<p class="poetry">for a prostitute is like<n id="1" /> a deep pit;p> <p class="poetry">a harlot<n id="2" /> is like<n id="3" /> a narrow well.<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">A rebuke makes a greater impression on<n id="1" /> a discerning personp> <p class="poetry">than a hundred blows on a fool.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">A little sleep, a little slumber,p> <p class="poetry">a little folding of the hands to relax,<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">&#8220;A little sleep, a little slumber,p> <p class="poetry">a little folding of the hands to relax,p>

<p class="poetry">A continual dripping on a rainy dayp> <p class="poetry">and a contentious wife<n id="1" /> are alike.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">Like<n id="1" /> a roaring lion or a roving bear,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">so is a wicked ruler over a poor people.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">Like tying a stone in a sling,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">so is giving honor to a fool.p>

<p class="poetry">Through patience<n id="1" /> a ruler can be persuaded,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">and a soft tongue<n id="3" /> can break a bone.<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">Like a club or a sword or a sharp arrow,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">so is the one who testifies against<n id="2" /> his neighbor as a false witness.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">Like a thorn<n id="1" /> that goes into the hand of a drunkard,p> <p class="poetry">so is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.<n id="2" />p>

<t /><p class="poetry">The Proverbs of Solomon:p> <p class="poetry">A wise child<n id="2" /> makes a father rejoice,<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">but a foolish child<n id="4" /> is a grief to his mother.<n id="5" />p>

<p class="poetry">A foolish child<n id="1" /> is the ruin of his father,p> <p class="poetry">and a contentious wife<n id="2" /> is like<n id="3" /> a constant dripping.<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">A whip for the horse and a bridle for the donkey,p> <p class="poetry">and a rod for the backs of fools!<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">a strutting rooster,<n id="1" /> a male goat,p> <p class="poetry">and a king with his army around him.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">Like a gold ring<n id="1" /> in a pig&#8217;s snout<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">is<n id="3" /> a beautiful woman who rejects<n id="4" /> discretion.<n id="5" />p>

<p class="poetry">A wise child<n id="1" /> brings joy to his father,p> <p class="poetry">but a foolish person<n id="2" /> despises<n id="3" /> his mother.p>

<p class="poetry">Like a muddied<n id="1" /> spring and a polluted<n id="2" /> well,p> <p class="poetry">so is a righteous person who gives way<n id="3" /> before the wicked.p>

<p class="poetry">What is desirable<n id="1" /> for a person is to show loyal love,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">and a poor person is better than a liar.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">One who acts wickedly<n id="1" /> pays attention to evil counsel;<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">a liar listens<n id="3" /> to a malicious tongue.<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">under a servant<n id="1" /> who becomes king,p> <p class="poetry">under a fool who is stuffed with food,<n id="2" />p>