<p class="poetry">The words of a gossip are like delicious morsels;p> <p class="poetry">they go down into a person&#8217;s innermost being.<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">A toss of a coin<n id="1" /> ends<n id="2" /> disputes,p> <p class="poetry">and settles the issue<n id="3" /> between strong opponents.<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">The one who gathers crops<n id="1" /> in the summer is a wise<n id="2" /> son,p> <p class="poetry">but the one who sleeps<n id="3" /> during the harvestp> <p class="poetry">is a son who brings shame to himself.<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">Take a man&#8217;s<n id="1" /> garment<n id="2" /> when he has given security for a stranger,<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">and when he gives surety for strangers,<n id="4" /> hold him<n id="5" /> in pledge.p>

<p class="poetry">Whoever brings a fool<n id="1" /> into the world<n id="2" /> does so<n id="3" /> to his grief,p> <p class="poetry">and the father of a fool has no joy.<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">The words of a person&#8217;s mouth are like<n id="1" /> deep waters,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">and<n id="3" /> the fountain of wisdom<n id="4" /> is like<n id="5" /> a flowing brook.<n id="6" />p>

<p class="poetry">If a wise person<n id="1" /> goes to court<n id="2" /> with a foolish person,p> <p class="poetry">there is no peace<n id="3" /> whether he is angry or laughs.<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">when what you dread<n id="1" /> comes like a whirlwind,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">and disaster strikes you<n id="3" /> like a devastating storm,<n id="4" />p> <p class="poetry">when distressing trouble<n id="5" /> comes on you.p>

<p class="poetry">A stone is heavy and sand is weighty,p> <p class="poetry">but vexation<n id="1" /> by a fool is more burdensome<n id="2" /> than the two of them.p>

<p class="poetry">If someone blesses<n id="1" /> his neighbor with a loud voice early in the morning,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">it will be counted as a curse to him.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">haughty eyes,<n id="1" /> a lying tongue,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">and hands that shed innocent blood,<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">In the transgression of an evil person there is a snare,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">but a righteous person can sing<n id="2" /> and rejoice.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">By<n id="1" /> wisdom a house is built,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">and through understanding it is established;p>

<p class="poetry">A man who commits adultery with a woman lacks wisdom,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">whoever does it destroys his own life.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">A rich person<n id="1" /> is wise in his own eyes,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">but a discerning poor person can evaluate him properly.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">For the commandments<n id="1" /> are like<n id="2" /> a lamp,<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">instruction is like a light,p> <p class="poetry">and rebukes of discipline are like<n id="4" /> the road leading to life,<n id="5" />p>

<p class="poetry">Like one who grabs a wild dog by the ears,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">so is the person passing by who becomes furious<n id="2" /> over a quarrel not his own.p>

<p class="poetry">The way of the sluggard is like a hedge of thorns,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">but the path of the upright is like<n id="2" /> a highway.<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">Better is a poor person who walks in his integrity<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">than one who is perverse in his speech<n id="2" /> and is a fool.<n id="3" />p>