My child, keep my words and treasure up my commands in your own keeping.

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

Let your eyes look directly in front of you and let your gaze look straight before you.

The righteous person hates anything false, but the wicked person acts in shameful disgrace.

A noble wife is the crown of her husband, but the wife who acts shamefully is like rottenness in his bones.

It is better for a person to meet a mother bear being robbed of her cubs, than to encounter a fool in his folly.

The king’s heart is in the hand of the Lord like channels of water; he turns it wherever he wants.

If someone blesses his neighbor with a loud voice early in the morning, it will be counted as a curse to him.

Therefore, his disaster will come suddenly; in an instant he will be broken, and there will be no remedy.

The one who conducts himself in integrity will live securely, but the one who behaves perversely will be found out.

It is better to be lowly in spirit with the afflicted than to share the spoils with the proud.

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

In the light of the king’s face there is life, and his favor is like the clouds of the spring rain.

There is desirable treasure and olive oil in the dwelling of the wise, but a foolish person devours all he has.

Folly is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline will drive it far from him.

Do you see a person skilled in his work? He will take his position before kings; he will not take his position before obscure people.

Do not look on the wine when it is red, when it sparkles in the cup, when it goes down smoothly.

Don’t set foot too frequently in your neighbor’s house, lest he become weary of you and hate you.

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

Wisdom is found in the words of the discerning person, but the one who lacks wisdom will be disciplined.