| A perverse man sows strife, and a tale-bearer destroys close friendships. | A dishonest man spreads strife, and a whisperer separates close friends. |
| How can a young man lead a spotless life? By living according to your word. | How can a young man keep his way pure? By guarding it according to your word. |
| What does it profit a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his very life? | For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his soul? |
| A fool gives free rein to his anger, but a wise man bides his time and calms it. | A fool gives full vent to his spirit, but a wise man quietly holds it back. |
| A good man produces good from the store of goodness in his heart, whereas an evil man produces evil from the store of evil within him. For the mouth speaks from the abundance of the heart. | The good person out of the good treasure of his heart produces good, and the evil person out of his evil treasure produces evil, for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks. |
| There is a way that seems right to a man, but the end of it leads to death. | There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way to death. |
| Taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the man who takes refuge in him. | Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good! Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him! |
| A man’s attraction is his kindness; it is far better to be poor than to be a liar. | What is desired in a man is steadfast love, and a poor man is better than a liar. |
| A man is haughty until disaster overtakes him, but humility comes before honors. | Before destruction a man's heart is haughty, but humility comes before honor. |
| The Lord God made clothing for the man and woman out of animal skins and he clothed them. | And the Lord God made for Adam and for his wife garments of skins and clothed them. |
| What will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his very life? Or what can he give in exchange for his life? | For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul? Or what shall a man give in return for his soul? |
| Or can a man walk on red-hot coals without scorching his feet? | Or can one walk on hot coals and his feet not be scorched? |
| But from the very beginning of creation, ‘God made them male and female.’ ‘That is why a man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife, and the two become one flesh.’ And so they are no longer two but one flesh. Therefore, what God has joined together, let no one separate. | But from the beginning of creation, ‘God made them male and female.’ ‘Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and hold fast to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh.’ So they are no longer two but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together, let not man separate. |
| A man is joyful when he utters apt answers, and even more satisfying is a word in season. | To make an apt answer is a joy to a man, and a word in season, how good it is! |
| Alleluia. Blessed is the man who fears the Lord, who greatly delights in his precepts. | Praise the Lord! Blessed is the man who fears the Lord, who greatly delights in his commandments! |
| Jesus answered, “As it is written: ‘Man does not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes forth from the mouth of God.’ ” | But he answered, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.’” |
| A patient man shows good sense, but a quick-tempered man displays the height of folly. | Whoever is slow to anger has great understanding, but he who has a hasty temper exalts folly. |
| So if anyone says to you, ‘Behold, he is in the wilderness,’ do not go out there. If they say, ‘Behold, he is in the inner rooms,’ do not believe it. For just as lightning comes from the east and is visible even in the west, so will the coming of the Son of Man be. | So, if they say to you, ‘Look, he is in the wilderness,’ do not go out. If they say, ‘Look, he is in the inner rooms,’ do not believe it. For as the lightning comes from the east and shines as far as the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man. |
| The wicked man borrows but neglects to repay, whereas the righteous man is generous in giving. | The wicked borrows but does not pay back, but the righteous is generous and gives. |
| Just as water reflects one’s face, so does one human heart reflect another. | As in water face reflects face, so the heart of man reflects the man. |
| How much more valuable a man is than a sheep! Therefore, it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath. | Of how much more value is a man than a sheep! So it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath. |
| All day long the godless man continues to covet, whereas the righteous man gives unsparingly. | All day long he craves and craves, but the righteous gives and does not hold back. |
| A man may plan his own course, but the Lord makes his steps secure. | The heart of man plans his way, but the Lord establishes his steps. |
| Blessed is the person who has found wisdom, the one who has gained understanding. | Blessed is the one who finds wisdom, and the one who gets understanding. |
| In my anguish I cried out; the Lord heard my plea, and I was saved from all my troubles. | This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him and saved him out of all his troubles. |
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