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14:1  Chachmot nashim buildeth her bais, but the foolish pulleth it down with her hands.
14:2  He that walketh in his yashar feareth Hashem, but he that is devious in his drakhim despiseth Him.
14:3  In the peh (mouth) of the fool is a rod of ga’avah (pride), but the sfatayim (lips) of the chachamim shall be shomer over them and preserve them.
14:4  Where no oxen are, the evus (feeding trough) is clean, but much increase is by the ko’ach of the shor (ox).
14:5  An ed emunim will not lie, but an ed sheker will utter lies.
14:6  A scoffer seeketh chochmah, and findeth it not, but da’as cometh easily unto him that is discerning.
14:7  Go from the presence of an ish kesil, when thou perceivest not in him the sfatayim (lips) of da’as (knowledge).
14:8  The chochmah of the prudent is to understand his derech, but the folly of kesilim is mirmah (deceit).
14:9  Fools mock at guilt, but among the yesharim (upright ones) there is ratzon (favor).
14:10  The lev knoweth its own bitterness, and a zar (stranger) doth not share its simchah.
14:11  The bais of the resha’im shall be shmad, but the ohel of the yesharim shall flourish.
14:12  There is a derech (road) which seemeth yashar (right) unto an ish, but the acharit (latter end, future) thereof are the drakhim of mavet.
14:13  Even in sekhok (laughter) the lev is sad, and the acharit (latter end) of that simchah is grief.
14:14  The sug (backslider, faithless one) in lev is filled with his own drakhim (roads), but an ish tov shall be satisfied from above himself.
14:15  The naive believeth every davar, but the prudent looketh with care to his steps.
14:16  A chacham feareth, and departeth from rah, but the kesil throweth off restraint and is arrogantly reckless.
14:17  He that is quicktempered dealeth folly, and an ish mezimot (a man of crafty schemes) is hated.
14:18  The naive inherit folly, but the prudent are crowned with da’as.
14:19  The ra’im will bow before the tov’im, and the resha’im at the she’arim of the tzaddik.
14:20  The poor is hated even by his own re’a (neighbor), but the oisher hath many friends.
14:21  He that despiseth his re’a sinneth, but he that is kind to the anayim (needy ones), happy is he.
14:22  Do they not go astray that plot rah? But chesed and emes shall be to them that plan tov.
14:23  In all hard work there is profit, but idle chatter of the sfatayim (lips) tendeth only to makhsor (poverty, want).
14:24  The ateret chachamim is their riches, but the foolishness of kesilim is folly.
14:25  An ed emes (true witness) saveth nefashot (souls, lives), but a lying witness is a betrayer.
14:26  In the Yirat Hashem is strong confidence, and his banim shall have a place of refuge.
14:27  The Yirat Hashem is a makor chayyim (fountain of life) to turn one away from the snares of mavet.
14:28  In the multitude of people is the glory of a melech, but in the lack of subjects is the ruin of the prince.
14:29  He that is slow to wrath is of rav tevunah (great understanding), but he that is angrily impulsive exalteth folly.
14:30  A lev marpeh (sound mind) is life to the basar, but kinah (envy) is the rottenness of the atzmot (bones).
14:31  He that oppresseth the dal (poor) showeth contempt for his Oseh (Maker), but he that honoreth Him is kind to the evyon (needy).
14:32  The reshah is banished in his ra’ah, but the tzaddik hath refuge in his mot (death).
14:33  In the lev of the discerning reposes chochmah, but that which is in kesilim is made known.
14:34  Tzedakah exalteth a nation, but chattat (sin) is a reproach to any people.
14:35  The ratzon melech (king’s favor) is toward an eved maskil (a wise servant), but his wrath is against him that bringeth shame.