Dual Panel1Wine is an insolent fellow, strong drink a brawler, and no one addicted to their company grows wise.
2A king's threat is like a lion's roar; one who ignores it puts his life in jeopardy.
3To draw back from a dispute is honourable, but every fool comes to blows.
4The lazy man who does not plough in autumn looks for a crop at harvest and gets nothing.
5Counsel in another's heart is like deep water, but a discerning person will draw it up.
6Many assert their loyalty, but where will you find one to keep faith?
7If someone leads a good and upright life, happy are his children after him!
8A king seated on his throne in judgement has an eye to sift out all that is evil.
9Who can say, “I have a clear conscience; I am purged from my sin”?
10A double standard in weights and measures is an abomination to the LORD.
11By his actions a child reveals himself, whether or not his conduct is innocent and upright.
12An attentive ear, an observant eye, the LORD made them both.
13Love sleep, and you will know poverty; keep awake, and you will eat your fill.
14“A bad bargain!” says the buyer to the seller, but off he goes to brag about it.
15There is gold in plenty and a wealth of red coral, but informed speech is a rarity.
16Take the garment of anyone who pledges his word for a stranger; hold it as security for the unknown person.
17Bread got by fraud may taste good, but afterwards it turns to grit in the mouth.
18Counsel is the key to good planning; wars are won by statecraft.
19A gossip will betray secrets, so have nothing to do with a tale-bearer.
20If anyone reviles his father and mother, his lamp will fail when darkness is deepest.
21If you begin by amassing possessions in haste, they will bring you no blessing in the end.
22Do not think to repay evil for evil; wait for the LORD to deliver you.
23A double standard in weights is an abomination to the LORD, and false scales are unforgivable.
24It is the LORD who directs a person's steps; how can anyone understand the road he travels?
25It is dangerous to dedicate a gift rashly, to make a vow and then have second thoughts.
26A wise king sifts out the wicked and turns the wheel of fortune against them.
27The LORD shines into a person's soul, searching out his inmost being.
28Loyalty and good faith preserve a king; his throne is upheld by justice.
29The glory of young men is their strength, the dignity of old men their grey hairs.
30A good beating purges the mind of evil, and blows chasten the inmost being.