13: 1 A wise son heareth his father’s ¹⁴³instruction; But a scoffer heareth not rebuke.
¹⁴³Or, correction;

13: 2 A man shall eat good ¹⁴⁴by the fruit of his mouth; But ¹⁴⁵the soul of the treacherous shall eat violence.
¹⁴⁴Or, from
¹⁴⁵Or, the desire of the treacherous is for violence.

13: 3 He that guardeth his mouth keepeth his soul; But he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.
13: 4 The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing; But the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
13: 5 A righteous man hateth lying; But a wicked man ¹⁴⁶is loathsome, and cometh to shame.
¹⁴⁶Or, causeth shame and bringeth reproach.

13: 6 Righteousness guardeth ¹⁴⁷him that is upright in the way; But wickedness overthroweth ¹⁴⁸the sinner.
¹⁴⁷Hb. uprightness of way;
¹⁴⁸Hb. sin.

13: 7 There is that ¹⁴⁹maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing: There is that maketh himself poor, yet hath great wealth.
¹⁴⁹Or, feigneth

13: 8 The payment of a man’s soul is his riches; But the poor heareth no ¹⁵⁰threatening.
¹⁵⁰Or, rebuke.

13: 9 The light of the righteous rejoiceth; But the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.
13: 10 By pride cometh only contention; But with the well-advised is wisdom.
13: 11 Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished; But he that gathereth ¹⁵¹by labor shall have increase.
¹⁵¹Hb. with the hand shall have increase.

13: 12 Hope deferred maketh the heart sick; But when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.
13: 13 Whoso despiseth the word ¹⁵²bringeth destruction on himself; But he that feareth the commandment shall be rewarded.
¹⁵²Or, maketh himself a debtor thereto;

13: 14 The ¹⁵³law of the wise is a fountain of life, That one may depart from the snares of death.
¹⁵³Or, teaching

13: 15 Good understanding ¹⁵⁴giveth favor; But the way of the transgressor is hard.
¹⁵⁴Or, getteth favor;

13: 16 Every prudent man worketh with knowledge; But a fool flaunteth his folly.
13: 17 A wicked messenger falleth into evil; But a faithful ambassador is health.
13: 18 Poverty and shame shall be to him that refuseth ¹⁵⁵correction; But he that regardeth reproof shall be honored.
¹⁵⁵Or, instruction;

13: 19 The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul; But it is an abomination to fools to depart from evil.
13: 20 ¹⁵⁶Walk with wise men, and thou shalt be wise; But the companion of fools shall ¹⁵⁷smart for it.
¹⁵⁶Hb^mg reads He that walketh with wise men shall be wise;
¹⁵⁷Hb. be broken for it.

13: 21 Evil pursueth sinners; But the righteous shall be recompensed with good.
13: 22 A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children’s children; And the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the righteous.
13: 23 Much food is in the ¹⁵⁸tillage of the poor; But there is that is destroyed by reason of injustice.
¹⁵⁸Or, tilled land of the poor;

13: 24 He that spareth his rod hateth his son; But he that loveth him chasteneth him ¹⁵⁹betimes.
¹⁵⁹Or, diligently.

13: 25 The righteous eateth to the satisfying of his soul; But the belly of the wicked shall want.