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.
11:15 The one who puts up security for a stranger 41 will surely have trouble, 42
but whoever avoids 43 shaking hands 44 will be secure.
11:16 A generous woman 45 gains honor,
and ruthless men 46 seize wealth. 47
11:17 A kind person 48 benefits 49 himself, 50
but a cruel person brings himself trouble. 51
11:18 The wicked person 52 earns 53 deceitful wages, 54
but the one who sows 55 righteousness reaps 56 a genuine 57 reward. 58
11:19 True 59 righteousness leads to 60 life,
but the one who pursues evil pursues it 61 to his own death. 62
11:20 The Lord abhors 63 those who are perverse in heart, 64
but those who are blameless in their ways 65 are his delight. 66
11:21 Be assured that 67 the evil person will certainly be punished, 68
but the descendants of the righteous 69 will not suffer unjust judgment. 70
11:22 Like a gold ring 71 in a pig’s snout 72
is 73 a beautiful woman who rejects 74 discretion. 75
11:23 What the righteous desire 76 leads 77 only to good,
but what the wicked hope for 78 leads 79 to wrath.
11:24 One person is generous 80 and yet grows more wealthy, 81
but another withholds more than he should 82 and comes to poverty. 83
11:25 A generous person 84 will be enriched, 85
and the one who provides water 86 for others 87 will himself be satisfied. 88
11:26 People will curse 89 the one who withholds grain, 90
but they will praise 91 the one who sells it. 92
11:27 The one who diligently seeks 93 good seeks favor,
but the one who searches 94 for evil – it will come to him. 95
11:28 The one who trusts in his riches will fall,
but the righteous 96 will flourish like a green leaf. 97
11:29 The one who troubles 98 his family 99 will inherit nothing, 100
and the fool 101 will be a servant to the wise person. 102