1. Boast not thyself of yom makhar (tomorrow), for thou hast no da'as of what a yom may bring forth.
2. Let another praise thee, and not thine own peh (mouth); a nokhri (stranger), and not thine own sfatayim (lips).
3. An even (stone) is heavy, and the chol (sand) weighty; but a fool's wrath is heavier than them both.
4. Chemah (anger) is cruel, and fury is a torrent, but who is able to stand before kinah (jealousy, envy)?
5. Open tovah tokhakhat (good, constructive reproof) is better than secret ahavah.
6. Ne'emanim (faithful) are the wounds of an ohev (friend); but deceitful the neshikot (kisses) of an enemy.
7. The full nefesh trampleth a honeycomb, but to the hungry nefesh every mar (bitter thing) is sweet.