18. He who walks uprightly shall be safe, but he who willfully goes in double and wrong ways shall fall in one of them.
19. He who cultivates his land will have plenty of bread, but he who follows worthless people and pursuits will have poverty enough.
20. A faithful man shall abound with blessings, but he who makes haste to be rich [at any cost] shall not go unpunished. [Prov. 13:11; 20:21; 23:4; I Tim. 6:9.]
21. To have respect of persons and to show partiality is not good, neither is it good that man should transgress for a piece of bread.
22. He who has an evil and covetous eye hastens to be rich and knows not that want will come upon him. [Prov. 21:5; 28:20.]
23. He who rebukes a man shall afterward find more favor than he who flatters with the tongue.
24. Whoever robs his father or his mother and says, This is no sin–he is in the same class as [an open, lawless robber and] a destroyer.
25. He who is of a greedy spirit stirs up strife, but he who puts his trust in the Lord shall be enriched and blessed.
26. He who leans on, trusts in, and is confident of his own mind and heart is a [self-confident] fool, but he who walks in skillful and godly Wisdom shall be delivered. [James 1:5.]
27. He who gives to the poor will not want, but he who hides his eyes [from their want] will have many a curse. [Deut. 15:7; Prov. 19:17; 22:9.]
28. When the wicked rise [to power], men hide themselves; but when they perish, the [consistently] righteous increase and become many. [Prov. 28:12.]