1. He, that being often reproved, stiffeneth his neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without marpeh (remedy).
2. When the tzaddikim are increased, the people rejoice, but when the rasha beareth rule, the people groan.
3. He who loveth chochmah rejoiceth aviv, but he that keepeth company with zonot squanders his hon (substance, wealth).
4. Melech by mishpat establisheth eretz, but an ish terumot (a man of bribes) bringeth it down.
5. A gever that flattereth his neighbor spreadeth a reshet (net) for his feet.
6. By peysha (transgression) an ish rah is snared, but the tzaddik doth sing and have simchah.