2. Ill-gotten gain gets you nowhere;an honest life is immortal.
3. God won’t starve an honest soul,but he frustrates the appetites of the wicked.
4. Sloth makes you poor;diligence brings wealth.
5. Make hay while the sun shines—that’s smart;go fishing during harvest—that’s stupid.
6. Blessings accrue on a good and honest life,but the mouth of the wicked is a dark cave of abuse.
7. A good and honest life is a blessed memorial;a wicked life leaves a rotten stench.
8. A wise heart takes orders;an empty head will come unglued.
9. Honesty lives confident and carefree,but Shifty is sure to be exposed.
10. An evasive eye is a sign of trouble ahead,but an open, face-to-face meeting results in peace.
11. The mouth of a good person is a deep, life-giving well,but the mouth of the wicked is a dark cave of abuse.
12. Hatred starts fights,but love pulls a quilt over the bickering.
13. You’ll find wisdom on the lips of a person of insight,but the shortsighted needs a slap in the face.
14. The wise accumulate knowledge—a true treasure;know-it-alls talk too much—a sheer waste.
15. The wealth of the rich is their bastion;the poverty of the indigent is their ruin.
16. The wage of a good person is exuberant life;an evil person ends up with nothing but sin.