| An honest witness does not lie; a false witness breathes lies. | A faithful witness does not lie, but a false witness breathes out lies. |
| There is a path before each person that seems right, but it ends in death. | There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way to death. |
| Work brings profit, but mere talk leads to poverty! | In all toil there is profit, but mere talk tends only to poverty. |
| People with understanding control their anger; a hot temper shows great foolishness. | Whoever is slow to anger has great understanding, but he who has a hasty temper exalts folly. |
| Godliness makes a nation great, but sin is a disgrace to any people. | Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a reproach to any people. |
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