¹Særlingen søger et påskud, med vold og magt vil han strid.

¹For [an object of] desire he who is separated doth seek, With all wisdom he intermeddleth.

²Tåben ynder ej Indsigt, men kun, at hans Tanker kommer for Lyset.

²A fool delighteth not in understanding, But — in uncovering his heart.

³Hvor Gudløshed kommer, kommer og Spot, Skam og Skændsel følges.

³With the coming of the wicked come also hath contempt, And with shame — reproach.

⁴Ord i Mands Mund er dybe Vande, en rindende Bæk, en Visdomskilde.

⁴Deep waters [are] the words of a man`s mouth, The fountain of wisdom [is] a flowing brook.

⁵Det er ilde at give en skyldig Medhold, så man afviser skyldfris Sag i Retten.

⁵Acceptance of the face of the wicked [is] not good, To turn aside the righteous in judgment.

⁶Tåbens Læber fører til Trætte, hans Mund råber højt efter Hug,

⁶The lips of a fool enter into strife, And his mouth for stripes calleth.

⁷Tåbens Mund er hans Våde, hans Læber en Snare for hans Liv.

⁷The mouth of a fool [is] ruin to him, And his lips [are] the snare of his soul.

⁸Bagtalerens Ord er som Lækkerbidskener, de synker dybt i Bugen.

⁸The words of a tale-bearer [are] as self-inflicted wounds, And they have gone down [to] the inner parts of the heart.

⁹Den, der er efterladen i Gerning, er også Broder til Ødeland.

⁹He also that is remiss in his work, A brother he [is] to a destroyer.

¹⁰HERRENs Navn er et stærkt Tårn, den retfærdige løber derhen og bjærges.

¹⁰A tower of strength [is] the name of Jehovah, Into it the righteous runneth, and is set on high.

¹¹Den riges Gods er hans faste Stad, og tykkes ham en knejsende Mur.

¹¹The wealth of the rich [is] the city of his strength, And as a wall set on high in his own imagination.

¹²Mands Hovmod går forud for Fald, Ydmyghed forud for Ære.

¹²Before destruction the heart of man is high, And before honour [is] humility.

¹³Om nogen svarer, førend han hører, regnes det ham til Dårskab og Skændsel.

¹³Whoso is answering a matter before he heareth, Folly it is to him and shame.

¹⁴Mands Mod udholder Sygdom, men hvo kan bære en sønderbrudt Ånd?

¹⁴The spirit of a man sustaineth his sickness, And a smitten spirit who doth bear?

¹⁵Den forstandiges Hjerte vinder sig Kundskab, de vises Øre attrår Kundskab.

¹⁵The heart of the intelligent getteth knowledge, And the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge.

¹⁶Gaver åbner et Menneske Vej og fører ham hen til de store.

¹⁶The gift of a man maketh room for him, And before the great it leadeth him.

¹⁷Den, der taler først i en Trætte har Ret, til den anden kommer og går ham efter.

¹⁷Righteous [is] the first in his own cause, His neighbour cometh and hath searched him.

¹⁸Loddet gør Ende på Trætter og skiller de stærkeste ad.

¹⁸The lot causeth contentions to cease, And between the mighty it separateth.

¹⁹Krænket Broder er som en Fæstning, Trætter som Portslå for Borg.

¹⁹A brother transgressed against is as a strong city, And contentions as the bar of a palace.

²⁰Mands Bug mættes af Mundens Frugt, han mættes af Læbernes Grøde.

²⁰From the fruit of a man`s mouth is his belly satisfied, [From the] increase of his lips he is satisfied.

²¹Død og Liv er i Tungens Vold, hvo der tøjler den, nyder dens Frugt.

²¹Death and life [are] in the power of the tongue, And those loving it eat its fruit.

²²Fandt man en Hustru, fandt man Lykken og modtog Nåde fra HERREN.

²²[Whoso] hath found a wife hath found good, And bringeth out good-will from Jehovah.

²³Fattigmand beder og trygler, Rigmand svarer med hårde Ord.

²³[With] supplications doth the poor speak, And the rich answereth fierce things.

²⁴Med mange Fæller kan Mand gå til Grunde, men Ven kan overgå Broder i Troskab.

²⁴A man with friends [is] to show himself friendly, And there is a lover adhering more than a brother!