1 My son, have you sinned?
2 Flee from sin as from the face of a snake;
3 All iniquity is as a two-edged sword.
4 Terror and violence will waste away riches.
5 Supplication from a poor man’s mouth reaches to the ears of God,ᵃᵇ
6 One who hates reproof is in the path of the sinner.
7 He who is mighty in tongue is known far away;
8 He who builds his house with other men’s money
9 The congregation of wicked men is as a bundle of tow
10 The way of sinners is paved with stones;
11 He who keeps the law becomes master of its intent.
12 He who is not clever will not be instructed.
13 The knowledge of a wise man will be made to abound as a flood,
14 The inward parts of a fool are like a broken vessel.
15 If a man of knowledge hears a wise word,
16 The chatter of a fool is like a burden in the way,
17 The utterance of the prudent man will be sought for in the congregation.
18 As a house that is destroyed, so is wisdom to a fool.
19 Instruction is as fetters on the feet of an unwise man,
20 A fool lifts up his voice with laughter,
21 Instruction is to a prudent man as an ornament of gold,
22 The foot of a fool rushes into a house,
23 A foolish man peers into the door of a house,
24 It is rude for someone to listen at a door,
25 The lips of strangers will be grieved at these things,
26 The heart of fools is in their mouth,
27 When the ungodly curses an adversary,
28 A whisperer defiles his own soul,