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How useless to spread a net where every bird can see it!
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Then you will understand what is right and just and fair—every good path.
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The path of the righteous is like the morning sun, shining ever brighter till the full light of day.
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Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.
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A loving doe, a graceful deer— may her breasts satisfy you always, may you ever be intoxicated with her love.
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For this command is a lamp, this teaching is a light, and correction and instruction are the way to life,
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now in the street, now in the squares, at every corner she lurks.)
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She has sent out her servants, and she calls from the highest point of the city,
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One person gives freely, yet gains even more; another withholds unduly, but comes to poverty.
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Whoever brings ruin on their family will inherit only wind, and the fool will be servant to the wise.
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Better to be a nobody and yet have a servant than pretend to be somebody and have no food.
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The light of the righteous shines brightly, but the lamp of the wicked is snuffed out.
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Even in laughter the heart may ache, and rejoicing may end in grief.
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The poor are shunned even by their neighbors, but the rich have many friends.
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When calamity comes, the wicked are brought down, but even in death the righteous seek refuge in God.
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Wisdom reposes in the heart of the discerning and even among fools she lets herself be known.
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A king delights in a wise servant, but a shameful servant arouses his fury.
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The eyes of the Lord are everywhere, keeping watch on the wicked and the good.
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Better a small serving of vegetables with love than a fattened calf with hatred.
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Light in a messenger’s eyes brings joy to the heart, and good news gives health to the bones.
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The Lord works out everything to its proper end— even the wicked for a day of disaster.
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The lot is cast into the lap, but its every decision is from the Lord.
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A prudent servant will rule over a disgraceful son and will share the inheritance as one of the family.
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A bribe is seen as a charm by the one who gives it; they think success will come at every turn.
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The one who has knowledge uses words with restraint, and whoever has understanding is even-tempered.
