1. Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler. Whoever is led astray by them is unwise.
2. The terror of a king is like a lion’s growl. Whoever provokes him endangers his life.
3. It is honor for one to resolve a dispute, yet every fool quarrels.
4. A slacker will not plow in season, so at harvest he looks but finds nothing.
5. The intent of a man’s heart is deep water, but a man of insight draws it out.
6. Many a man proclaims his loyalty, but a faithful man who can find?
7. A righteous person walks in integrity. Blessed are his children after him.
8. A king sitting on the throne to judge separates out all evil with his eyes.
9. Who can say: “I have kept my heart pure; I am cleansed from my sin”?
10. Unequal weights and measures— both are an abomination to Adonai.