Better is the poor man who walks in his integrity, than he that is perverse in his lips, and is a fool.

Better a poor man who walks in his innocence than one who perverts his lips and is a fool.

Also, that the soul be without knowledge is not good; and he that hastens with his feet sins.

Also, without wisdom [i.e., Torah] it is not good [for] the soul; and the sinner treads [transgressions] underfoot [(saying: "This is only a slight sin and I will do it.")]

The foolishness of a man perverts his way: and his heart frets against the Lord.

A man's folly perverts his way and his heart rants against the L-rd! [viz., Joseph's brothers (Genesis 42:28)]

Wealth makes many friends; but as for the poor, his neighbour keeps himself apart.

Wealth adds many friends, but a poor man is parted from his fellow [by his poverty].

A false witness shall not go unpunished, and he that utters lies shall not escape.

The false witness will not be clean [(of Heavenly judgment)], and the spouter of lies will not escape.

Many will entreat the favour of the generous man: and every man is a friend to him that gives gifts.

Many court the presence of the patron, and all befriend the man of gifts.

All the brethren of the poor do hate him: how much more do his friends go far from him? Their word for him is, Pursuer.

All the kin of the poor man hate him — How much more so do his friends withdraw from him! He pursues words which are naught [i.e., vain, saying: "So and so is my relative; so and so is my friend."]

He that gets wisdom loves his own soul: he that keeps understanding shall find good.

One who acquires understanding loves his soul; the guarder of understanding will find good.

A false witness shall not go unpunished, and he that utters lies shall perish.

The false witness will not be clean [(of Heavenly judgment)], and the spouter of lies will go lost.

Luxury is not seemly for a fool; much less for a servant to have rule over princes.

Pleasure does not befit a fool; how much more so [does it not befit] a servant to lord it over dignitaries.

The discretion of a man makes him slow to anger; and it is his glory to pass over a transgression.

It is wisdom in a man to withhold his wrath, and his glory is overlooking offense.

The king’s wrath is like the roaring of a lion; and his favour is like dew upon the grass.

As the roar of a young lion is the wrath of the King, and as dew upon grass is His [good] will.

A foolish son is the calamity of his father: and the contentions of a wife are a continual drip.

A father's heartbreak is a foolish son, and [like] a harrowing drip is a woman's contentions.

House and riches are the inheritance of fathers: but a prudent wife is from the Lord.

A house and wealth is an inheritance from fathers, but a wise woman comes from the L-rd.

Slothfulness casts into a deep sleep; and the idle soul shall suffer hunger.

Laziness casts a slumber, and the deceiving soul will go hungry.

He that keeps the commandment keeps his own soul; but he that despises his ways shall die.

One who keeps a mitzvah keeps his soul. One who is heedless of his ways [(not taking care to weigh them)] will die.

He that gives graciously to the poor makes a loan to the Lord; and that which he has given he will pay him back.

He who is gracious to the poor has lent to the L-rd, and He will pay him his reward.

Chastise thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying.

Chastise your son, for there is hope, but do not turn your soul to killing him.

A man of great anger shall suffer the penalty; for if thou interpose, that shall only add to it.

[If you] suppress [your] wrath [against your foe and] rescue [him when you see him] coming to harm, you will grow yet more [in years and in good].

Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou mayst be wise in thy latter end.

Hear counsel and accept chastisement in order to grow wise in your later days.

There are many devices in a man’s heart; but the counsel of the Lord, that shall stand.

There are many thoughts in a man's heart, but the counsel of the L-rd, it will prevail.

The attraction of a man is his kindness: but a poor man is better than a liar.

A man is desired because of his [expected] lovingkindness, but a poor man [who does not promise at all] is better than a [rich] man who deceives.

The fear of the Lord tends to life: and he that has it shall abide satisfied; he shall not be visited with evil.

The fear of the L-rd is [(a cause)] for life, and he [(its possessor)] will rest sated and not be visited with [any] evil.

A lazy man hides his hand in the dish, and will not so much as bring it back to his mouth.

The lazy man hides his hand in the [hot] kettle [(to warm it)]; not even to his mouth does he return it.

Smite a scorner, and the simple will beware: but rebuke one that has understanding, and he will gain knowledge.

You smite the scoffer and the understanding one grows wise [(Through the plagues against Pharaoh and the war with Amalek Yithro grew wise and became a proselyte)]. Chastise the understanding one and he will understand [(even more)] knowledge.

A son of scandalous and shameful ways shall ruin his father, and drive his mother away.

He despoils [his] father and drives away [his] mother — a son who shames and confounds [his ways]. [(Because Sarah saw Yishmael corrupting his ways, she drove him out together with his mother, Hagar, grieving Abraham thereby)].

Cease, my son, to hear the instruction only to stray from the words of knowledge.

Forbear, my son, from straying from words of wisdom, in order to hear mussar.

An ungodly witness scorns justice: and the mouth of the wicked devours iniquity.

The perverse witness spouts justice, but blight will devour the mouth of the wicked.

Judgments are prepared for scorners, and stripes for the back of fools.

Judgments are readied for the scoffers [(The L-rd has readied judgments of leprosy for the scoffing slanderers)], and blows for the backs of fools.