1 Better the poor whose walk is blameless

than a fool whose lips are perverse.

2 Desire without knowledge is not good—

how much more will hasty feet miss the way!

1 Better is a poor person who walks in his integrity

than one who is crooked in speech and is a fool.

2 Desire without knowledge is not good,

and whoever makes haste with his feet misses his way.

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.

1 Better to be poor and honest

than to be dishonest and a fool.

2 Enthusiasm without knowledge is no good;

haste makes mistakes.

1 Better is the poor who walks in his integrity

Than one who is perverse in his lips, and is a fool.

2 Also it is not good for a soul to be without knowledge,

And he sins who hastens with his feet.

1 It is better to be poor and honest

than to be foolish and tell lies.

2 Enthusiasm without knowledge is not good.

If you act too quickly, you might make a mistake.

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 is not good;

And he that hasteth with his feet sinneth.

1 Better is a poor man that walketh in his integrity, than he that is perverse in his lips, and is a fool.

2 Also that a person be without knowledge is not good; and he that hasteth with his feet maketh false steps.

1 Better to be a poor person who lives innocently 

than to be one who talks dishonestly and is a fool. 

2 A person without knowledge is no good. 

A person in a hurry makes mistakes. 

1 Better a poor man who lives with integrity

than someone who has deceitful lips and is a fool.

2 Even zeal is not good without knowledge,

and the one who acts hastily sins.

1 Better the poor walking in integrity

than one perverse of speech who is a fool.

2 Desire without knowledge is not good,

and one who moves too hurriedly misses the way.

1 Better a poor person walking in integrity

than one who is perverse in his speech and is a fool.

2 Also, a life without knowledge is not good,

and he who moves quickly with his feet misses the mark.

1 It is better to be poor and to live without blame

than to be foolish and to twist words around.

2 It isn’t good to get all stirred up without knowledge.

And it isn’t good to be in a hurry and miss the way.