Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler; And whosoever erreth thereby is not wise.

An inheritance may be gotten hastily at the beginning; But the end thereof shall not be blessed.

Say not thou, I will recompense evil: Wait for Jehovah, and he will save thee.

Diverse weights are an abomination to Jehovah; And a false balance is not good.

A wise king winnoweth the wicked, And bringeth the threshing -wheel over them.

Stripes that wound cleanse away evil; And strokes reach the innermost parts.

Kindness and truth preserve the king; And his throne is upholden by kindness.

A man's goings are of Jehovah; How then can man understand his way?

It is a snare to a man rashly to say, It is holy, And after vows to make inquiry.

A righteous man that walketh in his integrity, Blessed are his children after him.

The spirit of man is the lamp of Jehovah, Searching all his innermost parts.

The glory of young men is their strength; And the beauty of old men is the hoary head.

Even a child maketh himself known by his doings, Whether his work be pure, and whether it be right.

Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin?

Whoso curseth his father or his mother, His lamp shall be put out in blackness of darkness.

It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife; But every fool will be quarrelling.

He that goeth about as a tale-bearer revealeth secrets; Therefore company not with him that openeth wide his lips.

Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water; But a man of understanding will draw it out.

The terror of a king is as the roaring of a lion: He that provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own life.

Most men will proclaim every one his own kindness; But a faithful man who can find?

The sluggard will not plow by reason of the winter; Therefore he shall beg in harvest, and have nothing.

Love not sleep, let thou come to poverty; Open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.

The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, Jehovah hath made even both of them.

Every purpose is established by counsel; And by wise guidance make thou war.

Bread of falsehood is sweet to a man; But afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.

Take his garment that is surety for a stranger; And hold him in pledge that is surety for foreigners.

A king that sitteth on the throne of judgment Scattereth away all evil with his eyes.

Diverse weights, and diverse measures, Both of them alike are an abomination to Jehovah.

There is gold, and abundance of rubies; But the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.

It is bad, it is bad, saith the buyer; But when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.