15. As a roaring lion, and a hungry bear, so is a wicked prince over the poor people.
16. A prince void of prudence shall oppress many by calumny: but he that hateth covetousness, shall prolong his days.
17. A man that doth violence to the blood of a person, if he flee even to the pit, no man will stay him.
18. He that walketh uprightly, shall be saved: he that is perverse in his ways shall fall at once.
19. He that tilleth his ground, shall be filled with bread: but he that followeth idleness shall be filled with poverty.
20. A faithful man shall be much praised: but he that maketh haste to be rich, shall not be innocent.
21. He that hath respect to a person in judgment, doth not well: such a man even for a morsel of bread forsaketh the truth.
22. A man, that maketh haste to be rich, and envieth others, is ignorant that poverty shall come upon him.
23. He that rebuketh a man, shall afterward find favour with him, more than he that by a flattering tongue deceiveth him.
24. He that stealeth any thing from his father, or from his mother: and saith, This is no sin, is the partner of a murderer.
25. He that boasteth, and puffeth up himself, stirreth up quarrels: but he that trusteth in the Lord, shall be healed.
26. He that trusteth in his own heart, is a fool: but he that walketh wisely, he shall be saved.