14. Wise men keep knowledge, but the mouth of the foolish is near unto calamity.
15. The rich man’s wealth is his strong city; the weakness of the poor is their poverty.
16. The work of the righteous is unto life, but the fruit of the wicked is for sin.
17. He is in the way of life that gives heed to chastening, but he that refuses reproof errs.
18. He that hides hatred has lying lips, and he that utters a slander, is a fool.
19. In the multitude of words there is no lack of rebellion, but he that refrains his lips is wise.
20. The tongue of the just is as choice silver, but the understanding {Heb. heart} of the wicked is worth little.
21. The lips of the righteous feed many, but fools die for lack of wisdom.
22. The blessing of the Lord is that which makes rich, and he adds no sorrow with it.
23. To make an abomination is as sport to the fool, but wisdom is recreation to the man of intelligence.
24. The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him, but God shall grant the desire of the righteous.
25. When the whirlwind passes, the wicked is no more, but the righteous is founded for ever.
26. As vinegar to the teeth and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to those that send him.
27. The fear of the Lord shall prolong days, but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.