22. God’s blessing is the lot of the righteous,and in due time their hope bears fruit.
23. Do not say: “What do I need?What further benefits can be mine?”
24. Do not say: “I am self-sufficient.What harm can come to me now?”
25. The day of prosperity makes one forget adversity;the day of adversity makes one forget prosperity.
26. For it is easy for the Lord on the day of deathto repay mortals according to their conduct.
27. A time of affliction brings forgetfulness of past delights;at the end of life one’s deeds are revealed.
28. Call none happy before death,for how they end, they are known.
29. Not everyone should be brought into your house,for many are the snares of the crafty.
30. Like a decoy partridge in a cage, so is the heart of the proud,and like a spy they will pick out the weak spots.
31. For they lie in wait to turn good into evil,and to praiseworthy deeds they attach blame.
32. One spark kindles many coals;a sinner lies in wait for blood.