1. A wise son listens to his father’s advice, but a proud son will not listen to correction.
2. People get good things for the words they say, but those who cannot be trusted say only bad things.
3. People who are careful about what they say will save their lives, but those who speak without thinking will be destroyed.
4. Lazy people always want things but never get them. Those who work hard get plenty.
5. Good people hate lies, but the wicked do evil, shameful things.
6. Goodness protects honest people, but evil destroys those who love to sin.
7. Some people pretend they are rich, but they have nothing. Others pretend they are poor, but they are really rich.
8. The rich might have to pay a ransom to save their lives, but the poor never receive such threats.