Dual Panel1A wise son heeds a father's instruction; the arrogant will not listen to rebuke.
2The good enjoy the fruit of righteousness, but violence is meat and drink for the perfidious.
3One who minds his words preserves his life; one who talks too much faces ruin.
4Those who are lazy and torn by appetite are unsatisfied, but the diligent grow prosperous.
5The righteous hate falsehood; the actions of the wicked are base and disgraceful.
6Right conduct protects the honest, but wickedness brings sinners down.
7One pretends to be rich, although he has nothing; another has great wealth but affects poverty.
8One who is rich has to pay a ransom, but one who is poor is immune from threats.
9The light of the righteous burns brightly; the lamp of the wicked will be extinguished.
10A brainless fool causes strife by his presumption; wisdom is found among friends in council.
11Wealth quickly won dwindles away, but if amassed little by little it will grow.
12Hope deferred makes the heart sick; a wish come true is a tree of life.
13To despise a word of advice is to ask for trouble; mind a command, and you will be rewarded.
14The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life offering escape from the snares of death.
15Good sense wins favour, but perfidy leads to disaster.
16Clever people do everything with understanding, but the stupid parade their folly.
17An evil messenger causes trouble, but a trusty envoy brings healing.
18To refuse correction brings poverty and humiliation; one who takes reproof to heart comes to honour.
19Desire fulfilled is sweet to the taste; stupid people detest mending their ways.
20Walk with the wise and learn wisdom; mix with the stupid and come to harm.
21Ill fortune pursues the sinner; good fortune rewards the righteous.
22A good man leaves an inheritance to his descendants, but the sinner's hoard passes to the righteous.
23The fallow land of the poor may yield much grain, but through injustice it may be stolen.
24A father who spares the rod hates his son, but one who loves his son brings him up strictly.
25The righteous eat their fill, but the bellies of the wicked are empty.