1. For the sake of profit many sin,and the struggle for wealth blinds the eyes.
2. A stake will be driven between fitted stones—sin will be wedged in between buying and selling.
3. Unless one holds fast to the fear of the Lord,with sudden swiftness will one’s house be thrown down.
4. When a sieve is shaken, the husks appear;so do people’s faults when they speak.
5. The furnace tests the potter’s vessels;the test of a person is in conversation.
6. The fruit of a tree shows the care it has had;so speech discloses the bent of a person’s heart.
7. Praise no one before he speaks,for it is then that people are tested.
8. If you strive after justice, you will attain it,and wear it like a splendid robe.