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18:1  One who is alienated seeks a pretext, with all persistence picks a quarrel.
18:2  Fools take no delight in understanding, but only in displaying what they think.
18:3  With wickedness comes contempt, and with disgrace, scorn.
18:4  The words of one’s mouth are deep waters, the spring of wisdom, a running brook.
18:5  It is not good to favor the guilty, nor to reject the claim of the just.
18:6  The lips of fools walk into a fight, and their mouths are asking for a beating.
18:7  The mouths of fools are their ruin; their lips are a deadly snare.
18:8  The words of a talebearer are like dainty morsels: they sink into one’s inmost being.
18:9  Those slack in their work are kin to the destroyer.
18:10  The name of the Lord is a strong tower; the just run to it and are safe.
18:11  The wealth of the rich is their strong city; they fancy it a high wall.
18:12  Before disaster the heart is haughty, but before honor is humility.
18:13  Whoever answers before listening, theirs is folly and shame.
18:14  One’s spirit supports one when ill, but a broken spirit who can bear?
18:15  The heart of the intelligent acquires knowledge, and the ear of the wise seeks knowledge.
18:16  Gifts clear the way for people, winning access to the great.
18:17  Those who plead the case first seem to be in the right; then the opponent comes and cross-examines them.
18:18  The lot puts an end to disputes, and decides a controversy between the mighty.
18:19  A brother offended is more unyielding than a stronghold; such strife is more daunting than castle gates.
18:20  With the fruit of one’s mouth one’s belly is filled, with the produce of one’s lips one is sated.
18:21  Death and life are in the power of the tongue; those who choose one shall eat its fruit.
18:22  To find a wife is to find happiness, a favor granted by the Lord.
18:23  The poor implore, but the rich answer harshly.
18:24  There are friends who bring ruin, but there are true friends more loyal than a brother.