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

The one who is slack in his work is a brother to one who destroys.

The one who robs his father and chases away his mother is a son who brings shame and disgrace.

Even a young man is known by his actions, whether his activity is pure and whether it is right.

There is a generation who curse their fathers and do not bless their mothers.

who leaves the husband from her younger days, and forgets her marriage covenant made before God.

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

A fool takes no pleasure in understanding but only in disclosing what is on his mind.

An angry person stirs up dissension, and a wrathful person is abounding in transgression.

We will swallow them alive like Sheol, those full of vigor like those going down to the Pit.

For the ways of a person are in front of the Lord’s eyes, and the Lord weighs all that person’s paths.

The one who gathers crops in the summer is a wise son, but the one who sleeps during the harvest is a son who brings shame to himself.

When words abound, transgression is inevitable, but the one who restrains his words is wise.

The blessing from the Lord makes a person rich, and he adds no sorrow to it.

When a wicked person dies, his expectation perishes, and the hope of his strength perishes.

The wicked person earns deceitful wages, but the one who sows righteousness reaps a genuine reward.

True righteousness leads to life, but the one who pursues evil pursues it to his own death.

The one who works his field will have plenty of food, but whoever chases daydreams lacks wisdom.

In the path of righteousness there is life, but another path leads to death.

The appetite of the sluggard craves but gets nothing, but the desire of the diligent will be abundantly satisfied.