14:21 The one who despises his neighbor sins,
but whoever is kind to the needy is blessed.
14:22 Do not those who devise 1 evil go astray?
But those who plan good exhibit 2 faithful covenant love. 3
14:23 In all hard work 4 there is profit,
but merely talking about it 5 only brings 6 poverty. 7
14:24 The crown of the wise is their riches, 8
but the folly 9 of fools is folly.
14:25 A truthful witness 10 rescues lives, 11
but the one who breathes lies brings 12 deception. 13
14:26 In the fear of the Lord one has 14 strong confidence, 15
and it will be a refuge 16 for his children.
14:27 The fear of the Lord 17 is like 18 a life-giving fountain, 19
to turn 20 people 21 from deadly snares. 22
14:28 A king’s glory is 23 the abundance of people,
but the lack of subjects 24 is the ruin 25 of a ruler.
14:29 The one who is slow to anger has great understanding,
but the one who has a quick temper 26 exalts 27 folly.
14:30 A tranquil spirit 28 revives the body, 29
but envy 30 is rottenness to the bones. 31