[1]WINE is grievous, drunkenness is shameful; and whosoever drinks excessively is not wise[2]The anger of the king is as the roaring of a lion; he who provokes him to anger sins against his own life[3]It is an honor for a man to cease from strife; but every fool will delight in it[4]The lazy man is reproached and he will not cease from talking; therefore he shall beg during harvest but will not receive even water[5]The counsel in a king's heart is deep; but a wise man will draw it out[6]Many men are considered merciful; but a faithful man who can find[7]The just man walks in his integrity; blessed are his children after him[8]A king who sits on the throne of judgment scatters away all evil things from before him[9]Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sins[10]Diverse weights and diverse measures, both alike, are an abomination in the presence of the LORD[11]Even a child is known by his doings, whether his works are pure and whether they are right[12]The hearing ear and the seeing eye, the LORD has made even both of them[13]Love not sleep test you come to poverty; open your eyes and you shall be satisfied with bread[14]A friend says to his friend, I have made a gain; then he boasts[15]Again he says, Here is gold and a multitude of precious stones and precious vessels; but the lips of knowledge are precious jewels[16]Take the garment of him who is surety for a stranger; and take his pledge for the sake of a stranger[17]He who becomes surety for a man by means of deceitful gain will afterwards have his mouth filled with gravel[18]A good purpose is established by counsel; but by provocation war is made[19]He who reveals a secret causes slander; therefore do not meddle with him who is hasty with his lips[20]He who curses his father or his mother, his lamp shall be extinguished[21]An inheritance hastily acquired in the beginning, shall not be blessed in the end[22]Do not say, I will recompense evil; but wait for the LORD that he may save you[23]Diverse weights are an abomination in the presence of the LORD; and false scales are not good[24]A man's steps are directed by the LORD; who is the man, then, who can direct his own way[25]It is a snare for a man who vows to give something to a holy place, and regrets after he has vowed[26]A wise king scatters the wicked and crushes them under the wheel[27]The soul of a man is the lamp of the LORD, searching all the inward parts of the heart[28]Mercy and truth preserve a king; and his throne is established by grace[29]The glory of young men is their strength; and the beauty of old men is their grey hair[30]Misery and torment befall the evil men; and wounds smite the inner parts of their body