¹Be not thou envious against evil men, neither desire to be with them.

¹Ne zavidaj hudobnim ljudem in ne želi bivati ž njimi;

²For their heart studieth destruction, and their lips talk of mischief.

²ker na pogubo misli njih srce in nadlego govore njih ustnice.

³Through wisdom is an house builded; and by understanding it is established:

³Z modrostjo se hiša zida in z umnostjo se utrdi;

⁴And by knowledge shall the chambers be filled with all precious and pleasant riches.

⁴in po znanju se napolnijo hrami z vsem blagom dragim in prijetnim.

⁵A wise man is strong; yea, a man of knowledge increaseth strength.

⁵Mož modri je močan in umni mož utrjuje krepkost svojo.

⁶For by wise counsel thou shalt make thy war: and in multitude of counsellors there is safety.

⁶Kajti z razumnim vodstvom se boš srečno vojskoval in zmago pridobil z množico svetovalcev.

⁷Wisdom is too high for a fool: he openeth not his mouth in the gate.

⁷Previsoka je neumnežu modrost, pri vratih ne odpre svojih ust.

⁸He that deviseth to do evil shall be called a mischievous person.

⁸Kdor misli kaj hudega storiti, imenovali ga bodo gospodarja spletk.

⁹The thought of foolishness is sin: and the scorner is an abomination to men.

⁹Namera neumnosti je greh in zasmehovalec je gnusoba ljudem.

¹⁰If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is small.

¹⁰Če ti srce upade v čas stiske, majhna je krepost tvoja.

¹¹If thou forbear to deliver them that are drawn unto death, and those that are ready to be slain;

¹¹Otmi nje, ki jih vlečejo v smrt, in ustavi jih, ki gredo na morišče!

¹²If thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not; doth not he that pondereth the heart consider it? and he that keepeth thy soul, doth not he know it? and shall not he render to every man according to his works?

¹²Če praviš: Glej, nismo vedeli tega! – ali ne bode on, ki srca pretehtava, pazil na to, in ki straži dušo tvojo, ne bo vedel tega? In ne povrne li vsakemu po delu njegovem?

¹³My son, eat thou honey, because it is good; and the honeycomb, which is sweet to thy taste:

¹³Jej med, sin moj, ker je dober, in čisto strd, sladko tvojemu grlu;

¹⁴So shall the knowledge of wisdom be unto thy soul: when thou hast found it, then there shall be a reward, and thy expectation shall not be cut off.

¹⁴spoznaj tudi, da je modrost dobra duši tvoji: če si jo dosegel, je zate bodočnost, in upanje tvoje se ne bo iztrebilo.

¹⁵Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous; spoil not his resting place:

¹⁵Ne preži, o brezbožnik, na pravičnega prebivališče, ne razdevaj počivališča njegovega!

¹⁶For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again: but the wicked shall fall into mischief.

¹⁶Kajti sedemkrat pade pravični, a zopet vstane, brezbožni pa se zvrnejo v nesrečo.

¹⁷Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thine heart be glad when he stumbleth:

¹⁷Ko pade sovražnik tvoj, ne veseli se, in ko se zgrudi, ne radúj se srce tvoje;

¹⁸Lest the LORD see it, and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him.

¹⁸da ne zagleda GOSPOD in ne bo hudo v očeh njegovih ter ne obrne od njega v tebe jeze svoje.

¹⁹Fret not thyself because of evil men, neither be thou envious at the wicked:

¹⁹Ne srdi se zaradi hudodelnikov, ne zavidaj brezbožnim:

²⁰For there shall be no reward to the evil man; the candle of the wicked shall be put out.

²⁰kajti prihodnosti ne bode hudemu, brezbožnih svetilnica ugasne.

²¹My son, fear thou the LORD and the king: and meddle not with them that are given to change:

²¹Boj se GOSPODA, sin moj, in kralja, in z uporniki se ne druži:

²²For their calamity shall rise suddenly; and who knoweth the ruin of them both?

²²kajti hipoma vstane njih nesreča, in kdo ve, kakšen bode konec njih let?

²³These things also belong to the wise. It is not good to have respect of persons in judgment.

²³Tudi to so izreki modrih: Ozirati se na osebo v sodbi ni dobro.

²⁴He that saith unto the wicked, Thou are righteous; him shall the people curse, nations shall abhor him:

²⁴Kdor pravi krivičniku: Pravičen si, klela ga bodo ljudstva, mrzeli narodi;

²⁵But to them that rebuke him shall be delight, and a good blessing shall come upon them.

²⁵tistim pa, ki ga karajo, bode prijaznost in pride jim blagoslov dobrega.

²⁶Every man shall kiss his lips that giveth a right answer.

²⁶Ustne poljublja, kdor besede prave odgovarja.

²⁷Prepare thy work without, and make it fit for thyself in the field; and afterwards build thine house.

²⁷Opravi zunaj delo svoje in pripravi si ga na polju, potem lahko zidaš hišo svojo.

²⁸Be not a witness against thy neighbour without cause; and deceive not with thy lips.

²⁸Ne bodi brez sile priča zoper bližnjega svojega, in zakaj bi varal z ustnami svojimi?

²⁹Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me: I will render to the man according to his work.

²⁹Ne govóri: Kakor mi je storil, tako mu storim, vsakemu povrnem po delu njegovem.

³⁰I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;

³⁰Šel sem mimo polja lenega moža in mimo vinograda človeka brezumnega:

³¹And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down.

³¹pa glej, plevel ga je docela porastel, s koprivami je bilo pokrito površje njegovo in kamenena ograja njegova je bila podrta.

³²Then I saw, and considered it well: I looked upon it, and received instruction.

³²Tedaj sem gledal in v srcu preudarjal in, videč to, sem posnel nauk:

³³Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:

³³Malo zaspati, malo zadremati, malo roke sklenivši ležati,v tem pride kakor uren popotnik uboštvo tvoje in potreba tvoja kakor oboroženec.

³⁴So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth; and thy want as an armed man.

³⁴v tem pride kakor uren popotnik uboštvo tvoje in potreba tvoja kakor oboroženec.