they will disagree with what everyone else knows is right.
2.A fool does not care whether he understands a thing or not; all he wants
to do is show how smart he is.
3.Sin and shame go together. Lose your honor, and you will get scorn
in its place.
4.A person's words can be a source of wisdom, deep as the ocean,
fresh as a flowing stream.
5.It is not right to favor the guilty and keep the innocent from receiving
justice.
6.When some fool starts an argument, he is asking for a beating.
7.When a fool speaks, he is ruining himself; he gets caught in the trap of his
own words.
8.Gossip is so tasty- how we love to swallow it!
9.A lazy person is as bad as someone who is destructive.
10.The Lord is like a strong tower, where the righteous can go and be safe.
11.Rich people, however, imagine that their wealth protects them
like high, strong walls around the city.
12.No one is respected unless he is humble; arrogant people are on the way
to ruin.
13.Listen before you answer. If you don't you are being stupid and insulting.
14.Your will to live can sustain you when you are sick, but if you lose it,
your last hope is gone.
15.Intelligent people are always eager and ready to learn.
16.Do you want to meet an important person? Take him a gift
and it will be easy.
17.The first man to speak in court always seem right until his opponent
begins to question him.
18.If two poweful men are opposing each other in court, casting lots
can settle the issue.
19.Help your brother and he will protect you like a strong city wall,
but if your quarrel with him, he will close his doors to you.
2o.You will have to live with the consequences of everything you say.
21.What you say can preserve life or destroy it; so you must accept the
consequences of your words.
22.Find a wife and you find a good thing; it shows that the Lord is good
to you.
23.When the poor man speaks, he has to be polite, but when the rich
man answers, he is rude.
24.Some friendships do not last, but some friends are more loyal than
brothers.