The integrity of the upright, shall guide them, but, the crookedness of the treacherous, shall be their ruin.

He that becometh surety for a stranger, goeth to utter ruin, but, he that hateth striking hands, is secure.

He that watcheth his mouth, guardeth his soul, He that openeth wide his lips, it shall be his ruin.

In the multitude of a people, is the majesty of the king, but, in the ceasing of population, is the ruin of the prince.

The mouth of a dullard, is his ruin, and, his lips, are a snare to his soul.

A man having many friends, shall come to ruin, but there is a loving one, who sticketh closer than a brother.

Engulfing ruin to his father, is a son that is a dullard, - and, a continuous dripping, are the contentions of a wife.

A king, by justice, shall establish a land, - but, a man open to bribes, bringeth it to ruin.

When the lawless become great, transgression increaseth, but, the righteous, shall behold, their ruin.

Do not give, to women, thy strength, nor thy ways, to them who ruin kings.