1When people are angry with you, reply to them gently, and it will calm them;
2When wise people speak [MTY], it causes those who hear what they say to want to know more;
3Yahweh sees [MTY] what is happening everywhere;
4Those who speak [MTY] kindly to people are like [MET] trees whose fruit gives life;
5Foolish children despise their parents when their parents correct/discipline them;
6There are many valuable things in the houses of righteous people;
7What wise people teach [MTY] causes others to know much more,
8Yahweh detests the sacrifices that are offered by wicked people;
9Yahweh hates/detests the behavior of wicked people,
10Those who do what is wrong will be severely punished;
11Yahweh knows what is happening in the place where dead people [DOU] are,
12Some people do not want to be corrected;
13When people are happy, they have smiles on their faces;
14Those who have good sense want to learn more;
15Those who are oppressed constantly have difficulties,
16Being poor and revering Yahweh
17Eating meals with people whom you love and having only vegetables to eat
18Those who quickly become angry cause arguments/quarreling,
19Lazy people constantly have difficulties [MET]; it is as though they are walking through thorns;
20Children who are wise cause their parents to be happy;
21Foolish people are happy to continually act foolishly;
22If there is no one to give us good advice, we will not accomplish what we are planning to do;
23People rejoice when they are able to reply well to what others have asked them;
24Wise people walk on a road that leads up to a long life;
25Yahweh tears down the houses of proud people,
26Yahweh detests what wicked people are thinking about doing;
27Those who try hard to get money by acting dishonestly cause trouble for their family;
28Righteous/Good people think carefully before they answer what others ask them;
29Yahweh does not listen [MTY] to what wicked people request him to do;
30If people have a smile on their faces, it makes them/others happy,
31If people pay attention when people correct/warn them,
32If people refuse to listen when others try to correct them, they are despising/hurting themselves;
33If you revere Yahweh, you will learn how to become wise,