¹Bedre en tør Bid Brød med fred end Huset fuldt af Sul med Trætte.

¹Better [is] a dry morsel, and rest with it, Than a house full of the sacrifices of strife.

²Klog Træl bliver Herre over dårlig Søn og får lod og del mellem brødre.

²A wise servant ruleth over a son causing shame, And in the midst of brethren He apportioneth an inheritance.

³Digel til Sølv og Ovn til Guld, men den, der prøver Hjerter, er HERREN.

³A refining pot [is] for silver, and a furnace for gold, And the trier of hearts [is] Jehovah.

⁴Den onde hører på onde Læber, Løgneren lytter til giftige Tunger.

⁴An evil doer is attentive to lips of vanity, Falsehood is giving ear to a mischievous tongue.

⁵Hvo Fattigmand spotter, håner hans Skaber, den skadefro slipper ikke for Straf.

⁵Whoso is mocking at the poor Hath reproached his Maker, Whoso is rejoicing at calamity is not acquitted.

⁶De gamles Krone er Børnebørn, Sønners Stolthed er Fædre.

⁶Sons` sons [are] the crown of old men, And the glory of sons [are] their fathers.

⁷Ypperlig Tale er ej for en Dåre, end mindre da Løgnfor den, som er ædel.

⁷Not comely for a fool is a lip of excellency, Much less for a noble a lip of falsehood.

⁸Som en Troldsten er Gave i Giverens Øjne; hvorhen den end vender sig, gør den sin Virkning.

⁸A stone of grace [is] the bribe in the eyes of its possessors, Whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.

⁹Den, der dølger en Synd, søger Venskab, men den, der ripper op i en Sag, skiller Venner.

⁹Whoso is covering transgression is seeking love, And whoso is repeating a matter Is separating a familiar friend.

¹⁰Bedre virker Skænd på forstandig end hundrede Slag på en Tåbe.

¹⁰Rebuke cometh down on the intelligent More than a hundred stripes on a fool.

¹¹Den onde har kun Genstridigbed for, men et skånselsløst Bud er udsendt imod ham.

¹¹An evil man seeketh only rebellion, And a fierce messenger is sent against him.

¹²Man kan møde en Bjørn, hvis Unger er taget, men ikke en Tåbe udi hans Dårskab.

¹²The meeting of a bereaved bear by a man, And — not a fool in his folly.

¹³Den, der gengælder godt med ondt, fra hans Hus skal Vanheld ej vige.

¹³Whoso is returning evil for good, Evil moveth not from his house.

¹⁴At yppe Strid er at åbne for Vand, hold derfor inde, før Strid bryder løs.

¹⁴The beginning of contention [is] a letting out of waters, And before it is meddled with leave the strife.

¹⁵At frikende skyldig og dømme uskyldig, begge Dele er HERREN en Gru.

¹⁵Whoso is justifying the wicked, And condemning the righteous, Even both of these [are] an abomination to Jehovah.

¹⁶Hvad hjælper Penge i Tåbens Hånd til at købe ham Visdom, når Viddet mangler?

¹⁶Why [is] this — a price in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, And a heart there is none?

¹⁷Ven viser Kærlighed når som helst, Broder fødes til Hjælp i Nød.

¹⁷At all times is the friend loving, And a brother for adversity is born.

¹⁸Mand uden Vid giver Håndslag og går i Borgen for Næsten.

¹⁸A man lacking heart is striking hands, A surety he becometh before his friend.

¹⁹Ven af Kiv er Ven af Synd; at højne sin Dør er at attrå Fald.

¹⁹Whoso is loving transgression is loving debate, Whoso is making high his entrance is seeking destruction.

²⁰Ej finder man Lykke, når Hjertet er vrangt, man falder i Våde, når Tungen er falsk.

²⁰The perverse of heart findeth not good, And the turned in his tongue falleth into evil.

²¹Den, der avler en Tåbe, får Sorg, Dårens Fader er ikke glad.

²¹Whoso is begetting a fool hath affliction for it, Yea, the father of a fool rejoiceth not.

²²Glad Hjerte er godt for Legemet, nedslået Sind suger Marv af Benene.

²²A rejoicing heart doth good to the body, And a smitten spirit drieth the bone.

²³Den gudløse tager Gave i Løn for at bøje Rettens Gænge.

²³A bribe from the bosom the wicked taketh, To turn aside the paths of judgment.

²⁴Visdom står den forstandige for Øje, Tåbens Blik er ved Jordens Ende.

²⁴The face of the intelligent [is] to wisdom, And the eyes of a fool — at the end of the earth.

²⁵Tåbelig Søn er sin Faders Sorg, Kvide for hende, som fødte ham.

²⁵A provocation to his father [is] a foolish son, And bitterness to her that bare him.

²⁶At straffe den, der har Ret, er ilde, værre endnu at slå de ædle.

²⁶Also, to fine the righteous is not good, To smite nobles for uprightness.

²⁷Den, som har Kundskab tøjler sin Tale, Mand med Forstand er koldblodig.

²⁷One acquainted with knowledge is sparing his words, And the cool of temper [is] a man of understanding.

²⁸Selv Dåren, der tier, gælder for viis, forstandig er den, der lukker sine Læber.

²⁸Even a fool keeping silence is reckoned wise, He who is shutting his lips intelligent!