1. A wise child hears the discipline of a father, but a scoffer does not listen to a rebuke.
2. From the fruit of the mouth of a man, he shall eat what is good, but the desire of the treacherous, wrongdoing.
3. He who keeps his mouth guards his life; he who opens his lips, ruin belongs to him.
4. The soul of the lazy craves, but there is nothing, but the person of diligence is richly supplied.
5. The righteous hates a word of falsehood; the wicked will bring shame and disgrace.
6. Righteousness will guard the upright of way, but wickedness will overthrow sin.
7. There is one who acts rich but has nothing; another who pretends to be poor but has wealth.
8. The ransom of the life of a man is his wealth, but the poor does not receive a threat.
9. The light of the righteous will rejoice, but the lamp of the wicked will die out.
10. Only by insolence is strife set up, and wisdom is with those who take advice.
11. Wealth gained from haste will dwindle, but he who gathers little by little will increase it.
12. Hope that is deferred makes the heart sick, but a desire fulfilled is a tree of life.
13. He who despises a word will bring destruction on himself, but he who respects a commandment will be rewarded.
14. The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, in order to avoid the snares of death.
15. Good sense grants favor, but the way of the faithless is coarse.