Like one who takes off a garment on a cold day, or like vinegar poured on soda, so is one who sings songs to a heavy heart.

Like charcoal is to burning coals, and wood to fire, so is a contentious person to kindle strife.

If you should pound the fool in the mortar among the grain with the pestle, his foolishness would not depart from him.

The prince who is a great oppressor lacks wisdom, but the one who hates unjust gain will prolong his days.

lest I become satisfied and act deceptively and say, “Who is the Lord?” Or lest I become poor and steal and demean the name of my God.

There is a generation whose teeth are like swords and whose molars are like knives to devour the poor from the earth and the needy from among the human race.

The eye that mocks at a father and despises obeying a mother – the ravens of the valley will peck it out and the young vultures will eat it.

This is the way of an adulterous woman: she eats and wipes her mouth and says, “I have not done wrong.”

till an arrow pierces his liver – like a bird hurrying into a trap, and he does not know that it will cost him his life.

When you gaze upon riches, they are gone, for they surely make wings for themselves, and fly off into the sky like an eagle!

For as the churning of milk produces butter and as punching the nose produces blood, so stirring up anger produces strife.