For, a son, became I to my father, tender and most precious in the sight of my mother.

Keep my commands so that you may live, and obey my instruction as your most prized possession.

Most certainly, the evil man will not be unpunished, but the seed of the righteous will be delivered.

A righteous person cares for the life of his animal, but even the most compassionate acts of the wicked are cruel.

The lazy person does not roast what he has hunted, but diligence is one's most important possession.

Most men will proclaim every one his own goodness: but a faithful man who can find?

There is gold, and an abundance of pearls,
But the lips of knowledge are a vessel of preciousness [the most precious of all].

By patience and a calm spirit a ruler may be persuaded,
And a soft and gentle tongue breaks the bone [of resistance].

"Surely I am the most ignorant man, and don't have a man's understanding.