See a man who goes to bed early and wakes up early, he will stand before Kings.
Better a long sermon for the sake of learning the depths of God.
Better a short sermon for the preacher lacks skill and the people lack attention.
Long hair makes a woman attractive. A man’s biceps draw the eye.
Better cigars in good company than cigarettes in the street alone.
The fool says, “If I were in charge I would do this or do that”, but he does neither.
The Wise do both this and that though he is not powerful or mighty.
It is wise to buy time with money and not money with time.
The wise reread and recall but the simple read once and forget.
There is a time for long sermons and a time for short sermons. But only the wicked have time for false teaching.
Buy a home. It is wise to flourish like a planted tree not uprooted.
Do not buy a home. It is unwise to root yourself to the earth lest your concerns be taken from the Lord.
Even pleasant music played on public transport by a stranger is an annoyance. How much more Rap music played by teenagers?
Better priorities produce better results. Poor priorities produce busy workers.
Better a rental filled with children than your own home filled with pets.
The one who speaks his mind gets himself in trouble but the one who is slow to speak finds a listening ear.
The ends do not justify the means. But wisdom is shown to be right by her results.
People long for intimacy but the phone longs for attention.
A house filled with your toys will be tidy. But a house filled with kid’s toys will be a joy.
One man tends to his rental though it is not his and another renovates his home as though it were his.
A man loses his phone, then his time, then his temper.
The rich have kids, while the poor have pets.
One woman’s beauty is greater than another. But no woman’s beauty is greater than his wife’s.
“Roadworks! Roadworks!” But there are no roadworks.
Bigvai and Shiphrah 