A good person obtains favor from the Lord, but the Lord condemns a person with wicked schemes.

What is desirable for a person is to show loyal love, and a poor person is better than a liar.

Counsel in a person’s heart is like deep water, but an understanding person draws it out.

Do not make friends with an angry person, and do not associate with a wrathful person,

If a wise person goes to court with a foolish person, there is no peace whether he is angry or laughs.

Surely I am more brutish than any other human being, and I do not have human understanding;

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

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

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

Many people entreat the favor of a generous person, and everyone is the friend of the person who gives gifts.

Many people profess their loyalty, but a faithful person – who can find?

A rich person is wise in his own eyes, but a discerning poor person can evaluate him properly.

Do not accuse anyone without legitimate cause, if he has not treated you wrongly.

A fool’s annoyance is known at once, but the prudent overlooks an insult.

The shrewd person conceals knowledge, but foolish people publicize folly.

Every shrewd person acts with knowledge, but a fool displays his folly.

A naive person believes everything, but the shrewd person discerns his steps.

A wise child brings joy to his father, but a foolish person despises his mother.

A wicked scoundrel digs up evil, and his slander is like a scorching fire.

A perverse person spreads dissension, and a gossip separates the closest friends.