משלי יב

One who loves discipline loves knowledge;
Whoever spurns reproof is a brute.

A good person earns the favor of GOD,
A man of intrigues, God’s condemnation.

No one can be established in wickedness,
But the root of the righteous will not be shaken loose.

A woman of substance is a crown for her husband,
But an incompetent one is like rot in his bones.

The purposes of the righteous are justice,
The schemes of the wicked are deceit.

The words of the wicked are a deadly ambush,
But the speech of the upright saves them.

Overturn the wicked and they are gone,
But the house of the righteous will endure.

A man is commended according to his intelligence;
A twisted mind is held up to contempt.

Better to be lightly esteemed and have a servant
Than to put on airs and have no food.

A righteous person knows the needs of their beast,
But the compassion of the wicked is cruelty.

He who tills his land shall have food in plenty,
But one who pursues vanities is devoid of sense.

A wicked man covets the catch of evildoers;
The root of the righteous yields [fruit].

Sinful speech is a trap for the evildoer,
But a righteous man escapes from trouble.

A man gets his fill of good from the fruit of his speech;
One is repaid in kind for one’s deeds.

The way of fools is right in their own eyes;
But those who are wise accept advice.

Fools’ vexation is known at once,
But the clever conceal their humiliation.

A faithful witness tells the truth,
But a false witness, deceit.

There is blunt talk like sword-thrusts,
But the speech of the wise is healing.

Truthful speech abides forever,
A lying tongue for but a moment.

Deceit is in the minds of those who plot evil;
For those who plan good there is joy.

No harm befalls a righteous person,
But the wicked have their fill of misfortune.

Lying speech is an abomination to GOD,
But those who act faithfully are pleasing.

A clever person conceals knowledge,
But the mind of dullards cries out folly.

The hand of the diligent wields authority;
The negligent are held in subjection.

If there is anxiety in someone’s mind, let them quash it,
And turn it into joy with a good word.

A righteous person gives friends direction,
But the way of the wicked leads astray.

A negligent person never has game to roast;
A diligent one has precious wealth.

The road of righteousness leads to life;
By way of its path there is no death.