Proverbs

¹ stupid son, sad mother.

² an honest life is immortal.

³ but he frustrates the appetites of the wicked.

⁴ diligence brings wealth.

⁵ go fishing during harvest—that's stupid.

⁶ but the mouth of the wicked is a dark cave of abuse.

⁷ a wicked life leaves a rotten stench.

⁸ an empty head will come unglued.

⁹ but Shifty is sure to be exposed.

¹⁰ but an open, face-to-face meeting results in peace.

¹¹ but the mouth of the wicked is a dark cave of abuse.

¹² but love pulls a quilt over the bickering.

¹³ but the shortsighted needs a slap in the face.

¹⁴ know-it-alls talk too much—a sheer waste.

¹⁵ the poverty of the indigent is their ruin.

¹⁶ an evil person ends up with nothing but sin.

¹⁷ ignore correction and you're lost for good.

¹⁸ fools openly spread slander.

¹⁹ the wise measure their words.

²⁰ the blabber of the wicked is worthless.

²¹ but chatterboxes die of an empty heart.

²² nothing we do can improve on God.

²³ but a mindful person relishes wisdom.

²⁴ what the good people desire, they get.

²⁵ good people, firm on their rock foundation, aren't even fazed.

²⁶ it's vinegar in the mouth, smoke in the eyes.

²⁷ a wicked life is a puny life.

²⁸ the ambitions of bad people crash.

²⁹ but he calls into question a shabby performance.

³⁰ the wicked are here today, gone tomorrow.

³¹ a foul mouth is a stagnant swamp.

³² the words of the wicked pollute it.