<p class="poetry">A violent person<n id="1" /> entices<n id="2" /> his neighbor,p> <p class="poetry">and leads him down a path that is terrible.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">a false witness who pours out lies,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">and a person who spreads discord<n id="2" /> among family members.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">Hope<n id="1" /> deferred<n id="2" /> makes the heart sick,<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">but a longing fulfilled<n id="4" /> is like<n id="5" /> a tree of life.p>

<p class="poetry">Like one who takes off a garment on a cold day,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">or like vinegar poured on soda,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">so is one who sings songs to a heavy heart.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">Like a madman<n id="1" /> who shootsp> <p class="poetry">firebrands and deadly arrows,<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">Take a man&#8217;s<n id="1" /> garment when he has given security for a stranger,p> <p class="poetry">and when he gives surety for a stranger,<n id="2" /> hold him in pledge.<n id="3" />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 house and wealth are inherited from parents,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">but a prudent wife<n id="2" /> is from the <sc>Lordsc>.p>

<p class="poetry">Like<n id="1" /> a door that turns on its hinges,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">so a sluggard turns<n id="3" /> on his bed.p>

<p class="poetry">A wise son accepts<n id="1" /> his father&#8217;s discipline,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">but a scoffer<n id="3" /> does not listen to rebuke.p>

<p class="poetry">She will place a fair<n id="1" /> garland on your head;p> <p class="poetry">she will bestow<n id="2" /> a beautiful crown<n id="3" /> on you.&#8221;p>

<p class="poetry">A person has joy<n id="1" /> in giving an appropriate answer,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">and a word at the right time<n id="3" /> &#8211; how good it is!p>

<p class="poetry">A bribe works like<n id="1" /> a charm<n id="2" /> for the one who offers it;<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">in whatever he does<n id="4" /> he succeeds.<n id="5" />p>

<p class="poetry">When I was a son to my father,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">a tender only child<n id="2" /> before my mother,p>

<p class="poetry">Carrying out a wicked scheme<n id="1" /> is enjoyable<n id="2" /> to a fool,p> <p class="poetry">and so is wisdom for the one who has discernment.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">There is a way that seems right to a person,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">but its end is the way that leads to death.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">Better a meal of vegetables where there is love<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">than a fattened ox where there is hatred.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">Better is a dry crust of bread<n id="1" /> where there is quietness<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">than a house full of feasting with strife.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">A foolish child is a grief<n id="1" /> to his father,p> <p class="poetry">and bitterness to the mother who bore him.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">The one who finds<n id="1" /> a wife finds what is enjoyable,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">and receives a pleasurable gift<n id="3" /> from the <sc>Lordsc>.<n id="4" />p>