1. Better to be poor and honestthan to be dishonest and a fool.
2. Enthusiasm without knowledge is no good;haste makes mistakes.
3. People ruin their lives by their own foolishnessand then are angry at the lord.
4. Wealth makes many “friends”;poverty drives them all away.
5. A false witness will not go unpunished,nor will a liar escape.
6. Many seek favors from a ruler;everyone is the friend of a person who gives gifts!
7. The relatives of the poor despise them;how much more will their friends avoid them!Though the poor plead with them,their friends are gone.
8. To acquire wisdom is to love yourself;people who cherish understanding will prosper.
9. A false witness will not go unpunished,and a liar will be destroyed.