The one who despises instruction will pay the penalty, but whoever esteems instruction will be rewarded.

A person has joy in giving an appropriate answer, and a word at the right time – how good it is!

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

A wise king separates out the wicked; he turns the threshing wheel over them.

But there will be delight for those who convict the guilty, and a pleasing blessing will come on them.

A benevolent person leaves an inheritance for his grandchildren, but the wealth of a sinner is stored up for the righteous.

You will say, “They have struck me, but I am not harmed! They beat me, but I did not know it! When will I awake? I will look for another drink.”