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11:1  A balance of mirmah (dishonesty, deception) is abomination to Hashem, but an even shelemah (perfect stone, just weight) is His ratzon.
11:2  When zadon (pride) cometh, then cometh kalon (shame, disgrace), but with the humble is chochmah.
11:3  The integrity of the yesharim (upright ones) shall guide them, but the deceit of the bogedim (treacherous ones) shall destroy them.
11:4  Hon (riches) profit not in the yom evrah (day of wrath), but tzedakah (righteousness) delivereth from mavet.
11:5  The tzidkat tamim (righteousness of the blameless) shall make his derech straight, but the rasha shall fall by his own evil.
11:6  The tzidkat yesharim shall deliver them, but bogedim (treacherous ones) shall be caught in their own evil desire.
11:7  At the mot adam rasha, his tikveh shall perish, and the expectation of his [surviving] strong ones perisheth.
11:8  The tzaddik is delivered out of tzoros, but the rashah cometh on to take his place.
11:9  A chanef (hypocrite, man without G-d) with his peh (mouth) destroyeth his re’a, but through da’as (knowledge) shall the tzaddikim be delivered.
11:10  When it goeth well with the tzaddikim, the city rejoiceth, and when the resha’im perish, there is rinnah (joyful shouting).
11:11  By the birkat yesharim the city is exalted, but it is overthrown by the peh (mouth) of the resha’im.
11:12  He that is devoid of lev [of understanding] despiseth his re’a, but an ish tevunot holdeth his peace.
11:13  A bringer of rekhil (gossip, rekhilut) revealeth sod (secrets, confidences), but he that is of a ne’eman ruach concealeth the matter.
11:14  Where no strategic policy is, the nation falls, but in the multitude of yoetz (counsellors, advisors) there is teshu’ah (victory, safety).
11:15  He that is guaranty for a zar shall suffer for it, and he that hateth pledging collateral is secure.
11:16  An eshet chen retaineth kavod (honor, respect), but ruthless men retain osher.
11:17  The ish chesed (merciful man) doeth good to his own nefesh, but he that is cruel harmeth his own self.
11:18  The reshah worketh a wage of sheker, but to him that soweth tzedakah (righteousness) shall be a sachar emes (sure reward).
11:19  As tzedakah (righteousness) leadeth to Chayyim, so he that pursueth ra’ah pursueth it to his own mot (death).
11:20  They that are of a perverse lev are an abomination to Hashem, but such as are upright in their derech are His delight.
11:21  Though yad join in yad, the rah shall not go unpunished, but the zera of the tzaddikim shall be delivered.
11:22  As a ring of zahav in the snout of a chazir, so is an isha yafah which is without ta’am (judgment, discretion).
11:23  The ta’avat tzaddikim is only tov, but the tikveh of the resha’im is wrath.
11:24  There is that which scattereth, and yet increaseth more; and there is that which withholdeth more than is yosher, but it leadeth to machsor (want, need, poverty).
11:25  The nefesh brocha (generous person) shall be made to prosper, and he that watereth shall be refreshed also himself.
11:26  He that withholdeth grain, the people shall curse him, but brocha shall be upon the head of him that selleth it.
11:27  He that diligently seeketh tov procureth ratzon, but he that seeketh ra’ah, it shall come unto him.
11:28  He that trusteth in his riches shall fall; but the tzaddik shall flourish like the green leaf.
11:29  He that troubleth his own bais shall inherit the ruach (wind), and the fool shall be eved to the chacham lev.
11:30  The p’ri tzedek is Etz Chayyim, and he that winneth nefashot is chacham (wise).
11:31  If the tzaddik are recompensed on ha’aretz (the earth), much more the rashah and the choteh (sinner).