Proverbs

¹The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father; But a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother. ²Treasures of wickedness profit nothing; But righteousness delivereth from death. ³Jehovah will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish; But he thrusteth away the desire of the wicked. ⁴He becometh poor that worketh with a slack hand; But the hand of the diligent maketh rich. ⁵He that gathereth in summer is a wise son; But he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame. ⁶Blessings are upon the head of the righteous; But violence covereth the mouth of the wicked. ⁷The memory of the righteous is blessed; But the name of the wicked shall rot.