1. Intelligent children listen to their parents;foolish children do their own thing.
2. The good acquire a taste for helpful conversation;bullies push and shove their way through life.
3. Careful words make for a careful life;careless talk may ruin everything.
4. Indolence wants it all and gets nothing;the energetic have something to show for their lives.
5. A good person hates false talk;a bad person wallows in gibberish.
6. A God-loyal life keeps you on track;sin dumps the wicked in the ditch.
7. A pretentious, showy life is an empty life;a plain and simple life is a full life.
8. The rich can be sued for everything they have,but the poor are free of such threats.
9. The lives of good people are brightly lit streets;the lives of the wicked are dark alleys.
10. Arrogant know-it-alls stir up discord,but wise men and women listen to each other’s counsel.
11. Easy come, easy go,but steady diligence pays off.