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15:1  A soft answer turneth away chemah (wrath); but harsh devarim stir up anger.
15:2  The lashon of chachamim useth da’as aright, but the peh (mouth) of kesilim (fools) poureth out folly.
15:3  The eynayim of Hashem are in kol makom (every place), watching the ra’im and the tovim.
15:4  A marpeh lashon (a tongue of healing) is an Etz Chayyim, but selef (perversity) therein is crushing to the ruach (spirit).
15:5  A fool spurns his musar av, but he that is shomer over tokhakhat (reproof) is prudent.
15:6  In the bais of the tzaddik is much treasure, but in the revenues of the rashah is trouble.
15:7  The sfatayim (lips) of chachamim disperse da’as, but the lev of kesilim doeth not so.
15:8  The zevach of the resha’im is a to’evah to Hashem, but the tefillah (prayer) of the yesharim is His delight.
15:9  The derech rashah is a to’evah unto Hashem, but He loveth him that pursueth tzedakah.
15:10  Musar is grievous unto him that forsaketh the orach (way), and he that hateth tokhakhat (reproof) shall die.
15:11  Sheol and Avaddon are before Hashem, how much more then the hearts of Bnei Adam?
15:12  A scoffer loveth not one that correcteth him, neither will he go unto chachamim.
15:13  A lev same’ach maketh a cheerful countenance, but by sorrow of the lev the ruach is broken.
15:14  The lev of him that hath understanding seeketh da’as, but the peh (mouth) of kesilim feedeth on folly.
15:15  All the days of the oni are ra’im, but he that is of a tov lev hath a mishteh tamid (a continual feast).
15:16  Better is little with the Yirat Hashem than otzar rav (great treasure) and trouble therewith.
15:17  Better is a meal of yarak (vegetables) where love is, than a fatted calf and sinah (hatred) therewith.
15:18  An ish chemah (angry man) stirreth up madon (strife), but he that is slow to anger pacifies a quarrel.
15:19  The derech (road) of the atzel (sluggard, lazy one) is a thorny hedge, but the orach yesharim (way of the upright) is a highway.
15:20  A ben chacham maketh glad an av, but a kesil adam despiseth immo.
15:21  Folly is simchah to him that is destitute of lev [of discernment], but an ish tevunah walketh uprightly.
15:22  Without counsel, plans go amiss, but in the multitude of yo’atzim (counsellors) they are established.
15:23  An ish hath simchah in the apt reply of his peh (mouth), and a timely davar, mah tov (how good!)
15:24  The Orach Chayyim leads upward to the wise, in order that he may depart from Sheol beneath.
15:25  Hashem will destroy the bais of the proud, but he will maintain the boundary of the almanah.
15:26  The thoughts of the rah are a to’evah to Hashem, but the words of the tehorim (pure ones) are pleasant.
15:27  He that is greedy of unjust gain troubleth his own bais, but he that hateth mattanot (bribes) shall live.
15:28  The lev tzaddik studieth how to answer, but the peh (mouth) of the resha’im poureth out evil things.
15:29  Hashem is far from the resha’im, but He heareth the tefillah of the tzaddikim.
15:30  The ohr (light) of the eynayim rejoiceth the lev, and a good report giveth health to the etzem.
15:31  The ozen that heareth the tokhakhat chayyim (reproof of life) lodgeth among chachamim.
15:32  He that refuseth musar despiseth his own nefesh, but he that heareth tokhakhat (reproof) gaineth lev [of understanding].
15:33  The Yirat Hashem is the musar of chochmah; and before kavod (honor) is anavah (humility).