| Do not forsake your friend or the friend of your parent; do not go to the house of your kindred in the day of your calamity. Better is a neighbor who is nearby than kindred who are far away. | Thine own friend, and thy father's friend, forsake not; neither go into thy brother's house in the day of thy calamity: for better is a neighbour that is near than a brother far off. |
| The clever see danger and hide; but the simple go on, and suffer for it. | A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished. |
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| Iron sharpens iron, and one person sharpens the wits of another. | Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend. |
| Just as water reflects the face, so one human heart reflects another. | As in water face answereth to face, so the heart of man to man. |
| When one will not listen to the law, even one's prayers are an abomination. | He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer shall be abomination. |
| No one who conceals transgressions will prosper, but one who confesses and forsakes them will obtain mercy. | He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy. |
| A fool gives full vent to anger, but the wise quietly holds it back. | A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in till afterwards. |
| A person's pride will bring humiliation, but one who is lowly in spirit will obtain honor. | A man's pride shall bring him low: but honour shall uphold the humble in spirit. |
| The fear of others lays a snare, but one who trusts in the Lord is secure. | The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the Lord shall be safe. |
| Every word of God proves true; he is a shield to those who take refuge in him. | Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him. |
| Remove far from me falsehood and lying; give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with the food that I need. | Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me. |
