Proverbs

¹ These also are proverbs of Solomon which the men of Hezekiah, king of Judah, transcribed.

² But the glory of kings is to search out a matter.

³ So the heart of kings is unsearchable.

⁴ And there comes out a vessel for the smith;

⁵ And his throne will be established in righteousness.

⁶ And in the place of great men do not stand;

⁷ Than for you to be placed lower in the presence of a noble, Whom your eyes have seen.

⁸ Lest, what will you do in the end, When your neighbor humiliates you?

⁹ And do not reveal the secret of another,

¹⁰ And the bad report about you will not turn away.

¹¹ Is a word spoken in right circumstances.

¹² Is a wise reprover to a listening ear.

¹³ Is a faithful envoy to those who send him, For he refreshes the soul of his masters.

¹⁴ Is a man who boasts of his gifts falsely.

¹⁵ And a soft tongue breaks the bone.

¹⁶ Lest you have more than your fill and vomit it.

¹⁷ Lest he have more than his fill of you and hate you.

¹⁸ Is a man who bears false witness against his neighbor.

¹⁹ Is trust in a treacherous man in a day of distress.

²⁰ Is he who sings songs to an aching heart.

²¹ And if he is thirsty, give him water to drink;

²² And Yahweh will repay you.

²³ And a tongue of secrets, an indignant face.

²⁴ Than in a house shared with a contentious woman.

²⁵ So is a good report from a distant land.

²⁶ Is a righteous man shaking before the wicked.

²⁷ Nor is it glory to search out one’s own glory.

²⁸ Is a man without restraint over his spirit.