Better to have a little with righteousness than to have abundant income without justice.

The one who deals wisely in a matter will find success, and blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord.

A violent person entices his neighbor, and leads him down a path that is terrible.

Better to be slow to anger than to be a mighty warrior, and one who controls his temper is better than one who captures a city.

It is terrible to show partiality to the wicked, by depriving a righteous man of justice.

The one who finds a wife finds what is enjoyable, and receives a pleasurable gift from the Lord.

Better is a poor person who walks in his integrity than one who is perverse in his speech and is a fool.

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

The Lord abhors differing weights, and dishonest scales are wicked.

It is better to live in a desert land than with a quarrelsome and easily-provoked woman.

A good name is to be chosen rather than great wealth, good favor more than silver or gold.

A generous person will be blessed, for he gives some of his food to the poor.

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

It is not good to eat too much honey, nor is it honorable for people to seek their own glory.

A poor person who walks in his integrity is better than one who is perverse in his ways even though he is rich.

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

She knows that her merchandise is good, and her lamp does not go out in the night.

A person will be satisfied with good from the fruit of his words, and the work of his hands will be rendered to him.

Better a meal of vegetables where there is love than a fattened ox where there is hatred.

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