Discretion will watch over you,
and understanding will guard you,

Don’t abandon wisdom, and she will watch over you;
love her, and she will guard you.

When you walk here and there, they will guide you;
when you lie down, they will watch over you;
when you wake up, they will talk to you.

A wise servant will rule over a disgraceful son
and share an inheritance among brothers.

The one who mocks the poor insults his Maker,
and one who rejoices over calamity
will not go unpunished.

Luxury is not appropriate for a fool—
how much less for a slave to rule over princes!

A wise king separates out the wicked
and drives the threshing wheel over them.

A good name is to be chosen over great wealth;
favor is better than silver and gold.

The rich rule over the poor,
and the borrower is a slave to the lender.

The Lord’s eyes keep watch over knowledge,
but He overthrows the words of the treacherous.

Those who linger over wine,
those who go looking for mixed wine.

A wicked ruler over a helpless people
is like a roaring lion or a charging bear.

If you have been foolish by exalting yourself
or if you’ve been scheming,
put your hand over your mouth.

She watches over the activities of her household
and is never idle.