Wisdom is supreme—so get wisdom.
And whatever else you get, get understanding.

Guard your heart above all else,
for it is the source of life.

But if he may be gotten, he restoreth again seven times as much, or else he maketh recompense with all the goods of his house.

The heart knows its own bitterness, and with its joy no one else can share.

The first to put forth his case seems right, until someone else steps forward and cross-examines him.

Answer a fool according to his folly, or else he will be wise in his own eyes.

Let another praise you, and not your own mouth; someone else, and not your own lips.

Or else I will be satisfied and will deny [him] and say "Who [is] Yahweh?" Or I will be poor and will steal and profane the name of my God.

Do not slander a servant to his master, or else he will curse you and you will be guilty.

Or else he will drink and forget what has been decreed, and he will pervert the rights of all the {afflicted}.