10:1 The Proverbs of Solomon:
A wise child 2 makes a father rejoice, 3
but a foolish child 4 is a grief to his mother. 5
10:2 Treasures gained by wickedness 6 do not profit,
but righteousness 7 delivers from mortal danger. 8
10:3 The Lord satisfies 9 the appetite 10 of the righteous,
but he thwarts 11 the craving 12 of the wicked.
10:4 The one who is lazy 13 becomes poor, 14
but the one who works diligently 15 becomes wealthy. 16
10:5 The one who gathers crops 17 in the summer is a wise 18 son,
but the one who sleeps 19 during the harvest
is a son who brings shame to himself. 20
10:6 Blessings 21 are on the head of the righteous,
but the speech 22 of the wicked conceals 23 violence. 24
10:7 The memory 25 of the righteous is a blessing,
but the reputation 26 of the wicked will rot. 27
10:8 The wise person 28 accepts instructions, 29
but the one who speaks foolishness 30 will come to ruin. 31
10:9 The one who conducts himself 32 in integrity 33 will live 34 securely,
but the one who behaves perversely 35 will be found out.
10:10 The one who winks 36 his 37 eye causes 38 trouble,
and the one who speaks foolishness 39 will come to ruin.
10:11 The teaching 40 of the righteous is a fountain of life, 41
but the speech 42 of the wicked conceals 43 violence. 44
10:12 Hatred 45 stirs up dissension,
but love covers all transgressions. 46
10:13 Wisdom is found in the words 47 of the discerning person, 48
but the one who lacks wisdom 49 will be disciplined. 50
10:14 Those who are wise 51 store up 52 knowledge,
but foolish speech 53 leads to imminent 54 destruction.
10:15 The wealth of a rich person is like 55 a fortified city, 56
but the poor are brought to ruin 57 by 58 their poverty.
10:16 The reward 59 which the righteous receive 60 is life;
the recompense 61 which the wicked receive 62 is judgment. 63
10:17 The one who heeds instruction 64 is on the way to 65 life,
but the one who rejects 66 rebuke goes astray.
10:18 The one who conceals hatred utters lies, 67
and the one who spreads 68 slander 69 is certainly 70 a fool.
10:19 When words abound, transgression is inevitable, 71
but the one who restrains 72 his words 73 is wise.
10:20 What the righteous say 74 is like 75 the best 76 silver,
but what the wicked think 77 is of little value. 78
10:21 The teaching 79 of the righteous feeds 80 many,
but fools die 81 for lack of wisdom. 82
10:22 The blessing 83 from the Lord 84 makes a person rich, 85
and he adds no sorrow 86 to 87 it.
10:23 Carrying out a wicked scheme 88 is enjoyable 89 to a fool,
and so is wisdom for the one who has discernment. 90
10:24 What the wicked fears 91 will come on him;
what the righteous desire 92 will be granted. 93
10:25 When the storm 94 passes through, the wicked are swept away, 95
but the righteous are an everlasting foundation. 96
10:26 Like vinegar to the teeth and like smoke to the eyes, 97
so is the sluggard to those 98 who send him.
10:27 Fearing the Lord 99 prolongs life, 100
but the life span 101 of the wicked will be shortened. 102