Like a city that is broken down and without a wall, so is a person who cannot control his temper.

Whoever corrects a mocker is asking for insult; whoever reproves a wicked person receives abuse.

Excessive speech is not becoming for a fool; how much less are lies for a ruler!

A wise warrior is strong, and a man of knowledge makes his strength stronger;

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

Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a disgrace to any people.

A joyful heart makes the face cheerful, but by a painful heart the spirit is broken.

The sluggard says, “There is a lion in the road! A lion in the streets!”

A poor person who oppresses the weak is like a driving rain without food.

She considers a field and buys it; from her own income she plants a vineyard.

A worthless and wicked person walks around saying perverse things;

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

Like a dog that returns to its vomit, so a fool repeats his folly.

A fool lets fly with all his temper, but a wise person keeps it back.

It is better for a person to meet a mother bear being robbed of her cubs, than to encounter a fool in his folly.

A relative offended is harder to reach than a strong city, and disputes are like the barred gates of a fortified citadel.

It is better to live on a corner of the housetop than in a house in company with a quarrelsome wife.

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

Like cold water to a weary person, so is good news from a distant land.

My child, if you have made a pledge for your neighbor, and have become a guarantor for a stranger,