Keep your father's commands, my son, and never forsake your mother's rules,

because jealousy incites a strong man's rage, and he will show no mercy when it's time for revenge.

Come, let's make love until dawn; let's comfort ourselves with love,

My son, listen to your father's instruction, and do not let go of your mother's teaching.

If they say, "Come with us! Let's lie in wait for blood; let's ambush some innocent person for no reason at all.

Deliver yourself like a gazelle from a hunter's hand, or like a bird from a fowler's hand.

A king's anger is like a lion's roar; anyone who angers him forfeits his life.

A person's spirit is the lamp of the LORD; it searches throughout one's innermost being.

Taking your coat off when it's cold or pouring vinegar on soda that's what singing songs does to a heavy heart.

A large population is a king's glory, but a shortage of people is a ruler's ruin.

A tranquil mind brings life to one's body, but jealousy causes one's bones to rot.

A father's ruin is a foolish son, and a wife's quarreling is like dripping water that never stops.

Picking up a dog by the ears that's what someone is like who meddles in another's fight.

Never abandon your friend nor your father's friend, and don't go to your brother's house in times of trouble. A neighbor who is near is better than a brother who lives far away.

It's better to be poor and live a blameless life than to be rich but crooked in one's lifestyle.