The way of an eagle in the air; the way of a snake on a rock; the way of a ship in the heart of the sea; and the way of a man with a girl.

He who makes signs with his eyes is a cause of trouble, but he who makes a man see his errors is a cause of peace.

A woman who is full of grace is honoured, but a woman hating righteousness is a seat of shame: those hating work will undergo loss, but the strong keep their wealth.

Like a ring of gold in the nose of a pig, is a beautiful woman who has no sense.

A lover of training is a lover of knowledge; but a hater of teaching is like a beast.

A woman of virtue is a crown to her husband; but she whose behaviour is a cause of shame is like a wasting disease in his bones.

By a soft answer wrath is turned away, but a bitter word is a cause of angry feelings.

A comforting tongue is a tree of life, but a twisted tongue is a crushing of the spirit.

A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish man has no respect for his mother.

A little sleep, a little rest, a little folding of the hands in sleep:

He who gives teaching to a man of pride gets shame for himself; he who says sharp words to a sinner gets a bad name.

A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish son is a sorrow to his mother.

For a loose woman is a deep hollow, and a strange woman is a narrow water-hole.

A little sleep, a little rest, a little folding of the hands in sleep:

A judge is moved by one who for a long time undergoes wrongs without protest, and by a soft tongue even bone is broken.

One who gives false witness against his neighbour is a hammer and a sword and a sharp arrow.

Putting one's faith in a false man in time of trouble is like a broken tooth and a shaking foot.

A whip for the horse, a mouth-bit for the ass, and a rod for the back of the foolish.

Giving honour to a foolish man is like attempting to keep a stone fixed in a cord.

Like a thorn which goes up into the hand of a man overcome by drink, so is a wise saying in the mouth of a foolish man.

A false tongue has hate for those who have clean hearts, and a smooth mouth is a cause of falling.

He who gives a blessing to his friend with a loud voice, getting up early in the morning, will have it put to his account as a curse.

Even if a foolish man is crushed with a hammer in a vessel among crushed grain, still his foolish ways will not go from him.

Like a loud-voiced lion and a wandering bear, is an evil ruler over a poor people.

It is not good to have respect for a man's position: for a man will do wrong for a bit of bread.

A man who is a lover of wisdom is a joy to his father: but he who goes in the company of loose women is a waster of wealth.

A good-for-nothing man is a designer of evil, and in his lips there is a burning fire.

A wrongdoer gives attention to evil lips, and a man of deceit gives ear to a damaging tongue.

A word of protest goes deeper into one who has sense than a hundred blows into a foolish man.

A glad heart makes a healthy body, but a crushed spirit makes the bones dry.

A sinner takes an offering out of his robe, to get a decision for himself in a cause.

A brother wounded is like a strong town, and violent acts are like a locked tower.

There are friends who may be a man's destruction, but there is a lover who keeps nearer than a brother.