| A joyful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones. | A cheerful heart makes good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones. |
| The rich rules over the poor, and the borrower is the slave of the lender. | The rich rule over the poor. The borrower is servant to the lender. |
| Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues with injustice. | Better is a little with righteousness, than great revenues with injustice. |
| Let your eyes look directly forward, and your gaze be straight before you. | Let your eyes look straight ahead. Fix your gaze directly before you. |
| Every way of a man is right in his own eyes, but the Lord weighs the heart. | Every way of a man is right in his own eyes, but Yahweh weighs the hearts. |
| The reward for humility and fear of the Lord is riches and honor and life. | The result of humility and the fear of Yahweh is wealth, honor, and life. |
| Open your mouth, judge righteously, defend the rights of the poor and needy. | Open your mouth, judge righteously, and serve justice to the poor and needy. |
| There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way to death. | There is a way which seems right to a man, but in the end it leads to death. |
| A gentle tongue is a tree of life, but perverseness in it breaks the spirit. | A gentle tongue is a tree of life, but deceit in it crushes the spirit. |
| The beginning of wisdom is this: Get wisdom, and whatever you get, get insight. | Wisdom is supreme. Get wisdom. Yes, though it costs all your possessions, get understanding. |
| The vexation of a fool is known at once, but the prudent ignores an insult. | A fool shows his annoyance the same day, but one who overlooks an insult is prudent. |
| A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish son is a sorrow to his mother. | A wise son makes a glad father; but a foolish son brings grief to his mother. |
| A fool gives full vent to his spirit, but a wise man quietly holds it back. | A fool vents all of his anger, but a wise man brings himself under control. |
| Honor the Lord with your wealth and with the firstfruits of all your produce. | Honor Yahweh with your substance, with the first fruits of all your increase. |
| Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but he who hates reproof is stupid. | Whoever loves correction loves knowledge, but he who hates reproof is stupid. |
| Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a desire fulfilled is a tree of life. | Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but when longing is fulfilled, it is a tree of life. |
| My son, keep your father's commandment, and forsake not your mother's teaching. | My son, keep your father’s commandment, and don’t forsake your mother’s teaching. |
| To make an apt answer is a joy to a man, and a word in season, how good it is! | Joy comes to a man with the reply of his mouth. How good is a word at the right time! |
| Before destruction a man's heart is haughty, but humility comes before honor. | Before destruction the heart of man is proud, but before honor is humility. |
| A fool takes no pleasure in understanding, but only in expressing his opinion. | A fool has no delight in understanding, but only in revealing his own opinion. |
| Then you will understand righteousness and justice and equity, every good path. | Then you will understand righteousness and justice, equity and every good path. |
| Fine speech is not becoming to a fool; still less is false speech to a prince. | Excellent speech isn’t fitting for a fool, much less do lying lips fit a prince. |
| It is a snare to say rashly, “It is holy,” and to reflect only after making vows. | It is a snare to a man to make a rash dedication, then later to consider his vows. |
| The memory of the righteous is a blessing, but the name of the wicked will rot. | The memory of the righteous is blessed, but the name of the wicked will rot. |
| A fool despises his father's instruction, but whoever heeds reproof is prudent. | A fool despises his father’s correction, but he who heeds reproof shows prudence. |
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