All the ways of a person are clean in his own sight, But the Lord examines the motives.

A just balance and scales belong to the Lord; All the weights of the bag are His concern.

A friend loves at all times, And a brother is born for adversity.

Contrast of the Upright and the Wicked

One who separates himself seeks his own desire; He quarrels against all sound wisdom.

All the brothers of a poor person hate him; How much more do his friends abandon him! He pursues them with words, but they are gone.

A king who sits on the throne of justice Disperses all evil with his eyes.

The spirit of a person is the lamp of the Lord, Searching all the innermost parts of his being.

All day long he is craving, While the righteous gives and does not hold back.

The rich and the poor have a common bond, The Lord is the Maker of them all.

And by knowledge the rooms are filled With all precious and pleasant riches.

For riches are not forever, Nor does a crown endure to all generations.

One who walks blamelessly will receive help, But one who is crooked will fall all at once.

If a ruler pays attention to falsehood, All his ministers become wicked.

Who has ascended into heaven and descended? Who has gathered the wind in His fists? Who has wrapped the waters in His garment? Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is His name or His Son’s name? Surely you know!

The locusts have no king, Yet all of them go out in ranks;

Otherwise they will drink and forget what is decreed, And pervert the rights of all the needy.

Open your mouth for the people who cannot speak, For the rights of all the unfortunate.

She does him good and not evil All the days of her life.

She is not afraid of the snow for her household, For all her household are clothed with scarlet.

“Many daughters have done nobly, But you excel them all.”