1. A soft answer turneth away chemah (wrath); but harsh devarim stir up anger.
2. The lashon of chachamim useth da'as aright, but the peh (mouth) of kesilim (fools) poureth out folly.
3. The eynayim of Hashem are in kol makom (every place), watching the ra'im and the tovim.
4. A marpeh lashon (a tongue of healing) is an Etz Chayyim, but selef (perversity) therein is crushing to the ruach (spirit).
5. A fool spurns his musar av, but he that is shomer over tokhakhat (reproof) is prudent.