1.
He who is separated seeks lust; in all sound wisdom, he is exposed.
2.
A fool does not delight in understanding, but in revealing his heart.
3.
When a wicked man comes, there also comes contempt, and with disdain, provocation.
4.
The words of a man's mouth are like deep water; the wellspring of wisdom is a flowing stream.
5.
It is not good to be partial to the wicked, to subvert the righteous in judgment.
6.
The lips of a fool will enter a quarrel, and his mouth calls out for blows.
7.
A fool's mouth is his ruin, and his lips are a snare for himself.
8.
The words of a grumbler are like blows, and they descend into the inmost parts.
9.
Even one who is slack in his work is akin to the destroyer.
10.
The name of the Lord is a tower of strength; the righteous runs into it and is strengthened.
11.
A rich man's wealth is his strong city, and like a strong wall in his chamber.
12.
Before ruin, a man's heart becomes haughty, but before honor there is humility.
13.
He who answers a word before he understands-it is foolishness for him and an embarrassment.
14.
A man's spirit will sustain his illness, but a broken spirit-who will bear it?
15.
An understanding heart will acquire knowledge, and the ear of the wise will seek knowledge.
16.
A man's gift will make room for him, and it will lead him before the great.
17.
He who pleads his case first seems just, but his neighbor comes and searches him out.
18.
The lot causes quarrels to cease, and it separates contentious people.
19.
A rebellious brother [is deprived] of a strong city, and the quarrels are like the bolt of a castle.
20.
With the fruit of his mouth does a man's stomach become sated; with the produce of his lips he is sated.
21.
Death and life are in the hand of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its produce.
22.
He who has found a wife has found good, and has obtained favor from the Lord.
23.
A poor man speaks with supplications, but a rich man replies with impudence.
24.
A man acquires friends with whom to associate, and there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
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