1 - ?Saying 7?
When you sit to dine with a ruler, note well what
2 - and put a knife to your throat if you are given to gluttony.
3 - Do not crave his delicacies, for that food is deceptive.
4 - ?Saying 8?
Do not wear yourself out to get rich; do not trust your own cleverness.
5 - Cast but a glance at riches, and they are gone, for they will surely sprout wings and fly off to the sky like an eagle.
6 - ?Saying 9?
Do not eat the food of a begrudging host, do not crave his delicacies;
7 - for he is the kind of person who is always thinking about the cost.
8 - You will vomit up the little you have eaten and will have wasted your compliments.
9 - ?Saying 10?
Do not speak to fools, for they will scorn your prudent words.
10 - ?Saying 11?
Do not move an ancient boundary stone or encroach on the fields of the fatherless,
11 - for their Defender is strong; he will take up their case against you.
12 - ?Saying 12?
Apply your heart to instruction and your ears to words of knowledge.
13 - ?Saying 13?
Do not withhold discipline from a child; if you punish them with the rod, they will not die.
14 - Punish them with the rod and save them from death.
15 - ?Saying 14?
My son, if your heart is wise, then my heart will be glad indeed;
16 - my inmost being will rejoice when your lips speak what is right.
17 - ?Saying 15?
Do not let your heart envy sinners, but always be zealous for the fear of the Lord.
18 - There is surely a future hope for you, and your hope will not be cut off.
19 - ?Saying 16?
Listen, my son, and be wise, and set your heart on the right path:
20 - Do not join those who drink too much wine or gorge themselves on meat,
21 - for drunkards and gluttons become poor, and drowsiness clothes them in rags.
22 - ?Saying 17?
Listen to your father, who gave you life, and do not despise your mother when she is old.
23 - Buy the truth and do not sell it - wisdom, instruction and insight as well.
24 - The father of a righteous child has great joy; a man who fathers a wise son rejoices in him.
25 - May your father and mother rejoice; may she who gave you birth be joyful!
26 - ?Saying 18?
My son, give me your heart and let your eyes delight in my ways,
27 - for an adulterous woman is a deep pit, and a wayward wife is a narrow well.
28 - Like a bandit she lies in wait and multiplies the unfaithful among men.
29 - ?Saying 19?
Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has strife? Who has complaints? Who has needless bruises? Who has bloodshot eyes?
30 - Those who linger over wine, who go to sample bowls of mixed wine.
31 - Do not gaze at wine when it is red, when it sparkles in the cup, when it goes down smoothly!
32 - In the end it bites like a snake and poisons like a viper.
33 - Your eyes will see strange sights, and your mind will imagine confusing things.
34 - You will be like one sleeping on the high seas, lying on top of the rigging.
35 - "They hit me," you will say, "but I'm not hurt! They beat me, but I don't feel it! When will I wake up so I can find another drink?"