These are messages that we see in Book One of ספר משלי, פרקים א-ט 1. Do the right thing without the expectation of reward. (<//Tree of Life>) 2. {:la}/imitatio dei/. (<//Tree of Life>) 3. Your gifts are G-d-given. (<//Tree of Life>) 4. Learn from tough times. (<//Tree of Life>) 5. Tit for tat. (<//The Status Game>) 6. Eyes on the prize. (<//Strange Women Distributing Swords>) 7. Justice is served. (<//Good Information from a Man Who’s Made Mistakes>) 8. Assume the best of others. (<//A Bug’s Life>) 9. Power makes gullible. Absolute power makes absolutely gullible. (<//First Person Singular>) 10. Learn to read the room. (<//Catered Affair>)