A violent person ¹  entices ²  his neighbor, and leads him down a path that is terrible. ³ 

Better to be slow to anger ¹  than to be a mighty warrior, and one who controls his temper ²  is better than ³  one who captures a city. ⁴ 

It is terrible ¹  to show partiality ²  to the wicked, ³  by depriving ⁴  a righteous man of justice.

The one who finds ¹  a wife finds what is enjoyable, ²  and receives a pleasurable gift ³  from the Lord. ⁴ 

Better is a poor person who walks in his integrity ¹  than one who is perverse in his speech ²  and is a fool. ³ 

The one who acquires wisdom ¹  loves himself; ²  the one who preserves understanding will prosper. ³ 

The Lord abhors ¹  differing weights, and dishonest scales are wicked. ² 

It is better to live ¹  in a desert land ²  than with a quarrelsome and easily-provoked ³  woman.

A good name ¹  is to be chosen ²  rather than great wealth, good favor ³  more than silver or gold.

A generous person ¹  will be blessed, ²  for he gives some of his food ³  to the poor.

These sayings also are from the wise: To show partiality ¹  in judgment is terrible: ² 

It is not good ¹  to eat too much honey, nor is it honorable for people to seek their own glory. ² 

A poor person ¹  who walks in his integrity is better than one who is perverse in his ways ²  even though ³  he is rich. ⁴ 

She brings him ¹  good and not evil ²  all the days of her life.

She knows ¹  that her merchandise is good, and her lamp ²  does not go out in the night.

It is better for you not to vow than to vow and not pay it. ¹ 

Sorrow ¹  is better than laughter, because sober reflection ²  is good for the heart. ³ 

It is better for a person to receive ¹  a rebuke from those who are wise ²  than to listen to the song ³  of fools.

Tell the innocent ¹  it will go well with them, ²  for they will be rewarded for what they have done. ³ 

We hoped for good fortune, but nothing good has come of it. We hoped for a time of relief, but instead we experience terror. ¹