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10:1  The mishle (proverbs) of Sh’lomo. A ben chacham maketh glad an av, but a ben kesil is the grief of his em.
10:2  Otzarot resha profit nothing, but tzedakah (righteousness) saveth from mavet.
10:3  Hashem will not suffer the nefesh of the tzaddik to famish, but He thwarteth the craving of the resha’im.
10:4  He becometh poor that dealeth with a negligent palm, but the yad of the diligent maketh wealth.
10:5  He that gathereth in kayitz is a ben maskil (son of wisdom), but he that sleepeth in katzir (harvest) is a ben that causeth shame.
10:6  Brakhot are upon the head of the tzaddik, but chamas covereth the peh (mouth) of the resha’im.
10:7  The memory of the tzaddik is as bracha, but the shem resha’im shall rot.
10:8  The chacham lev will receive mitzvot, but one with foolish sfatayim (lips) shall be thrust down.
10:9  He that walketh uprightly walketh securely, but he that perverteth his drakhim shall be known.
10:10  He that winketh with the ayin causeth trouble, but one with foolish sfatayim shall come to ruin.
10:11  The peh (mouth) of a tzaddik is a Makor Chayyim, but chamas covereth the peh (mouth) of the resha’im.
10:12  Sin’ah (hatred) stirreth up medanim (dissensions), but ahavah covereth all peysha’im.
10:13  In the sfatayim (lips) of him that hath understanding chochmah is found, but a shevet (rod) is for the back of him that is devoid of lev [understanding].
10:14  Chachamim treasure up da’as (knowledge); but the peh (mouth) of the foolish is near destruction.
10:15  The oisher’s wealth is his strong city; the destruction of the poor ones is their poverty.
10:16  The wage of the tzaddik leadeth to Chayyim; the wage of the rashah is for chattat [Ro 6:23].
10:17  He is in the orach (path) of Chayyim that is shomer over musar, but he that abandoneth tokhakhat (reproof) goes astray.
10:18  He that hideth sin’ah with sfatayim sheker, and he that uttereth a slander, is a kesil (fool).
10:19  In the multitude of devarim there wanteth not sin, but he that restraineth his sfatayim (lips) is maskil (wise).
10:20  The lashon of the tzaddik is as choice kesef; the lev of the resha’im is of little worth.
10:21  The sfatayim (lips) of the tzaddik feed rabbim (many), but fools die for lack of lev [of chochmah].
10:22  The Birkat Hashem, it maketh wealthy, and He addeth no sorrow with it.
10:23  It is as sport to a kesil to do zimmah (evil design), but an ish tevunah (man of understanding) hath chochmah.
10:24  What the rashah dreads, it shall come upon him, but the ta’avat tzaddikim shall be granted.
10:25  As the whirlwind passeth, so is the rashah no more, but the tzaddik is a yesod olam (an everlasting foundation).
10:26  As chometz to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the atzel (sluggard, lazy one) to them that send him.
10:27  The Yirat Hashem prolongeth yamim; but the shanot of the resha’im shall be cut short.
10:28  The prospect of the tzaddikim shall be simchah, but the tikveh of the resha’im shall perish.
10:29  The Derech Hashem is maoz to the blameless, but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.
10:30  The tzaddik shall never be removed, but the resha’im shall not inhabit Eretz.
10:31  The peh (mouth) of the tzaddik bringeth forth chochmah, but the lashon tahpukhot (tongue of perversion, distortion) shall be cut off.
10:32  The sfatayim (lips) of the tzaddik know what is ratzon (acceptable), but the peh (mouth) of the resha’im speaketh tahpukhot (perversity).