7. All the brethren of the poor do hate him: How much more do his friends go far from him! He pursueth them with words, but they are gone.
8. He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: He that keepeth understanding shall find good.
9. A false witness shall not be unpunished; And he that uttereth lies shall perish.
10. Delicate living is not seemly for a fool; Much less for a servant to have rule over princes.
11. The discretion of a man maketh him slow to anger; And it is his glory to pass over a transgression.
12. The king’s wrath is as the roaring of a lion; But his favor is as dew upon the grass.
13. A foolish son is the calamity of his father; And the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.
14. House and riches are an inheritance from fathers; But a prudent wife is from Jehovah.
15. Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; And the idle soul shall suffer hunger.
16. He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his soul; But he that is careless of his ways shall die.
17. He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto Jehovah, And his good deed will he pay him again.