Nuggets of Wisdom

19 Short-tempered people must pay the penalty. If you rescue them once, you will have to do it again.

18 Correct your children while there is still hope; do not let them destroy themselves.

17 Whoever is kind to the poor lends to the Lord, and he will reward them for what they have done.

15 Laziness brings on deep sleep, and the shiftless go hungry.

13 A foolish child is a father's ruin, and a quarrelsome wife is like the constant dripping of a leaky roof.

11 A person's wisdom yields patience; it is to one's glory to overlook an offense.

10 It is not appropriate for a fool to live in luxury, much less for a slave to rule over officials!

9 A false witness will not go unpunished, and whoever pours out lies will perish.