The way of the wicked is as darkness: they know not at what they stumble.

The lips of a righteous man know what is acceptable; but the mouth of the wicked is frowardness.

The slothful roasteth not what he took in hunting; but man's precious substance is to the diligent.

The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways, and the good man from what is in himself.

To what purpose is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing he hath no sense?

He that is gracious to the poor lendeth unto Jehovah; and what he hath bestowed will he repay unto him.

The devastation of the wicked sweepeth them away, because they refuse to do what is right.

It is joy to a righteous man to do what is right; but it is ruin for the workers of iniquity.

Go not forth hastily to strive, lest thou know not what to do in the end thereof, when thy neighbour hath put thee to shame.

Boast not thyself of to-morrow, for thou knowest not what a day will bring forth.

Who hath ascended up into the heavens, and descended? Who hath gathered the wind in his fists? Who hath bound the waters in a mantle? Who hath established all the ends of the earth? What is his name, and what is his son's name, if thou knowest?

What, my son? and what, O son of my womb? and what, O son of my vows?