<p class="poetry">A person&#8217;s spirit<n id="1" /> sustains him through sickness &#8211;p> <p class="poetry">but who can bear<n id="2" /> a crushed spirit?<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">Whoever hides her hides the wind<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">or grasps<n id="2" /> oil with his right hand.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">The one who goes about slandering others<n id="1" /> reveals<n id="2" /> secrets,p> <p class="poetry">but the one who is trustworthy<n id="3" /> conceals a matter.p>

<p class="poetry">The one who troubles<n id="1" /> his family<n id="2" /> will inherit nothing,<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">and the fool<n id="4" /> will be a servant to the wise person.<n id="5" />p>

<p class="poetry">The one who is slow to anger has great understanding,p> <p class="poetry">but the one who has a quick temper<n id="1" /> exalts<n id="2" /> folly.p>

<p class="poetry">Speech<n id="1" /> that heals<n id="2" /> is like<n id="3" /> a life-giving tree,<n id="4" />p> <p class="poetry">but a perverse tongue<n id="5" /> breaks the spirit.p>

<p class="poetry">A joyful heart<n id="1" /> makes the face cheerful,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">but by a painful heart the spirit is broken.p>

<p class="poetry">All a person&#8217;s ways<n id="1" /> seem right<n id="2" /> in his own opinion,<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">but the <sc>Lordsc> evaluates<n id="4" /> the motives.<n id="5" />p>

<p class="poetry">Pride<n id="1" /> goes<n id="2" /> before destruction,p> <p class="poetry">and a haughty spirit before a fall.<n id="3" /> p>

<p class="poetry">Better to be slow to anger<n id="1" /> than to be a mighty warrior,p> <p class="poetry">and one who controls his temper<n id="2" /> is better than<n id="3" /> one who captures a city.<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">A cheerful heart<n id="1" /> brings good healing,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">but a crushed spirit<n id="3" /> dries up the bones.<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">Like cloudy skies and wind that produce no rain,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">so is the one who boasts<n id="2" /> of a gift not given.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">The north wind<n id="1" /> brings forth rain,p> <p class="poetry">and a gossiping tongue<n id="2" /> brings forth<n id="3" /> an angry look.<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">A fool lets fly with all his temper,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">but a wise person keeps it back.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">A person&#8217;s pride<n id="1" /> will bring him low,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">but one who has a lowly spirit<n id="3" /> will gain honor.p>

<p class="poetry">If only<n id="1" /> you will respond<n id="2" /> to my rebuke,<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">then<n id="4" /> I will pour<n id="5" /> out my thoughts<n id="6" /> to youp> <p class="poetry">and<n id="7" /> I will make<n id="8" /> my words known to you.p>

<p class="poetry">It is better to be lowly in spirit<n id="1" /> with the afflictedp> <p class="poetry">than to share the spoils<n id="2" /> with the proud.p>

<p class="poetry">Like a city that is broken down and without a wall,p> <p class="poetry">so is a person who cannot control his temper.<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">Who has ascended into heaven, and then descended?<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">Who has gathered up the winds in his fists?<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">Who has bound up the waters in his cloak?<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">Who has established all the ends of the earth?<n id="4" />p> <p class="poetry">What is his name, and what is his son&#8217;s name?<n id="5" /> &#8211; if you know!p>