There is a reproof that is not comely;

2 How good is it to reprove, rather than to be wroth;

4 As is the lust of a eunuch to deflower a virgin;

5 There is one that keepeth silence, and is found wise;

6 There is one that keepeth silence, for he hath no answer to make;

7 A wise man will be silent till his time come;

8 He that useth many words shall be abhorred;

9 There is a prosperity that a man findeth in misfortunes;

10 There is a gift that shall not profit thee;

11 There is an abasement because of glory;

12 There is that buyeth much for a little,

13 He that is wise in words shall make himself beloved;

14 The gift of a fool shall not profit thee;

15 He will give little, and upbraid much;

16 The fool will say, I have no friend,

17 How oft, and of how many, shall he be laughed to scorn!

18 A slip on a pavement is better than a slip with the tongue;

19 A man without grace is as a tale out of season:

20 A wise sentence from a fool’s mouth will be rejected;

21 There is that is hindered from sinning through want;

22 There is that destroyeth his soul through bashfulness;

23 There is that for bashfulness promiseth to his friend;

24 A lie is a foul blot in a man:

25 A thief is better than a man that is continually lying:

26 The disposition of a liar is dishonor;

27 He that is wise in words shall advance himself;

28 He that tilleth his land shall raise his heap high;

29 Presents and gifts blind the eyes of the wise,

30 Wisdom that is hidden, and treasure that is out of sight,

31 Better is a man that hideth his folly