Proverbs

⁸Be a friend to yourself; do all you can to be wise. Try hard to understand, and you will be rewarded. ⁹A witness who lies will be punished. That liar will be destroyed. ¹⁰A fool should not be rich, and a slave should not rule over princes. ¹¹Experience makes you more patient, and you are most patient when you ignore insults. ¹²The shouts of an angry king are like a roaring lion, but his kind words are like a gentle rain falling softly on the grass. ¹³A foolish son brings a flood of troubles to his father, and a complaining wife is like the constant dripping of water. ¹⁴People receive houses and money from their parents, but a good wife is a gift from the Lord.