1. Wine causes you to make fun of others, and beer causes you to start fights. Anyone who is led down the wrong path by them is not wise.
2. A king's anger is like a lion's roar. Anyone who makes him angry may lose his life.
3. Avoiding a fight brings honor to a man. But every foolish person is quick to argue.
4. Anyone who refuses to work doesn't plow in the right season. When he looks for a crop at harvest time, he doesn't find it.
5. The purposes of a man's heart are like deep water. But a man who has understanding brings them out.
6. Many claim to have love that never fails. But who can find a faithful man?