1. Do not boast about tomorrow,for you do not know what a day may bring.
2. Let someone else praise you, and not your own mouth;an outsider, and not your own lips.
3. Stone is heavy and sand a burden,but a fool’s provocation is heavier than both.
4. Anger is cruel and fury overwhelming,but who can stand before jealousy?
5. Better is open rebukethan hidden love.
6. Wounds from a friend can be trusted,but an enemy multiplies kisses.
7. One who is full loathes honey from the comb,but to the hungry even what is bitter tastes sweet.
8. Like a bird that flees its nestis anyone who flees from home.
9. Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart,and the pleasantness of a friendsprings from their heartfelt advice.
10. Do not forsake your friend or a friend of your family,and do not go to your relative’s house when disaster strikes you –better a neighbour nearby than a relative far away.
11. Be wise, my son, and bring joy to my heart;then I can answer anyone who treats me with contempt.