2 Three kinds of people I hate,and I loathe their manner of life:A proud pauper, a rich liar,and a lecherous old fool.
3 In your youth you did not gather.How will you find anything in your old age?
4 How appropriate is sound judgment in the gray-haired,and good counsel in the elderly!
5 How appropriate is wisdom in the aged,understanding and counsel in the venerable!
6 The crown of the elderly, wide experience;their glory, the fear of the Lord.
7 There are nine who come to mind as blessed,a tenth whom my tongue proclaims:The man who finds joy in his children,and the one who lives to see the downfall of his enemies.
8 Happy the man who lives with a sensible woman,and the one who does not plow with an ox and a donkey combined.Happy the one who does not sin with the tongue,who does not serve an inferior.