| Put away from you crooked speech, and put devious talk far from you. | Put away from you crooked speech, and put devious talk far from you. |
| Let your eyes look directly forward, and your gaze be straight before you. | Let your eyes look directly forward, and your gaze be straight before you. |
| Keep straight the path of your feet, and all your ways will be sure. | Ponder the path of your feet; then all your ways will be sure. |
| Do not swerve to the right or to the left; turn your foot away from evil. | Do not swerve to the right or to the left; turn your foot away from evil. |
| My child, keep your father's commandment, and do not forsake your mother's teaching. | My son, keep your father's commandment, and forsake not your mother's teaching. |
| Or can one walk on hot coals without scorching the feet? | Or can one walk on hot coals and his feet not be scorched? |
| The fear of the Lord is hatred of evil. Pride and arrogance and the way of evil and perverted speech I hate. | The fear of the Lord is hatred of evil. Pride and arrogance and the way of evil and perverted speech I hate. |
| For whoever finds me finds life and obtains favor from the Lord. | For whoever finds me finds life and obtains favor from the Lord. |
| The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One is insight. | The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One is insight. |
| A wise child makes a glad father, but a foolish child is a mother's grief. | A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish son is a sorrow to his mother. |
| Treasures gained by wickedness do not profit, but righteousness delivers from death. | Treasures gained by wickedness do not profit, but righteousness delivers from death. |
| Blessings are on the head of the righteous, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence. | Blessings are on the head of the righteous, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence. |
| The memory of the righteous is a blessing, but the name of the wicked will rot. | The memory of the righteous is a blessing, but the name of the wicked will rot. |
| The wise of heart will heed commandments, but a babbling fool will come to ruin. | The wise of heart will receive commandments, but a babbling fool will come to ruin. |
| Whoever walks in integrity walks securely, but whoever follows perverse ways will be found out. | Whoever walks in integrity walks securely, but he who makes his ways crooked will be found out. |
| Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all offenses. | Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all offenses. |
| Whoever heeds instruction is on the path to life, but one who rejects a rebuke goes astray. | Whoever heeds instruction is on the path to life, but he who rejects reproof leads others astray. |
| Lying lips conceal hatred, and whoever utters slander is a fool. | The one who conceals hatred has lying lips, and whoever utters slander is a fool. |
| When words are many, transgression is not lacking, but the prudent are restrained in speech. | When words are many, transgression is not lacking, but whoever restrains his lips is prudent. |
| The tongue of the righteous is choice silver; the mind of the wicked is of little worth. | The tongue of the righteous is choice silver; the heart of the wicked is of little worth. |
| The blessing of the Lord makes rich, and he adds no sorrow with it. | The blessing of the Lord makes rich, and he adds no sorrow with it. |
| The hope of the righteous ends in gladness, but the expectation of the wicked comes to nothing. | The hope of the righteous brings joy, but the expectation of the wicked will perish. |
| The way of the Lord is a stronghold for the upright, but destruction for evildoers. | The way of the Lord is a stronghold to the blameless, but destruction to evildoers. |
| The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable, but the mouth of the wicked what is perverse. | The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable, but the mouth of the wicked, what is perverse. |
| When pride comes, then comes disgrace; but wisdom is with the humble. | When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with the humble is wisdom. |
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