- Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler; And whosoever erreth thereby is not wise.
- The terror of a king is as the roaring of a lion: He that provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own life.
- It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife; But every fool will be quarrelling.
- The sluggard will not plow by reason of the winter; Therefore he shall beg in harvest, and have nothing.
- Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water; But a man of understanding will draw it out.
- Most men will proclaim every one his own kindness; But a faithful man who can find?
- A righteous man that walketh in his integrity, Blessed are his children after him.
- A king that sitteth on the throne of judgment Scattereth away all evil with his eyes.
- Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin?
- Diverse weights, and diverse measures, Both of them alike are an abomination to Jehovah.
- Even a child maketh himself known by his doings, Whether his work be pure, and whether it be right.
- The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, Jehovah hath made even both of them.
- Love not sleep, let thou come to poverty; Open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.
- It is bad, it is bad, saith the buyer; But when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.
- There is gold, and abundance of rubies; But the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.
- Take his garment that is surety for a stranger; And hold him in pledge that is surety for foreigners.
- Bread of falsehood is sweet to a man; But afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.
- Every purpose is established by counsel; And by wise guidance make thou war.
- He that goeth about as a tale-bearer revealeth secrets; Therefore company not with him that openeth wide his lips.
- Whoso curseth his father or his mother, His lamp shall be put out in blackness of darkness.
- An inheritance may be gotten hastily at the beginning; But the end thereof shall not be blessed.
- Say not thou, I will recompense evil: Wait for Jehovah, and he will save thee.
- Diverse weights are an abomination to Jehovah; And a false balance is not good.
- A man’s goings are of Jehovah; How then can man understand his way?
- It is a snare to a man rashly to say, It is holy, And after vows to make inquiry.
- A wise king winnoweth the wicked, And bringeth the threshing -wheel over them.
- The spirit of man is the lamp of Jehovah, Searching all his innermost parts.
- Kindness and truth preserve the king; And his throne is upholden by kindness.
- The glory of young men is their strength; And the beauty of old men is the hoary head.
- Stripes that wound cleanse away evil; And strokes reach the innermost parts.
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