1When thou sittest to eat with a ruler,…
2And put a knife to thy throat, If…
3Be not desirous of his dainties; Seeing they…
4Weary not thyself to be rich; Cease from…
5Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which…
6Eat thou not the bread of him that…
7For as he thinketh within himself, so is…
8The morsel which thou hast eaten shalt thou…
9Speak not in the hearing of a fool;…
10Remove not the ancient landmark; And enter not…
11For their Redeemer is strong; He will plead…
12Apply thy heart unto instruction, And thine ears…
13Withhold not correction from the child; [For] if…
14Thou shalt beat him with the rod, And…
15My son, if thy heart be wise, My…
16Yea, my heart will rejoice, When thy lips…
17Let not thy heart envy sinners; But [be…
18For surely there is a reward; And thy…
19Hear thou, my son, and be wise, And…
20Be not among winebibbers, Among gluttonous eaters of…
21For the drunkard and the glutton shall come…
22Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, And…
23Buy the truth, and sell it not; [Yea],…
24The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice;…
25Let thy father and thy mother be glad,…
26My son, give me thy heart; And let…
27For a harlot is a deep ditch; And…
28Yea, she lieth in wait as a robber,…
29Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath…
30They that tarry long at the wine; They…
31Look not thou upon the wine when it…
32At the last it biteth like a serpent,…
33Thine eyes shall behold strange things, And thy…
34Yea, thou shalt be as he that lieth…
35They have stricken me, [shalt thou say], and…
