For their feet are running after evil, and they are quick to take a man's life.

Such is the fate of everyone who goes in search of profit; it takes away the life of its owners.

Those who go to her do not come back again; their feet do not keep in the ways of life:

For they will give you increase of days, years of life, and peace.

This will give strength to your flesh, and new life to your bones.

Long life is in her right hand, and in her left are wealth and honour.

She is a tree of life to all who take her in their hands, and happy is everyone who keeps her.

So they will be life for your soul, and grace for your neck.

And he gave me teaching, saying to me, Keep my words in your heart; keep my rules so that you may have life:

Do not give her up, and she will keep you; give her your love, and she will make you safe.

Put her in a high place, and you will be lifted up by her; she will give you honour, when you give her your love.

Give ear, O my son, and let your heart be open to my sayings; and long life will be yours.

Take learning in your hands, do not let her go: keep her, for she is your life.

For they are life to him who gets them, and strength to all his flesh.

And keep watch over your heart with all care; so you will have life.

She never keeps her mind on the road of life; her ways are uncertain, she has no knowledge.

And you will be full of grief at the end of your life, when your flesh and your body are wasted;

As a loving hind and a gentle doe, let her breasts ever give you rapture; let your passion at all times be moved by her love.

Eyes of pride, a false tongue, hands which take life without cause;

For the rule is a light, and the teaching a shining light; and the guiding words of training are the way of life.

For a loose woman is looking for a cake of bread, but another man's wife goes after one's very life.

Keep my rules and you will have life; let my teaching be to you as the light of your eyes;

Come, let us take our pleasure in love till the morning, having joy in love's delights.

Like a bird falling into a net; with no thought that his life is in danger, till an arrow goes into his side.

Those who have given me their love are loved by me, and those who make search for me with care will get me.

For whoever gets me gets life, and grace from the Lord will come to him.

But he who does evil to me, does wrong to his soul: all my haters are in love with death.

Give up the simple ones and have life, and go in the way of knowledge.

For by me your days will be increased, and the years of your life will be long.

The mouth of the upright man is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the evil-doer is a bitter cup.

Hate is a cause of violent acts, but all errors are covered up by love.

The work of the upright gives life: the increase of the evil-doer is a cause of sin.

He who takes note of teaching is a way of life, but he who gives up training is a cause of error.

The fear of the Lord gives long life, but the years of the evil-doer will be cut short.

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

He who puts his faith in wealth will come to nothing; but the upright man will be full of growth like the green leaf.

The fruit of righteousness is a tree of life, but violent behaviour takes away souls.

An upright man has thought for the life of his beast, but the hearts of evil-doers are cruel.

In the road of righteousness is life, but the way of the evil-doer goes to death.

He who keeps a watch on his mouth keeps his life; but he whose lips are open wide will have destruction.

A man will give his wealth in exchange for his life; but the poor will not give ear to sharp words.

Hope put off is a weariness to the heart; but when what is desired comes, it is a tree of life.

The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, turning men away from the nets of death.

The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, by which one may be turned from the nets of death.

A quiet mind is the life of the body, but envy is a disease in the bones.

A comforting tongue is a tree of life, but a twisted tongue is a crushing of the spirit.

The hater of authority has no love for teaching: he will not go to the wise.

Better is a simple meal where love is, than a fat ox and hate with it.

Acting wisely is the way of life, guiding a man away from the underworld.

He whose desires are fixed on profit is a cause of trouble to his family; but he who has no desire for offerings will have life.

The man whose ear is open to the teaching of life will have his place among the wise.

In the light of the king's face there is life; and his approval is like a cloud of spring rain.

Wisdom is a fountain of life to him who has it; but the punishment of the foolish is their foolish behaviour.

Pleasing words are like honey, sweet to the soul and new life to the bones.

He who keeps a sin covered is looking for love; but he who keeps on talking of a thing makes division between friends.

Death and life are in the power of the tongue; and those to whom it is dear will have its fruit for their food.

He who gets wisdom has love for his soul: he who keeps good sense will get what is truly good.

The fear of the Lord gives life: and he who has it will have need of nothing; no evil will come his way.

The evil-doer will be given as a price for the life of the good man, and the worker of deceit in the place of the upright.

He who goes after righteousness and mercy will get life, righteousness, and honour.

The reward of a gentle spirit and the fear of the Lord is wealth and honour and life.

For the Lord will give support to their cause, and take the life of those who take their goods.

For those who take delight in drink and feasting will come to be in need; and through love of sleep a man will be poorly clothed

As the cold of snow in the time of grain-cutting, so is a true servant to those who send him; for he gives new life to the soul of his master.

Better is open protest than love kept secret.

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 who takes from his father or his mother what is theirs by right, and says, It is no sin; is the same as a taker of life.

She does him good and not evil all the days of her life.