A laborer’s appetite works on his behalf, for his hunger drives him on.
All a man’s labor is for his mouth, yet his appetite is not satisfied.
In all hard work there is profit, but mere talk leads only to poverty.
If you are wise, you are wise to your own advantage, but if you scoff, you bear it alone.
There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way to death.
A wicked scoundrel digs up evil, and on his lips is a scorching fire.