1. He who is selfish seeks a craving; against all sound judgment he shows contempt.
2. A fool will not take pleasure in understanding, but in expressing his heart.
3. With the coming of wickedness comes contempt also, and with dishonor, disgrace.
4. Deep waters are words of the mouth of a man; a gushing stream is a fountain of wisdom.
5. Being partial to faces of evil is not good, nor to subvert the righteous at the judgment.
6. The lips of a fool will bring strife, and his mouth calls out for a flogging.
7. The mouth of a fool is ruin to him, and his lips are a snare to his soul.
8. The words of a whisper are like delicious morsels, and they themselves go down to inner parts of the body.
9. Even he who is slack in his work, he is brother to a master of destruction.
10. A tower of strength is the name of Yahweh; into him the righteous will run and be safe.
11. The wealth of the rich is his strong city, and like a wall, it is high in his imagination.
12. In the presence of destruction, the heart of a man will be haughty, but in the presence of honor, humble.
13. He who returns a word before he will hear, folly itself belongs to him as well as shame.