“Cursed^(G) be Canaan!^(H)
    The lowest of slaves
    will he be to his brothers.^(I)”

“Praise be to the Lord, the God of Shem!^(J)
    May Canaan be the slave^(K) of Shem.
²⁷ May God extend Japheth’s^[b] territory;^(L)
    may Japheth live in the tents of Shem,^(M)
    and may Canaan be the slave of Japheth.”

²³ The prudent keep their knowledge to themselves,^(A)
    but a fool’s heart blurts out folly.^(B)

²⁴ Diligent hands will rule,
    but laziness ends in forced labor.^(C)

²⁵ Anxiety weighs down the heart,^(D)
    but a kind word cheers it up.

²⁶ The righteous choose their friends carefully,
    but the way of the wicked leads them astray.^(E)

²⁷ The lazy do not roast^[a] any game,
    but the diligent feed on the riches of the hunt.

²⁸ In the way of righteousness there is life;^(F)
    along that path is immortality.

13 A wise son heeds his father’s instruction,
    but a mocker does not respond to rebukes.^(G)

² From the fruit of their lips people enjoy good things,^(H)
    but the unfaithful have an appetite for violence.

³ Those who guard their lips^(I) preserve their lives,^(J)
    but those who speak rashly will come to ruin.^(K)

⁴ A sluggard’s appetite is never filled,^(L)
    but the desires of the diligent are fully satisfied.

⁵ The righteous hate what is false,^(M)
    but the wicked make themselves a stench
    and bring shame on themselves.

⁶ Righteousness guards the person of integrity,
    but wickedness overthrows the sinner.^(N)

⁷ One person pretends to be rich, yet has nothing;^(O)
    another pretends to be poor, yet has great wealth.^(P)

⁸ A person’s riches may ransom their life,
    but the poor cannot respond to threatening rebukes.^(Q)

⁹ The light of the righteous shines brightly,
    but the lamp of the wicked is snuffed out.^(R)