think about Him in all your ways,
and He will guide you on the right paths.

A righteous man cares about his animal’s health,
but even the merciful acts of the wicked are cruel.

The one who narrows his eyes is planning deceptions;
the one who compresses his lips brings about evil.

Whoever conceals an offense promotes love,
but whoever gossips about it separates friends.

Teach a youth about the way he should go;
even when he is old he will not depart from it.

Haven’t I written for you thirty sayings
about counsel and knowledge,

If you say, “But we didn’t know about this,”
won’t He who weighs hearts consider it?
Won’t He who protects your life know?
Won’t He repay a person according to his work?

Don’t brag about yourself before the king,
and don’t stand in the place of the great;

The man who boasts about a gift that does not exist
is like clouds and wind without rain.

Don’t boast about tomorrow,
for you don’t know what a day might bring.

Bloodthirsty men hate an honest person,
but the upright care about him.