For I was a son to my father, a gentle and an only one to my mother.

Let them be for yourself only, not for other men with you.

If you are wise, you are wise for yourself; if your heart is full of pride, you only will have the pain of it.

The desire of the upright man is only for good, but wrath is waiting for the evil-doer.

A man may give freely, and still his wealth will be increased; and another may keep back more than is right, but only comes to be in need.

True lips are certain for ever, but a false tongue is only for a minute.

The only effect of pride is fighting; but wisdom is with the quiet in spirit.

In all hard work there is profit, but talk only makes a man poor.

An uncontrolled man is only looking for trouble, so a cruel servant will be sent against him.

A foolish man has no pleasure in good sense, but only to let what is in his heart come to light.

The purposes of the man of industry have their outcome only in wealth; but one who is over-quick in acting will only come to be in need.

He who gets stores of wealth by a false tongue, is going after what is only breath, and searching for death.

He who is cruel to the poor for the purpose of increasing his profit, and he who gives to the man of wealth, will only come to be in need.

If you have honey, take only as much as is enough for you; for fear that, being full of it, you may not be able to keep it down.

He who makes his wealth greater by taking interest, only gets it together for him who has pity on the poor.

Put far from me all false and foolish things: do not give me great wealth or let me be in need, but give me only enough food:

The conies are only a feeble people, but they make their houses in the rocks;