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The dread anger of a king is like the growling of a lion; anyone who provokes him to anger forfeits life itself.
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It is honorable to refrain from strife, but every fool is quick to quarrel.
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The lazy person does not plow in season; harvest comes, and there is nothing to be found.
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The purposes in the human mind are like deep water, but the intelligent will draw them out.
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Many proclaim themselves loyal, but who can find one worthy of trust?
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The righteous walk in integrity— happy are the children who follow them!
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A king who sits on the throne of judgment winnows all evil with his eyes.
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Who can say, "I have made my heart clean; I am pure from my sin"?
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Diverse weights and diverse measures are both alike an abomination to the Lord.
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Even children make themselves known by their acts, by whether what they do is pure and right.
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The hearing ear and the seeing eye— the Lord has made them both.