11. Wealth gotten by vanity diminisheth; but he that gathereth by manual-labour shall increase it.
12. Hope deferred maketh the heart sick; but the desire that cometh to pass is a tree of life.
13. Whoso despiseth the word shall be held by it; but he that feareth the commandment shall be rewarded.
14. The teaching of the wise man is a fountain of life, to turn away from the snares of death.
15. Good understanding procureth favour; but the way of the treacherous is hard.