1. Boast not thyself of to-morrow, for thou knowest not what a day will bring forth.
2. Let another praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips.
3. A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool's vexation is heavier than them both.
4. Fury is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before jealousy?
5. Open rebuke is better than hidden love.
6. Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are profuse.
7. The full soul trampleth on a honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
8. As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that wandereth from his place.
9. Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart; and the sweetness of one's friend is the fruit of hearty counsel.
10. Thine own friend, and thy father's friend, forsake not; and go not into thy brother's house in the day of thy calamity: better is a neighbour that is near than a brother far off.
11. Be wise, my son, and make my heart glad, that I may have wherewith to answer him that reproacheth me.
12. A prudent man seeth the evil, and hideth himself; the simple pass on, and are punished.