1Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler; And whosoever erreth thereby is not wise.
2The terror of a king is as the roaring of a lion: He that provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own life.
3It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife; But every fool will be quarrelling.
4The sluggard will not plow by reason of the winter; Therefore he shall beg in harvest, and have nothing.
5Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water; But a man of understanding will draw it out.