | The rich man's wealth is his strong city, and as an high wall in his own conceit. |
| Honor the Lord with your possessions, And with the firstfruits of all your increase. | Honour the Lord with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase. |
| Whoever has no rule over his own spirit Is like a city broken down, without walls. | He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls. |
| Deceit is in the heart of those who devise evil, But counselors of peace have joy. | Deceit is in the heart of them that imagine evil: but to the counsellors of peace is joy. |
| One who turns away his ear from hearing the law, Even his prayer is an abomination. | He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer shall be abomination. |
| Hope deferred makes the heart sick, But when the desire comes, it is a tree of life. | Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life. |
| A talebearer reveals secrets, But he who is of a faithful spirit conceals a matter. | A talebearer revealeth secrets: but he that is of a faithful spirit concealeth the matter. |
| Pleasant words are like a honeycomb, Sweetness to the soul and health to the bones. | Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones. |
| A fool despises his father’s instruction, But he who receives correction is prudent. | A fool despiseth his father's instruction: but he that regardeth reproof is prudent. |
| A prudent man foresees evil and hides himself; The simple pass on and are punished. | A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished. |
| Get wisdom! Get understanding! Do not forget, nor turn away from the words of my mouth. | Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth. |
| The generous soul will be made rich, And he who waters will also be watered himself. | The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be watered also himself. |
| In the multitude of words sin is not lacking, But he who restrains his lips is wise. | In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise. |
| He stores up sound wisdom for the upright; He is a shield to those who walk uprightly. | He layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous: he is a buckler to them that walk uprightly. |
| He who is slow to wrath has great understanding, But he who is impulsive exalts folly. | He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding: but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly. |
| He who walks with wise men will be wise, But the companion of fools will be destroyed. | He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed. |
