Bread gained by deceit tastes sweet to a person, but afterward his mouth will be filled with gravel.

As the crucible is for silver and the furnace is for gold, so a person is proved by the praise he receives.

When the hay is removed and new grass appears, and the grass from the hills is gathered in,

The man who loves wisdom brings joy to his father, but whoever associates with prostitutes wastes his wealth.

then, my child, do this in order to deliver yourself, because you have fallen into your neighbor’s power: go, humble yourself, and appeal firmly to your neighbor.

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.

Wisdom is supreme – so acquire wisdom, and whatever you acquire, acquire understanding!

The wise person accepts instructions, but the one who speaks foolishness will come to ruin.

When the righteous do well, the city rejoices; when the wicked perish, there is joy.

The one who troubles his family will inherit nothing, and the fool will be a servant to the wise person.

Fools mock at reparation, but among the upright there is favor.

A tranquil spirit revives the body, but envy is rottenness to the bones.

Honest scales and balances are from the Lord; all the weights in the bag are his handiwork.

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

A person’s spirit sustains him through sickness – but who can bear a crushed spirit?

A person who has friends may be harmed by them, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.

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

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

Where there is no wood, a fire goes out, and where there is no gossip, contention ceases.

As in water the face is reflected as a face, so a person’s heart reflects the person.