A violent person entices his neighbor, and leads him down a path that is terrible.

Better to be slow to anger than to be a mighty warrior, and one who controls his temper is better than one who captures a city.

It is terrible to show partiality to the wicked, by depriving a righteous man of justice.

The one who finds a wife finds what is enjoyable, and receives a pleasurable gift from the Lord.

Better is a poor person who walks in his integrity than one who is perverse in his speech and is a fool.

The one who acquires wisdom loves himself; the one who preserves understanding will prosper.

The Lord abhors differing weights, and dishonest scales are wicked.

It is better to live in a desert land than with a quarrelsome and easily-provoked woman.

A good name is to be chosen rather than great wealth, good favor more than silver or gold.

A generous person will be blessed, for he gives some of his food to the poor.

These sayings also are from the wise: To show partiality in judgment is terrible:

It is not good to eat too much honey, nor is it honorable for people to seek their own glory.

A poor person who walks in his integrity is better than one who is perverse in his ways even though he is rich.

She brings him good and not evil all the days of her life.

She knows that her merchandise is good, and her lamp does not go out in the night.

It is better for you not to vow than to vow and not pay it.

Sorrow is better than laughter, because sober reflection is good for the heart.

It is better for a person to receive a rebuke from those who are wise than to listen to the song of fools.

Tell the innocent it will go well with them, for they will be rewarded for what they have done.

We hoped for good fortune, but nothing good has come of it. We hoped for a time of relief, but instead we experience terror.