 1Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but whoever hates
correction is stupid. 2Good people obtain favor from the Lord,
but he condemns those who devise wicked schemes. 3No one can be
established through wickedness, but the righteous cannot be
uprooted. 4A wife of noble character is her husband’s crown, but
a disgraceful wife is like decay in his bones. 5The plans of the
righteous are just, but the advice of the wicked is deceitful.
6The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood, but the speech
of the upright rescues them. 7The wicked are overthrown and are
no more, but the house of the righteous stands firm. 8A person
is praised according to their prudence, and one with a warped
mind is despised. 9Better to be a nobody and yet have a servant
than pretend to be somebody and have no food. 10The righteous
care for the needs of their animals, but the kindest acts of the
wicked are cruel. 11Those who work their land will have abundant
food, but those who chase fantasies have no sense. 12The wicked
desire the