17   A man that doeth violence to the blood of any person shall flee to the pit; let no man stay him.
'adam¹²⁰ `ashaq⁶²³¹ dam¹⁸¹⁸ nephesh⁵³¹⁵ nuwc⁵¹²⁷ bowr⁹⁵³ tamak⁸⁵⁵¹

18   Whoso walketh uprightly shall be saved: but he that is perverse in his ways shall fall at once.
halak¹⁹⁸⁰ tamiym⁸⁵⁴⁹ yasha`<sup>3467</sup> `aqash⁶¹⁴⁰ derek¹⁸⁷⁰ naphal⁵³⁰⁷ 'echad²⁵⁹

19   He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread: but he that followeth after vain persons shall have poverty enough.
`abad<sup>5647</sup> 'adamah<sup>127</sup> saba`⁷⁶⁴⁶ lechem³⁸⁹⁹ radaph⁷²⁹¹ reyq⁷³⁸⁶ reysh⁷³⁸⁹ saba`⁷⁶⁴⁶

20   A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent.
'emuwnah⁵³⁰ 'iysh³⁷⁶ rab⁷²²⁷ Brakah¹²⁹³ 'uwts²¹³ `ashar⁶²³⁸ naqah⁵³⁵²

21   To have respect of persons is not good: for for a piece of bread that man will transgress.
nakar⁵²³⁴ paniym⁶⁴⁴⁰ towb²⁸⁹⁶ path⁶⁵⁹⁵ lechem³⁸⁹⁹ geber¹³⁹⁷ pasha`⁶⁵⁸⁶

22   He that hasteth to be rich hath an evil eye, and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him.
'iysh³⁷⁶ bahal⁹²⁶ hown¹⁹⁵² ra`<sup>7451</sup> `ayin⁵⁸⁶⁹ yada`³⁰⁴⁵ checer²⁶³⁹ bow'⁹³⁵

23   He that rebuketh a man afterwards shall find more favour than he that flattereth with the tongue.
yakach³¹⁹⁸ 'adam¹²⁰ 'achar³¹⁰ matsa'⁴⁶⁷² chen²⁵⁸⁰ chalaq²⁵⁰⁵ lashown³⁹⁵⁶

24   Whoso robbeth his father or his mother, and saith, It is no transgression; the same is the companion of a destroyer.
gazal¹⁴⁹⁷ 'ab¹ 'em⁵¹⁷ 'amar⁵⁵⁹ pesha`⁶⁵⁸⁸ chaber²²⁷⁰ 'iysh³⁷⁶

25   He that is of a proud heart stirreth up strife: but he that putteth his trust in the LORD shall be made fat.
rachab⁷³⁴² nephesh⁵³¹⁵ garah¹⁶²⁴ madown⁴⁰⁶⁶ batach⁹⁸² Yhovah³⁰⁶⁸ dashen¹⁸⁷⁸