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"God keeps every promise he makes. He is like a shield for all who seek his protection.
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If you claim that he said something that he never said, he will reprimand you and show that you are a liar."
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I ask you, God, to let me have two things before I die:
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keep me from lying, and let me be neither rich nor poor. So give me only as much food as I need.
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If I have more, I might say that I do not need you. But if I am poor, I might steal and bring disgrace on my God.
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Never criticize servants to their master. You will be cursed and suffer for it.
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There are people who curse their fathers and do not show their appreciation for their mothers.
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There are people who think they are pure when they are as filthy as they can be.
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There are people who think they are so good - oh, how good they think they are!
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There are people who take cruel advantage of the poor and needy; that is the way they make their living.
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A leech has two daughters, and both are named "Give me!" There are four things that are never satisfied:
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the world of the dead, a woman without children, dry ground that needs rain, and a fire burning out of control.
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If you make fun of your father or despise your mother in her old age, you ought to be eaten by vultures or have your eyes picked out by wild ravens.
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There are four things that are too mysterious for me to understand:
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an eagle flying in the sky,
1 a snake moving on a rock, a ship finding its way over the sea, and a man and a woman falling in love.
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This is how an unfaithful wife acts: she commits adultery, takes a bath, and says, "But I haven't done anything wrong!"
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There are four things that the earth itself cannot tolerate:
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a slave who becomes a king, a fool who has all he wants to eat,
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a hateful woman who gets married, and a servant woman who takes the place of her mistress.
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There are four animals in the world that are small, but very, very clever:
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Ants: they are weak, but they store up their food in the summer.