Wealth does not profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from mortal danger.

A person who has a quick temper does foolish things, and a person with crafty schemes is hated.

A bribe works like a charm for the one who offers it; in whatever he does he succeeds.

Whoever brings a fool into the world does so to his grief, and the father of a fool has no joy.

The one who has a perverse heart does not find good, and the one who is deceitful in speech falls into trouble.

Whoever shares with a thief is his own enemy; he hears the oath to testify, but does not talk.

till an arrow pierces his liver – like a bird hurrying into a trap, and he does not know that it will cost him his life.

Fearing the Lord leads to life, and one who does so will live satisfied; he will not be afflicted by calamity.

She brings him good and not evil all the days of her life.

The sluggard will not plow during the planting season, so at harvest time he looks for the crop but has nothing.

Like a door that turns on its hinges, so a sluggard turns on his bed.

But they do not realize that the dead are there, that her guests are in the depths of the grave.

The Lord satisfies the appetite of the righteous, but he thwarts the craving of the wicked.

A kind person benefits himself, but a cruel person brings himself trouble.

Like cloudy skies and wind that produce no rain, so is the one who boasts of a gift not given.

The ransom of a person’s life is his wealth, but the poor person hears no threat.

The scorner seeks wisdom but finds none, but understanding is easy for a discerning person.

The heart knows its own bitterness, and with its joy no one else can share.

The king shows favor to a wise servant, but his wrath falls on one who acts shamefully.

The divine verdict is in the words of the king, his pronouncements must not act treacherously against justice.