Proverbs 11

¹  A false balance is an abomination to Yahweh,
    but accurate weights are his delight.
² When pride comes, then comes shame,
    but with humility comes wisdom.
³ The integrity of the upright shall guide them,
    but the perverseness of the treacherous shall destroy them.
⁴ Riches don’t profit in the day of wrath,
    but righteousness delivers from death.
⁵ The righteousness of the blameless will direct his way,
    but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.
⁶ The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them,
    but the unfaithful will be trapped by evil desires.
⁷ When a wicked man dies, hope perishes,
    and expectation of power comes to nothing.
⁸ A righteous person is delivered out of trouble,
    and the wicked takes his place.
⁹ With his mouth the godless man destroys his neighbor,
    but the righteous will be delivered through knowledge.
¹⁰ When it goes well with the righteous, the city rejoices.
    When the wicked perish, there is shouting.
¹¹ By the blessing of the upright, the city is exalted,
    but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.
¹² One who despises his neighbor is void of wisdom,
    but a man of understanding holds his peace.
¹³ One who brings gossip betrays a confidence,
    but one who is of a trustworthy spirit is one who keeps a secret.
¹⁴ Where there is no wise guidance, the nation falls,
    but in the multitude of counselors there is victory.
¹⁵ He who is collateral for a stranger will suffer for it,
    but he who refuses pledges of collateral is secure.
¹⁶ A gracious woman obtains honor,
    but violent men obtain riches.
¹⁷ The merciful man does good to his own soul,
    but he who is cruel troubles his own flesh.
¹⁸ Wicked people earn deceitful wages,
    but one who sows righteousness reaps a sure reward.
¹⁹ He who is truly righteous gets life.
    He who pursues evil gets death.
²⁰ Those who are perverse in heart are an abomination to Yahweh,
    but those whose ways are blameless are his delight.
²¹ Most certainly, the evil man will not be unpunished,
    but the offspring^[a] of the righteous will be delivered.
²² Like a gold ring in a pig’s snout,
    is a beautiful woman who lacks discretion.
²³ The desire of the righteous is only good.
    The expectation of the wicked is wrath.
²⁴ There is one who scatters, and increases yet more.
    There is one who withholds more than is appropriate, but gains poverty.
²⁵ The liberal soul shall be made fat.
    He who waters shall be watered also himself.
²⁶ People curse someone who withholds grain,
    but blessing will be on the head of him who sells it.
²⁷ He who diligently seeks good seeks favor,
    but he who searches after evil, it shall come to him.
²⁸ He who trusts in his riches will fall,
    but the righteous shall flourish as the green leaf.
²⁹ He who troubles his own house shall inherit the wind.
    The foolish shall be servant to the wise of heart.
³⁰ The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life.
    He who is wise wins souls.
³¹ Behold, the righteous shall be repaid in the earth,
    how much more the wicked and the sinner!