¹A false balance is an abomination to Jehovah; but a just weight is his delight.

¹Ny mizana mandainga dia fahavetavetana eo imason'i Jehovah; Fa ny vato marina no ankasitrahany.

²[When] pride cometh, then cometh shame; but with the lowly is wisdom.

²Raha tonga ny fiavonavonana, dia tonga koa ny fahafaham-baraka; Fa ao amin'ny manetry tena no misy fahendrena.

³The integrity of the upright guideth them; but the crookedness of the unfaithful destroyeth them.

³Ny fahitsian'ny mahitsy no mitarika azy; Fa ny faharatsian'ny mpivadika mahatonga fandringanana amin'ny tenany.

⁴Wealth profiteth not in the day of wrath; but righteousness delivereth from death.

⁴Ny harena dia tsy mahasoa amin'ny andro fahatezerana; Fa ny fahamarinana no mamonjy tsy ho azon'ny fahafatesana.

⁵The righteousness of the perfect maketh plain his way; but the wicked falleth by his own wickedness.

⁵Ny fahamarinan'ny marina mandamina ny alehany; Fa ny ratsy fanahy lavon'ny haratsiany ihany.

⁶The righteousness of the upright delivereth them; but the treacherous are taken in their own craving.

⁶Ny fahamarinan'ny mahitsy mamonjy azy; Fa ny mpivadika dia voafandriky ny filàny.

⁷When a wicked man dieth, [his] expectation shall perish; and the hope of evil [men] perisheth.

⁷Raha maty ny ratsy fanahy, dia foana ny fanantenany, Eny, foana ny fanantenan'ny mpanao ratsy. [Na: mahery]

⁸The righteous is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked cometh in his stead.

⁸Ny marina dia vonjena amin'ny fahoriana; Fa ho avy kosa ny ratsy fanahy hisolo azy.

⁹With his mouth a hypocrite destroyeth his neighbour; but through knowledge are the righteous delivered.

⁹Ny vavan'ny mpihatsaravelatsihy no animbany ny namany; Fa ny fahalalana no hanafahana ny marina. [Na: ratsy fanahy][Na: Ny fahalalan'ny marina no hanafahana ny namany]

¹⁰When it goeth well with the righteous, the city rejoiceth; and when the wicked perish, there is shouting.

¹⁰Raha miadana ny marina, dia ravoravo ny tanàna; Fa raha ringana ny ratsy fanahy, dia velona ny hoby.

¹¹By the blessing of the upright the city is exalted; but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.

¹¹Ny fisaoran'ny marina no isandratan'ny tanàna; Fa ny vavan'ny ratsy fanahy no aharavany.[Na: Ny fitahiana avy amin']

¹²He that despiseth his neighbour is void of heart; but a man of understanding holdeth his peace.

¹²Tsy ampy saina izay manamavo ny namany; Fa izay hendry dia mangina.

¹³He that goeth about talebearing revealeth secrets; but he that is of a faithful spirit concealeth the matter.

¹³Izay mandehandeha manaratsy dia manambara ny hevitra afenina; Fa ny olona mahatoky tsy mba tia lazalaza.

¹⁴Where no advice is, the people fall; but in the multitude of counsellors there is safety.

¹⁴Raha tsy misy mpitondra, dia rava ny firenena; Fa handry fahizay, raha maro ny mpanolo-tsaina.

¹⁵It goeth ill with him that is surety for another; but he that hateth suretyship is secure.

¹⁵Hahita loza tokoa ny mianto-bahiny: Fa mitoetra tsy manana ahiahy ny tsy tia antoka.

¹⁶A gracious woman retaineth honour; and the violent retain riches.

¹⁶Ny vehivavy tsara tarehy mahazo dera; Ary ny mpanao an-keriny mahazo harena.

¹⁷The merciful man doeth good to his own soul; but the cruel troubleth his own flesh.

¹⁷Ny olona mamindra fo dia mahazo soa ho an'ny tenany; Fa ny lozabe dia todin'ny halozany.

¹⁸The wicked worketh a deceitful work; but he that soweth righteousness hath a sure reward.

¹⁸Ny ratsy fanahy dia mahazo valiny tsy mahasoa; Fa izay mamafy fahamarinana no mahazo izay tena tambiny tokoa.

¹⁹As righteousness [tendeth] to life, so he that pursueth evil [doeth it] to his own death.

¹⁹Ny tena fahamarinana dia mamantana any amin'ny fiainana; Fa izay fatra-panaraka ny ratsy dia iharan'ny fahafatesana.

²⁰The perverse in heart are abomination to Jehovah; but they that are perfect in [their] way are his delight.

²⁰Fahavetavetana eo imason'i Jehovah ny meloka am-po; Fa ankasitrahany kosa izay mandeha tsy misy tsiny.

²¹Hand for hand! an evil [man] shall not be held innocent; but the seed of the righteous shall be delivered.

²¹Azo itompoana tokoa fa tsy maintsy hampijalina ny ratsy fanahy; Fa ny taranaky ny marina no hovonjena.[Na: Azo ifandraisan-tanana fa; na: Hatramin'ny taranaka fara mandimby dia]

²²A fair woman who is without discretion, is [as] a gold ring in a swine's snout.

²²Toy ny kavim-bolamena eo amin'ny oron-kisoa Ny vehivavy tsara tarehy tsy manam-pahendrena.[Na: efa niala tamin'ny fahendrena]

²³The desire of the righteous is only good; the expectation of the wicked is wrath.

²³Ny soa ihany no irin'ny marina; Fa fahatezerana no fanantenan'ny ratsy fanahy.

²⁴There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is right, but [it tendeth] only to want.

²⁴Misy mahafoy, nefa mitombo fananana ihany; Ary misy fatra-pahihitra loatra, nefa tonga malahelo ihany.[Heb. mamafy][Na: mihazona ny hareny]

²⁵The liberal soul shall be made fat, and he that watereth shall be watered also himself.

²⁵Izay manisy soa olona hohatavezina; Ary izay mandena dia mba holemana kosa. [Heb. Ary izay mampisotro dia mba hampisotroina kosa]

²⁶He that withholdeth corn, the people curse him; but blessing shall be upon the head of him that selleth it.

²⁶Izay tsy mamoaka ny variny dia ozonin'ny olona; Fa saotra no ho amin'ny lohan'izay mivarotra.

²⁷He that is earnest after good seeketh favour; but he that searcheth for mischief, it shall come upon him.

²⁷Izay fatra-pikatsaka ny tsara no mitady ny mahafinaritra; Fa izay mitady ny ratsy dia hiharan'izany.

²⁸He that trusteth in his riches shall fall; but the righteous shall flourish as a leaf.

²⁸Izay matoky ny hareny dia ho lavo; Fa ny marina ho tahaka ny ravina maitso.

²⁹He that troubleth his own house shall inherit wind; and the fool shall be servant to the wise of heart.

²⁹Izay mampidi-doza amin'ny ankohonany dia mandova ny rivotra; Ary ny adala dia tonga mpanompon'ny hendry.

³⁰The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and the wise winneth souls.

³⁰Ny vokatry ny marina dia hazon'aina, Ary ny hendry dia mahataona olona.Indro, ny marina aza dia valiana etỳ an-tany, Koa mainka fa ny ratsy fanahy sy ny mpanota!

³¹Behold, the righteous shall be requited on the earth: how much more the wicked and the sinner.

³¹Indro, ny marina aza dia valiana etỳ an-tany, Koa mainka fa ny ratsy fanahy sy ny mpanota!