1. The king's heart is like channels of water in the hand of the Lord; He turns it wherever He wishes.
2. Every man's way is right in his own eyes, But the Lord weighs the hearts.
3. To do righteousness and justice Is desired by the Lord more than sacrifice.
4. Haughty eyes and a proud heart, The lamp of the wicked, is sin.
5. The plans of the diligent lead surely to advantage, But everyone who is hasty comes surely to poverty.
6. The acquisition of treasures by a lying tongue Is a fleeting vapor, the pursuit of death.
7. The violence of the wicked will drag them away, Because they refuse to act with justice.
8. The way of a guilty man is crooked, But as for the pure, his conduct is upright.