(Let the wise also hear and gain instruction, and let the discerning acquire guidance!)

Those who are wise store up knowledge, but foolish speech leads to imminent destruction.

The righteous person is cautious in his friendship, but the way of the wicked leads them astray.

Better is little with the fear of the Lord than great wealth and turmoil with it.

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

Doing justice brings joy to the righteous and terror to those who do evil.

Remove the dross from the silver, and material for the silversmith will emerge;

Let another praise you, and not your own mouth; someone else, and not your own lips.

The stingy person hastens after riches and does not know that poverty will overtake him.

The greedy person stirs up dissension, but the one who trusts in the Lord will prosper.

The one who gives to the poor will not lack, but whoever shuts his eyes to them will receive many curses.

For the lips of the adulterous woman drip honey, and her seductive words are smoother than olive oil,

for she has brought down many fatally wounded, and all those she has slain are many.

The one who heeds instruction is on the way to life, but the one who rejects rebuke goes astray.

People will curse the one who withholds grain, but they will praise the one who sells it.

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

The wicked will be thrown down in his trouble, but the righteous have refuge even in the threat of death.

It is better to be lowly in spirit with the afflicted than to share the spoils with the proud.

because drunkards and gluttons become impoverished, and drowsiness clothes them with rags.

Keen insight wins favor, but the conduct of the unfaithful is harsh.