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A person's spirit can sustain him when ill, but a crushed spirit — who can bear it?

Some "friends" pretend to be friends, but a true friend sticks closer than a brother.

A person's own folly is what ruins his way, but he rages in his heart against Adonai .

Wealth brings in many friends, but the poor man loses the one friend he has.

A poor man's relatives all hate him; even more his friends stay away from him. He may pursue them with entreaties, but they aren't there to be found.

A king's wrath is like the roaring of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass.

A house and wealth are inherited from ancestors, but a sensible wife is from Adonai .

He who keeps a mitzvah keeps himself safe, but he who doesn't care how he lives will die.

Discipline your child while there is hope, but don't get so angry that you kill him!

One can devise many plans in one's mind, but Adonai 's plan will prevail.

The lazy person buries his hand in the dish but doesn't even bother to bring it to his mouth.

The heart's real intentions are like deep water; but a person with discernment draws them out.

Most people announce that they show kindness, but who can find someone faithful [enough to do it]?

A person may have gold and a wealth of pearls, but lips informed by knowledge are a precious jewel.

Food obtained by fraud may taste good, but later the mouth is full of gravel.

All a person's ways are right in his own view, but Adonai weighs the heart.

The plans of the diligent lead only to abundance; but all who rush in arrive only at want.

A criminal's conduct is crooked, but the work of the pure is right.

Whoever stops up his ears at the cry of the poor will himself cry, but not be answered.

Acting justly is a joy for the righteous but it terrifies evildoers.