Let your eyes look directly in front of you and let your gaze look straight before you.

But the one who listens to me will live in security, and will be at ease from the dread of harm.

It is better for a person to meet a mother bear being robbed of her cubs, than to encounter a fool in his folly.

The name of the Lord is like a strong tower; the righteous person runs to it and is set safely on high.

There is desirable treasure and olive oil in the dwelling of the wise, but a foolish person devours all he has.

Don’t set foot too frequently in your neighbor’s house, lest he become weary of you and hate you.

It is better to live on a corner of the housetop than in a house in company with a quarrelsome wife.

Be assured that the evil person will certainly be punished, but the descendants of the righteous will not suffer unjust judgment.

The eyes of the Lord are in every place, keeping watch on those who are evil and those who are good.

A king’s wrath is like the roar of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass.

This is the way of an adulterous woman: she eats and wipes her mouth and says, “I have not done wrong.”

The eye that mocks at a father and despises obeying a mother – the ravens of the valley will peck it out and the young vultures will eat it.

Do not let truth and mercy leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart.

Yet if he is caught he must repay seven times over, he might even have to give all the wealth of his house.

A noble wife is the crown of her husband, but the wife who acts shamefully is like rottenness in his bones.

The wealth of a rich person is like a strong city, and it is like a high wall in his imagination.

A relative offended is harder to reach than a strong city, and disputes are like the barred gates of a fortified citadel.

There are many plans in a person’s mind, but it is the counsel of the Lord which will stand.

Listen to advice and receive discipline, that you may become wise by the end of your life.

The sluggard says, “There is a lion outside! I will be killed in the middle of the streets!”