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 rebukethan 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 neighbour 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.
13. Take his garment when he puts up collateral for a stranger.Hold it for a wayward woman!
14. He who blesses his neighbour with a loud voice early in the morning,it will be taken as a curse by him.
15. A continual dropping on a rainy dayand a contentious wife are alike:
16. restraining her is like restraining the wind,or like grasping oil in his right hand.