1. Don’t brag about tomorrow,for you don’t know what a day will bring.
2. Let another person praise you, and not your own mouth;a stranger, and not your own lips.
3. A stone is heavy and sand weighs much,but the nuisance of fools is heavier than both.
4. Wrath is cruel and anger is a flood,but who can withstand jealousy?
5. A public correction is better than hidden love.
6. Trustworthy are the bruises of a friend;excessive are the kisses of an enemy.
7. Someone who is full refuses honey,but anything bitter tastes sweet to a hungry person.
8. Like a bird wandering from its nest,so is one who wanders from home.
9. Oil and incense make the heart glad,and the sweetness of friends comes from their advice.
10. Don’t desert your friend or a friend of your family;don’t go to your relative’s house when disaster strikes.Better a neighbor nearby than a relative far away.
11. Be wise, my child, and make my heart glad,so I can answer those who insult me.
12. Prudent people see evil and hide;the simpleminded go right to it and get punished.
13. Take the garment of the person who secures a loan for a stranger;take his pledge for a foreigner.
14. Greeting a neighbor with a loud voice early in the morningwill be viewed as a curse.