When I was a son to my father,
Tender and the only son in the sight of my mother,

The desire of the righteous is only good,
But the expectation of the wicked is wrath.

There is one who scatters, and yet increases all the more,
And there is one who withholds what is justly due, and yet it results only in want.

Truthful lips will be established forever,
But a lying tongue is only for a moment.

In all labor there is profit,
But mere talk leads only to poverty.

A rebellious man seeks only evil,
So a cruel messenger will be sent against him.

A fool does not delight in understanding,
But only in revealing his own mind.

A man of great anger will bear the penalty,
For if you rescue him, you will only have to do it again.

He who oppresses the poor to make more for himself
Or who gives to the rich, will only come to poverty.

Have you found honey? Eat only what you need,
That you not have it in excess and vomit it.