1 I enjoy three things,
2 But my soul hates three sorts of people,
3 If you gathered nothing in your youth,
4 How beautiful a thing is judgement in the grey-haired,
5 How beautiful is the wisdom of old men,
6 Much experience is the crown of the aged.
7 There are nine things that I have thought of, and in my heart counted happy,
8 Happy is he who dwells with a wife of understanding,
9 Happy is he who has found prudence,
10 How great is he who has found wisdom!
11 The fear of the Lord surpasses all things.
13 Any wound but a wound of the heart!
14 Any calamity but a calamity from those who hate me!
15 There is no venom worse than a snake’s venom.
16 I would rather dwell with a lion and a dragon
17 The wickedness of a woman changes her appearance,
18 Her husband will sit amongst his neighbours,
19 All malice is small compared to the malice of a woman.
20 As walking up a sandy hill is to the feet of the aged,
21 Don’t be ensnared by a woman’s beauty.
22 There is anger, impudence, and great reproach
23 A wicked woman is abasement of heart,
24 The beginning of sin came from a woman.
25 Don’t give water an outlet,
26 If she doesn’t go as you direct,