1.
The [imbiber of] wine is a scorner; he roars, "Strong drink!" And whoever strays with it will not become wise.
2.
Fear of a king is like a lion's roar; he who provokes him forfeits his life.
3.
It is honor for a man to refrain from quarreling, and every fool will be exposed.
4.
Because of the winter, a lazy man does not plow; he will seek in harvest, and there will be nothing.
5.
Counsel in man's heart is like deep water, but a man of understanding will draw it out.
6.
Many people call upon the man who promises them kindness, but who can find a trustworthy man?
7.
He who walks innocently is righteous; fortunate are his sons after him.
8.
A king sits upon a throne of judgment; all evil is spread out before him.
9.
Who will say, "I have cleansed my heart; I have become purified of my sin"?
10.
Diverse weights and diverse measures-even both are an abomination of the Lord.
11.
Even a child can disguise himself with his deeds, if his deed is pure or upright.
12.
The hearing ear and the seeing eye, the Lord has made even both of them.
13.
Do not love sleep lest you become poor, open your eyes and be sated with bread.
14.
"It is bad, it is bad, " says the buyer, but when he goes away, then he boasts.
15.
There is gold and many pearls, but lips of knowledge are like a precious vessel.
16.
Take his garment because he stood surety for a stranger, and hold him in pledge for an alien woman.
17.
Bread of falsehood is sweet to a man, but afterwards his mouth will be filled with gravel.
18.
Plans with counsel will be established, and with strategies wage war.
19.
You shall not mingle with one who divulges secrets, one who gossips, or with one who entices with his lips.
20.
If one curses his father and mother, his lamp will flicker in the blackest darkness.
21.
An inheritance may be acquired hastily in the beginning, but its end will not be blessed.
22.
Do not say, "I will repay evil." Hope to the Lord, and He will save you.
23.
Diverse weights are an abomination of the Lord, and deceptive scales are not good.
24.
A man's steps are from the Lord, for man understands nothing of his way.
25.
When a man is trapped he impairs his sanctity, and he must seek vows.
26.
The Wise King scatters the wicked, and turns the wheel over them.
27.
Man's soul is the Lord's lamp, which searches out all the innermost parts.
28.
Kindness and truth preserve the king, and he supports his throne with kindness.
29.
The glory of young men is their strength, and the beauty of elders is a hoary head.
30.
Contusions and wounds come for outpouring in evil, and plagues in the innermost parts.
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