There is a generation whose eyes are so lofty, and whose eyelids are lifted up disdainfully.

The woman called Folly is brash, she is naive and does not know anything.

A person has joy in giving an appropriate answer, and a word at the right time – how good it is!

The steps of a person are ordained by the Lord – so how can anyone understand his own way?

O my son, O son of my womb, O son of my vows,

How much better it is to acquire wisdom than gold; to acquire understanding is more desirable than silver.

Do not go out hastily to litigation, or what will you do afterward when your neighbor puts you to shame?

Do not boast about tomorrow; for you do not know what a day may bring forth.

Who has ascended into heaven, and then descended? Who has gathered up the winds in his fists? Who has bound up the waters in his cloak? Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is his name, and what is his son’s name? – if you know!