A slothful man is compared to a stone that is defiled;

2 A slothful man is compared to the filth of a dunghill:

3 A father hath shame in having begotten an uninstructed son;

4 A prudent daughter shall inherit a husband of her own;

5 She that is bold bringeth shame upon father and husband;

6 Unseasonable discourse is as music in mourning;

7 He that teacheth a fool is as one that glueth a potsherd together;

8 He that discourseth to a fool is as one discoursing to a man that slumbereth;

11 Weep for the dead, for light hath failed him;

12 Seven days are the days of mourning for the dead;

13 Talk not much with a foolish man,

14 What shall be heavier than lead?

15 Sand, and salt, and a mass of iron, is easier to bear,

16 Timber girt and bound into a building shall not be loosed with shaking:

17 A heart settled upon a thoughtful understanding

18 Palisades set on a high place will not stand against the wind:

19 He that pricketh the eye will make tears to fall;

20 Whoso casteth a stone at birds frighteneth them away;

21 If thou hast drawn a sword against a friend, despair not;

22 If thou hast opened thy mouth against a friend, fear not;

23 Gain trust with thy neighbor in his poverty,

24 Before fire is the vapor and smoke of a furnace;

25 I will not be ashamed to shelter a friend;

26 And if any evil happen unto me because of him,

27 Who shall set a watch over my mouth,