1 A wise son accepts his father’s discipline, But a scoffer shall not listen to rebuke.
2 From the fruit of the mouth a man eats the good, But the desire of the treacherous is for violence.
3 He who watches over his mouth guards his being, But he who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.
4 The being of the lazy one craves, but has not; While the being of the hard workers are enriched.
5 A righteous one hates a lying word, But a wrong man is loathsome and comes to shame.
6 Righteousness watches over him who is perfect in the way, But wrongness overthrows the sinner.
7 There is one who makes himself rich, Yet has none at all. And one who makes himself poor, Yet has great riches.