1
Wine [is] a mocker, strong drink a brawler, and any who go astray by it are not wise.
2
Roaring like the lion [is the] dreaded anger of a king; he who provokes him forfeits his life.
3
[It is] honorable for the man to refrain from strife, but every fool will be quick to quarrel.
4
The lazy person will not plow in season; he will expect at the harvest, but there [will be] nothing.
5
Deep waters [are like] purpose in the heart of a man, and a man of understanding will draw it out.
6
Many a person will proclaim his loyalty [for] himself, but a man [who is] trustworthy, who can find?
7
He who walks in his integrity [is] righteous; happy are his children who follow him.
8
A king who sits on [the] throne of judgment winnows all evil with his eyes.
9
Who will say "I have made my heart clean; I am pure from my sin"?
10
Stone and stone, measure and measure, {both of them} [are] an abomination of Yahweh.
11
Even by his acts, a {young man} will make himself known, whether his acts are pure and upright.