1) Incorrect scales are an abomination to the Lord, but correct weights are acceptable to Him.
2) When pride comes, so does shame; but with the humble there is wisdom. [The righteous man, dying, leaves behind regret; but the destruction of the wicked is sudden and joyful.]
3) The integrity of the upright will guide them, but the guile of the treacherous will destroy them.
4) Riches will not help you in the day of wrath, but righteousness will save you from death.
5) The righteousness of the blameless makes his way smooth, but the wicked will fall by his wickedness.
6) The truth of the upright will save them, but the wicked will be caught in their iniquity.
7) With the death of a wicked man, hope disappears, and the expectation of the wicked perishes.
8) The righteous is saved from trouble, but the wicked falls into it instead.
9) A hypocrite destroys his neighbor with his lips, but the righteous are saved by insight.
10) When the righteous prosper, the city rejoices, and when the wicked perish, there is triumph.
11) By the blessing of the righteous a city is exalted, but by the mouth of the wicked it is destroyed.
12) A weak-minded person expresses contempt for his neighbor; but a reasonable person is silent.
13) He who walks as a carrier reveals the secret; but a faithful man conceals the matter.
14) With a lack of care, the people fall, but with many advisers they prosper.
15) He who vouches for a stranger does harm to himself; and whoever hates a guarantee is safe.
16) A well-behaved wife gains glory [for her husband, but a wife who hates the truth is the height of dishonor. Slothful people are frugal], but the industrious ones acquire wealth.
17) A merciful person does good to his soul, but a hard-hearted person destroys his flesh.
18) The wicked does unsafe work, but he who sows righteousness has a sure reward.
19) Righteousness leads to life, but he who strives for evil strives for his death.
20) Those who are deceitful in heart are an abomination to the Lord; but those who are blameless in their journey are pleasing to Him.
21) You can guarantee that the vicious will not go unpunished; the seed of the righteous will be saved.
22) Like a gold ring in a pig’s nose, a woman is beautiful and reckless.
23) The desire of the righteous is only good, the expectation of the wicked is wrath.
24) Others pour generously, and more is added to him; and the other is thrifty beyond measure, and yet becomes poor.
25) A charitable soul will be satisfied, and whoever gives water to others will also be given water to drink.
26) He who withholds grain from himself is cursed by the people; and on the head of the seller there is a blessing.
27) He who strives for good seeks favor; and whoever seeks evil, it comes to him.
28) He who trusts in his wealth will fall; and the righteous will grow green like a leaf.
29) He who upsets his house will receive the wind as his inheritance, and the fool will be the slave of the wise in heart.
30) The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and the wise attract souls.
31) Thus the righteous is rewarded on earth, much more the wicked and sinner.
Translated from Russian · original on wisdomlib.ru