1. Better to eat a dry crust of bread with peace of mind than to have a banquet in a house full of trouble.
2. A shrewd servant will gain authority over a master's worthless son and receive a part of the inheritance.
3. Gold and silver are tested by fire, and a person's heart is tested by the Lord.
4. Evil people listen to evil ideas, and liars listen to lies.
5. If you laugh at poor people, you insult the God who made them. You will be punished if you take pleasure in someone's misfortune.
6. Grandparents are proud of their grandchildren, just as children are proud of their parents.
7. Respected people do not tell lies, and fools have nothing worthwhile to say.
8. Some people think a bribe works like magic; they believe it can do anything.