1 Ozahlulayo ufuna umnqweno wakhe; Into yonke ezimasayo uyayivungamela."
2 Isinyabi asikunanzile ukuqonda; Ke sinanze ukuzityhila kwentliziyo yaso."
3 Ekuzeni kongendawo kuza ukudela, Ukungcikiva, nokucukuceza."
4 Ngamanzi anzulu amazwi omlomo wendoda, Ngumlanjana obalekayo, lithende lobulumko."
5 Ukukhetha ubuso bongendawo akulungile; Nokugqwetha ilungisa ekuthetheni ityala."
6 Imilebe yomlomo wesinyabi ingena ekubambaneni, Nomlomo waso ubiza amanqindi."
7 Umlomo wesinyabi uyasitshabalalisa, Nemilebe yomlomo waso sisirhintyelo somphefumlo waso."
8 Amazwi entlebi yimithamo emnandi; Yona ihla iye ezingontsini zombilini."
9 Nohilizayo eshishinini lakhe Ngumninawa kaSokonakalisa."
10 Yinqaba ende eliqele igama likaYehova; Ilungisa ligidimela kulo, libe sengxondeni."
11 Ubuncwane besityebi sisixeko saso esiliqele; Bunjengodonga oluphakamileyo emabhongweni aso."
12 Phambi kwentshabalalo iyazidla intliziyo yendoda; Phambi kozuko lululamo."
13 Ophendula ilizwi engekeva, Kukumatha oko kuye, nehlazo."
14 Umoya wendoda uyasinyamezela isifo sayo; Ke umoya odakumbileyo, ngubani na ongawuthwalayo?"
15 Intliziyo yonengqondo irhweba ukwazi; Nendlebe yezilumko ifuna ukwazi."
16 Isipho somntu siyamgabulela, Simse phambi kwabakhulu."
17 Unga ulilungisa oqalelayo etyaleni lakhe: Uza ummelwane wakhe, amgocagoce."
18 Liphelisa ingxabano iqashiso, Libahlule abanamandla."
19 Umzalwana ekukreqiweyo kuye ulukhuni ngaphezu kwesixeko esiliqele, Neengxabano zinjengomvalo woxande olude."
20 Ngesiqhamo somlomo wendoda uyahlutha umbilini wayo; Iyahlutha ngongeniselo lomlomo wayo."
21 Ukufa nokuphila kusemandleni olwimi; Abaluthandayo baya kudla isiqhamo salo."
22 Othe wafumana umfazi, ufumene okulungileyo; Uzuze okulikholo kuYehova."
23 Ihlwempu lithetha ngezibongozo; Isityebi siphendula ngokulukhuni."
24 Indoda enezihlobo iyachithwa; Kukho sithandwa sinamathelayo kunomzalwana."