1. A ben chacham heareth his musar av, but a scoffer heareth not ge'arah (scolding, rebuke).
2. An ish shall eat tov by the fruit of his peh (mouth), but the nefesh of the bogedim (unfaithful ones, traitors) shall eat chamas.
3. He that is shomer over his peh (mouth) guards his nefesh, but he that openeth wide his sfatayim (lips) shall have ruin.
4. The nefesh of the atzel (sluggard, lazy one) desireth, and hath nothing, but the nefesh of the kharutzim (diligent ones) shall have ample provision.
5. A tzaddik hateth sheker, but a wicked man is shamefully loathsome, and bringeth disgrace.
6. Tzedakah is guard over him whose derech is blameless, but wickedness overthroweth the chattat (sinner).
7. There is one who maketh himself out to be rich, yet hath nothing; there is one that maketh himself out to be poor, yet hath hon rav (great wealth).
8. The riches of an ish is kofer (ransom) for his nefesh (life), but the poor heareth no threat.