11:1 The Lord abhors 1 dishonest scales, 2
but an accurate weight 3 is his delight.
11:2 When pride 4 comes, 5 then comes disgrace, 6
but with humility 7 comes 8 wisdom.
11:3 The integrity of the upright guides them, 9
but the crookedness of the unfaithful destroys them. 10
11:4 Wealth does not profit in the day of wrath, 11
but righteousness delivers from mortal danger. 12
11:5 The righteousness of the blameless will make straight their way, 13
but the wicked person will fall by his own wickedness. 14
11:6 The righteousness of the upright will deliver them, 15
but the faithless will be captured 16 by their own desires. 17
11:7 When a wicked person dies, his expectation perishes, 18
and the hope of his strength 19 perishes. 20
11:8 The righteous person is delivered 21 out of trouble,
and the wicked turns up in his stead. 22
11:9 With his speech 23 the godless person 24 destroys 25 his neighbor,
but by knowledge 26 the righteous will be delivered.
11:10 When the righteous do well, 27 the city rejoices; 28
when the wicked perish, there is joy.
11:11 A city is exalted by the blessing provided from 29 the upright,
but it is destroyed by the counsel 30 of the wicked. 31
11:12 The one who denounces 32 his neighbor lacks wisdom, 33
but the one who has discernment 34 keeps silent. 35
11:13 The one who goes about slandering others 36 reveals 37 secrets,
but the one who is trustworthy 38 conceals a matter.
11:14 When there is no guidance 39 a nation falls,
but there is success 40 in the abundance of counselors.