¹Every wise woman hath builded her house, And the foolish with her hands breaketh it down.

¹Ny vehivavy hendry dia samy manao ny tranony; Fa ny adala kosa mandrava ny tranony amin'ny tànany.[Heb. fahendren'ny vehivavy][Heb. fahadalana]

²Whoso is walking in his uprightness is fearing Jehovah, And the perverted [in] his ways is despising Him.

²Mandeha mahitsy izay matahotra an'i Jehovah; Fa mivily lalana kosa izay maniratsira Azy.

³In the mouth of a fool [is] a rod of pride, And the lips of the wise preserve them.

³Eo am-bavan'ny adala misy tsorakazon'ny fiavonavonana; Fa ny molotry ny hendry miaro ny tenany.

⁴Without oxen a stall [is] clean, And great [is] the increase by the power of the ox.

⁴Raha tsy misy omby, dia foana ny fihinanam-bilona; Fa be ny fitomboan-karena azo amin'ny herin'ny omby.[Heb. madio]

⁵A faithful witness lieth not, And a false witness breatheth out lies.

⁵Ny vavolombelona mahatoky tsy mba mety mandainga; Fa mamoaka lainga kosa ny vavolombelona tsy mahatoky.

⁶A scorner hath sought wisdom, and it is not, And knowledge to the intelligent [is] easy.

⁶Ny mpaniratsira mba mitady fahendrena, fa tsy mahita; Fa ny manan-tsaina mora mahazo fahalalana.

⁷Go from before a foolish man, Or thou hast not known the lips of knowledge.

⁷Mialà eo anatrehan'ny olona adala, Fa tsy ho hitanao aminy ny molotry ny fahalalana.

⁸The wisdom of the prudent [is] to understand his way, And the folly of fools [is] deceit.

⁸Ny mitandrina ny alehany no fahendren'ny mahira-tsaina; Fa fitaka ny hadalan'ny adala.

⁹Fools mock at a guilt-offering, And among the upright — a pleasing thing.

⁹Ny adala ihomehezan'ny fanati-panonerana; Fa ao amin'ny marina no misy fankasitrahana.[Na: Ihomehezan'ny adala ny heloka]

¹⁰The heart knoweth its own bitterness, And with its joy a stranger doth not intermeddle.

¹⁰Ny fo no mahalala ny fangidian'ny alahelony; Ary tsy raharahan'ny olon-kafa ny hafaliany.

¹¹The house of the wicked is destroyed, And the tent of the upright flourisheth.

¹¹Ravana ny tranon'ny ratsy fanahy; Fa ambinina ny lain'ny marina.

¹²There is a way — right before a man, And its latter end [are] ways of death.

¹²Misy lalana ataon'ny olona ho mahitsy, Kanjo lalana mivarina any amin'ny fahafatesana no iafarany.

¹³Even in laughter is the heart pained, And the latter end of joy [is] affliction.

¹³Na dia mihomehy aza, dia ory ihany ny fo, Ary ny faran'ny hafaliana dia alahelo.

¹⁴From his ways is the backslider in heart filled, And a good man — from his fruits.

¹⁴Ny mihemotra am-po dia ho voky ny alehany; Fa ny tsara fanahy kosa ho voky ny azy ihany.

¹⁵The simple giveth credence to everything, And the prudent attendeth to his step.

¹⁵Ny kely saina mino ny teny rehetra; Fa ny mahira-tsaina mandinika ny diany.

¹⁶The wise is fearing and turning from evil, And a fool is transgressing and is confident.

¹⁶Ny hendry matahotra ka mivily tsy ho amin'ny ratsy; Fa ny adala fatra-pirehareha ka matokitoky foana.[Na: misafoaka]

¹⁷Whoso is short of temper doth folly, And a man of wicked devices is hated.

¹⁷Izay malaky tezitra dia manao adaladala; Ary ny olona mamoron-tsain-dratsy dia ankahalaina.

¹⁸The simple have inherited folly, And the prudent are crowned [with] knowledge.

¹⁸Ny kely saina dia handova fahadalana; Fa ny mahira-tsaina mahazo ny fahalalana ho satro-boninahiny.[Na: mandray fahalalana]

¹⁹The evil have bowed down before the good, And the wicked at the gates of the righteous.

¹⁹Ny ratsy fanahy miondrika eo anatrehan'ny tsara fanahy, Ary ny meloka dia eo am-bavahadin'ny marina.

²⁰Even of his neighbour is the poor hated, And those loving the rich [are] many.

²⁰Ny malahelo dia halan'ny havany aza; Fa ny manan-karena no tian'ny maro.

²¹Whoso is despising his neighbour sinneth, Whoso is favouring the humble, O his happiness.

²¹Izay manao tsinontsinona ny namany dia manota; Fa endrey ny fahasambaran'izay mamindra fo amin'ny ory!

²²Do not they err who are devising evil? And kindness and truth [are] to those devising good,

²²Tsy mivily va izay manao asa ratsy? Fa famindram-po sy fahamarinana no ho an'izay manao asa tsara. [Na: misaina ny][Na. misaina ny]

²³In all labour there is advantage, And a thing of the lips [is] only to want.

²³Ny fisasarana rehetra misy valiny avokoa; Fa ny molotra mibedibedy foana tsy mba ahazoana na inona na inona.

²⁴The crown of the wise is their wealth, The folly of fools [is] folly.

²⁴Satroboninahitry ny hendry ny hareny; Fa ny fahadalan'ny adala dia fahadalana ihany.

²⁵A true witness is delivering souls, And a deceitful one breatheth out lies.

²⁵Ny vavolombelona marina mamonjy ain'olona; Fa izay mamoaka lainga dia tena fitaka.

²⁶In the fear of Jehovah [is] strong confidence, And to His sons there is a refuge.

²⁶Ny fahatahorana an'i Jehovah dia fiarovana mahatoky, Ary ny zanany hahazo fialofana.

²⁷The fear of Jehovah [is] a fountain of life, To turn aside from snares of death.

²⁷Ny fahatahorana an'i Jehovah no loharanon'aina, Hanalavirana ny fandriky ny fahafatesana.

²⁸In the multitude of a people [is] the honour of a king, And in lack of people the ruin of a prince.

²⁸Ny fahabetsahan'ny vahoaka no voninahitry ny mpanjaka; Fa ny havitsiany kosa no fietreny.

²⁹Whoso is slow to anger [is] of great understanding, And whoso is short in temper is exalting folly.

²⁹Be saina izay mahatsindry fo; Fa ny malaky tezitra mampiseho ny fahadalany.

³⁰A healed heart [is] life to the flesh, And rottenness to the bones [is] envy.

³⁰Ny fo mionona no fiainan'ny nofo; Fa ny fahamaimaizan-tsaina dia mahalò ny taolana.

³¹An oppressor of the poor reproacheth his Maker, And whoso is honouring Him Is favouring the needy.

³¹Izay mampahory ny mahantra dia manala baraka ny Mpanao azy; Fa ny mamindra fo aminy kosa dia manome voninahitra Azy.

³²In his wickedness is the wicked driven away, And trustful in his death [is] the righteous.

³²Ny ratsy fanahy azera noho ny haratsiany; Fa ny marina matoky, na dia mby ao amin'ny fahafatesana aza.[Na: roahina]

³³In the heart of the intelligent wisdom doth rest. And in the midst of fools it is known.

³³Mandry tsara ao am-pon'ny manan-tsaina ny fahendrena; Fa ny an'ny adala kosa dia miharihary.

³⁴Righteousness exalteth a nation, And the goodliness of peoples [is] a sin-offering.

³⁴Ny fahamarinana manandratra ny firenena; Fa ny ota kosa dia fahafaham-baraka amin'ny olonaNy fankasitrahan'ny mpanjaka dia amin'ny mpanompo hendry; Fa ny fahatezerany kosa amin'ny manao izay mahamenatra.

³⁵The favour of a king [is] to a wise servant, And an object of his wrath is one causing shame!

³⁵Ny fankasitrahan'ny mpanjaka dia amin'ny mpanompo hendry; Fa ny fahatezerany kosa amin'ny manao izay mahamenatra.