11. Before the face of a word, a foolish man labors, like a woman groaning as she gives birth to a child.
12. Like an arrow fixed in the flesh of the thigh, so is a word in the heart of a foolish man.
13. Correct a friend, though perhaps there was a misunderstanding, and he may say, "I did not do it." Or, if he did do it, correct him, so that he may not do it again.
14. Correct your neighbor, for perhaps he did not say it. But if he did say it, correct him, so that he may not say it again.
15. Correct your friend. For often a fault has been committed.
16. And do not believe every word. There is one who slips with his word, but not with his heart.
17. For who is there who has not offended with his words? Correct your neighbor before you reprimand him.
18. And make a place for the fear of the Most High. For all wisdom is fear of God, and it is wise to fear God, and in all wisdom is the orderly disposition of the law.