1. My child, if you have sinned, do so no more,and for your past sins pray to be forgiven.
2. Flee from sin as from a serpentthat will bite you if you go near it;Its teeth, lion’s teeth,destroying human lives.
3. All lawlessness is like a two-edged sword;when it cuts, there is no healing.
4. Panic and pride wipe out wealth;so too the house of the proud is uprooted.
5. Prayer from the lips of the poor is heard at once,and justice is quickly granted them.
6. Whoever hates correction walks the sinner’s path,but whoever fears the Lord repents in his heart.
7. Glib speakers are widely known,but when they slip the sensible perceive it.