14. Those who are wise lay up knowledge, but to the mouth of the fool, ruin draws near.
15. The wealth of the rich is the city of his strength; the ruin of the poor is their poverty.
16. The wage of the righteous leads to life; the gain of the wicked to sin.
17. On the path to life is he who guards instruction, but he who rejects rebuke goes astray.
18. He who conceals hatred has lips of deceit, and he who utters slander—he is a fool.
19. In many words, transgression is not lacking, but he who restrains his lips is prudent.
20. Choice silver is a tongue of righteousness, a heart of wickedness is of little worth.
21. Lips of righteousness feed many, but fools die for lack of sense.
22. The blessing of Yahweh makes one rich, and he does not increase sorrow with it.
23. It is like a sport for a fool to do wrong, wisdom for a person of understanding.
24. The dread of the wicked will come upon him, but the desire of the righteous will be granted.
25. With the passing of the tempest, there is no wickedness, but the righteous have a foundation forever.
26. Like vinegar to the tooth and like smoke to the eyes, thus is the lazy to one who employs him.
27. The fear of Yahweh adds life, but the years of the wicked are shortened.
28. The hope of the righteous is gladness, but the expectation of the wicked comes to nothing.
29. A stronghold for the upright is the way of Yahweh, but ruin belongs to evildoers.
30. The righteous one is forever; he will not be removed. But the wicked will not remain in the land.
31. The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom, but a tongue of perversity will be cut off.
32. The lips of the righteous know the acceptable, but the mouth of the wicked, the perverse.