Wise purposes will be watching over you, and knowledge will keep you;

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

In your walking, it will be your guide; when you are sleeping, it will keep watch over you; when you are awake, it will have talk with you.

When he made ready the heavens I was there: when he put an arch over the face of the deep:

He who is slow to be angry has great good sense; but he whose spirit is over-quick gives support to what is foolish.

He who is slow to be angry is better than a man of war, and he who has control over his spirit than he who takes a town.

A servant who does wisely will have rule over a son causing shame, and will have his part in the heritage among brothers.

Further, without knowledge desire is not good; and he who is over-quick in acting goes out of the right way.

Material comfort is not good for the foolish; much less for a servant to be put over rulers.

The Lord keeps watch over the spirit of man, searching all the deepest parts of the body.

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 keeps watch over his mouth and his tongue keeps his soul from troubles.

Thorns and nets are in the way of the twisted: he who keeps watch over his soul will be far from them.

The man of wealth has rule over the poor, and he who gets into debt is a servant to his creditor.

Those who are seated late over the wine: those who go looking for mixed wine.

Like a dog going back to the food which he has not been able to keep down, is the foolish man doing his foolish acts over again.

Like a loud-voiced lion and a wandering bear, is an evil ruler over a poor people.

If you have done foolishly in lifting yourself up, or if you have had evil designs, put your hand over your mouth.