1When you sit down to dine with a…
2and put a knife to your throat if…
3Do not crave his delicacies, for that food…
4Do not wear yourself out to get rich;…
5When you glance at wealth, it disappears, for…
6Do not eat the bread of a stingy…
7for he is keeping track, inwardly counting the…
8You will vomit up what little you have…
9Do not speak to a fool, for he…
10Do not move an ancient boundary stone or…
11for their Redeemer is strong; He will take…
12Apply your heart to instruction and your ears…
13Do not withhold discipline from a child; although…
14Strike him with a rod, and you will…
15My son, if your heart is wise, my…
16My inmost being will rejoice when your lips…
17Do not let your heart envy sinners, but…
18For surely there is a future, and your…
19Listen, my son, and be wise, and guide…
20Do not join those who drink too much…
21For the drunkard and the glutton will come…
22Listen to your father who gave you life,…
23Invest in truth and never sell it—in wisdom…
24The father of a righteous man will greatly…
25May your father and mother be glad, and…
26My son, give me your heart, and let…
27For a prostitute is a deep pit, and…
28Like a robber she lies in wait and…
29Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has…
30Those who linger over wine, who go to…
31Do not gaze at wine while it is…
32In the end it bites like a snake…
33Your eyes will see strange things, and your…
34You will be like one sleeping on the…
35“They struck me, but I feel no pain!…
