17. He who foams up quickly and flies into a passion deals foolishly, and a man of wicked plots and plans is hated.
18. The simple acquire folly, but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
19. The evil men bow before the good, and the wicked [stand suppliantly] at the gates of the [uncompromisingly] righteous.
20. The poor is hated even by his own neighbor, but the rich has many friends.
21. He who despises his neighbor sins [against God, his fellowman, and himself], but happy (blessed and fortunate) is he who is kind and merciful to the poor.
22. Do they not err who devise evil and wander from the way of life? But loving-kindness and mercy, loyalty and faithfulness, shall be to those who devise good.
23. In all labor there is profit, but idle talk leads only to poverty.