1: Wine makes you mean, beer makes you quarrelsome--a staggering drunk is not much fun.
2: Quick-tempered leaders are like mad dogs--cross them and they bite your head off.
3: It's a mark of good character to avert quarrels, but fools love to pick fights.
4: A farmer too lazy to plant in the spring has nothing to harvest in the fall.
5: Knowing what is right is like deep water in the heart; a wise person draws from the well within.
6: Lots of people claim to be loyal and loving, but where on earth can you find one?
7: God-loyal people, living honest lives, make it much easier for their children.
8: Leaders who know their business and care keep a sharp eye out for the shoddy and cheap,
9: For who among us can be trusted to be always diligent and honest?
10: Switching price tags and padding the expense account are two things GOD hates.
11: Young people eventually reveal by their actions if their motives are on the up and up.
12: Ears that hear and eyes that see--we get our basic equipment from GOD!
13: Don't be too fond of sleep; you'll end up in the poorhouse. Wake up and get up; then there'll be food on the table.
14: The shopper says, "That's junk--I'll take it off your hands," then goes off boasting of the bargain.
15: Drinking from the beautiful chalice of knowledge is better than adorning oneself with gold and rare gems.
16: Hold tight to collateral on any loan to a stranger; beware of accepting what a transient has pawned.
17: Stolen bread tastes sweet, but soon your mouth is full of gravel.
18: Form your purpose by asking for counsel, then carry it out using all the help you can get.
19: Gossips can't keep secrets, so never confide in blabbermouths.
20: Anyone who curses father and mother extinguishes light and exists benighted.
21: A bonanza at the beginning is no guarantee of blessing at the end.
22: Don't ever say, "I'll get you for that!" Wait for GOD; he'll settle the score.
23: GOD hates cheating in the marketplace; rigged scales are an outrage.
24: The very steps we take come from GOD; otherwise how would we know where we're going?
25: An impulsive vow is a trap; later you'll wish you could get out of it.
26: After careful scrutiny, a wise leader makes a clean sweep of rebels and dolts.
27: GOD is in charge of human life, watching and examining us inside and out.
28: Love and truth form a good leader; sound leadership is founded on loving integrity.
29: Youth may be admired for vigor, but gray hair gives prestige to old age.
30: A good thrashing purges evil; punishment goes deep within us.