12 Whoever loves instruction loves knowledge,

But he who hates correction is stupid.

2 A good man obtains favor from the Lord,

But a man of wicked intentions He will condemn.

3 A man is not established by wickedness,

But the aroot of the righteous cannot be moved.

4 bAn 1excellent wife is the crown of her husband,

But she who causes shame is clike rottenness in his bones.

5 The thoughts of the righteous are right,

But the counsels of the wicked are deceitful.

6 dThe words of the wicked are, “Lie in wait for blood,”

eBut the mouth of the upright will deliver them.

7 fThe wicked are overthrown and are no more,

But the house of the righteous will stand.

8 A man will be commended according to his wisdom,

gBut he who is of a perverse heart will be despised.

9 hBetter is the one who is 2slighted but has a servant,

Than he who honors himself but lacks bread.

10 iA righteous man regards the life of his animal,

But the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.

11 jHe who 3tills his land will be satisfied with kbread,

But he who follows 4frivolity lis devoid of 5understanding.

12 The wicked covet the catch of evil men,

But the root of the righteous yields fruit.

13 mThe wicked is ensnared by the transgression of his lips,

nBut the righteous will come through trouble.

14 oA man will be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth,

pAnd the recompense of a man’s hands will be rendered to him.