for riches do not last forever, nor does a crown last from generation to generation.

A servant cannot be corrected by words, for although he understands, there is no answer.

Surely I am more brutish than any other human being, and I do not have human understanding;

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

For the Lord disciplines those he loves, just as a father disciplines the son in whom he delights.

For they cannot sleep unless they cause harm; they are robbed of sleep until they make someone stumble.

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

For the commandments are like a lamp, instruction is like a light, and rebukes of discipline are like the road leading to life,

for on account of a prostitute one is brought down to a loaf of bread, but the wife of another man preys on your precious life.

He will not consider any compensation; he will not be willing, even if you multiply the compensation.

For wisdom is better than rubies, and desirable things cannot be compared to her.

Death and Destruction are before the Lord – how much more the hearts of humans!

Excessive speech is not becoming for a fool; how much less are lies for a ruler!

Luxury is not appropriate for a fool; how much less for a servant to rule over princes!

Discipline your child, for there is hope, but do not set your heart on causing his death.

A person with great anger bears the penalty, but if you deliver him from it once, you will have to do it again.

Train a child in the way that he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it.

Do not exploit a poor person because he is poor and do not crush the needy in court,

When you sit down to eat with a ruler, consider carefully what is before you,

Do not withhold discipline from a child; even if you strike him with the rod, he will not die.