19. Whoever goes around as a gossip tells secrets.Do not associate with a person whose mouth is always open.
20. The lamp of the person who curses his father and motherwill be snuffed out in total darkness.
21. An inheritance quickly obtained in the beginningwill never be blessed in the end.
22. Do not say, “I’ll get even with you!”Wait for the Lord, and he will save you.
23. A double standard of weights is disgusting to the Lord,and dishonest scales are no good.
24. The Lord is the one who directs a person’s steps.How then can anyone understand his own way?
25. It is a trap for a person to say impulsively, “This is a holy offering!”and later to have second thoughts about those vows.
26. A wise king scatters the wickedand then runs them over.