My child, if you have made a pledge for your neighbor, and have become a guarantor for a stranger,

Give instruction to a wise person, and he will become wiser still; teach a righteous person and he will add to his learning.

The one who is lazy becomes poor, but the one who works diligently becomes wealthy.

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

Wealth gained quickly will dwindle away, but the one who gathers it little by little will become rich.

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

Do not love sleep, lest you become impoverished; open your eyes so that you might be satisfied with food.

When a scorner is punished, the naive becomes wise; when a wise person is instructed, he gains knowledge.

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

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

because drunkards and gluttons become impoverished, and drowsiness clothes them with rags.

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

Don't set foot too frequently in your neighbor's house, lest he become weary of you and hate you.

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.

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

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

lest I become satisfied and act deceptively and say, "Who is the Lord?" Or lest I become poor and steal and demean the name of my God.

under a servant who becomes king, under a fool who is stuffed with food,