1 Wine is a scoffer, strong drink a brawler, And whoever is led astray by it is not wise.
2 The dread of a sovereign is like the roaring of a lion; Whoever provokes him sins against his own life.
3 For a man to cease from strife is esteem, But every fool bursts out.
4 The lazy one does not plough after the autumn; At harvest time he inquires – there is none!
5 Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water, But a man of understanding draws it up.
6 Most men proclaim each his own kindness, But who finds a trustworthy man?