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- Wine is a mocker and beer a brawler; whoever is led astray by them is not wise.
- A king's wrath is like the roar of a lion; he who angers him forfeits his life.
- It is to a man's honor to avoid strife, but every fool is quick to quarrel.
- A sluggard does not plow in season; so at harvest time he looks but finds nothing.
- The purposes of a man's heart are deep waters, but a man of understanding draws them out.
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- Many a man claims to have unfailing love, but a faithful man who can find?
- The righteous man leads a blameless life; blessed are his children after him.
- When a king sits on his throne to judge, he winnows out all evil with his eyes.
- Who can say, "I have kept my heart pure; I am clean and without sin"?
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