| Those who guard their mouths preserve their lives; those who open wide their lips come to ruin. | Whoever guards his mouth preserves his life; he who opens wide his lips comes to ruin. |
| Wealth is a ransom for a person's life, but the poor get no threats. | The ransom of a man's life is his wealth, but a poor man hears no threat. |
| By insolence the heedless make strife, but wisdom is with those who take advice. | By insolence comes nothing but strife, but with those who take advice is wisdom. |
| Wealth hastily gotten will dwindle, but those who gather little by little will increase it. | Wealth gained hastily will dwindle, but whoever gathers little by little will increase it. |
| Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a desire fulfilled is a tree of life. | Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a desire fulfilled is a tree of life. |
| Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise, but the companion of fools suffers harm. | Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise, but the companion of fools will suffer harm. |
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