1. Better is a poor person who walks in his integritythan one who is crooked in speech and is a fool.
2. Desire without knowledge is not good,and whoever makes haste with his feet misses his way.
3. When a man’s folly brings his way to ruin,his heart rages against the Lord.
4. Wealth brings many new friends, but a poor man is deserted by his friend.
5. A false witness will not go unpunished,and he who breathes out lies will not escape.
6. Many seek the favor of a generous man,and everyone is a friend to a man who gives gifts.
7. All a poor man’s brothers hate him; how much more do his friends go far from him!He pursues them with words, but does not have them.
8. Whoever gets sense loves his own soul;he who keeps understanding will discover good.
9. A false witness will not go unpunished,and he who breathes out lies will perish.
10. It is not fitting for a fool to live in luxury,much less for a slave to rule over princes.
11. Good sense makes one slow to anger,and it is his glory to overlook an offense.
12. A king’s wrath is like the growling of a lion,but his favor is like dew on the grass.
13. A foolish son is ruin to his father,and a wife’s quarreling is a continual dripping of rain.