1
Wine is a mocker, and beer is a brawler; Whoever is let astray by them is not wise.
2
The terror of a king is like the roaring of a lion: He who provokes him to anger forfeits his own life.
3
It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife; But every fool will be quarreling.
4
The sluggard will not plow by reason of the winter; Therefore he shall beg in 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
Many men claim to be men of unfailing love, But who can find a faithful man?
7
A righteous man who walks in his integrity, Blessed are his children after him.
8
A king who sits on the throne of judgment Scatters away all evil with his eyes.
9
Who can say, "I have made my heart pure. I am clean and without sin?"
10
Differing weights and differing measures, Both of them alike are an abomination to the LORD.
11
Even a child makes himself known by his doings, Whether his work is pure, and whether it is right.