1.Mejor es el pobre que camina en integridad, Que el de perversos labios y fatuo.Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity Than he that is perverse in his lips and is a fool.
2.El alma sin ciencia no es buena, Y aquel que se apresura con los pies, peca.Also, that the soul be without knowledge is not good; And he that hasteth with his feet sinneth.
3.La insensatez del hombre tuerce su camino, Y luego contra Jehová se irrita su corazón.The foolishness of man subverteth his way; And his heart fretteth against Jehovah.
4.Las riquezas traen muchos amigos; Mas el pobre es apartado de su amigo.Wealth addeth many friends; But the poor is separated from his friend.
5.El testigo falso no quedará sin castigo, Y el que habla mentiras no escapará.A false witness shall not be unpunished; And he that uttereth lies shall not escape.
6.Muchos buscan el favor del generoso, Y cada uno es amigo del hombre que da.Many will entreat the favor of the liberal man; And every man is a friend to him that giveth gifts.
7.Todos los hermanos del pobre le aborrecen; ¡Cuánto más sus amigos se alejarán de él! Buscará la palabra, y no la hallará.All the brethren of the poor do hate him: How much more do his friends go far from him! He pursueth them with words, but they are gone.
8.El que posee entendimiento ama su alma; El que guarda la inteligencia hallará el bien.He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: He that keepeth understanding shall find good.
9.El testigo falso no quedará sin castigo, Y el que habla mentiras perecerá.A false witness shall not be unpunished; And he that uttereth lies shall perish.
10.No conviene al necio el deleite; ¡Cuánto menos al siervo ser señor de los príncipes!Delicate living is not seemly for a fool; Much less for a servant to have rule over princes.
11.La cordura del hombre detiene su furor, Y su honra es pasar por alto la ofensa.The discretion of a man maketh him slow to anger; And it is his glory to pass over a transgression.
12.Como rugido de cachorro de león es la ira del rey, Y su favor como el rocío sobre la hierba.The king's wrath is as the roaring of a lion; But his favor is as dew upon the grass.
13.Dolor es para su padre el hijo necio, Y gotera continua las contiendas de la mujer.A foolish son is the calamity of his father; And the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.
14.La casa y las riquezas son herencia de los padres; Mas de Jehová la mujer prudente.House and riches are an inheritance from fathers; But a prudent wife is from Jehovah.
15.La pereza hace caer en profundo sueño, Y el alma negligente padecerá hambre.Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; And the idle soul shall suffer hunger.
16.El que guarda el mandamiento guarda su alma; Mas el que menosprecia sus caminos morirá.He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his soul; But he that is careless of his ways shall die.
17.A Jehová presta el que da al pobre, Y el bien que ha hecho, se lo volverá a pagar.He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto Jehovah, And his good deed will he pay him again.
18.Castiga a tu hijo en tanto que hay esperanza; Mas no se apresure tu alma para destruirlo.Chasten thy son, seeing there is hope; And set not thy heart on his destruction.
19.El de grande ira llevará la pena; Y si usa de violencias, añadirá nuevos males.A man of great wrath shall bear the penalty; For if thou deliver him, thou must do it yet again.
20.Escucha el consejo, y recibe la corrección, Para que seas sabio en tu vejez.Hear counsel, and receive instruction, That thou mayest be wise in thy latter end.
21.Muchos pensamientos hay en el corazón del hombre; Mas el consejo de Jehová permanecerá.There are many devices in a man's heart; But the counsel of Jehovah, that shall stand.
22.Contentamiento es a los hombres hacer misericordia; Pero mejor es el pobre que el mentiroso.That which maketh a man to be desired is his kindness; And a poor man is better than a liar.
23.El temor de Jehová es para vida, Y con él vivirá lleno de reposo el hombre; No será visitado de mal.The fear of Jehovah tendeth to life; And he that hath it shall abide satisfied; He shall not be visited with evil.
24.El perezoso mete su mano en el plato, Y ni aun a su boca la llevará.The sluggard burieth his hand in the dish, And will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.
25.Hiere al escarnecedor, y el simple se hará avisado; Y corrigiendo al entendido, entenderá ciencia.Smite a scoffer, and the simple will learn prudence; And reprove one that hath understanding, and he will understand knowledge.
26.El que roba a su padre y ahuyenta a su madre, Es hijo que causa vergüenza y acarrea oprobio.He that doeth violence to his father, and chaseth away his mother, Is a son that causeth shame and bringeth reproach.
27.Cesa, hijo mío, de oír las enseñanzas Que te hacen divagar de las razones de sabiduría.Cease, my son, to hear instruction Only to err from the words of knowledge.
28.El testigo perverso se burlará del juicio, Y la boca de los impíos encubrirá la iniquidad.A worthless witness mocketh at justice; And the mouth of the wicked swalloweth iniquity.
29.Preparados están juicios para los escarnecedores, Y azotes para las espaldas de los necios.Judgments are prepared for scoffers, And stripes for the back of fools.