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

Blessed is the one who finds wisdom, and the one who obtains understanding.

The one who is tormented by the murder of another will flee to the pit; let no one support him.

The one who is lazy becomes poor, but the one who works diligently becomes wealthy.

The one who loves discipline loves knowledge, but the one who hates reproof is stupid.

The one who denounces his neighbor lacks wisdom, but the one who has discernment keeps silent.

The one who acquires wisdom loves himself; the one who preserves understanding will prosper.

The one who obeys commandments guards his life; the one who despises his ways will die.

I have not learned wisdom, nor do I have knowledge of the Holy One.

The one who neglects discipline ends up in poverty and shame, but the one who accepts reproof is honored.

Severe discipline is for the one who abandons the way; the one who hates reproof will die.

The one who winks his eyes devises perverse things, and one who compresses his lips brings about evil.

The one who reproves another will in the end find more favor than the one who flatters with the tongue.

The one who tells the truth will endure forever, but the one who lies will last only for a moment.

The one who winks his eye causes trouble, and the one who speaks foolishness will come to ruin.

The one who heeds instruction is on the way to life, but the one who rejects rebuke goes astray.

The one who conceals hatred utters lies, and the one who spreads slander is certainly a fool.

The one who goes about slandering others reveals secrets, but the one who is trustworthy conceals a matter.

People will curse the one who withholds grain, but they will praise the one who sells it.

The one who diligently seeks good seeks favor, but the one who searches for evil – it will come to him.