Till a dart strike through his liver; as a bird hasteth to the snare, and knoweth not that it is for his life.

A lover of training is a lover of knowledge; but a hater of teaching is like a beast.

A wise son is a lover of teaching, but the ears of the haters of authority are shut to sharp words.

The lover of fighting is a lover of sin: he who makes high his doorway is looking for destruction.

A man with friends is to show himself friendly, And there is a lover adhering more than a brother!

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

The lover of pleasure will be a poor man: the lover of wine and oil will not get wealth.

Faithful are the wounds of a lover, And abundant the kisses of an enemy.

A man who is a lover of wisdom is a joy to his father: but he who goes in the company of loose women is a waster of wealth.