1 chaw' ghobe' law' vo' SoH taH teachers, wIj loDnI'pu', knowing vetlh maH DichDaq Hev heavier yoj.
2 vaD Daq law' Dochmey maH Hoch stumble. chugh anyone ta'be' stumble Daq mu', the rap ghaH a perfect loD, laH Daq bridle the Hoch porgh je.
3 Indeed, maH lan bits Daq the horses' mouths vaj vetlh chaH may obey maH, je maH guide chaj Hoch porgh.
4 yIlegh, the ships je, 'a' chaH 'oH vaj big je 'oH driven Sum fierce winds, 'oH yet guided Sum a very mach rudder, wherever the pilot desires.
5 vaj the jat ghaH je a mach member, je boasts Dun Dochmey. legh chay' a mach qul laH ngeH Daq a large forest!
6 je the jat ghaH a qul. The qo' vo' He'taHghach among maj members ghaH the jat, nuq defiles the Hoch porgh, je sets Daq qul the course vo' nature, je ghaH cher Daq qul Sum Gehenna. { Note: joq, Hell }
7 vaD Hoch kind vo' animal, toQ, creeping Doch, je Doch Daq the biQ'a', ghaH tamed, je ghajtaH taH tamed Sum mankind.
8 'ach nobody laH tame the jat. 'oH ghaH a restless mIghtaHghach, teblu'ta' vo' HeghmoH poison.
9 tlhej 'oH maH ghurmoH maj joH'a' je vav, je tlhej 'oH maH mu'qaD loDpu', 'Iv 'oH chenmoHta' Daq the image vo' joH'a'.
10 pa' vo' the rap nujDu' choltaH vo' blessing je cursing. wIj loDnI'pu', Dochvammey Dochmey ought ghobe' Daq taH vaj.
11 ta'taH a spring ngeH pa' vo' the rap opening tlhol je bitter bIQ?
12 laH a fig Sor, wIj loDnI'pu', yield olives, joq a vine figs? Thus ghobe' spring yields both salt bIQ je tlhol bIQ.
13 'Iv ghaH val je yajtaHghach among SoH? chaw' ghaH cha' Sum Daj QaQ conduct vetlh Daj deeds 'oH ta'pu' Daq gentleness vo' valtaHghach.
14 'ach chugh SoH ghaj bitter jealousy je selfish ambition Daq lIj tIq, yImev boast je yImev Qot Daq the vIt.