Biblical Proverb

The wise store up their choice food and olive oil, but fools gulp theirs down.

          I think this proverb is saying something like save the best for last. You also want to savor your best food because there might not be a lot and it is hard to come by. If you eat it all very quickly you will run out and then you will have to buy some more which can be expensive. You could also apply this mentally, you want to savor and treasure the good moments in life, you want to remember them so you can look back on them later in life. Good food is expensive and shouldn't be taken for granted. If you waste your good food by using it up in one sitting you will not have any left if something unexpected comes along, you will be rushed and worried.



Proverbs 22 verse about friends

One who loves a pure heart and who speaks with grace will have the king for a friend.

          I think this verse is saying if you watch what you say and how you say it you can make powerful friends. People will like you and want to be your friend because you tread carefully and try not to hurt their feelings. If you like to be around people with pure hearts they will "Rub off" on you. You are more likely to be like them the more you hang out with them. People who love a pure heart tend to be wise and as everyone knows, a king likes a wise adviser. If I were to apply this to my teenager life today, I would say that I have quite a few friends and that one of the main reasons for this is the fact that I watch what I say around people. I try not to hurt their feelings by putting them down with my words and because of that, they want to associate and hang out with me. You always have to respect others so that they can give you some respect back.



Australian Proverb

A bad worker blames his tools.

          I think this proverb is pretty self-explanatory in that someone who isn't good at something blames other things for his mistakes. If you are for example playing golf and you absolutely fail a shot, you might blame it on the wind or something when it is actually your fault. You have to take responsibility for your actions so that people can respect you. You could also think of this the other way round. He may be a bad worker because he blames his tools. If you are given a computer to use at work, you have to work with what you have and try to make things better. At least you got a computer, right? You should not take it for granted that you have tools to use and work with. Basically what I think it's saying is look at yourself then look at the tools then acknowledge where you went wrong. Learning from your mistakes is a big part in becoming mature.

Biblical proverb

"If you find honey, eat just enough-- too much of it, and you will vomit."

          I think this proverb is saying that too much of a good thing isn't good. You can apply this to a few things like medicine. Medicine is supposed to be good for you but if you overdose, or take more than you're supposed to it can seriously harm you. You can also apply this to money. If you make a lot of money and get rich, it can't always be good. You may get overconfident, or spend a lot of your money because you think you will always have enough.

          This proverb can also be saying don't be greedy and take more than you need because it can be bad for you. You always have to be respectful and take your fair share. If you are eating dinner at someone else's house, you try to be respectful and try not to take so much that it makes you look greedy. If you eat too much, your stomach might not feel well and you might throw up.

Ukrainian Proverb

"Those sitting above can easily spit on those below."

          I think this proverb is saying something like this: If there is someone in a position of power, it's easy for them to abuse their power and "spit" on the people "below" them like the poor and needy. It's easy for people to misuse their places of power for their own ends. I recently watched a TV show that talked about an FBI director, J. Edgar Hoover,  who had secret files on basically everyone of importance. This made him very powerful, even more powerful than he was before. He misused his place of power to make himself even more powerful. We have to use our abilities and skills to help them, not to push ourselves higher. If all the people who have positions of power used them for helping and not for what they want, the world would be a much better place.

          If you were once living in poverty and then got rich somehow, it's so easy to forget about when you were living in the dumps and how you felt like. You have to remember the good times as well as the bad times so that you can help those who are still in poverty. Another way you could think of this proverb is if there is someone like a president or prime minister, they have to listen to the people’s needs and what they want. They can’t ignore the people because it’s a democracy.