Can a man walk on hot coals without scorching his feet?

“How long will you simpletons love naiveté? How long will mockers delight in mockery and fools hate knowledge?

As iron sharpens iron, so a person sharpens his friend.

The fear of the Lord is like a life-giving fountain, to turn people from deadly snares.

a false witness who pours out lies, and a person who spreads discord among family members.

lest you give your vigor to others and your years to a cruel person,

An angry person stirs up dissension, and a wrathful person is abounding in transgression.

and I saw among the naive – I discerned among the youths – a young man who lacked wisdom.

Speaking recklessly is like the thrusts of a sword, but the words of the wise bring healing.

Instruction from the wise is like a life-giving fountain, to turn a person from deadly snares.

Take a man’s garment when he has given security for a stranger, and when he gives surety for strangers, hold him in pledge.

Like tying a stone in a sling, so is giving honor to a fool.

Abandon your foolish ways so that you may live, and proceed in the way of understanding.”

Laziness brings on a deep sleep, and the idle person will go hungry.

When I was a son to my father, a tender only child before my mother,

A servant who acts wisely will rule over an heir who behaves shamefully, and will share the inheritance along with the relatives.

The first to state his case seems right, until his opponent begins to cross-examine him.

Flog a scorner, and as a result the simpleton will learn prudence; correct a discerning person, and as a result he will understand knowledge.

Many people profess their loyalty, but a faithful person – who can find?

Take a man’s garment when he has given security for a stranger, and when he gives surety for a stranger, hold him in pledge.