1
Have you sinned, my child? Do so no more, but ask forgiveness for your past sins.
2
Flee from sin as from a snake; for if you approach sin, it will bite you. Its teeth are lion's teeth, and can destroy human lives.
3
All lawlessness is like a two-edged sword; there is no healing for the wound it inflicts.
4
Panic and insolence will waste away riches; thus the house of the proud will be laid waste.
5
The prayer of the poor goes from their lips to the ears of God, and his judgment comes speedily.
6
Those who hate reproof walk in the sinner's steps, but those who fear the Lord repent in their heart.
7
The mighty in speech are widely known; when they slip, the sensible person knows it.
8
Whoever builds his house with other people's money is like one who gathers stones for his burial mound.
9
An assembly of the wicked is like a bundle of tow, and their end is a blazing fire.
10
The way of sinners is paved with smooth stones, but at its end is the pit of Hades.