3. The man who loves wisdom rejoices his father. But whoever nurtures promiscuous women will lose his substance.
4. A just king guides the land. A man of avarice will destroy it.
5. A man who speaks to his friend with flattering and feigned words spreads a net for his own feet.
6. A snare will entangle the iniquitous when he sins. And the just shall praise and be glad.
7. The just knows the case of the poor. The impious is ignorant of knowledge.
8. Pestilent men squander a city. Yet truly, the wise avert fury.
9. A wise man, if he were to contend with the foolish, whether in anger or in laughter, would find no rest.
10. Bloodthirsty men hate the simple one; but the just seek out his soul.
11. A foolish one offers everything on his mind. A wise one reserves and defers until later.