1. Watch your step when you go to the house of God. It is better to go there and listen than to bring the sacrifices fools bring. Fools are unaware that they are doing ⌊something⌋ evil.
2. Don’t be in a hurry to talk. Don’t be eager to speak in the presence of God. Since God is in heaven and you are on earth, limit the number of your words.
3. Daydreaming comes when there are too many worries.Careless speaking comes when there are too many words.
4. When you make a promise to God, don’t be slow to keep it because God doesn’t like fools. Keep your promise.
5. It is better not to make a promise than to make one and not keep it.
6. Don’t let your mouth talk you into committing a sin. Don’t say in the presence of a ⌊temple⌋ messenger, “My promise was a mistake!” Why should God become angry at your excuse and destroy what you’ve accomplished?
7. In spite of many daydreams, pointless actions, and empty words, you should still fear God.
8. Don’t be surprised if you see poor people being oppressed, denied justice, or denied their rights in any district. One authority is watching over another, and they both have authorities watching over them.
9. Yet, a king is an advantage for a country with cultivated fields.
10. Whoever loves money will never be satisfied with money. Whoever loves wealth will never be satisfied with more income. Even this is pointless.
11. As the number of goods increase, so do the number of people who consume them. What do owners gain ⌊from all their goods⌋ except ⌊the opportunity⌋ to look at them?
12. The sleep of working people is sweet, whether they eat a little or a lot. But the full stomachs that rich people have will not allow them to sleep.