He who gives teaching to a man of pride gets shame for himself; he who says sharp words to a sinner gets a bad name.

The wise-hearted man will let himself be ruled, but the man whose talk is foolish will have a fall.

He who makes himself responsible for a strange man will undergo much loss; but the hater of such undertakings will be safe.

The man who has mercy will be rewarded, but the cruel man is the cause of trouble to himself.

So righteousness gives life; but he who goes after evil gets death for himself.

He who gives blessing will be made fat, but the curser will himself be cursed.

No man will make himself safe through evil-doing; but the root of upright men will never be moved.

He who is of low position and has a servant, is better than one who has a high opinion of himself and is in need of bread.

No one has knowledge of a man's grief but himself; and a strange person has no part in his joy.

The wise man, fearing, keeps himself from evil; but the foolish man goes on in his pride, with no thought of danger.

All a man's ways are clean to himself; but the Lord puts men's spirits into his scales.

A man without sense gives his hand in an agreement, and makes himself responsible before his neighbour.

He who has an unwise son gets sorrow for himself, and the father of a foolish son has no joy.

A sinner takes an offering out of his robe, to get a decision for himself in a cause.

He who keeps himself separate for his private purpose goes against all good sense.

The wrath of a king is like the loud cry of a lion: he who makes him angry does wrong against himself.

Take a man's clothing if he makes himself responsible for a strange man, and get an undertaking from him who gives his word for strange men.

Every way of a man seems right to himself, but the Lord is the tester of hearts.

He whose ears are stopped at the cry of the poor, will himself get no answer to his cry for help.

Have a talk with your neighbour himself about your cause, but do not give away the secret of another:

Give a foolish man a foolish answer, or he will seem wise to himself.

Have you seen a man who seems to himself to be wise? There is more hope for the foolish than for him.

The hater of work seems to himself wiser than seven men who are able to give an answer with good sense.

He who makes a hole in the earth will himself go falling into it: and on him by whom a stone is rolled the stone will come back again.

Take a man's clothing if he makes himself responsible for a strange man, and get an undertaking from him who gives his word for strange men.

He who keeps secret the secret of his friend, will get himself a name for good faith.

Anyone causing the upright to go wandering in an evil way, will himself go down into the hole he has made; but the upright will have good things for their heritage.

The man of wealth seems to himself to be wise, but the poor man who has sense has a low opinion of him.

The prince who has no sense is a cruel ruler; but he who has no desire to get profit for himself will have long life.

He whose faith is in himself is foolish; but everyone walking wisely will be kept safe.