Maintain your competence and discretion.
My son, don’t lose sight of them.

Don’t lose sight of them;
keep them within your heart.

Then loss will come on you like an outlaw, and your need like an armed man

Wounds will be his and loss of honour, and his shame may not be washed away.

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

A woman who is full of grace is honoured, but a woman hating righteousness is a seat of shame: those hating work will undergo loss, but the strong keep their wealth.

Wealth quickly got will become less; but he who gets a store by the work of his hands will have it increased.

Excellent speech becometh not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince.

Nothing less than rebellion, doth a wicked man seek, and, a relentless messenger, shall be sent out against him.

When the evil-doer comes, a low opinion comes with him, and with the loss of honour comes shame.

Delight is not seemly for a fool; much less for a servant to have rule over princes.

Whoever oppresses the poor to enrich himself and whoever gives gifts to the wealthy will yield only loss.

The morsel which thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up, and lose thy sweet words.

for the drunkard and the glutton lose all, and sleepiness shall clothe a man with rags.

So loss will come on you like an outlaw, and your need like an armed man.