¹⁸ And the sons of Noe who came out of the ark, were Sem, Cham, and Japheth: and Cham is the father of Chanaan.

¹⁹ These three are the sons of Noe: and from these was all mankind spread over the whole earth.

²⁰ And Noe, a husbandman, began to till the ground, and planted a vineyard.

²¹ And drinking of the wine was made drunk, and was uncovered in his tent.

²² Which when Cham the father of Chanaan had seen, to wit, that his father's nakedness was uncovered, he told it to his two brethren without.

²³ But Sem and Japheth put a cloak upon their shoulders, and going backward, covered the nakedness of their father: and their faces were turned away, and they saw not their father's nakedness.

²⁴ And Noe awaking from the wine, when he had learned what his younger son had done to him,

²⁵ He said: Cursed be Chanaan, a servant of servants shall he be unto his brethren.

²⁶ And he said: Blessed be the Lord God of Sem, be Chanaan his servant.

²⁷ May God enlarge Japheth, and may he dwell in the tents of Sem, and Chanaan be his servant.

²⁸ And Noe lived after the flood three hundred and fifty years:

²⁹ And all his days were in the whole nine hundred and fifty years: and he died.

10 These are the generations of the sons of Noe: Sem, Cham, and Japheth: and unto them sons were born after the flood.

²³ A cautious man concealeth knowledge: and the heart of fools publisheth folly.

²⁴ The hand of the valiant shall bear rule: but that which is slothful, shall be under tribute.

²⁵ Grief in the heart of a man shall bring him low, but with a good word he shall be made glad.

²⁶ He that neglecteth a loss for the sake of a friend, is just: but the way of the wicked shall deceive them.

²⁷ The deceitful man shall not find gain: but the substance of a just man shall be precious gold.

²⁸ In the path of justice is life: but the by-way leadeth to death.

13 A wise son heareth the doctrine of his father: but he that is a scorner, beareth not when he is reproved.

² Of the fruit of his own mouth shall a man be filled with good things: but the soul of transgressors is wicked.

³ He that keepeth his mouth, keepeth his soul: but he that hath no guard on his speech shall meet with evils.

⁴ The sluggard willeth and willeth not: but the soul of them that work, shall be made fat.

⁵ The just shall hate a lying word: but the wicked confoundeth, and shall be confounded.

⁶ Justice keepeth the way of the innocent: but wickedness overthroweth the sinner.

⁷ One is as it were rich, when he hath nothing: and another is as it were poor, when he hath great riches.

⁸ The ransom of a man's life are his riches: but he that is poor beareth not reprehension.

⁹ The light of the just giveth joy: but the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.