Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? There is more hope of a fool than of him.

[ As] the door turneth upon its hinges, So doth the sluggard upon his bed.

The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit Than seven men that can render a reason.

As a madman who casteth firebrands, Arrows, and death,

For lack of wood the fire goeth out; And where there is no whisperer, contention ceaseth.

The words of a whisperer are as dainty morsels, And they go down into the innermost parts.

He that hateth dissembleth with his lips; But he layeth up deceit within him:

Though [his] hatred cover itself with guile, His wickedness shall be openly showed before the assembly.

A lying tongue hateth those whom it hath wounded; And a flattering mouth worketh ruin.

Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; A stranger, and not thine own lips.

Wrath is cruel, and anger is overwhelming; But who is able to stand before jealousy?

Faithful are the wounds of a friend; But the kisses of an enemy are profuse.

As a bird that wandereth from her nest, So is a man that wandereth from his place.

Thine own friend, and thy father's friend, forsake not; And go not to thy brother's house in the day of thy calamity: Better is a neighbor that is near than a brother far off.

A prudent man seeth the evil, [and] hideth himself; [But] the simple pass on, [and] suffer for it.

He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, It shall be counted a curse to him.

He that would restrain her restraineth the wind; And his right hand encountereth oil.

Whoso keepeth the fig-tree shall eat the fruit thereof; And he that regardeth his master shall be honored.

Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied; And the eyes of man are never satisfied.

Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with bruised grain, Yet will not his foolishness depart from him.

For riches are not for ever: And doth the crown endure unto all generations?

The lambs are for thy clothing, And the goats are the price of the field;

The wicked flee when no man pursueth; But the righteous are bold as a lion.

A needy man that oppresseth the poor Is [like] a sweeping rain which leaveth no food.