Nuggets of Wisdom

26 Like a muddied spring or a polluted fountain is a righteous man who gives way before the wicked.

A quiet rebuke to a person of good sense does more than a whack on the head of a fool.

6 Don't work yourself into the spotlight; don't push your way into the place of prominence. 7 It's better to be promoted to a place of honor than face humiliation by being demoted.

30-34 I passed by the field of a lazy person, by the vineyard of someone with no sense; thorns had come up everywhere, the ground was covered with weeds, and the stone wall was in ruins. I applied my heart to what I observed and learned a lesson from what I saw: A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest— and poverty will come on you like a thief and scarcity like an armed man.

12 Apply your heart to instruction and your ears to words of knowledge.

4 Don't wear yourself out trying to get rich. Be wise enough to know when to quit. 5 In the blink of an eye wealth disappears, for it will sprout wings and fly away like an eagle.

24-25 Keep away from angry, short-tempered people, or you will learn to be like them and endanger your soul.

6 Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it.