1: Better to be poor and honest than a rich person no one can trust.
2: Ignorant zeal is worthless; haste makes waste.
3: People ruin their lives by their own stupidity, so why does GOD always get blamed?
4: Wealth attracts friends as honey draws flies, but poor people are avoided like a plague.
5: Perjury won't go unpunished. Would you let a liar go free?
6: Lots of people flock around a generous person; everyone's a friend to the philanthropist.
7: When you're down on your luck, even your family avoids you--yes, even your best friends wish you'd get lost. If they see you coming, they look the other way--out of sight, out of mind.
8: Grow a wise heart--you'll do yourself a favor; keep a clear head--you'll find a good life.
9: The person who tells lies gets caught; the person who spreads rumors is ruined.
10: Blockheads shouldn't live on easy street any more than workers should give orders to their boss.
11: Smart people know how to hold their tongue; their grandeur is to forgive and forget.
12: Mean-tempered leaders are like mad dogs; the good-natured are like fresh morning dew.
13: A parent is worn to a frazzle by a stupid child; a nagging spouse is a leaky faucet.
14: House and land are handed down from parents, but a congenial spouse comes straight from GOD.
15: Life collapses on loafers; lazybones go hungry.
16: Keep the rules and keep your life; careless living kills.
17: Mercy to the needy is a loan to GOD, and GOD pays back those loans in full.
18: Discipline your children while you still have the chance; indulging them destroys them.
19: Let angry people endure the backlash of their own anger; if you try to make it better, you'll only make it worse.
20: Take good counsel and accept correction--that's the way to live wisely and well.
21: We humans keep brainstorming options and plans, but GOD's purpose prevails.
22: It's only human to want to make a buck, but it's better to be poor than a liar.
23: Fear-of-GOD is life itself, a full life, and serene--no nasty surprises.
24: Some people dig a fork into the pie but are too lazy to raise it to their mouth.
25: Punish the insolent--make an example of them. Who knows? Somebody might learn a good lesson.
26: Kids who lash out against their parents are an embarrassment and disgrace.
27: If you quit listening, dear child, and strike off on your own, you'll soon be out of your depth.
28: An unprincipled witness desecrates justice; the mouths of the wicked spew malice.
29: The irreverent have to learn reverence the hard way; only a slap in the face brings fools to attention.