7. All the brethren of a poor man hate him; how much more do his friends go far from him: he pursueth them with words, --they are not to be found.
8. He that getteth sense loveth his own soul; he that keepeth understanding shall find good.
9. A false witness shall not be held innocent, and he that uttereth lies shall perish.
10. Good living beseemeth not a fool; how much less for a servant to have rule over princes.
11. The discretion of a man maketh him slow to anger, and it is his glory to pass over a transgression.
12. The king's displeasure is as the roaring of a lion; but his favour is as dew upon the grass.