The righteous do not encounter any harm, but the wicked are filled with calamity.

The lazy person does not roast his prey, but personal possessions are precious to the diligent.

A wise son accepts his father’s discipline, but a scoffer does not listen to rebuke.

The ransom of a person’s life is his wealth, but the poor person hears no threat.

There is abundant food in the field of the poor, but it is swept away by injustice.

A truthful witness does not lie, but a false witness breathes out lies.

The heart knows its own bitterness, and with its joy no one else can share.

Do not those who devise evil go astray? But those who plan good exhibit faithful covenant love.

The lips of the wise spread knowledge, but not so the heart of fools.

Better to have a little with righteousness than to have abundant income without justice.

The divine verdict is in the words of the king, his pronouncements must not act treacherously against justice.

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

The one who mocks the poor insults his Creator; whoever rejoices over disaster will not go unpunished.

As for the one who repays evil for good, evil will not leave his house.

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

A fool takes no pleasure in understanding but only in disclosing what is on his mind.

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

A false witness will not go unpunished, and the one who spouts out lies will perish.

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

The one who goes about gossiping reveals secrets; therefore do not associate with someone who is always opening his mouth.