1. The king's heart is in the hand of the Lord. He directs it like a stream of water anywhere he pleases.
2. Everything a man does might seem right to him. But the Lord knows what he is thinking.
3. Do what is right and fair. The Lord accepts that more than sacrifices.
4. Proud eyes and a proud heart are the lamp of sinful people. But those things are evil.
5. The plans of people who work hard succeed. You can be sure that those in a hurry will become poor.
6. A fortune made by people who tell lies amounts to nothing and leads to death.
7. The harmful things that evil people do will drag them away. They refuse to do what is right.
8. The path of those who are guilty is crooked. But the conduct of those who are not guilty is honest.
9. It is better to live on a corner of a roof than to share a house with a nagging wife.
10. A sinful person longs to do evil. He doesn't show his neighbor any mercy.