1. Don’t boast about tomorrow; for you don’t know what a day may bring.
2. Let another man praise you, and not your own mouth; a stranger, and not your own lips.
3. A stone is heavy, and sand is a burden; but a fool’s provocation is heavier than both.
4. Wrath is cruel, and anger is overwhelming; but who is able to stand before jealousy?
5. Better is open rebuke than hidden love.
6. Faithful are the wounds of a friend; although the kisses of an enemy are profuse.
7. A full soul loathes a honeycomb; but to a hungry soul, every bitter thing is sweet.
8. As a bird that wanders from her nest, so is a man who wanders from his home.
9. Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart; so does earnest counsel from a man’s friend.
10. Don’t forsake your friend and your father’s friend. Don’t go to your brother’s house in the day of your disaster: better is a neighbor who is near than a distant brother.
11. Be wise, my son, and bring joy to my heart, then I can answer my tormentor.
12. A prudent man sees danger and takes refuge; but the simple pass on, and suffer for it.