¹Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.

¹Li na-ucßac vino nayiboß ru lix naßleb. Ut li na-ucßac re li haß li nacaltesin nasach xnaßleb. Li ani nabânun re chi joßcan, aßan mâcßaß xnaßleb.

²The fear of a king is as the roaring of a lion: whoso provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own soul.

²Nak najoskßoß li rey, aßan chanchan nak najoskßoß li cakcoj. Li ani naxchikß xjoskßil li rey naxqßue xyußam saß xiu.

³It is an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling.

³Li ani incßaß napletic, aßan jun lokßal chokß re. Abanan li ani mâcßaß xnaßleb, junes ticoc plêt naxbânu.

⁴The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing.

⁴Li ani incßaß nacuulac chiru cßanjelac incßaß na-au saß xkßehil li âuc. Abanan nak nacuulac xkßehil li kßoloc naxic chi kßoloc. Mâcßaß naxtau xban nak incßaß nacßanjelac.

⁵Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water; but a man of understanding will draw it out.

⁵Li châbil naßleb li cuan riqßuin junak cuînk incßaß nacßutun. Chanchan li haß cham cuan chßaßaj risinquil. Abanan li ani sêb xchßôl tixnau xqßuebal retal li châbil naßleb cuan riqßuin.

⁶Most men will proclaim every one his own goodness: but a faithful man who can find?

⁶Nabaleb li cristian nequeßxye nak châbileb. Abanan junak li châbil cristian, chßaßaj xtaubal.

⁷The just man walketh in his integrity: his children are blessed after him.

⁷Us xak reheb li alal cßajolbej li xeßcuan xnaß xyucuaß saß tîquilal ut saß châbilal.

⁸A king that sitteth in the throne of judgment scattereth away all evil with his eyes.

⁸Nak junak li rey nachunla saß li raklebâl âtin, yal riqßuin rilbal li junjûnk naxqßue retal ani cuan xmâc.

⁹Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin?

⁹Mâ ani naru nayehoc re nak tzßakal re ru li râm. Incßaß naru naxye nak mâcßaß chic li mâc riqßuin.

¹⁰Divers weights, and divers measures, both of them are alike abomination to the LORD.

¹⁰Li Dios xicß naril li ani nabisoc chi incßaß tzßakal re ru.

¹¹Even a child is known by his doings, whether his work be pure, and whether it be right.

¹¹Usta toj sâj junak, abanan nacßutun chanru lix naßleb riqßuin lix yehom xbânuhom.

¹²The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, the LORD hath made even both of them.

¹²Li Kâcuaß quixqßue li kaxic re nak to-abînk ut quixqßue ajcuiß li xnakß ku re nak to-ilok.

¹³Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.

¹³Mênumsi li cutan chi cuârc xban nak naru texcanâk saß nebaßil. Aj-ajak ban êru chi cßanjelac re nak cuânk nabal lê tzacaêmk.

¹⁴It is naught, it is naught, saith the buyer: but when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.

¹⁴Laj lokßonel naxye: “Incßaß us lâ cßay.” Abanan nak ac x-el riqßuin laj cßay naxye nak us li xlokß.

¹⁵There is gold, and a multitude of rubies: but the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.

¹⁵Li ani naxnau xqßuebal châbil naßleb kßaxal cuißchic lokß chiru li oro ut li tertôquil pec.

¹⁶Take his garment that is surety for a stranger: and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.

¹⁶Li ani tixsume xtojbal xcßas junak incßaß naxnau ru, isihomak li rakß ut têqßue chokß prenda.

¹⁷Bread of deceit is sweet to a man; but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.

¹⁷Li ani natzacan riqßuin balakßic, sa nak naxtzaca. Abanan mokon raylal tâchâlk saß xbên. Chanchan yô chi tzacânc chßochß.

¹⁸Every purpose is established by counsel: and with good advice make war.

¹⁸Li cßaßru naxcßûb ru junak, us na-el xban nak naxqßue saß xchßôl li châbil naßleb qßuebil re. Joßcan nak têcßoxla chi us nak têtiquib junak plêt.

¹⁹He that goeth about as a talebearer revealeth secrets: therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips.

¹⁹Li ani nacuulac chiru moloc âtin naxye resil li cßaßru cuan chi mukmu. Joßcan nak mêjunaji êrib riqßuineb li nequeßcuulac chiru jaloc âtin.

²⁰Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness.

²⁰Li ani naxtzßektâna lix naß xyucuaß kßaxal ra tixcßul nak tâcâmk. Chanchan nak nachup li xam saß kßojyîn.

²¹An inheritance may be gotten hastily at the beginning; but the end thereof shall not be blessed.

²¹Li ani naxtau lix biomal saß junpât chi incßaß xraylal, mokon incßaß tâosobtesîk.

²²Say not thou, I will recompense evil; but wait on the LORD, and he shall save thee.

²²Mâ jun sut têcßoxla xqßuebal rêkaj li raylal na-ux êre. Canabomak ban saß rukß li Kâcuaß ut aßan tâtenkßânk êre.

²³Divers weights are an abomination unto the LORD; and a false balance is not good.

²³Li bisleb incßaß tzßakal moco us ta. Li Kâcuaß xicß naril nak junak incßaß tzßakal nabisoc.

²⁴Man's goings are of the LORD; how can a man then understand his own way?

²⁴Li Kâcuaß, aßan naberesin re li junjûnk. Ut mâ ani nanaßoc re cßaßru nachal saß xbên.

²⁵It is a snare to the man who devoureth that which is holy, and after vows to make enquiry.

²⁵Xiu xiu chokß re junak cristian xyechißinquil li cßaßak re ru re li Dios cui incßaß tixcßoxla chi us xbên cua. Mâre mokon tixqßue retal nak incßaß târûk chixbânunquil.

²⁶A wise king scattereth the wicked, and bringeth the wheel over them.

²⁶Li rey li cuan xnaßleb narakoc âtin saß xbêneb li incßaß useb xnaßleb ut naxqßueheb chixtojbal lix mâqueb.

²⁷The spirit of man is the candle of the LORD, searching all the inward parts of the belly.

²⁷Li musikß li quiqßueheß reheb li cristian xban li Dios, aßan nacutanobresin re lix cßaßux li junjûnk. Chanchan jun li lámpara.

²⁸Mercy and truth preserve the king: and his throne is upholden by mercy.

²⁸Junak li rey xakxôk saß xnaßaj lix cuanquil cui narahoc ut cui nataklan saß xyâlal.

²⁹The glory of young men is their strength: and the beauty of old men is the grey head.

²⁹Eb li toj sâjeb cuanqueb xlokßal xban nak cuan xmetzßêuheb. Abanan li ac chêqueb cuanqueb xlokßal xban nak cuanqueb xnaßleb.Li mâusilal naru xbanbal riqßuin xcßulbal li raylal. Ut riqßuin xcßulbal li tzßûm naru xjalbal li cßaßux.

³⁰The blueness of a wound cleanseth away evil: so do stripes the inward parts of the belly.

³⁰Li mâusilal naru xbanbal riqßuin xcßulbal li raylal. Ut riqßuin xcßulbal li tzßûm naru xjalbal li cßaßux.