1: Wise son, glad father; stupid son, sad mother.
2: Ill-gotten gain gets you nowhere; an honest life is immortal.
3: GOD won't starve an honest soul, but he frustrates the appetites of the wicked.
4: Sloth makes you poor; diligence brings wealth.
5: Make hay while the sun shines--that's smart; go fishing during harvest--that's stupid.
6: Blessings accrue on a good and honest life, but the mouth of the wicked is a dark cave of abuse.
7: A good and honest life is a blessed memorial; a wicked life leaves a rotten stench.
8: A wise heart takes orders; an empty head will come unglued.
9: Honesty lives confident and carefree, but Shifty is sure to be exposed.
10: An evasive eye is a sign of trouble ahead, but an open, face-to-face meeting results in peace.
11: The mouth of a good person is a deep, life--giving well, but the mouth of the wicked is a dark cave of abuse.
12: Hatred starts fights, but love pulls a quilt over the bickering.
13: You'll find wisdom on the lips of a person of insight, but the shortsighted needs a slap in the face.
14: The wise accumulate knowledge--a true treasure; know--it--alls talk too much--a sheer waste.
15: The wealth of the rich is their bastion; the poverty of the indigent is their ruin.
16: The wage of a good person is exuberant life; an evil person ends up with nothing but sin.
17: The road to life is a disciplined life; ignore correction and you're lost for good.
18: Liars secretly hoard hatred; fools openly spread slander.
19: The more talk, the less truth; the wise measure their words.
20: The speech of a good person is worth waiting for; the blabber of the wicked is worthless.
21: The talk of a good person is rich fare for many, but chatterboxes die of an empty heart.
22: GOD's blessing makes life rich; nothing we do can improve on God.
23: An empty-head thinks mischief is fun, but a mindful person relishes wisdom.
24: The nightmares of the wicked come true; what the good people desire, they get.
25: When the storm is over, there's nothing left of the wicked; good people, firm on their rock foundation, aren't even fazed.
26: A lazy employee will give you nothing but trouble; it's vinegar in the mouth, smoke in the eyes.
27: The Fear-of-GOD expands your life; a wicked life is a puny life.
28: The aspirations of good people end in celebration; the ambitions of bad people crash.
29: GOD is solid backing to a well-lived life, but he calls into question a shabby performance.
30: Good people last--they can't be moved; the wicked are here today, gone tomorrow.
31: A good person's mouth is a clear fountain of wisdom; a foul mouth is a stagnant swamp.
32: The speech of a good person clears the air; the words of the wicked pollute it.