1. A wise son hears his father’s instruction,but a scoffer does not listen to rebuke.
2. From the fruit of his mouth a man eats what is good,but the desire of the treacherous is for violence.
3. Whoever guards his mouth preserves his life; he who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.
4. The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing,while the soul of the diligent is richly supplied.