so I myself will laugh when disaster strikes you, I will mock when what you dread comes,

A generous person will be enriched, and the one who provides water for others will himself be satisfied.

Even in laughter the heart may ache, and the end of joy may be grief.

A poor person is disliked even by his neighbors, but those who love the rich are many.

When a person’s ways are pleasing to the Lord, he even reconciles his enemies to himself.

The one who acquits the guilty and the one who condemns the innocent – both of them are an abomination to the Lord.

Even a fool who remains silent is considered wise, and the one who holds his tongue is deemed discerning.

When a wicked person arrives, contempt shows up with him, and with shame comes a reproach.

The one who is slack in his work is a brother to one who destroys.

Diverse weights and diverse measures – the Lord abhors both of them.

The ear that hears and the eye that sees – the Lord has made them both.

My child, if your heart is wise, then my heart also will be glad;

These sayings also are from the wise: To show partiality in judgment is terrible:

The one who turns away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer is an abomination.

It is terrible to punish a righteous person, and to flog honorable men is wrong.

It is dangerous to have zeal without knowledge, and the one who acts hastily makes poor choices.

The sluggard plunges his hand in the dish, and he will not even bring it back to his mouth!

Even a young man is known by his actions, whether his activity is pure and whether it is right.

The one who shuts his ears to the cry of the poor, he too will cry out and will not be answered.

Train a child in the way that he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it.