1. A workman that is a drunkard shall not become rich: He that despises small things shall fall by little and little.
2. Wine and women will make men of understanding to fall away: And he that cleaves to harlots will be the more reckless.
3. Moths and worms shall have him to heritage; And a reckless soul shall be taken away.
4. He that is hasty to trust is light-minded; And he that sins shall offend against his own soul.
5. He that makes merry in his heart shall be condemned:
6. And he that hates talk has the less wickedness.
7. Never repeat what is told you, And you shall fare never the worse.
8. Whether it be of friend or foe, tell it not; And unless it is a sin to you, reveal it not.
9. For he has heard you, and observed you, And when the time comes he will hate you.
10. Hast you heard a word? let it die with you: Be of good courage, it will not burst you.
11. A fool will travail in pain with a word, As a woman in labor with a child.
12. As an arrow that sticks in the flesh of the thigh, So is a word in a fool’s belly.