1
Wine is a mocker, Strong drink is a brawler, And whoever is led astray by it is not wise.
2
The wrath of a king is like the roaring of a lion; Whoever provokes him to anger sins against his own life.
3
It is honorable for a man to stop striving, Since any fool can start a quarrel.
4
The lazy man will not plow because of winter; He will beg during harvest and have nothing.
5
Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water, But a man of understanding will draw it out.
6
Most men will proclaim each his own goodness, But who can find a faithful man?
7
The righteous man walks in his integrity; His children are blessed after him.
8
A king who sits on the throne of judgment Scatters all evil with his eyes.
9
Who can say, "I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin"?
10
Diverse weights and diverse measures, They are both alike, an abomination to the Lord.
11
Even a child is known by his deeds, Whether what he does is pure and right.