1 Do not be ashamed of the following things, And do not let partiality lead you to sin:
2 Of the Law and covenant of the Most High, And of a judgment to acquit an ungodly man;
3 Of keeping accounts with a partner or a traveling companion, And of dividing an inheritance among friends;
4 Of accurate scales and balances, And the acquisition of much or little;
5 Of profit from business with merchants, And of much discipline of children, And of making the sides of an evil servant bleed.
6 Where there is an evil wife, a seal is good; And where there are many hands, lock things up.
7 Whatever you deliver, do it by number or weight; And put in writing everything you give or receive.
8 Do not be ashamed of the instructing of the unwise and foolish, Or of the extremely old man who passes judgment on the young; Then you will be truly instructed And approved before all men.
9 A daughter keeps her father secretly wakeful, For worry over her takes away his sleep; Lest in her youth she passes the time to marry, And lest in her marriage she be hated;
10 In her virginity lest she be defiled Or become pregnant in her father's house; Having a husband, lest she be unfaithful, Or though married, lest she be childless.
11 Keep a strict watch over a headstrong daughter, Lest she make you a laughingstock to your enemies, A source of gossip in the city And notorious among the people, And a disgrace to you before the great multitude.
12 Do not look upon any one for beauty And do not sit in the midst of women.
13 For a moth comes out of garments, And the evil of a woman comes from a woman.
14 The evil of a man is better Than a woman who does what is good, Yet brings shame and disgrace.
15 I shall now remember the works of the Lord, And by the words of the Lord I shall describe His works that I see.
16 The sun gives light and looks down on everything, And its work is full of the Lord's glory.
17 The Lord did not enable His saints To describe all His wonders, Which the Lord Almighty established That the universe might be established in His glory.
18 He traced out the abyss and the hum an heart And understands their craftiness; For the Most High possesses all knowledge And sees into the signs of an age.
19 He proclaims what has been and what shall be And reveals the footstep of hidden things.
20 No thought escapes Him; Not even one word is hidden from Him.
21 He has adorned the mighty works of His wisdom, For He is from everlasting to everlasting; Nothing can be added or taken away, And He needs no one to be His counselor.
22 How precious are all His works, And how sparkling to behold.
23 All these things live and endure forever, for every need, And all are obedient.
24 All things are in pairs, one opposite the other, And He made nothing incomplete.
25 One thing strengthens the good of another, And who can have enough of beholding His glory?