1Wise women [PRS] hold their families together by the wise things that they do,
2By continually behaving/acting righteously, people show that they greatly revere Yahweh;
3Foolish people will be punished [MTY] for what they say,
4If a man has no oxen to plow his field, he does not need to put grain in their feedbox,
5Witnesses who are reliable always say what ◄is true/really happened►,
6Those who make fun of being wise will never become wise,
7Stay away from foolish people,
8Those who have good sense are wise, so they know what they should do and what they should not do;
9Foolish people make fun of their committing sins;
10If you are very sad or if you are joyful, only you know what you are experiencing;
11Houses built by wicked people will be destroyed,
12There are some kinds of behavior [MET] that some people falsely think are right,
13Sometimes when people laugh, they are really sad,
14Those who stubbornly continue to do what is wrong will get what they deserve,
15Foolish people believe everything that people tell them;
16Wise people are careful and avoid doing things that will give them trouble;
17Those who quickly become angry [IDM] do foolish things;
18Foolish people get what they deserve for doing foolish things;
19Some day evil people will bow down in front of righteous people to show that they respect them;
20No one likes poor people; even their friends/neighbors do not like them;
21It is sinful to despise your poor neighbors;
22Those who plan to do things that are evil/wrong are walking on the wrong road;
23If you work hard, you will ◄accomplish something good/get a good income►,
24One of the rewards [MET] of being wise is to become rich;
25By saying in court what is true, you can save the life of the one who is being falsely accused;
26Those who revere Yahweh are confident that he will protect them,
27Having an awesome respect for Yahweh is like [MET] having a fountain that gives life;
28If a king rules over many people, many people will be able to honor him;
29Those who do not quickly become angry are very wise;
30Having a mind that is peaceful results in having a healthy body;
31Those who oppress poor people are insulting God, the one who made those poor people,
32Wicked people ruin themselves by the evil things that they do,
33Those who have good sense always think what is wise;
34When the people of a nation continually act righteously, it causes that nation to be great;
35Kings are pleased with officials who do their work competently/skillfully,