Do not become wise in thine own eyes, revere Yahweh, and avoid evil:

So shall they become life to thy soul, and an adorning to thy neck;

My son, if you have become surety for your neighbor,
Have given a pledge for a stranger,

Go to the ant, you lazy man! Observe its ways and become wise.

Become expert in reason, O you simple ones; you foolish ones, take training to heart.

Whoever corrects a mocker invites only insult, and whoever rebukes the wicked will himself become stained.

Give teaching to a wise man, and he will become wiser; give training to an upright man, and his learning will be increased.

He who is slow in his work becomes poor, but the hand of the ready worker gets in wealth.

He who puts up security and guarantees a debt for an outsider will surely suffer [for his foolishness],
But he who hates (declines) being a guarantor is secure [from its penalties].

One person gives freely,
yet gains more;
another withholds what is right,
only to become poor.

If the righteous will be rewarded on the earth [with godly blessings],
How much more [will] the wicked and the sinner [be repaid with punishment]!

The anger of a fool becomes readily apparent, but the prudent person overlooks an insult.

The diligent person will rule, but the slothful will become a slave.

Wealth quickly got will become less; but he who gets a store by the work of his hands will have it increased.

Whoever keeps company with the wise becomes wise, but the companion of fools suffers harm.

He who is quick to become angry will commit folly, and a crafty man is hated.

Shall they not, become vagrants, who devise evil? but, lovingkindness and faithfulness, be to them who devise good.

In the heart of him who has understanding, wisdom rests, but [even] in the midst of fools it becomes known.

Thorns are round the way of the hater of work; but the road of the hard worker becomes a highway.

Commit your works to the Lord [submit and trust them to Him],
And your plans will succeed [if you respond to His will and guidance].

Excellent speech becomes not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince.

The beginning of strife is like letting out water [as from a small break in a dam; first it trickles and then it gushes];
Therefore abandon the quarrel before it breaks out and tempers explode.

A friend is loving at all times, and becomes a brother in times of trouble.

A man lacking in sense pledges
And becomes guarantor in the presence of his neighbor.

He who becomes the parent of a fool [who is spiritually blind] does so to his sorrow,
And the father of a fool [who is spiritually blind] has no joy.

When the wicked man comes [to the depth of evil], contempt [of all that is pure and good] also comes,
And with inner baseness (dishonor) comes outer shame (scorn).

Listen to advice and receive discipline, that you may become wise by the end of your life.

Strike a scoffer and the naive may become shrewd,
But reprove one who has understanding and he will gain knowledge.

Do not be a lover of sleep, or you will become poor: keep your eyes open, and you will have bread enough.

Take his garment when he becomes surety for a stranger;
And for foreigners, hold him in pledge.

Plans of the persistent surely lead to productivity, but all who are hasty will surely become poor.

When the scoffer is punished, the naive becomes wise;
But when the wise is instructed, he receives knowledge.

He who loves pleasure will become a poor man;
He who loves wine and oil will not become rich.

The wicked become a ransom for the righteous, and the faithless are taken in the place of the upright.

Train a child in the way appropriate for him, and when he becomes older, he will not turn from it.

The rich rules over the poor,
And the borrower becomes the lender’s slave.

lest you learn his way and become entangled in a snare to yourself.

Do not be among those who give pledges,
Among those who become guarantors for debts.

Do not wear yourself out to become rich; be wise enough to restrain yourself.

My son, if your heart becomes wise, I, even I, will be glad in heart;

For the quaffer and glutton become poor, And drowsiness clotheth with rags.

Hearken to thy father, who begat thee, And despise not thy mother when she hath become old.

The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice,
And he who sires a wise child will have joy in him.

So shalt thou become, as one lying down in the heart of the sea, - or as one lying down on the top of the mastgear:

“They struck me, but I did not become ill;
They beat me, but I did not know it.
When shall I awake?
I will seek another drink.”

Do not become a needless witness against thy neighbour, so mightest thou open too wide thy lips:

Remove the dross from silver, and it will become a vessel for the smith.

When you find honey, eat only what is sufficient for you, lest you become stuffed with it and vomit it up.

Let your foot rarely be in your neighbor’s house,
Or he will become weary of you and hate you.

Give not the fool an answer after his foolishness, lest thou become like unto him;

Answer a dullard according to his folly, lest he become wise in his own eyes.

Like one who grabs a wild dog by the ears, so is the person passing by who becomes furious over a quarrel not his own.

Take his garment when he becomes surety for a stranger;
And for an adulterous woman hold him in pledge.

Let, iron, by iron, become sharp, and let, a man, sharpen the face of his friend.

Whoever works his farmland will have abundant food, but whoever chases fantasies will become very poor.

A man of faithfulness [has] abundant blessings, but he who hurries to become rich will not go unpunished.

When the wicked rise [to power], men hide themselves;
But when the wicked perish, the [consistently] righteous increase and become great.

One who becomes stiff-necked,
after many reprimands
will be shattered instantly—
beyond recovery.

When the righteous become numerous, the people rejoice; when the wicked rule, the people groan.

If a ruler pays attention to falsehood,
All his ministers become wicked.

When the lawless become great, transgression increaseth, but, the righteous, shall behold, their ruin.

If a servant is gently cared for from his early years, he will become a cause of sorrow in the end.

The fear of people becomes a snare, but whoever trusts in the Lord will be set on high.

For fear that if I am full, I may be false to you and say, Who is the Lord? or if I am poor, I may become a thief, using the name of my God wrongly.

Don’t slander a servant to his master
or he will curse you, and you will become guilty.

Under a slave when he becomes king,
And a fool when he is satisfied with food,