23. If you work hard, you will have plenty. If you do nothing but talk, you will not have enough.
24. A wise person’s reward is wealth, but a fool’s reward is foolishness.
25. A witness who tells the truth saves lives, but one who tells lies hurts others.
26. People who respect the Lord will be safe, and they will make their children feel secure.
27. Respect for the Lord gives true life and will save you from death’s trap.
28. Kings of large nations have great honor. Rulers without a country have nothing.
29. A patient person is very smart. A quick-tempered person makes stupid mistakes.
30. Peace of mind makes the body healthy, but jealousy is like a cancer.
31. Whoever takes advantage of the poor insults their Maker, but whoever is kind to them honors him.
32. The wicked will be defeated by their evil, but good people are protected by their honesty.
33. A wise person is always thinking wise thoughts, but a fool knows nothing about wisdom.
34. Goodness makes a nation great, but sin is a shame to any people.
35. Kings are pleased with intelligent officials, but they will punish shameful ones.