2. You may think that everything you do is right, but remember that the Lord judges your motives.
3. Do what is right and fair; that pleases the Lord more than bringing him sacrifices.
4. Wicked people are controlled by their conceit and arrogance, and this is sinful.
5. Plan carefully and you will have plenty; if you act too quickly, you will never have enough.
6. The riches you get by dishonesty soon disappear, but not before they lead you into the jaws of death.
7. The wicked are doomed by their own violence; they refuse to do what is right.
8. Guilty people walk a crooked path; the innocent do what is right.
9. Better to live on the roof than share the house with a nagging wife.
10. Wicked people are always hungry for evil; they have no mercy on anyone.
11. When someone who is conceited gets his punishment, even an unthinking person learns a lesson. One who is wise will learn from what he is taught.
12. God, the righteous one, knows what goes on in the homes of the wicked, and he will bring the wicked down to ruin.
13. If you refuse to listen to the cry of the poor, your own cry for help will not be heard.
14. If someone is angry with you, a gift given secretly will calm him down.
15. When justice is done, good people are happy, but evil people are brought to despair.
16. Death is waiting for anyone who wanders away from good sense.
17. Indulging in luxuries, wine, and rich food will never make you wealthy.
18. The wicked bring on themselves the suffering they try to cause good people.