5. A false witness won’t go unpunished,and a liar won’t escape.
6. Many seek favor from rulers;everyone befriends a gift giver.
7. All the relatives of the poor hate them;even more, their friends stay far from them.When they pursue them with words, they aren’t there.
8. Those who acquire good sense love themselves;those who keep understanding find success.
9. False witnesses won’t go unpunished,and liars will perish.
10. Luxury isn’t fitting for a fool;even less so for a servant to rule over princes.
11. Insightful people restrain their anger;their glory is to ignore an offense.
12. A raging king roars like a lion;his favor is like the dew on the grass.
13. A foolish son is a disaster to his father;a contentious wife is like constant dripping.
14. House and riches are an inheritance from one’s ancestors,but an insightful wife is from the Lord.
15. Laziness brings on deep sleep;a slacker goes hungry.
16. Those who keep the commandment preserve their lives;those who disregard their ways will die.
17. Those who are gracious to the poor lend to the Lord,and the Lord will fully repay them.