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12:1  He who loveth musar loveth da’as, but he that hateth tokhakhat (reproof, correction) is ba’ar (a boorish, ignorant person).
12:2  A tov (good man) obtaineth ratzon (favor) from Hashem, but an ish mezimor (a man of crafty devices) will He condemn.
12:3  An adam shall not be made secure by resha, but the shoresh tzaddikim (root of the righteous ones) shall not be moved. [T.N. Cf 12:4 and 31:10.]
12:4  An aishes chayil (a woman of valor, an excellent wife) is an ateret to her ba’al, but she that bringeth shame is like rottenness in his atzmot.
12:5  The thoughts of the tzaddikim are right, but the tachbulot (guidance) of the resha’im are mirmah (deceitful).
12:6  The devarim of the resha’im are to lie in wait for dahm, but the peh (mouth) of the yesharim (upright ones) shall deliver them.
12:7  The resha’im are overthrown, and are no more, but the bais tzaddikim shall stand.
12:8  An ish shall be commended according to his seichel, but he that is of a perverse mind shall be despised.
12:9  He that is lightly esteemed, and hath an eved, is better than he that honoreth himself, and lacketh lechem.
12:10  A tzaddik regardeth the nefesh (life) of his behemah (beast), but the compassion of the reshaim is cruel.
12:11  He that worketh his adamah shall be satisfied with lechem, but he that chaseth after worthless persons is devoid of lev [of understanding].
12:12  The resha coveteth the catch of ra’im (evil men), but the shoresh (root) of the tzaddikim yieldeth fruit.
12:13  The rah is ensnared by the peysha (transgression) of his sfatayim (lips), but the tzaddik shall escape from tzoros.
12:14  An ish shall be filled with tov by the fruit of his peh (mouth), and the recompence of the hands of adam shall be rendered unto him.
12:15  The derech of a fool is yashar (right) in his own eynayim, but he that payeth heed unto etzah is chacham (wise).
12:16  A fool’s wrath is known immediately, but a prudent man covereth kalon (shame, disgrace, shameful nakedness).
12:17  He that speaketh emunah declareth tzedek, but an ed shekarim, mirmah.
12:18  There is one who speaketh rash words like the wounding of a cherev, but the lashon of the chachamim promotes marpeh (healing).
12:19  The lip of emes shall be established forever, but a lashon sheker is but for a moment.
12:20  Mirmah (deceit) is in the lev of them that plot rah, but to the counsellors of shalom is simchah.
12:21  There shall no harm befall the tzaddik, but the resha’im shall be filled with rah.
12:22  Sfatayim (lips) of sheker are to’evah to Hashem, but they that deal emunah (faithfully, truthfully) are His delight.
12:23  A prudent man concealeth da’as, but the lev kesilim (mind of fools) preaches folly.
12:24  The yad of the kharutzim (diligent ones) shall rule, but the remiyyah (deceitfully lazy man) shall be put to forced labor.
12:25  Anxiety in the lev ish causeth depression, but a davar tov cheers it up.
12:26  The tzaddik prevaileth advantageously over his neighbor, but the derech resha’im leads them astray.
12:27  The remiyyah (deceitfully lazy man) roasteth not that which he took in hunting, but diligence is the precious possession of man.
12:28  In the orach tzedakah (way of righteousness) is chayyim, and in the derech netivot (pathway) thereof there is no mavet.