| Those who guard their mouths preserve their lives; those who open wide their lips come to ruin. | He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: but he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction. |
| Wealth is a ransom for a person's life, but the poor get no threats. | The ransom of a man's life are his riches: but the poor heareth not rebuke. |
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| By insolence the heedless make strife, but wisdom is with those who take advice. | Only by pride cometh contention: but with the well advised is wisdom. |
| Wealth hastily gotten will dwindle, but those who gather little by little will increase it. | Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase. |
| Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a desire fulfilled is a tree of life. | Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life. |
| Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise, but the companion of fools suffers harm. | He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed. |
