The thoughts of the heart are man’s, but from the Lord comes the utterance of the tongue.

A man arranges [his brief in his] heart, but from the L-rd is the utterance of his tongue [(in expressing it, whether for smoothness or for stumbling)].

All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; but the Lord weighs the spirits.

All of a man's ways are pure in his eyes, but the L-rd counts the spirits [(of men and evaluates them)].

Commit thy works to the Lord, and thy plans shall be established.

Cast your deeds [i.e., the fulfillment of your needs] upon the L-rd, and all your thoughts will be set aright.

The Lord has made every thing for his own purpose: yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.

The L-rd created all for His praise — even the evildoer for the day of retribution.

Everyone that is proud in heart is an abomination to the Lord: those who join hands in an evil cause shall not go unpunished.

The abomination of the L-rd is every one who is haughty of heart; [punishment will come from G-d's] hand to [his] hand. He will not go clean.

By loyalty and truth iniquity is purged: and by the fear of the Lord men depart from evil.

Through lovingkindness and truth sin is forgiven, and through fear of the L-rd [there is] turning from evil.

When a man’s ways please the Lord, he makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.

When the L-rd desires a man's ways, his foes, too, He will conciliate unto him.

Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues without right.

Better a little [gained] through righteousness than much produce without justice.

A man’s heart devises his way: but the Lord directs his steps.

A man's heart will consider his way [(to walk the right path)], and the L-rd will set his steps aright.

A divine sentence is in the lips of the king: his mouth does not transgress in judgment.

There is a charm on the lips of a king [(a Torah sage sitting in judgment)]; his mouth will not deceive in judgment.

A just weight and balance are the Lord’s: all the weights in the bag are his work.

A scale and just balances are the L-rd's [(to recompense a man according to his deeds)]. His deeds [(of requital are performed as with)] all pocket stones [(weights), commensurate with the deeds of men.]

It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness: for a throne is established by righteousness.

It is an abomination for kings [i.e., judges] to do evil, for it is through righteousness that a throne is established.

Righteous lips are the delight of kings; and they love him who speaks what is right.

The desire of kings is righteous words, and just speech is beloved [of them].

The wrath of a king is as messengers of death: but a wise man will pacify it.

The wrath of kings [is like] angels of death, and the wise man will appease it.

In the light of the king’s countenance is life; and his favour is as a cloud bringing the spring rain.

In the light [i.e., the favor] of the King's countenance, there is life [(so that it behooves one to straighten his paths before Him)]; and His favor is as the cloud [bringing] the latter rains.

How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! and to get understanding is preferable to silver!

How much better is the acquisition of silver than fine gold, and the acquisition of understanding, [how much] more select than silver.

The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: he that guards his path preserves his soul.

The path of the just is departing from evil. The keeper of his soul guards his way.

Pride goes before destruction, and haughtiness of spirit before a fall.

Pride comes before the fall, and haughtiness of spirit before failure.

Better it is to be of a humble spirit with the lowly, than to divide the spoil with the proud.

Better [to keep company] with the humble [in] lowliness of spirit than to share spoil with the proud.

He who considers his words shall find good: and he who trusts in the Lord shall be happy.

He who deliberates over a thing [i.e., he who gives heart to his ways] will find good; and trusting to the L-rd [(where there is risk of loss in pursuing a mitzvah)] is his praise.

The wise in heart shall be called prudent: and the sweetness of the lips increases learning.

The wise of heart [(he who has acquired wisdom from his teacher)] will be called "understanding" [(when he generates new ideas from this wisdom)], and he who "sweetens" [his learning, making it cogent in imparting it] with his lips, will [himself] gain in knowledge.

Intelligence is a wellspring of life to him who has it: but folly is a chastisement to fools.

A well of life is wisdom to its possessor, and folly is chastisement to the fools.

The heart of the wise teaches his mouth, and adds learning to his lips.

The sage's heart makes his mouth wise, and from his lips he grows in knowledge.

Pleasant words are like a honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.

Words of pleasantness [i.e., words of Torah] are a honeycomb; sweet to the soul and healing to the body.

There is a way which seems right to a man, but its end are the ways of death.

There is a way that is just in the eyes of man, but whose end is the ways of death.

The hunger of the labourer labours for him; for his mouth presses upon him.

The toiling spirit will have toiled for itself [i.e., for its own benefit] when its mouth makes demands upon it.

An ungodly man digs up evil: and in his lips there is a kind of burning fire.

The wicked man plots evil, and it burns like a fire on his lips [(until he expresses it [i.e., until he brings it to fruition])].

A perverse man sows strife: and a whisperer separates close friends.

The man of contraries incites strife, and the complainer [(through his complaints)] estranges the Regent.

A violent man entices his neighbour, and leads him into a way that is not good:

The man of violence entices his companion and leads him in a way that is not good.

he winks his eyes to devise crooked things: pursing his lips he brings evil to pass.

One who blinks with his eyes to plot perverseness, one who "blinks" with his lips, has consummated evil.

The hoary head is a crown of glory; it is found in the way of righteousness.

A crown of glory is the hoary head; in the way of righteousness it will be found.

He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that rules his spirit than one who captures a city.

Greater is the withholder of [his] wrath than the hero, and the ruler of his spirit [i.e., the conqueror of his evil inclination] than the conqueror of a city.

The lot is cast into the lap; but the whole of its decision is from the Lord.

In [his] lap one casts the lot [(deeming himself the shaper of his fate)] — when all of his judgment [has been "cast"] by the L-rd.