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

remove the wicked from before the king, and his throne will be established in righteousness.

Do not honor yourself before the king, and do not stand in the place of great men;

The north wind brings forth rain, and a gossiping tongue brings forth an angry look.

Like a muddied spring and a polluted well, so is a righteous person who gives way before the wicked.

Wrath is cruel and anger is overwhelming, but who can stand before jealousy?

As iron sharpens iron, so a person sharpens his friend.

Pay careful attention to the condition of your flocks, give careful attention to your herds,

Many people seek the face of a ruler, but it is from the Lord that one receives justice.

a lion, mightiest of the beasts, who does not retreat from anything;

He will not consider any compensation; he will not be willing, even if you multiply the compensation.

When he established the heavens, I was there; when he marked out the horizon over the face of the deep,

then I was beside him as a master craftsman, and I was his delight day by day, rejoicing before him at all times,

The one who lacks wisdom strikes hands in pledge, and puts up financial security for his neighbor.

A wicked person shows boldness with his face, but as for the upright, he discerns his ways.

When you sit down to eat with a ruler, consider carefully what is before you,

I saw that thorns had grown up all over it, the ground was covered with weeds, and its stone wall was broken down.

for it is better for him to say to you, “Come up here,” than to put you lower before a prince, whom your eyes have seen.

To show partiality is terrible, for a person will transgress over the smallest piece of bread.