1. Don’t brag about tomorrow,since you don’t know what the day will bring.
2. Let someone else praise you, not your own mouth—a stranger, not your own lips.
3. A stone is heavy and sand is weighty,but the resentment caused by a fool is even heavier.
4. Anger is cruel, and wrath is like a flood,but jealousy is even more dangerous.
5. An open rebukeis better than hidden love!
6. Wounds from a sincere friendare better than many kisses from an enemy.
7. A person who is full refuses honey,but even bitter food tastes sweet to the hungry.
8. A person who strays from homeis like a bird that strays from its nest.
9. The heartfelt counsel of a friendis as sweet as perfume and incense.
10. Never abandon a friend—either yours or your father’s.When disaster strikes, you won’t have to ask your brother for assistance.It’s better to go to a neighbor than to a brother who lives far away.
11. Be wise, my child, and make my heart glad.Then I will be able to answer my critics.
12. A prudent person foresees danger and takes precautions.The simpleton goes blindly on and suffers the consequences.
13. Get security from someone who guarantees a stranger’s debt.Get a deposit if he does it for foreigners.
14. A loud and cheerful greeting early in the morningwill be taken as a curse!