2
The dread of a king is like when a lion roars; he who makes him angry commits a life-threatening sin.
3
Avoiding quarrels brings a person honor; for any fool can explode in anger.
4
A lazy person won't plow in winter; so at harvest-time, when he looks, there is nothing.
5
The heart's real intentions are like deep water; but a person with discernment draws them out.
6
Most people announce that they show kindness, but who can find someone faithful [enough to do it]?
7
The righteous live a life of integrity; happy are their children after them.
8
The king seated on his judgment throne can winnow out all evil with his glance.
9
Who can say, "I have made my heart clean, I am cleansed from my sin"?
10
False weights and false measures -ADONAI detests them both.
11
The character of even a child is known by how he acts, by whether his deeds are pure and right.
12
The hearing ear and the seeing eye -ADONAI made them both.