Like a roaring lion or a roving bear, so is a wicked ruler over a poor people.

Keep my commands so that you may live, and obey my instruction as your most prized possession.

Like a thorn that goes into the hand of a drunkard, so is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.

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

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

Listen, my child, and accept my words, so that the years of your life will be many.

So she sits at the door of her house, on a seat at the highest point of the city,

Do not love sleep, lest you become impoverished; open your eyes so that you might be satisfied with food.

Do not say, “I will pay back evil!” Wait for the Lord, so that he may vindicate you.

The steps of a person are ordained by the Lord – so how can anyone understand his own way?

Like a muddied spring and a polluted well, so is a righteous person who gives way before the wicked.

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

Like cutting off the feet or drinking violence, so is sending a message by the hand of a fool.

Like the cold of snow in the time of harvest, so is a faithful messenger to those who send him, for he refreshes the heart of his masters.

Whoever brings a fool into the world does so to his grief, and the father of a fool has no joy.

Like an archer who wounds at random, so is the one who hires a fool or hires any passer-by.

he taught me, and he said to me: “Let your heart lay hold of my words; keep my commands so that you will live.

Fearing the Lord leads to life, and one who does so will live satisfied; he will not be afflicted by calamity.

Like an earring of gold and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover to the ear of the one who listens.

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.