1	Better is the poor# that walketh# in his integrity, than he that is perverse in his lips, and is a fool.
			2	Also, that the soul be without knowledge, it is not good; and he that hasteth# with his feet sinneth# .
			3	The foolishness of man perverteth# his way: and his heart fretteth# against the LORD.
			4	Wealth maketh# many friends; but the poor is separated# from his neighbour.
			5	A false witness shall not be unpunished# , and he that speaketh# lies shall not escape# . [unpunished: Heb. held innocent]
			6	Many will intreat# the favour of the prince: and every man is a friend to him that giveth gifts. [him...: Heb. a man of gifts]
			7	All the brethren of the poor# do hate# him: how much more do his friends go far# from him? he pursueth# them with words, yet they are wanting to him .
			8	He that getteth# wisdom loveth# his own soul: he that keepeth# understanding shall find# good. [wisdom: Heb. an heart]
			9	A false witness shall not be unpunished# , and he that speaketh# lies shall perish# .
			10	Delight is not seemly for a fool; much less for a servant to have rule# over princes.
			11	The discretion of a man deferreth# his anger; and it is his glory to pass over# a transgression. [discretion: or, prudence]
			12	The king's wrath is as the roaring of a lion; but his favour is as dew upon the grass.
			13	A foolish son is the calamity of his father: and the contentions of a wife are a continual# dropping.
			14	House and riches are the inheritance of fathers: and a prudent# wife is from the LORD.
			15	Slothfulness casteth# into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger# .
			16	He that keepeth# the commandment keepeth# his own soul; but he that despiseth# his ways shall die# .
			17	He that hath pity# upon the poor lendeth# unto the LORD; and that which he hath given will he pay him again# . [that which...: or, his deed]
			18	Chasten# thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare# for his crying# . [for...: or, to his destruction: or, to cause him to die]
			19	A man of great wrath shall suffer# punishment: for if thou deliver# him , yet thou must do it again# . [do: Heb. add]
			20	Hear# counsel, and receive# instruction, that thou mayest be wise# in thy latter end.
			21	There are many devices in a man's heart; nevertheless the counsel of the LORD, that shall stand# .
			22	The desire of a man is his kindness: and a poor man# is better than a liar.
			23	The fear of the LORD tendeth to life: and he that hath it shall abide# satisfied; he shall not be visited# with evil.
			24	A slothful man hideth# his hand in his bosom, and will not so much as bring# it to his mouth again# .
			25	Smite# a scorner# , and the simple will beware# : and reprove# one that hath understanding# , and he will understand# knowledge. [will beware: Heb. will be cunning]
			26	He that wasteth# his father, and chaseth away# his mother, is a son that causeth shame# , and bringeth reproach# .
			27	Cease# , my son, to hear# the instruction that causeth to err# from the words of knowledge.
			28	An ungodly witness scorneth# judgment: and the mouth of the wicked devoureth# iniquity. [An...: Heb. A witness of Belial]
			29	Judgments are prepared# for scorners# , and stripes for the back of fools.